naomi ruchim, cbs news, new york. >>> coming up on "cbs mornings," as the u.s. million covid deaths, david begnaud revisits some of the families who have lost loved ones to the virus and gets an update on how they're doing. >>> plus, in our "earth 365" series, ben tracy takes us to lake powell where climate change is impacting water levels and revealing natural wonders for the very first time in decades. >>> and nate burleson takes us behind the scenes at the nfl headquarters to show us how the nfl's schedule is created. >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. i'm thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ♪ >>> live from the cbs bay area

as naomi ruchim reports, millions of americans are looking for a new career. >> reporter: lucas lind for seven years but his passion was elsewhere. >> i always enjoyed photography. >> reporter: it started as a side hustle, and then he became a worker with fiber which connects businesses around the world. >> the variety of clients is huge. the work started rolling in, and before i knew it i was able to kind of quit my full-time job. >> reporter: a new report shows 4.5 million americans quit or changed jobs in march, a new record. why are so many people quitting? >> a record number of people quitting their jobs is indicative of the high level of confidence that people have about the strength of the job market. >> reporter: mark hamrick from bankrate.com says the strength of employment can be seen in the latest data showing there are 11.5 million job openings, the highest number ever recorded. couple that with low unemployment, and there are almost two job openings for every person who is unemployed. >> firms are having to pay up, whether it's to keep existing workers, provide more gene

naomi ruchim reports. >> i was getting a little bit stressed out. >> reporter: heather bates is stressinger apartment shot up 25%. >> i tried to save. i have an i.r.a. those things are important to me and taking a 25% increase on my rent, a lot of that would go away. >> reporter: bates lives in the nashville area, and the price hikes are even worse in other major cities. miami has seen rents jump 58% in the past two year, memphis is up 41%. las vegas, 34%, and in phoenix, rernts are paying 29% more on average. >> renters looking to move are likely to experience some sticker shock. >> reporter: rae tort realtor.com's danielle hale says renters are getting priced out of many places. >> the place to find affordability in towns and suburbs, a little bit further away from the downtown hustle and bustle of the downtown area. >> reporter: bates wants to stay in her apartment and is bringing in a roommate to make ends meet. >> it's a little bit deflating to share your space. it's not the worst thing in the world. >> reporter: we know times are tough for a lot of renters right now. what are you ex

naomi ruchim, cbs news, new york. >>> a campaign is under way to save the famous mirage volcano on the600 signatures have been collected on change.org. the fiery water show attracts tourists from across the world every night. it's been in operation for more than 30 years. but there are plans to demolish it after the casino was bought by hard rock international. >> the great attraction i think. it's unique. >> it's the fire, the music, the water. >> it's going to possibly go away or is going to go away is a bummer. >> hard rock will build a guitar-shaped hotel on that property as part of a $1 billion transformation. >>> up next, taylor swift gets an honorary degree. we'll show you what the pop star hadto say at a commencement ceremony. to say at a commencem ceremony. you know when all you can see is this area here? lines... dark circles... new revitalift eye serum by l'oreal... with hyaluronic acid plus caffeine. apply with the triple bead roller. it visibly replumps eye wrinkles and brightens dark circles. new revitalift eye serum by l'oreal paris. panera chefs have crafted a masterpie

naomi ruchim, cbs news, new york. >>> if you spent time outside it was probably toasty out there. >> maybe a drink of water or dr pepper. >> it depends where you are. in the city, 63 degrees. at my house, 83 degrees. it depends on location, location, location. patchy fog tonight. it won't last too long thursday morning. it won't have a huge impact along the bay and coast. the warmest day of the week will be tomorrow and then we ride the other side of the temperature roller coaster through the weekend. a big drop in temperatures sending a slightly below average by saturday and sunday. that also comes with a slight chance of showers. the rain chances are at the bottom of the chart. there are a few ripples in the atmosphere giving us these chances. 20% of the highest around friday, sunday, and tuesday. so kind of every other for the day, but the best chance will be further north of the golden gate. ju sometng will keep an eye on in case we luck out and get measurable rainfall across the area. i don't think it will have an impact on the pollen count. another day in the medium category to