from the cbs broadcast center in new york city, i'm nicki batiste.great day ngd by cbs >>> it's wednesday, august 7th, 2019. this is the "cbs morning news." >>> president trump heads to el paso and dayton today, the sites of two mass shootings where he's expected to receive a mixed welcome, this as new disturbing details about the gunmen. now the dayton shooter's ex-girlfriend is speaking out. >> if you just label him as a monster, we're not going to solve anything. >>> new overnight, a scare in new york's times square. jitters from the recent mass shootings spark a panic and send tourists running.

new york city, i'm nicki batiste. have a great day ngd by cbs >>> it's wednesday, august 7th, 2019. this is the "cbs morning news." >>> president trump heads to el paso and dayton today, the sites of two mass shootings where he's expected to receive a mixed welcome, this as new disturbing details about the gunmen. now the dayton shooter's ex-girlfriend is speaking out. >> if you just label him as a monster, we're not going to solve anything. >>> new overnight, a scare in new york's times square. jitters from the recent mass shootings spark a panic and send tourists running. >> and a literary treasure. we remember nobel laureate toni morrison. >>> and good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. anne-marie green is off. i'm brook silva-braga. glad to be with you. >>> today president trump will be in el paso and dayton, ohio. we're learning more about the gunmen involved in the shootings that killed 31 people. in dayton, the ex-girlfriend of shooter connor betts told her he thought he had mental illness including bipolar disorder. they only dated