The victims shot near the light rail facility were employees of the VTA transportation agency, officials say. Source
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8 killed in San Jose shooting, suspect also dead
Eight people were killed in a shooting Wednesday morning at a light rail facility in San Jose, California, and the suspect is also dead, authorities said. The suspect was an employee of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), which operates the rail yard. Watch an update from officials. Source
Vaccine passports: What are they and how do they work?
“Our expectation is it will remain a requirement for international travel,” CommonPass CEO Paul Meyer said. Source
White House’s Karine Jean-Pierre on making history at press briefing
White House principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre became just the second Black woman ever to lead a White House briefing when she stepped behind the podium in the James S. Brady Briefing Room on Wednesday. “I appreciate the historic nature, I really do,” she said. “But I believe that you know being behind this podium, being in this room, being in this building, is not about one person.” Source
Amazon shuts construction site again after 8th noose found
FBI joins hate crime probe as retailer offers $100,000 reward for information leading to those responsible. Source
Biden asks intel community to “redouble” examining COVID-19 origins
The president asked to intelligence community to report back to him in 90 days. Source
Teen migrant sisters recount their trek across the U.S.-Mexico border
As the Biden administration grapples with a record increase in unaccompanied migrant children crossing the southern border, CBS News is learning more about the stories of the families being torn apart. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez spoke to two migrant sisters separated from their mother, and he joined CBSN with more on their journey. Source
Republicans prepare counterproposal to Biden’s infrastructure package
Vice President Kamala Harris meets Wednesday with lawmakers from both parties to discuss investing in broadband infrastructure. Republicans, meanwhile, are gearing up to present a counterproposal to the president’s infrastructure package. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joined CBSN with that and more. Source
Juilliard criticized for lack of diversity and “slavery” workshop
Nearly a quarter of The Juilliard school’s drama division students are black. Source
Ferguson police chief on community trust and reform proposals
Ferguson Police Chief Jason Armstrong took the job about five years after the deadly police shooting of Michael Brown. Armstrong spoke with Anne-Marie Green on CBSN about the state of policing, how to gain the community’s trust, and whether the police reform bill in Congress should do away with qualified immunity. Source