Killed. Nearly 100 major fires are reported in almost a dozen states. North of sacramento, three people were killed in the bear fire. Authorities say that one person was found in their car apapparently trying to escape t flames. The fire is burning dangerously close to the town of paradise. You may remember paradise was decimated by wildfire two years ago. Stunning images show an orange haze of smoke hanging over the Golden Gate Bridge and throughout San Francisco yesterday morning. Its the result of thick ash from wildfires burning across northern part of the state. Danya bacchus is in fresno county, california. Will the weather conditions be at least a little better today and maybe help the firefighters out . Reporter good morning to you, annemarie. Yes, the weather conditions are expected to be better today. The santa ana winds that we have been experiencing are not expected, which could be helpful for firefighters. For thousands of them, this fight is far from over. Talent, oregon, is one of a handful of towns destroyed by wildfires raging throughout the western United States. This could be the greatest loss of human lives and property due to wildfire in our states history. Reporter a 12yearold boy and his grandmother died in marion county. Were going to see and continue to see a lot of devastation and loss of life. Reporter in washington, 1yearold yuriel highland died when the cold springs fire tore through the county. Makes you think of where would i be if this was my child. Reporter in the western part of the state a wildfire is estimated to have destroyed 80 of the town of malden. Everything we owned over the past 20 years gone. Reporter this is a look at the devastation by the creek fire, one of dozens burning in california. A landmark in the mountains since 1904 was reduced to rubble. And Officials Say more than 300 structures have been destroyed. Rattled nerves. Tolost heme in the 2018 camp fire that killed 85. She again had to evacuate as the deadly bear fire rages nearby. I just want to know where the rest of my family is. Reporter at least three people have died. Hampton is still waiting to hear from her sons. She and her granddaughter spent the night outside a walmart, ash blowing through the car window. I played in ash reporter in San Francisco, a sign of the historic wildfire season with orange skies blanketing the city. The National Weather service says there is an unprecedented amount of smoke in the atmosphere as a Record Number of wildfires burn. In some cases, the smoke is hindering the firefighting efforts. Annemarie . Danya bacchus, you are in fresno county. Thank you so much. President trump is acknowledging that he downplayed the coronavirus in the early days of the pandemic. Newly released audiotapes reveal President Trump admitted to Journalist Bob Woodward that the virus was more deadly than what he was saying in public. Skyler henry has more details from the white house. Reporter President Trump is defending what he initially told the American Public about the severity of the coronavirus. We dont want to instill panic. We dont want to jump up and down and start shouting that we have a problem that is a tremendous problem, scare everybody. Reporter what the president was saying publicly back in february seems at odds with what he told Journalist Bob Woodward in an interview for his book rage, is published by simon schuster, a division of cbs. You breathe the air. Thats how its passed. Thats a very tricky one. A very delicate one. Its also more deadly than your, you know, even your strenuous flus. Reporter the president admitted to woodward he downplayed the severity of covid19. I wanted to always play it down because i dont want to create a panic. Reporter in an interview with 60 minutes sunday, woodward tells scott pelley how he felt about the revelations. In that february 7th interview, its clear that the president knows what the stakes are, but hes not sharing that with the public at that time. Yes. This is the tragedy. A president of the United States has a duty to warn. The public will understand that, but if they get the feeling that theyre not getting the truth, then youre going down the path of deceit and coverup. Reporter the president praised his administrations response to the coronavirus saying he saved millions of lives by putting travel restrictions on china. China released something that they shouldnt have been allowed to they should not have released. Reporter campaigning in michigan, democratic president ial nominee joe biden called it a disgrace and dereliction of duty. He had the information, he knew how dangerous it was. While this deadly disease ripped through our nation, he failed to do his job on purpose. It was a lifeanddeath betrayal of the american people. Reporter woodward writes that President Trump never seemed willing to mobilize the federal government and let the white house handle it. Late last night, President Trump also issued a response on twitter. He called it a political hit job by the rapidly fading bob woodward and his boring book. So Scott Pelleys interview with bob woodward will air this sunday on 60 minutes. In his first broadcast interview about his new book, woodward shares more of what he learned from his nine hours of interviews with President Trump. And we will speak with bob woodward next tuesday live on cbs this morning. So with the president ial election just over 50 days away, were getting a better idea of just how people plan to vote. In a new cbs Battleground Tracker poll, 37 of National Likely voters plan to vote in person on election day. 29 will vote in person early, while 34 will vote by mail. When it comes to supporters of each candidate, theres a stark difference. The majority of people who say they will vote for President Trump will do so in person. The majority of supporters for biden plan on voting by mail. The director of the National Institutes of health says politics will not play a role in the development of a coronavirus vaccine. Dr. Francis collins attempted to reassure senators in a hearing yesterday, safety and effectiveness of a vaccine will solely be based on science. This comes as President Trump repeatedly hints at a vaccine possibly coming ahead of election day. Dr. Collins says medical teams will not cave to political pressure. Certainly to try to predict whether it happens on a particular week before or after a particular date in early november, well beyond anything that any scientist right now could tell you and be confident that they know what theyre saying. This Development Comes as we learn more than 34,000 new covid19 infections were reported across the nation yesterday with more than 1,200 deaths. Surprising allegations this morning from a whistleblower at Homeland Security. Brian murphy, who oversaw the Intelligence Division until last august, claims that he was demoted for refusing to change intelligence reports including those about Russian Election interference and the threat posed by white supremacists. In his complaint, murphy claimed top dhs officials ordered those reports be changed to fit the president s rhetoric. Cbs news talked with murphys attorney. Information pertaining to russia and the analysis and intelligence reports was downplayed in order to ensure additional favorable information to President Trump. Which was something mr. Murphy said no, he would not do. Murphy says the pressure to change the intelligence reports came straight from the white house. Both the white house and Homeland Security deny murphys claims. So coming up on the cbs morning news, Actor Kevin Spacey is accused of a new Sexual Assault lawsuit. And a halloween trick. 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Restaurants have been serving food outdoors this summer. The Coronavirus Infection rate in new york state has been below 1 for 33 days. Los angeles is revising its ban on trickortreating, and Actor Kevin Spacey is facing a new lawsuit. Those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. Usa today says a new lawsuit accuses kevin spacey of sexually assaulting Actor Anthony Rapp and another man when they were teenagers in the 1980s. Rapp who starred in rent and broadway and Star Trek Discovery spoke out against spacey in 2017. That led to other allegations. Rapp said that spacey made a sexual advance toward him at a party. Spacey earlier said he didnt remember the encounter but apologized. The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages. The Washington Post reports the associate history professor who admitted to lying about being black has resigned from George Washington university. Jessica krug taught classes on latin american and african history. Last week in a blog post, she revealed that she is a white woman from suburban kansas city. She said that she has claimed to be multiple ethnicities. Krug said Mental Health issues are the most likely explanation for why she developed false identities. And the Los Angeles Times says less than a day after banning trickortreating and other halloween activities due to the coronavirus, Los Angeles County walked back the decision. The county is now recommending against trickortreating. Health Officials Say it will be difficult to maintain proper social distancing. Some say they will still find a way to celebrate. I jt love dreg up. I love costumes. I love seeing what other people choose. Just because people have been stir crazy and pentup at home, not much to do. I think it would be a big release of fun for everybody. Now, Haunted House activities and parties with people who dont live together are still banned. So still ahead, another retailer dives into drone delivery. 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And the s p 500 rose 67 points. Home depot wants to stretch black friday out with staggered deals th hiday season. The Home Improvement chain says it will offer customers black friday discounts for two months beginning in early november through december. The retailer previously announced it will be closed the day after thanksgiving this year. The company says it decided to reinvent black friday not only to ease stress for customers but to avoid crowds and keep people safe during the pandemic. Walmart is testing out drones to deliver products to customers. The worlds biggest retailer launched a Pilot Program yesterday after teaming up with a drone delivery company. The project is taking place in fayetteville, north carolina, and will drop off select grocery and essential items from stores to shoppers. Walmart is joining other Retailers Including Amazon and walgreens looking to use drones to beef up their delivery business. And the National Toy Hall of fame unveiled a dozen toys that are up for induction later this year. Among the 12 on the list, bingo, jenga, light brite, and the game sorry. The criteria includes influencing how people play, fostering learning, and lasting through generations. Three finalists will be inducted into the hall at the Strong National museum of play in rochester, new york, on november 5th. Annemarie . I am into all of those. Sometimes they come up with things like a stick or Something Like that. Exactly. Youre like, really, is that a toy . Exactly. I know kids will play with a stick, a box, whatever. This list jenga, litebrite, my little pony, sorry, bingo . It will be hard to choose. All winners, indeed. Diane king hall, thank you so much. You got it. So up next, a birthday surprise. A florida boy gets a special parade featuring his hero. Some see a Grilled Cheese sandwich and ask, why . I see a new kitchen with a grill and ask, why not . 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The cause of death has not been released. Bell wrote and composed some of the biggest songs including what you heard there, celebration, and ladies night. He was 67. Was 68. So a very different nfl season kicks off tonight amid the pandemic. The defending super bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs take on the Houston Texans at Arrowhead Stadium in kansas city. The chiefs are among a handful of teams that have been cleared to have fans in week one, but its being limited to just 17,000 people. The coronavirus canceled the nfls preseason. Espns doris burke is setting another milestone for female broadcasters. Later this month burke will call the conference finals and nba finals for espn radio. She will become the first woman to serve as a game analyst on a Network Television or radio broadcast this deep into the playoffs. Burke became the first fulltime nba game analyst in 2017. And a little boy in tampa celebrated his birthday with a special surprise from his hero. Marlon wants to be just like sanitation truck driver leroy lentz. The boy greets him on pickup days. My son, he be out here on mondays and thursdays waiting on mr. Leroy. [ horn ] hes one of my biggest customers. He makes my morning, he just he just makes my day. City officials surprised marlon on his 3rd birthday with a parade of city trucks and a cake. The city says the Sanitation Department really appreciates customers who take time to say hello and thank you. Let me take some time to say thank you to the sanitation workers. You have been working extra hard with so many of us working from home. A lot of stuff to pick up. We really do appreciate you. So coming up on cbs morning news, in our new series eye on innovation, well show a mysterious sea creature that appears to be vital in the fight against climate change. Im annemarie green, this is the cbs morning news. Creature that appears to be vital in the fight against climate change. Im annemarie green, there is the cbs morning news. Mucinex cold flu allinone. Fights. Oh no. Nonono. Did you really need the caps lock . Mucinex cold and flu allinone. In making tea, is saying no. In our real brewed iced tea, we say no to artificial flavors and sweeteners. Which means, no settling. Unless it is into a comfy chair. Pure leaf. No is beautiful our top stories this morning at least seven people are dead as explosive wildfires continue to rage out west. Nearly 100 major fires are reported in almost a dozen states. Right now, oregon is still under a state of emergency. In washington state, one fire burned more than 480,000 acres. The governor described it as one of the most catastrophic fires in state history. And President Trump admitted that he intentionally downplayed the severity of the coronavirus in newly released audiotapes. Mr. Trump told Journalist Bob Woodward in february that covid19 was more deadly than, quote, your strenuous flus. The president said that he downplayed it because he didnt want to create a panic. A teenager from arizona is about to join a very exclusive club as one of the few female eagle scouts. Jamie yuccas spoke to her about the rare honor. Reporter 17yearold victoria raider always looked up to her eagle scout father and brother. When boy scouts of america allowed girls in, she joined. What was that like when girls were finally allowed . I was really excited about it. Grls being able to do the same activities, the same merit badges, the same amount of work. Reporter it not only paved her way to a troop in 2019 but allowed raider to be part of the inaugural class of females to qualify for the rank of eagle scout. An honor only 6 of members have been able to achieve. Being able to get to that rank means youve fully gotten everything you can out of a program. Reporter science delaying outdoor skills, the team must lead a project. Raider guided a social distanced team during the pandemic, building a bench outside the Arizona Mountains outside of phoenix. Why did you pick that as your project . I wanted to do something outdoors and really give back to the community and have something that definitely lasts. Its going to be here for a long time. Reporter are you really proud of yourself . Yeah, i am proud of herself. Reporter her father, richard raider, is proud, too. Im glad she was able to do eagle just like all the boys and men for the last 100 years have been able to do. Reporter an historic honor led by family tradition. Jamie yuccas, cbs news, los angeles. Coming up on cbs this morning, more on Bob Woodwards new book about President Trump. Major garrett looks at how mr. Trumps comments on the coronavirus could impact the president ial race. Plus, in our new series eye on innovation, well show a mysterious sea creature that appears to be vital in the fight against climate change. And in our series a more perfect union, how the hoop bus is crisscrossing the country and opening a dialogue on race. Thats the cbs morning news for this thursday. Thanks for watching. Im annemarie green. Have a great day. Rie green. Have a great day