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KPIX CBS This Morning Saturday July 13, 2024

Truckers, essential to our daily lives, are finding their lives harder and more dangerous than ever before. And streets of silence. As new york continues its unprecedented shutdown, well take a ride high above the city to see the shocking changes before and after the restrictions. First, we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Weve already built sufficient Testing Capacity nationwide for states to begin their reopenings. Reporter the white house and states are clashing over whether theres enough tests to go around. The emphasis that weve been hearing is essentially testing is everything, and it isnt. Its the kinds of things weve been doing, the mitigation strategies. Reporter President Trump fired off several tweets taking aim at new yorks response to the virus. For him to say to anyone, well, you relied on projections and the projections were wrong, your projections, mr. President. Reporter the u. S. Stock market continues to bounce back after historic losses. This was the second straight week of gains. When you shut off an economy, i think the only thing that will be more shocking is to see an up number for leading economic indicators. Reporter floridas governor has begin the green light for some beaches and parks to reopen. Reporter there were big crowds. Yahoo all that its a different kind of dance party for sure. Yeah. And all that matters dr. Gupta tweeted about giving himself a haircut. I thought it was a seven, and it was a five. I dont know. Its fine straight on. As soon as it all gives it away. Wow. On cbs this Morning Saturday. I thought yall would want to see this video my niece sent me. Weve got two dogs chasing a cow. Oh, cows in the pool oh, my dog is going in the pool after the cow. Oh, my goodness. They are in the deep end. Whats goodness, weve guy a cowboy coming in. Weve got a cowboy coming hes got a lasso oh, my goodness two cowboys. They goodness, they got the cow with the lasso what in the world . Oh, cowboy, they willied. Alabama this mornings eye opener is presented by toyota. One heck of a play by play there no doubt about it. Welcome to the weekend, everyone. I am Michelle Miller along with jeff glor and Dana Jacobson. And once again this morning, dana and i are coming to you from our homes. And jeff, well, hes at the ed sullivan theater in new york, home of the late show with stephen colbert. We hope all of you out there are staying safe. That laugh just a second ago was very nice. Obviously weve been doing this for a while. Theres been so much difficult news in the fight against the coronavirus. A little bit later in the show, well try to return to some of the laughs. Well have a series of inspirational stories, even hear about some surprisingly positive developments coming out of this time. So we hope that you will stick around. That sounds good for everyone. We begin this morning with a contentious issue of whether to reopen the nation after so much has been closed down due to the coronavirus. Some states relaxing stayathome orders this morning as others are bracing for the peak. There are nearly 31,000 new cases of the virus in the u. S. That is pushing the total number of cases above 706,000. The death toll has topped 27,000. President trump says sufficient Testing Capacity has been built to allow states to reopen. Some Public Health experts dispute that and say the countrys still not ready to track and control the spread of covid19. Michael george begins our coverage in hardhit new york city. Michael, good morning. Reporter good morning, jeff. The lights may be on in new york, but businesses are still shut down. The states been on lockdown for more than a month, and the debate over how and when to reopen the nation comes at a time when this crisis is far from over. From florida to texas, a few select parks are reopening or will be reopened soon. But carefully. We still have to be cognizant of the sixfoot distance between people. The ten people gathering. Reporter and in minnesota, golf courses will reopen. [ cheers ] but rightwing protesters there werent impressed. They want the states democratic governor to lift all stayathome orders. I dont feel like any governor can determine who or when we decide we want to go to work. Reporter but as deaths and cases continue to rise, governors in many states are standing up against the pressure to ease their orders. Its not over. We have a lot Mother Nature to do. The more to do. The last thing we can do is relax. Reporter governor ralph north yum reported an 8 singleday rise. Were still seeing more cases each day, not fewer. So we are not there yet. Reporter even in san francisco, the first city to shut down and now with the fewest cases and deaths of any major city, the mayor friday ordered masks to be worn in public for the foreseeable future. Any type of mask, face covering, a scarf or something that will cover your nose and your mouth, this will be a requirement. Reporter per monthlong order to stay home still stands. But theres some hope needed increased testing is on the way. Testing is a part, an important part of a multifaceted way that we are going to control skin ultimately end this outbreak. Reporter some communities will institute widespread testing to includes those who dont show symptoms. In colorado, Nursing Homes are being targeted. Were deploying the Colorado National guard to conduct testing at three of the largest Nursing Homes in the state to help prevent outbreaks. Reporter it comes as new National Nursing home data shows more than 3,600 facilities have coronavirus cases. Almost 38,000 residents and staff have tested positive, and more than 6,500 staff and residents have died. As scientists and government officials seek a positive way out, a promising report from the university of washington. An effective Antibody Test came out friday. Officials here in new york say mast testing is the only way the state will be able to reopen safely. And now everyone in new york is required to wear a mask in public. Michelle . Good news out ofashington. Glad to hear it. Thank you. Well, President Trumps back and forth with governors about how and when they will reopen their states has taken another turn this morning after telling governors, quote, theyd call the shots, the president is now encouraging some states to, quote, liberate. His calls on twitter are coming even though theyre abiding by his administrations own guidelines. Nicole killion Nikole Killion has that part of the story. Good morning. Reporter good morning to you. President trump says some states have gone too far with their restrictions and thinks those who are protesting them are doing right thing. As protesters in various states rallied against stayathome orders, President Trump backed their calls. In a series of tweets, he exclaimed liberate minnesota, michigan, and virginia. These are people expressing their views. I see where they are, and i see the way theyre working. They seem to be very responsible people to me. But its you know, thrive been treated a little bit rough. Reporter the democratic governors of those states were quick to respond. I hope that its not encouraging more protests. That will probably take longer than a twoword tweet. But i think theres responsibility to tell us that. Id like to know what they think we could have done differently. Reporter the president s liberation calls came a day after he laid out a threestep plan to gradually ary open the economy, leaving the decision up to governors. Andrew cuomo sparred with the president over the federal response. The president had backed cuomo should spend more time doing and less time complaining. If hes sitting home watching tv, maybe he should get up and go to work, right . Reporter many governors and medical experts have insisted more testing is needed before restrictions can be eased. But the white house insists its adequate. We have a sufficient amount of testing to meet the requirements of a phaseone reopening. Reporter with more than 22 Million People out of work, the largest number since the great depression, the president blamed democrats for holding up additional funding for a Small Business loan program after it ran out this week. Nancy pelosi, shes away on vacation or something. We all want the initiative to succeed, and so hopefully we can come to bipartisan agreement very soon. Reporter democrats want hospital funding added to the loan package. The president and even some Congressional Republicans say theyd be okay with that. Later today, the Vice President travels to colorado for an air force commencement. The president said he also looks forward to the day when he can eventually travel more, including to campaign rallies. Dana . We all look forward to traveling more, in is no doubt about that. Thank you. Lets check the latest medical developments in the crisis. For that we want to welcome in cbs news medical contributor dr. David agus. He joins us now from los angeles. Dr. Agus, im going to start with the idea from the white house and also from other states. There seems to be disagreement on whether or not theres enough testing to begin this initial phase of starting to reopen our country. On a personal note, the only way i know how to ask this is, its been six weeks since ive been with my husband and stepson, and i want to know when someone like me is going to be able to get tested so that i can do that. And that means opening this country somewhat. Reporter listen, i agree with you. It is a major issue. Unfortunately, presently in certain areas of the country. And i say that certain areas of the country, certain areas have testing, and theyre efficient. Other areas are overwhelmed. Remember, there are two kind of testing. What has the virus and who had the virus, the Antibody Test. In terms whove has the virus right now, in my city, los angeles, there is a significant wait to get a test. We are still only testing people who are symptomatic. I do think we have a ways to go in many parts of the country. Obviously those parts of the country are not going to open right away. One of the other things i know its not just one thing, the testing, in orders to reopen we have to worry about the Contact Tracing. Give us a sense of why this is so important and what needs to be done in regards to that. When we open the country, theres no question we are going to have cases that pop up. And the key is identify the case early, that is testing. And then do Contact Tracing which is who did you talk to the last day, two, or three . Either ask you or use technologies that look at your phone and where where were you near, who were you around. And then those individuals need to be assessed, and they need to be tested. And potentially they need to be stayed at home or quarantined so they cant spread the virus. If that happens, were going to keep the virus in one place. If that doesnt happen, were going to get big spikes like theyre seeing in countries now like singapore after theyve opened the gates. Doctor, talk about the Antibody Test a little bit which has been such a big focus. Are we making progress on that front . Reporter so the Antibody Test looked at who has been exposed to the virus, and it can quantify immunity. There are a number of tests on the market now. The World Health Organization announced yesterday that none of the tests are any good. We know that. They are okay at saying if youve been exposed. But they do not say immunity. The key to this test is knowing immunity. We do not have a test right now in the United States or in any country that im aware of that actually quantifies immunity. And thats a critical issue that science has failed to date. Theres been a number of these regional coalitions and partnerships between groups of states right now who are trying to coordinate on their own how to reopen. Medically speaking, is that a good or bad idea . Reporter i love it. I love when anybody works together. I love the idea of teaming together states in one geography area. So california and its surrounding states have teamed together. There was a study done, announced yesterday from Stanford University in Santa Clara County where they did the test for who had the virus. Not immunities, but who had the virus. The number showed that 50 to 80 times more people had the virus in that county than happd been counted with the test. That disparity says a lot of asymptomatic patients and were not testing enough in that area of the country. Doctor, its been exactly a month since the coronavirus was declared a national emergency. There will be another pandemic at some point. What have we learned in your estimation so far that will help with the next one . Reporter well, first of all, we know that americans can step up. When asked to stay at home and change their behavior, they have done that. The numbers with this virus are falling, and it is because of behavior of the americans solely, and im proud of that component. Science, were learning some things about the virus but not enough. We dont really know yet what immunities is. We dont know in people who do have it how long it lasts. There was a study recently from south korea that showed 141 people who had tested negative, several weeks later tested positive again. So is that because the negative tests were a false negative . Or did they wrap did they lose immunity . Weids the keyst thonre new concerns that janme collapse following a sharp rise in the number of coronavirus cases there. Onethird of the 10,000 cases are in tokyo. This comes as china reports at least two dozen new cases, raising concerns about a second wave running through the global epicenter of the virus in china. There are now at least 2. 2 million known infections around the world resulting in at least 154,000 deaths. And that is putting renewed pressure on the medical community to develop a vaccine. Imtiaz tyab is in london with this story. Good morning. Reporter jeff, good morning. Well, as the coronavirus death toll continues to rise rapidly across the world, so, too, does the race for a vaccine. Here in the uk, look no further than oxford where british Scientists Say theyll have one available as early as september. Sadly of those hospitalized with the virus, 14,576 have now died. That is an increase of 847 fatalities since yesterday. Reporter its become a grim daily reminder britain is still in the depths of its coronavirus crisis. But at fridays briefing, senior government officials had more. I can announce today that the government has set up a Vaccines Task force. Reporter the British Government is giving the green light and over 17 million to nearly two dozen Vaccine Research projects across the uk. But one project in oxford is so confident that their work will prove successful, theyre promising to have a vaccine ready and manufactured by september. Honestly, we were following the progress of the outbreak. And as the outbreak spread, our plans for the project grew. Reporter most projections estimate that a vaccine will be available by the spring of next year at the ermiest, which is earliest, which is why Antibody Testing continues to be a top prioritiment the World Health Organization is urging caution. They say the Science Behind the blood test isnt clear. Right now we have no evidence that the use of a serologic test can show that an inside is immune or is protected from reinfection. Reporter still, there are other glimmers of hope. Germany says its coronavirus outbreak is now under control, which means there are more people recovering from the illness than there are getting sick after the country imposed a strict monthlong lockdown. Now back here in britain, the battle against the virus remains intense with personal Protection Equipment running so low there are some concerns that hospitals will run out as early as this weekend. Dana . Something people here in the United States know all about. Thank you. The coronavirus has yet to reach its peak in africa where many nations have some of the weakest Health Care Systems in the world. In south africa, there are 50 reported deaths from the disease, and more than 2,700 confirmed cases. In one violent neighborhood, the crisis has brought about a change that many did not think was possible. Debb debora patta from johannesburg. Reporter theres been a 75 decrease in violent crime. Its had a Ripple Effect in places like this, the community of westbury, known for relentless gang violence, now unusually calm. In other part of the country, rival gangs have gone one step further. These are some of the most dangerous streets in south africa. The battleground for rival cape town gangs. But it seems the coronavirus has achieved what the police and the army could not. What were seeing happening today is literally a miracle. I just give you glory reporter a truce between warring gangs. All these people said Reporter Community pastor andy steelsmith works with gang members, many of whom are con vingted killers. Now instead of plying drugs, they are using their skills to help the hungry. The best distributors in the country. They know how to distribute things. Theyre used to distributing others, but theyre distributing things. They know everybody. Reporter sworn enemies meet up regularly to parcel up food items and deliver them to those in desperate need. So how does it feel to be the good guy for a change . Its nice to communicate with other people. Nice people also. People want to laugh now. Reporter for now, old feuds are forgotten. If we can stay like this, then there will be no ga

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