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KPIX CBS This Morning July 12, 2024

Is honored at the capitol where he served for more than 30 years. How his colleagues and future leaders are honoring his legacy. And safe to ride . Electric moped rentals are on the rise during this pandemic. How a series of rececent accidents, including one that killed a tv reporter, is leading to new questions about their safety. Very scary stuff. First, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. The Moderna Vaccine has officially entered the final stage before approval. Theres never been anything like this in terms of speed. A huge leap forward in the development of a vaccine against coronavirus. We go from not even knowing what the virus was in early january to a phase three trial is really record time. Republicans unveiled another covid19 relief bill. It would reduce emergency benefits from 600 a week to 200. What the heck is going on . A Top National Guard officer will testify before a committee disputing the white houses account of events that led to protesters being cleared out of Lafayette Square on june 1st. Major League Baseball postponed three games over a dozen Miami Marlins players and staff contracting the coronavirus. We expected we were going to have positives at some point. Its official. There will be no nfl preseason games this season. That is to help minimize risks during travel. A woman in wisconsin using gasoline to set fire to her exboyfriends suv. The woman is okay. And all that matters. Drake setting a brandnew record. Thats right. Canadian rapper has the most top ten singles of any artist in recording history. On cbs this morning. Its fitting that john lewis joins this pantheon of patriots. We pray this peacemaker himself now rests in peace. The body of congressman john lewis was brought into the u. S. Capitol to lay in state. Never become bitter. Never become hostile. Never hate. Live in peace. We are one. One people and one law. Thank you very much. Announcer this mornings eye opener is presented by toyota. Welcome to cbs this morning. Yesterday, i know we all spent time watching the services yesterday for john lewis. I got choked up, guys, watching it yesterday afternoon. And to hear his voice was eerie, but it was also very calming to see it yesterday, anthony and jericka. All the tributes have been so lovely, really. Just perfect. What i love about him, he was never bitter. He had every right and every reason to be, but he was never bitter. Treated everyone with respect. Yeah, and were looking at we were just looking at live shots from the rotunda where his body is lying in state. Nancy pelosi said it best when she said he always worked on the side of angels, and now he has joined the angels. A very touching morning yesterday. Well have more on that later on. Were going to begin with a heated debate in washington which affects the finances of millions of american families. It was there on capitol hill last night that republicans unveiled plans for a new stimulus package to tackle the economic fallout of this pandemic. Their plan calls for a 1 trillion stimulus with a t with the extra Unemployment Benefits cut from 600 to 200 a week. Anthony . The democrats passed their 3 trillion plan in the house in may. It would keep the 600 federal unemployment bonus. Paula reid is at the white house. Thats a big gap between plans. Whats the latest on negotiations . Its an enormous gap, anthony. Good morning. The showdown began last night. Both sides agree on sending another round of stimulus checks, approximately 1200, and they also agree on allocating about 100 or 100 million for schools. But other than that, there are about 2 trillion apart and a deal remains far from certain. The pandemic is not finished. The economic pain is not finished. Reporter Senate Republicans made an opening offer to democrats last night. The heals act. Thats health, economic assistance, Liability Protection and schools. The plan protects employers from being sued over covid transmission and extends some jobless benefits like the 600 weekly benefit that is set to expire. But republicans want to reduce the benefit to 70 to 75 of the wages a person made before covid. We want to continue to help the unemployed, but we want to encourage work. Reporter the Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer blasted the plan. The administration has bungled this crisis, and now they want to take 1600 out of your pocket every single month. As coronavirus cases continue to rise across the country, National Security adviser Robert Obrien became the highest ranking u. S. Official to test positive. Obrien works in the west wing and closely with the president , but as he left the White House Monday to head to north carolina, the president said he had not recently seen his top adviser. No, i havent seen him lately. I heard he tested. Yeah, i have not seen him. Reporter just as the virus reaches his inner circle, the president , while touring a Biotech Company in the battleground state of north carolina, offered a vague directive to some governors to reopen their economies. A lot of the governors should be opening up states that theyre not opening. Reporter the Trump Administration insisted that the coronavirus bill include nearly 2 billion for a new fbi Headquarters Building in downtown washington. This is unusual because it doesnt appear to have anything to do with covid and because the justice departments Inspector General is investigating that project specifically and whether the president tried to influence that project to help his hotel which is just about a block away. Anthony . Paula reid, thanks. In our next hour, well talk with Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer about the chances that democrats and republicans can bridge their differences and reach a deal. While the president calls for reopening to be accelerated in some parts of the country, his Health Experts are urging several states to scale things back. Our lead National Correspondent David Begnaud joins us from miami beach. How is all of this back and forth affecting businesses there . Well, take cafecito, run by a cuban family the last 40 years. Business is down 90 here and theyre not sure how theyll stay open. Here in Miamidade County and two nearby counties, almost 3,000 businesses have closed since early march. With jobs disappearing and some people set to lose their 600 check theyve been getting from the government for the last several months, theres a lot of tension. And you can understand why. Were seeing a lot of just panic and people are very scared right now. Reporter Adrian Gonzalez doesnt know what his employees will do if his restaurant is forced to close. Hes already reduced the staff of 17 to just 4. And on the west coast, a similar story for Marty Caballero who owns a portland barber shop. He and many people he knows, need the extra 600 theyve been getting from the federal government. What happens when they shut us down again . Theres no extra assistance. Were all getting the minimum, and no one can pay their bills at all. What happens then . The balance of lives and livelihood is the most difficult thing of all of this. Reporter back in miami beach, the mayor, dan gelber, says his citys economy depends on businesses that draw people together. Restaurants, hotels and entertainment venues. And he says the states Contact Tracing program is not equipped to handle a reopening. 83 are not being called at all. Theres no contact. Theyre not being told to quarantine. How does the lack of Contact Tracing affect you economically in miami beach . The Contact Tracing is, until we have a vaccine, the Contact Tracing is sort of a vaccine. The ongoing push between Public Health and economic concerns continue as many states see surges in cases. Listen to what dr. Deborah birx of the White House Coronavirus task force said. We can see what is happening in the south moving north. There are states that do need to close their bars. To decrease indoor gatherings to less than 10. Reporter one of those states is tennessee and dr. Birx met with the governor bill lee but he waved off her recommendation. Ive said theres nothing off the table. Ive also said were not going to close the economy back down, and were not going to. Reporter dr. Anthony fauci is urging states. Listen to dr. Birx. Weve got to make sure that other states that are starting to show an uptick do what were talking about before you get the major surge. Reporter dr. Birx also used arizona as an example. That states governor didnt want to roll back the reopening, but he decided to because the cases were surging there. And within the last four weeks, dr. Birx says arizona has started to turn things around because they rolled back their reopening. And shes now using them as an example for tennessee and other states as to why they should consider tougher measures. Gayle . Boy, david, i always think its a good idea to listen to the scientists, the experts who seem to know what theyre talking about when it comes to this topic. Thank you very much, David Begnaud, reporting from florida. Now to signs of significant progress for two potential coronavirus vaccines. This is encouraging news. Moderna and pfizer started largescale trials yesterday. The first in the u. S. Out of more than 150 vaccines in development. About two dozen are already being tested on humans. Meg oliver is outside a moderna test strategy in new jersey. Meg, we are all waiting and hoping for good news here. Good morning to you. Good morning, gayle. A readout from modernas phase 3 trial could come by november. So theres a chance a vaccine could be ready by the end of the year. Volunteers have started receiving either the vaccine or placebo in this blind study that experts hope can finally bring this coronavirus pandemic under control. It seems quite possible that we may very well have results by november or december. Maybe possibly a little earlier. Reporter National Institutes of Health Director dr. Francis collins has high hopes for the vaccine his agency developed with moderna. And says 30,000 volunteers are being chosen based on their risk of exposure. Theyll be in areas where the virus is still spreading. We will see whether any of them actually get sick. Reporter dr. Hana elsahly says if the vaccine can work in over half the volunteers it would be a major step to protecting the entire country. Ive seen some modeling around what level of immunity is needed. And the modeling places it at somewhere between 50 and 60 herd immunity. Reporter pfizers latestage trial announced monday will also include 30,000 participants in 39 u. S. States, as well as brazil, germany and argentina. Both vaccines use a piece of rna genetic code which tells the cells of the body to make a safe, modified version of the viral protein. That triggers an immune response. Tv anchor dawn aker got the very first dose of the Moderna Vaccine monday morning. I got tired of just sitting here worried that i cant do anything more than wear a max and stay away from people. Its good to know i could be a part of what could be the ultimate solution. Reporter even if a vaccine is approved and available, theres question as to how many would take it. A cbs news poll on monday showed only 30 of adults would get a vaccine as soon as possible. 50 would consider it or wait to see what happens. And 20 said theyd never get one. Cbs news medical contributor dr. David agus says the usual financial and regulator y hurdls were pushed aside when it came to the development of a covid vaccine. Weve compressed it all into an amazing time period because we need it. Because there was no choice. This is a war on our soil, and we have to respond. Reporter top health officials, including dr. Anthony fauci, stress no measures are being cut in the development of any of these vaccines. Dr. David agus says all safety protocols are being followed except one. Longterm studies. And thats simply because we need the vaccine now. Anthony . We sure do, meg. Thank you. Later today, an army National Guard officer, major adam demarco will challenge the white houses version of what happened when Peaceful Protesters were cleared from Lafayette Square last month. Demarco, an eyewitness, is expected to Tell Congress protesters were tear gassed to clear way for the president s photo op. Events demarco calls deeply disturbing and unnecessary. The white house has repeatedly denied that. This comes as the administrations tactics in major cities across the u. S. Face strong criticism from democrats. Cbs news has learned, President Trump is preparing to send up to 100 more federal agents to portland. Attorney general bill barr is among the defendants in a new lawsuit accusing President Trump of creating a National Police force. Hell likely face questions on this during his own capitol hill testimony today. Hes expected to attack democrats who accuse him of pol politicizing the justice department. Members of the public continue to pay tribute and pay their respects to the late congressman john lewis as he lies in state at the u. S. Capitol. Because of the pandemic, lewis casket sits just outside the Capitol Building. Yesterday a hearse carrying his body made one last trip around washington, d. C. , before fellow lawmakers paid tribute at a service in the rotunda. Nancy cordes is on capitol hill with more on what lawmakers had to say about congressman lewis. Good morning, jericka. John lewis will lie in state all day today there at the top of the east front steps of the capitol where you see those flowers. And then down at the bottom of the steps you can see the ropes that have been laid out for the public to walk by in a socially distanced way. A unique outdoor approach to lying in state at a time when the Capitol Building is closed to visitors. Thousands of grateful americans braved a d. C. Heat wave to bid farewell to a civil rights giant. Overnight, the whole world has changed. And it all started with him. Im standing on the great shoulders of people like that. For us to have a better life. Reporter john lewis served in congress for 33 years. A close colleague of House Speaker nancy pelosi. Who blew one last kiss goodbye. We knew that he always worked on the side of the angels, and now we know that he is with them. Reporter Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell call the onetime freedom rider a peacemaker. History only bent toward whats right because people like john paid the price to help bend it. I wont be going, no. Reporter President Trump dii not attend the ceremony. But Vice President mike pence came later to pay his respects. As did former Vice President joe biden. Before arriving at the capitol, the hearse carrying lewis casket took a final journey through washington, past the memorial to his mentor, Martin Luther king jr. And the lincoln memorial, where lewis was the youngest speaker at the 1963 march on washington. We do not want our freedom gradually, but we want to be free now. Reporter the motorcade also drove through black lives matter plaza. Near the white house where lewis stood in solidarity with the movements next generation just last month. His final public appearance. I wanted to show them a part of history. Reporter we met Kathy Ellsworth and her daughters. He had been doing things, getting involved, getting in good trouble. And thats just so inspiring to me. Reporter echoing lewis own words which echoed through the capitol on monday. You must find a way to get in trouble. Good trouble. Necessary trouble. Reporter tomorrow lewis body will be flown to atlanta where he will lie in state at the Georgia State capitol. Then on thursday, six days of public ceremonies will come to an end with a service at the Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in atlanta. Gayle . Nancy, that overhead shot looking at the casket is one of the most beautiful things ive seen. And how many people can we say were beloved on both sides of the aisle . Not too many. Thank you very much, nancy tech at safelite, were committed to taking care of you and your car. Tech well fix it right with nocontact service you can trust. Tech so if you have auto glass damage, stay safe with safelite. Singers safelite repair, safelite replace. 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