Demand answers after its reviled the government knew about the explosives. How the u. S. Military is helping the relief effort. Nra under pressure. Two lawsuits allege the powerful gun groups leadership stole millions from its members. The response and why the organizations future existence could be in doubt. But first, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. We call it the china virus. We call it the invisible enemy. We call it many different names. Got many different names, but its bad. The new model predicting u. S. Deaths from this virus will reach nearly 300,000 by december 1st. President trump says he is preparing to sign an executive order if no deal is reached on the Coronavirus Relief bill. It wont be effective. And things will get worse. The new York Attorney general filed a lawsuit seeking to dissolve the National Rifle association. I think the nra should move to texas and lead a very good and beautiful life. President trump signs an executive order to ban u. S. Companies from doing business with the company that owns tiktok. I think that we ought to ban tiktok completely in this country. Residents in beirut voice their frustration as investigators try to figure out what sparked this deadly explosion. All that a man in houston counting his blessings after almost being struck by lightning. And all that matters. They are making electric corvette that can go 200 miles an hour. You think im kidding. Im not kidding. He spilled the beans about an electric corvette in a campaign video. Didnt get a chance. I was afraid id go through those guys. On cbs this morning. Dancing traffic cop in brazil. His interaction with the public. He cant blow his whistle while using his face mask. He has to use big twirls to direct traffic. That will do it. That will do it. A little friday Nothing Better than seeing people enjoying their job. Welcome to cbs this morning. Gayle, anthony and tony are off. A new effort to break a deadlock and a massive new stimulus package on capitol hill that ended in failure overnight. Both sides remain a long way apart. The impasse continues as americans grapple with grim new numbers on the pandemic. The reported death toll has crossed 160,000 nationwide. A model favored by the white house now predicts nearly 300,000 americans will die from the virus by december. Although it says tens of thousands of lives can be saved if more people wear masks. Our lead National CorrespondentDavid Begnaud is following this in miami beach. David, what measures are working and what more do experts say is needed . So vlad, the white house says the states that have taken measures to limit indoor gatherings and large crowds are starting to see some success. Here in the state of florida, the numbers are trending in the right direction, but floridas got a long way to go. This morning, there are warning signs that are flashing for several cities and states around the country that the white house is pointing out. And thats where were going to begin this morning. We are seeing slow uptick in test positivity in cases. Reporter that was the White House Coronavirus task force coordinator, dr. Deborah birx talking to state and local officials on a Conference Call that was obtained by the center for public integrity. Dr. Birx flagged nine u. S. Cities as areas of concern for the white house. Due to high or increasing test positivity rates. The white house is also monitoring californias central valley. Hospitalizations and icu rates in that region are outpacing the rest of the state. Professor Edward Flores of the university of california merced says the People Living there are some of the most vulnerable. Whether its in agriculture or food packing or transportation or health care, 1 out of every 3 workers here is an essential worker. To georgia, where one school, North Paulding High School is facing National Criticism over this photo that shows packed hallways and few students with masks on. School officials suspended the student who shared the photo for five days and on wednesday, the principal made this announcement to the school. Anything going on social media that is negative or alike without permission, photography, that there will be consequences. What did you think of that . I thought that was weird and just very threatening. Reporter that young man is a sophomore who goes to the school. He says hes friends with the student who was suspended. He told us he thinks the school overreacted. The handbook that the school gives us, it does say that youre not allowed to post pictures of the School Online and other things like that. However, almost every single student has broken that rule before. Do they require you to wear a mask . No. Are the desks socially distanced in the rooms . No. They are not. Reporter the aclu has weighed in on whats happened with those students saying a students First Amendment rights dont end at the schoolhouse doors when they walk in and any attempt to punish the kids for speaking out would be unconstitutional. Thats the opinion of the aclu. Georgia is one of five states where kids have gone back to school. Some have tested positive and notably, jericka, at that school in georgia, they are not only not requiring kids to wear masks. They are saying its optional and well leave it up to you to decide. David begnaud, thank you very much. New numbers on americas jobs crisis are out this morning. Job creation slowed to nearly 1. 8 million in july. The Unemployment Rate was 10. 2 . As Mark Strassmann reports, Many Americans are close to desperation. Its been very difficult. I think the most difficult part is still to come. Reporter for almost two decades, Roushaunda Williams attended bar at a Downtown Chicago hotel. But when it closed, she lost her job. Williams says now that her supplemental Unemployment Benefits are gone, she and her son also out of work risk losing a lot more. Without that, what we will get in unemployment, i cant pay rent on. And thats the scary part. Where do i end up . And not only that, ill be losing my health care soon, and the midst of a pandemic. And all of those things causes me to lose sleep at night. Reporter chicago is among the nations major cities with elevated jobless levels. While the Unemployment Rate nationally stands at about 11 , its almost double that in new york and los angeles. And greater than 16 in chicago. My life was going good. It was really going great. I dont want to be homeless. Reporter gwen geeter works in atlanta. In march, she was furloughed from her supervisors job at a bakery kitchen. Then inmakers without explanation, all her Unemployment Benefits abruptly stopped. She and her two sons have now gone ten weeks with zero income. How much money do you have now . 3. 53 in my bank. Right now, i have no kind of a lifestyle. Im just im here. Thats how i feel. I just feel like im just here. And im lost. And im scared. Whats the scariest part . Being homeless. Because ive been there before, you know . I dont want to do that again. Reporter we reached out to georgia unemployment officials. They promise to fast track a review of geeters case. Its pretty tough to make a go of it on 3. 53. Vlad . And sadly, mark, she is not alone. Millions of americans are still struggling. Thank you, Mark Strassmann. The fight over a bill to help struggling americans remains stuck in partisan divisions on capitol hill. Democrats want a massive stimulus keeping federal unemployment help at 600 a week. Republicans want a much smaller package. The president says if there is no deal, hes prepared to take executive action as soon as today. Weijia jiang reports from the white house. Were very far apart. Its most unfortunate. Reporter Congressional Democrats and white house negotiators emerged from a threehourplus meeting on capitol hill with no deal. I would say were closer on a lot of issues. Were still very far apart on some very significant issues. Reporter as some 30 million americans wait in financial limbo for enhanced Unemployment Benefits to be restored, each side blamed the other. We could have passed a very skinny deal that dealt with some of the most pressing issues. When they said a skinny proposal, it was anorexic. Reporter and Democratic Leaders said executive action is not a solution. Economic recovery was billed as the theme of President Trumps trip to ohio thursday. Where the states governor did not greet him on the tarmac as planned after testing positive for covid19 just hours earlier. We want to wish him the best. Hell be fine. Reporter Governor Mike Dewine was first tested with the white houses antigen test that provides results quickly. But later that afternoon, his results were negative after taking a more sensitive test. It prompts questions about the reliability of the one dewine received from the white house. And in an expected move, President Trump has signed an executive order against tiktok, deeming it a threat to national security. It bans, quote, any transaction with the apps Chinese Parent Company biytedance. Tiktok is fighting back. In a new statement this morning, they say theyll make sure the rule of law is followed if not by the administration, then by the u. S. Courts. The president has threatened to, quote, close down tiktok if microsoft or another company does not acquire it, but this order does not explain how he plans to do that. Its also unclear how it will affect the millions of tiktok users here in the u. S. Jeff . Weijia, thank you. Presumptive democratic nominee joe biden is apologizing for something he soaid about africanamericans at a Virtual Conference for black and hispanic journalists. Ed okeefe is covering campaign 2020. What did biden say . Well, good morning, jeff. The comments came in an interview that lasted almost an hour. He was asked about immigration and how he would engage with cuba. Heres some of what he had to say. What you all know, but most people dont know, unlike the Africanamerican Community with notable exceptions, the Latino Community is incredibly diverse community. With incredibly different attitudes about different things. You go to florida, you find a very different attitude about immigration in certain places than you do when youre in arizona. Late last night, biden clarified the comment tweeting, in mow way did i mean to suggest the Africanamerican Community is a monolith. Not by identity, not on issues, not at all. President trump jumped all over the comments calling them an insult to africanamericans and in a separate attack during his visit to ohio, the president also took aim at bidens faith. Take away your guns, destroy your second amendment, no religi religion, no anything, hurt the bible, hurt god. Hes against god. Hes against guns. Hes against energy, our kind of energy. Biden, a devout catholic, responded by calling the president s comments shameful and said his faith has been a Bedrock Foundation of his life. The former Vice President s propensity for gaffes is one of the reason yes the president has been pushing for them to debate a fourth time in Early September around the time that Many Americans can start voting early. But the commission on president ial debates has rejected that request saying theyd only offer up a fourth debate if the president and biden agree to do so. Biden and the president now are scheduled to debate at least three times beginning in late september. Jericka, the debate over debates continues. Sounds like it. Thank you, ed okeefe. In beirut, lebanon, people are protesting there against the government after a giant explosion killed more than 150 people. Demonstrators claim official corruption led to tuesdays blast which destroyed thousands of homes and large amounts of the countrys food supply. Imtiaz tyab is in beirut where a National Massive relief effort is under way. Reporter well, the u. S. Military is racing here to help the people of lebanon. Three cargo planes full of desperately needed supplies are on their way as grief here turns to fury. As darkness fell on the streets of a shattered beirut, protesters confronted Lebanese Security forces. The rage follows revelations the government knew about the 2700 tons of Ammonium Nitrate being stored at the citys port. And did nothing despite repeated warnings from Customs Officials the material had been left to rot. The still smoldering bomb site has become a morbid Meeting Point for those devastated by the blast. Like tatiana space hasrouty whose father worked at the port. She hasnt seen him since the explosion but is still convinced hes alive. I think hes there. But i think if we continue to work slowly, probably time will run out. Reporter she blames lebanons leaders for failing her and her father. My dad is underground. We dont know if hes breathing, if hes in pain. Families are being shattered because of a mistake they did. Reporter across beirut are harrowing stories of survival. Seema jillani, a texasborn doctor is seen soothing her daughter in the back of a packed ambulance. 4yearold iman was badly injured after their home was all but destroyed in the explosion. It was apocalyptic scenes. Dust, debris everywhere. Reporter jillani is no stranger to conflict zones having worked as a humanitarian aid doctor for years. But never had she seen scenes like this. I was thinking, this is either something bigger than war. Something is happening. Reporter now there are growing calls to overthrow the government and mass protests are planned for tomorrow. A stark warning to lebanons leaders that what happened here wont soon be forgotten. Jeff . Imtiaz tyab in beirut, thank you. New york states attorney general is suing the National Rifle association and trying to shut it down. She accuses longtime nra leader Wayne Lapierre and other top officials of taking money for their personal use, contributing to 64 million in losses. The second lawsuit in washington, d. C. , claims the nras main charity misused millions of dollars. Jeff pegues looks at the alleged misconduct. Enough was enough, and we needed to step in and dissolve this corporation. Reporter new York Attorney general Letitia James claims four to be executives at the nra, including Wayne Lapierre, used the powerful gun Rights Advocacy group as a personal piggy bank. Her lawsuit alleges lapierre went to the bahamas with his family by private air charter on at least eight occasions at a cost of more than 500,000 to the nra. It also claims he spent more than 37,000 on a luxury private hotel stay and was gifted complimentary safaris in africa. Its clear that the nra has been failing to carry out its stated mission for many, many years and instead, has operated as a breeding ground for greed, abuse and brazen illegality. Reporter the nra said it would prevail in the dispute calling the lawsuit baseless and a transparent attempt to score political points. The nra, which has 5 million members, has been plagued by financial troubles and leadership infighting. After spending roughly 30 million to support President Trump in 2016, the Group Reported a 36 million deficit in 2018. Anna massoglia says the nra is spending considerably less this campaign season. Spending into the red three years straight and so its prospects in the 2020 election are much more cloudy. Reporter the nra has filed a countersuit against a new york lawsuit which President Trump calls terrible. He also suggested that the nra relocate its headquarters to texas. Vlad . To be continued. Jeff pegues, thank you. Ahead, the challenges facing College Football. Hear from one player who battled we have much more ahead. The Restaurant Industry is calling for billions of dollars in bailout money. Celebrity chef Tom Colicchio tells us what he says is needed. Youre watching cbs this morning. This weekend at kohls. Get 10 kohls cash for every 50 spent. Earn it on everything like fitbit. Spend it on anything like converse. Plus, take an extra 15 off. Shark vacuums plus, save on your backtoschool purchase. Plus, store drive up. Kohls my psoriasis. Cosentyx works on all of this. Cosentyx treats the multiple symptoms of Psoriatic Arthritis to help you look and feel better. 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