Joe biden and Kamala Harris make their first appearance as the democratic ticket bashing the president and reaching out to democrats. And police dog outrage. A Salt Lake City officer is suspended for ordering his canine to attack a black man who says he was trying to obey. First, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. This has been one of the most dangerous and erratic wildfires that ive covered in my entire career here. That fire sounded like a freight train. A huge brush fire erupting in Southern California prompting evacuations. The lake fire seems to be burning out of control. The inferno came dangerously close to Public Safety vehicles. Fire Officials Say they have been witnessing extreme fire behavior. The biden harris democratic ticket stepping into history. Harris criticized the administrations response to the coronavirus pandemic. The reason that an american dies of covid19 every 80 seconds. The president announced new steps, he says, will help schools reopen safely. We cannot indefinitely stop 50 million American Children from going to school. The Police Officer in Salt Lake City is suspended for a vicious attack on a black man involving a police dog. Started tearing up my leg. And i just stayed still. The big 12 conference says its moving forward with its fall football season. The conference releasing an updated tengame schedule. All that Police Officer jumping into action to save a man in a wheelchair from an ongoing train. And all that matters. Its 5 00 a. M. Katy perry is still pregnant. To pass the time her fiance Orlando Bloom filled her recreating the viral product dance challenge. On cbs this morning. We both believe we can define america simply in one word possibilities. You want to say hope but you cant say hope, so you got to break out the thesaurus. Everybody get ready to go from hope and change to possibilities and transmogrification. This mornings eye opener presented by toyota. Welcome to cbs this morning. Vlad and michelle are here. Havent heard transmogrification in quite a long time. Ive never heard of it. A fastmoving wildfire grew to 10,000 acres in just a few hours. The lake fire roughly an hour north of los angeles has ignited forest areas that have not caught fire since 1968. Some areas near the flames have been evacuated. Officials say people moving into nearby facilities will have to stay in their cars under social distancing guidelines. Jamie yuccas is near the scene in lake hurks californghes, cal. What do you see there . Were getting our first look at the damage done by the lake fire. This is one of several homes thats burned to the ground. Fire officials are calling this 10,000acre fire extreme. And say conditions like this are uncharacteristic for this time of year. This striking flames from Southern Californias lake fire burn so intensely overnight that at one point, they spouted into a fire tornado. It came hours after the fire began its march across the hills of the Angeles National forest fueled by gusty winds and extremely dry heat with temperatures in the mid90s. It really created a recipe for rapid fire growth. Early othe flames exploded from 50 acres to 400 acres in just a half an hour. Plumes of smoke rose thousands of feet in the air. This is wild. Wow. More than 500 firefighters were deployed to battle the blaze on the ground and from the air. As the fire near property in the area, officials said people in roughly 100 homes were asked to evacuate and one fire battalion chief said up to eight structures may have been damaged by the flames so far. It didnt look good. It was a wall of flames. Everything is burning up. That was jamie yuccas reporting from lake hughes, california. Turning to the president ial campaign, Presumptive Democratic nominee joe biden and his Vice President ial pick Kamala Harris put the Coronavirus Crisis front and center of their first joint appearance together. The pair blasted the Trump Administration on another terrible day for deaths in the pandemic. The former rival showed how they plan to attack the president and Vice President mike pence in the fall. Ed okeefe has the report. Instead of handshakes, hugs and highdollar donors, masks, social distancing and virtual fundraising. Joe biden formally introduced the country to his new partner. Her story is americas story. Different from mine on many particulars but also not so different in the essentials. Reporter and acknowledged her place in history. All across the nation, little girls woke up, especially little black and brown girls, who so often feel overlooked and undervalued in their communities, but today today, just maybe, they are seeing themselves for the first time in a new way. Reporter california senator Kamala Harris said shes ready to get to work. I do so mindful of all the heroic and ambitious women before me whose sacrifice, determination and resilience makes my presence here today even possible. You ready to go to work . Reporter noting since biden asked her to join the ticket, shed been thinking about her friendship with his late son beau while they were both attorneys general. He really was the best of us. And when i would ask him, where did you get that . Where did this come from . Hed always talk about his dad. Reporter harris also signaled shell do what Vice President ial running mates usually do. Aggressively attack the other side. Somebody who has presented my fair share of arguments in court, the case against donald trump and mike pence is open and shut. Reporter and she focused especially on the president s response to the pandemic. His refusal to get testing up and running, his flipflopping on social distancing and Wearing Masks. His delusional belief that he knows better than the experts. All of that is reason. And the reason that an american dies of covid19 every 80 seconds. Reporter at the white house, mr. Trump said he is surprised by bidens pick. I was surprised he picked her, very surprised because of the horrible way she talked about him and, frankly, because she dropped like a rock. Reporter as the death toll continues to tick up as people are forced to work from home, or not work at all, biden and harris will meet with Public Health officials today to discuss the ongoing response to the pandemic. And in their first 24 hours as partners, biden and harris raised more than 26 million, a record for democrats. Much of that money came from 150,000 new contributors. And much of the cash will be spent on tv advertising this fall. Vlad . All right, ed okeefe, thank you very much. The coronavirus pandemic is consistently taking more lives per day than any time since may. Johns Hopkins University recorded 1500, nearly 1500 covidrelated deaths in the u. S. Yesterday. The pandemic is now blamed for killing more than 166,000 americans. Nearly onethird of all confirmed u. S. Cases are in just three states california, texas and florida. Our lead National CorrespondentDavid Begnaud is in miami with more. David, good morning. Vlad, good morning. Were about a month from the start of fall. Temperatures are going to cool. More of us are going to spend time indoors, and were going to be talking about the flu. Thats why this morning, the head of the cdc is asking every one of you watching to get a flu shot as he warns of this. This could be the worst fall from a Public Health perspective weve ever had. Thats cdc director robert redfield. Hes worried the flu season is going to compound americas Coronavirus Crisis. But he says americans can avoid the worst of it if they get serious about Public Health guidelines, especially wearing a mask. We all got to do it. This is one of those interventions thats got to be 95 , 96 , 98 , 99 if its going to work. Reporter in some places there are still intense resistance to mask wearing despite more and more specific evidence proving that they are effective. In floridas marion county, North Central part of the state, sheriff billy woods banned his staff and any visitors to his departments offices from Wearing Masks at all. With few exceptions. In a staff email, the sheriff wrote there is no longer a debate nor is it up for discussion. When you are working on duties, working as my employee and representing my office, masks will not be worn. When asked about the ban by cbs news, his department did not want to comment. I just want everybody to take this virus very seriously and know that its real. Reporter this is jacary byrd. He lost his 19yearold brother jordan to the coronavirus. Then his mother, 5546yearolds jacqueline shawbyrd had the virus, too. But she was recovering. But she ended up back in the icu. It turns out the day after the family buried jordan, jacary got a call from the hospital about his mom. And when i got there, maybe within an hour, she passed away while i was there. What do they think happened . They say respiratory issues. My mom and my brother were my best friends. Losing both of them is very hurtful. Reporter it was just a month ago we were standing right here when we told all of you that jacqueline had been released from the hospital, moved to a rehab center and doing so much better. Jacary said her lungs were ravaged by the virus and her body simply could not heal. Were told ms. Jacqueline will be buried this weekend right alongside her 19yearold son jordan. So many mixed messages. Hopefully people err on the side of caution. Thank you, david. President trump says the government will send up to 125 million reusable face masks to schools to help them reopen on time. Ben tracy looks at the president s newest medical ally in his effort to get students back in classrooms. So the first time ive shared the platform and its an honor to do so. Reporter at the white house wednesday, President Trump introduced his new coronavirus adviser, dr. Scott atlas. The president s priority is to open the schools and open them safely. Reporter atlas, a frequent fox news guest, has praised the president s handling of the virus and shares many of his inaccurate views. Much of the stuff on masks really is not very good science at all. Reporter atlas calls keeping kids out of school ludicrous. This is a level of hysteria. I feel like im living in a novel here. Reporter since restarting his coronavirus briefings last month, President Trump has not included the Governments Health experts, dr. Deborah birx and dr. Anthony fauci, who have, at times, contradicted the president. There should be universal wearing of masks. Reporter on wednesday, President Trump unveiled eight recommendations for schools. But they are not new and are very basic. Including frequent hand washing, social distancing and Wearing Masks. All schools should be making plans to resume inperson classes as soon as possible. Reporter polls show a growing majority of voters, 59 , oppose the Trump Administrations demand that schools fully reopen for inperson learning. Thats up from 53 last month. The white house and Congressional Democrats say they want more than 100 billion in aid for schools but negotiations over the larger stimulus bill are now at a complete impasse. Yesterday, the two sides put out dueling statements accusing each other of being unwilling to compromise. Anthony . Ben tracy, thanks, ben. Despite the president s demand, many state and local officials wont rule out having fully remote instruction in the new school year. Nearly 600 School Districts in new jersey have just been given the option to go completely online this fall. Its a dramatic shift for the governor. He tells meg oliver why he changed his mind. The last thing we want to do is open a school or district irresponsibly. Reporter after months of insiftsing all schools return to some form of inperson learning, new Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is now changing course. Looking ahead to the fall, what is your main goal . Our main goal is to get to inperson instruction but to do it safely. Were now saying to School Districts that dont feel they can get there on day one, safely, with all the health protocols, were going to work with them to get them there. Reporter and yet hes not ruling out ordering the statewide allRemote Learning mandate, even at the 11th hour. I think superintendents are extremely concerned they are wasting their time developing these hybrid models. No, theyre not wasting their time. Even at the last minute you have to say, we have to go all remote . You just cant take off the table that this thing is going to rear its head and we have to be prepared for that. Reporter english teacher tom kida is frustrated by the lack of direction but knows theres no simple solution. It seems like our leadership doesnt have a clear view on what it is that they want to do for all people. And for all students. And i understand that. Reporter across the country, schools are facing the same difficult reality. In one suburban county near atlanta, more than 1200 students and staff were forced to quarantine after dozens tested positive for coronavirus. But others like these parents in pennsylvania are pushing for their districts to reopen and advocating for substitutes to come in if teachers are concerned about returning. No teacher is saying we dont want to work. Were ready to go back to the classroom, absolutely, when its safe. Reporter about four communities here in new jersey are already making plans to begin the school year remotely. The states Largest Teachers Union say leaving the decision to reopen schools up to districts can lead to chaos. In a statement they said the stakes are too high and the consequences of making a wrong decision are too grave. Vlad . Its all about doing it safely as the governor told you. Meg, thanks very much. A Salt Lake CityPolice Officer is suspended this morning after ordering a police dog to attack a black man during a brutal arrest. Newly released body camera video shows how the encounter unfolded. Jeffrey ryans is now preparing to file a lawsuit claiming officers used excessive force. Carter evans is following the story. We want to warn you, some of those images will be disturbing. Get on the ground or youll get bit. Reporter that canine officer made good on the threat. Even though Jeffrey Ryans appears to comply with the command holding up his hands and moving to the ground. Get on the ground why are you fighting me . Get on the ground as soon as i got on the ground, i hear the canine. And he just started tearing up my leg. Im not running or anything. Im kwauperating. Why are you doing this . Stop. Reporter the officer keeps ordering the ground to hit or bite even after ryans is handcuffed and on his stomach. Ryans says he lost his job and had to endure multiple surgeries. Doctors tell him amputation is still a possibility. Police say they were responding to a call that ryans was fighting with his wife who had a protective order against him. But ryan says that order was about to be lifted and hed been living at home with his wife for weeks. Jeff kendrick explain yes ts wh canine is there. Domestic violence calls are some of the most dangerous we respond to. And officers use extra precautions when they respond to someones home. On the ground reporter the incident hand in late april of this year, but police only launched an investigation this tuesday when the body cam video was released. The arresting officer was suspended wednesday and the use of canines are also suspended pending a full investigation. Hit ow reporter for cbs this morning, im carter evans. Ahead new scrutiny after several mysterious deaths at ft. Hood. One of americas Largest Military bases. Well talk to the family of one soldier who was murdered about the justice or what justice would look like for them. But we have much more news ahead. 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