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KPIX CBS Weekend News October 12, 2020

Shot and killed on a denver street, cleared for takeoff . Why boeing 737 max could soon be flying hi again. Howdy folks. Yuccas and later a trip to the texas state fair but big text has never seen anything like this. Can i get a beep beep from the jeep jeep . This is the cbs weekend news. Good evening, im jamie yuccas in los angeles, President Trump today claimed he no longer has covid19 even though the white house still refuses to say whether he tested negative for the virus. At the same time the president is returning to the campaign trail. Starting tomorrow in florida. A cbs news Battleground Tracker poll out today showed democrat rival joe biden leading among likely voters by six points in michigan. Its the same margin it turns out in nevada. And in iowa the president and mr. Biden are tied. And tonight there is also a new dustup between the president and dr. Fauci. All this with covid infections rising in this country. And 23 days to go until the election. Chip reid starts us off. And st looks like im immune. In a fox nution interview today and in a tweet about covid19 President Trump claims he got a complete signoff from white house doctors. That means i cant get it. Immune, and cant give it. White house doctor sean conley did say in a letter saturday night that the president is no longer considered a transmission risk. But he did not mention immunity. And today twitter flagged the president s t ed the ttter news abo spreading misleading and pollful information cov9. Erewid controversy, dr. Anthony fauci today obtain jected to the trump campaigns use of a quote in a trump tv ad that suggests he is endorsing the president s handling of the pandemic. I cant imagine that anybody could be doing more. In a Statement Today fauci said he has never pub lookly endorsed any candidate and was not endorsing the president s performance. The comments attributed to me without my permission in the go pcam pawn ad, fauci said, were taken out of context from a broad statement i made months ago about the efforts of federal Public Health officials. A trump spokesman responded in part, the words spoken are accurate and directly from dr. Faucis mouth. The president today again boasted about his handling of the coronavirus. We lost 200,000 plus and you know, there are those that say we did anajob. But a new cbs news Battleground Tracker poll found that likely voters in michigan, nevada and iowa think former Vice President joe biden would better handle the coronavirustey President Trump handled contracting the virus irresponsibly. On fox today the president also fired a deeply personal attack at biden. He is against god. At the very moment trump said that the devout Catholic Biden was attending mass in his hometown of wilmington, del aware. Both candidates are hitting the campaign trail this week. The President Trump is heading for florida, pennsylvania and iowa. Joe biden will be in ohio and pennsylvania with more states to be announced. Jamie . Yuccas chip reid, thank you. We move now to capitol hill, hear hearings nor amy connee barrett begin tomorrow, battle lines have been drawn plus there are covid concerns, with two Republican Senate judiciary members testing positive. Lets go to cbs news chief Congressional Correspondent nancy cordes. How do you see the situation playing out. It sounds like it could potentially turn into a spectacle. Right, and at this point you have one, possibly two Senate Republicans who wont be able to participate in person. They will have to ask their questions remotely. But thats okay. The show can go on in that situation. Where the possibility of republicans testing positive could become a problem for the party is a couple of weeks from now when we get to a final confirmation vote for coney barrett. If at that point they still cant participate in person then Republican Leaders wont be i believe to hold the vote. This he will have to postpone it until after election day. Never a dul moment. Another topic in washington, i know the status of the new stimulus package. The election is obviously fast approaching. Neither side seems to want to budge but with at least 11 million americans including Small Business owners needing help in your opinion why is there no urgency . Well, Republican Leaders have really been pumping the brakes from the very beginning at least in the senate where you have a number of republican senators who feel very strongly that they shouldnt be getting involved in they think its going to add too much to the debt, theyre worried that offering increased federal Unemployment Benefits will discourage individuals from trying to get back to work. And so theyve been pumping the brakes even as democrats seek more money. And even some republicans would really love, those republicans who were running for reelection in a few weeks, they would love to be able to show their voters they have done Something Big for them. But obviously there is still a lot of back and forth going on. Nancy cordes, thank you. There are new details tonight about the alleged domestic terrorism plot to kidnap much mitch governor whitmer. 13 members of two antigovernent michigan militia groups have been arrested. Two suspects have ties to the u. S. Marines. Heres cbss tom hanson. Daniel harris an Joseph Morrison two of the suspects are former u. S. Marines. Police also arreste in south carolina. On face the nation much mitch governor grich Gretchen Whitmer blamed it on divisive and dangerous rhetoric from President Trump. Groups like this group use domestic ter rusts finding comfort and support in the rhetoric coming out of Republican Leadership in the white house to our stays house. Cbs news objected an fbi bull tin warning antigovernment extremeuses are focused on sparking violence in the next three months and president ial elections could be a flash point. But given just what happened to you this week, governor, i men are you worried about violence on election day or around it . Im not worried but we are preparing to make sure that we do everything to keep people safe. Were going to have historic turnout and were going to do it right. Groups that track militias estimate there are 200 across the united states. And the five defendants arrested in the kidnapping case are expected in court on tuesday, facing federal charges. Jamie . Yuccas tom, thank you. To denver a private Security Guard is in custody after a deadly shooting and dualing demonstrations. It happened saturday at a so called patriot rally. And cameras captured the confrontation. A warning though the image images are disturbing. Police responded immediately after a Security Guard hired to protect a news crew shot the man following an argument. Witnesses say the victim had sprayed an unknown substance at the guard. He died later at a hospital. Turning now to the covid crisis, the number of cases is rising faster than weve seen in weeks. 50,000 plus new infections have been reported every day since wednesday. Lilia luciano has the latest. President trump said this weekend that covid is behind him and will soon be gone from the country. A lot of flairups but its going to disappear, it is disappearing. Nationwide hospitalizations spooked last week in 41 states. And deaths are rising in 18 states and puerto rico. Were really shocked to hear about my grandfathers passing. He had a discharge date and everything. And in a matter of days everything changed. Many intensive care units tonight are at capacity with covid patients. In terms of us being better prepared for this wave, is that we have dramically improved Clinical Care in hospitals. Improving outcomes, wearing a mask. The cdc reports that 75 drop in cases in arizona after the state put a mask mandate in place. New infections have also sidelined the nfl. The broncos and patriots postponing their monday nightgad players tested positive forcing the team along with the Tennessee Titans to shut down facilities am covid infections are forgs the nfl to change its schedule affecting almost a dozen games. Here at the new stad numb why englewood rasms and chargers wont see their team play gallon the governor gives the okay to open. Jamie . Lilia, thank you. Its not just the u. S. Across the americas europe and Southeast Asia covid infections are on the rise. Cbs news senior Foreign Correspondent Elizabeth Palmer has more. Covirds second wave has hit france and french hospitals hardest with about 26,000 new infections on saturday, more even than in the spring. In big cities including paris, bars are completely shut. The restaurants are still open, at least for now. Here in britain and in europe with infection rates on the rise, governments are desperate to come up with some new strategies to avoid the return of those Strict National lockdowns which were so dam to the economy. But even local measures like a curfew in berlin for the furs time in 70 years, or a wide spread shutdown of scottish pubs is devastating for business. And is bound to bring even more unemployment. Our friends are angry about the whole thing. They feel like theyve been penalized. India reported fewer Coronavirus Infections last week than europe. But it is still battling a colossal outbreak. Its the only country besides the u. S. Who have had more than 7 million cases. And currently has the highest daily death rate on the planet. At the over other extreme is north korea. Well that is if you believe its leader kim jungun. He stawjed a military extravaganza on saturday and announced the country had had not one single case of covid. Then he offered his condolences to the rest of the world. Elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. Yuccas today Marks International Day of the girl. A day to recognize young women breaking barriers all over the world. Nobel peace prize winner malala yousafzai, form are furs lady mush el obama and others are posting on social media and celebrating. Declared by the united nations, the day is meant to bring attention to the challenges they will face and promote the fulfillment of their human rights. Straight ahead on the cbs weekend news cheuna remarkable covid recovery. How they fleanted the curve. The trouble 737 max. Is it ready for a return to the skies . And later, texas rolled out its state fair for the sake of tradition. Yuccas just how is it that china the origin of the coronavirus has been able to get its outbreak under control . China has now gone nine weeks with just a single reported case of Community Spread of covid19. Cbss Ramy Inocencio is there. Its hard to believe cities across china looked luke ghost towns earlier this year. But not any more. This is shanghai now, the masses have returned and most of the masks have not. The sheer normalcy of all this really is very strange. Almost as if covid never happened at all. In a country of 1. 4 billion people, fewer than 5,000 were officially reported to have died exawred to more than 210,000 and counting in the united states. Critics of china say its death toll is too low to be true. A fair claim for a country where bad news is often covered up. Last week President Trump eagerly reminded americans where covid began. It was chinas fault. And china is going to pay a big pries for what they have done to this country. To go back to the u. S. Right now i would be nervous. Roarke jones is a sophomore at nork University Campus in shanghai. Even through the peek of coronavirus he stayed in china all this year. Everyone in china is very willing to abide by any policies set forth for con tawnment of the disease. It was kind of inspiring to me that eone die quarantine. The result, business is bustling too. Like chinas first sha joyce du is a proud general manager. When did this shake shack close for coronavirus . Close . Yeah. We not close. You never closed. Never. We working every day, and all times. What do you think is the most important prevention measure that you want to their with american restaurants. Wear the mask. Three simple words that have not been politicized here. To the seeming benefit of the worlds most pop louse country. Ramy inocencio, cbs news, beijing. Yuccas still to come on the cbs weekend news, boeing 737 max could soon carry passengers again. Why some officials are still not on board. Yuccas these are Turbulent Times for boeing. The pandemic has collapsed the demand for travel, grounding planes and workers worldwide. But this week a glimmer of hope for the pacific northwests largest employer. Regulators took a key step toward returning the 737 max to flight following two deadly crashes. Heres kris van cleave. Faa administrator steve dixon pledged the grounded 737 max would not carry passengers again until he had flown it himself. Last wednesday with the former Airline Pilot at the controls, the max took off from boeings field in seattle. I luke what i saw on the flight this morning. The two hour flight aimed to give dixon a sense for how the design changes perform in a real world setting. Its been a constructive week. That doesnt mean that i dont have some de brief items for the boeing team and the fa team. The max has been grounded since march of 2019 after two deadly crashes killed 346. A the center of both accidents a faulty sensor prompted repeated activation of a previously unknown antistall system. A scathing report from the House Transportation Committee last month faulted boeing and the faas process that certified the a show flight by theas not administrator is meaningless to me. Chairman Peter Defazio says he has bipartisan support for the faa resetter if i kaition bill. They were responding to the needs of the corporation to rush a plane out to compete with airbus and to keep their profit numbers up. Were going to change it so they cant ever push something through again that shouldnt be flying. After a Public Comment periods the faa is now expected to approve new 737 max training procedures secretaries month it will then finalize the order requiring design changes, allowing the plane to be ungrounded. And already u. S. Carriers are working on plans to return the max to Passenger Service possibly before the end of the year. Samya stumo died in thera of ethiopiafl2rbgs father michael. We dont trust that the plane is going to be safe. Weve already seen this movie before. Boeing did not comment on the proposed legislation saying its grateful to the faa for the rigorous process that will lead to the safe return to service of the 737 max. Kris van cleave, cbs news, washington. Next on the cbs weekend news, see how one of the countrys oldest state fairs is changing. To maintain tradition. Also brung on the corn dogs. Blanker blank yuccas the old saying everything bigger in texas includes the state fair, and in 2020 nothing is the same. Even so our mir mir a villarreal had a craving for something familiar. Howdy folks. Its the texas sized tradition with a twist this year. Every fall the texas state fair draws millions to dallas for football, food and fun. Come for the corn dogs and turkey legs legs with. Over the summer the fair was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic but organizers found a way to bring back the fun at a distance. Can i get a beep beep. We got a jeep. Popped off the top and took a ride through the new texas state fair. At the end of the state fair they want very little contact here so this is our menu. Everything can be brought to us. Oh pie goodness, these look amazing. It is a limited menu with Fan Favorites like jack fries, fletchers cornie dogs and cotton candy. Thank you. And we had to make an extra stop at smokey johns barbecue for some official state fair research. The smoke on this is so amazing. Juan says the fair opening as a drive thru this year was a luv line for struggling vendors during the height the covid19. It was devastating because the fair represents about 31 of our annual revenue. What does that translate to as far as jobs. We hire about a hundred, 125 people. It is is impacting people significantly. Next door is a state fair staple, sweet coneys corn on the could be. Happy saturday. During world war ii robyn hotchkis says her family had to shut down their stand but resilience is in her blood. We were born and bread to do this. And no state fair visit would be complete without some classic fair games. We have all of our stuff, toys, food, probably a stomach ache and we are done with the drive thru state fair of texas. Drive thrus are typically described as a convenient way to get food fast. But this drive thru is offering a big bag of nostalgia with a side of comfort at a time when all people are cravek just a little bit of normalcy. Rambit that ey found a mireyalarreal, cbs news, dallas texas. Yuccas all right, my fellow minnesotans insist we did the drive thru state fair first but in a typical year the texas event is bigger. Friendly fair rule ofry, you becha. Well be right back. Yuccas be sure to tune into tonights 60 minutes when Bill Whitaker gets a hands on look at the effort to save a giant of the american west. Grizzly bears can weigh as much as a thousand founds and stand nine feet tall on their behind legs. What has happened to these ferocious predators since they were out on the endangered species list in 1975. It is a story of conservation and conflict as we saw in montana. You could do this. I am telling you you can do that that. Cant wait to see momplet 60 minutes is coming

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