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nominee joe biden is reacting this morning to a former staffer's allegation of sexual assault. >> and home schooling. why some parents and teachers are feeling overwhelmed balancing work and children at home. we have some ideas on how to cope. >> we all need that. but first, here's today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> china is a very sophisticated country, and they could have contained it. they either were unable to or chose not to. >> president trump has threatened new freight tariffs against china after claiming the coronavirus outbreak originated from a laboratory in the country. >> the truth is the chinese are never going to admit fault. they're never going to admit they did anything wrong. >> federal social distancing guidelines expire. >> it's just miserable. everyone is losing their jobs. >> prime minister boris johnson says britain is past its peak. >> it's vital that we do not now
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lose control. >> former vice president joe biden addresses an allegation of sexual assault made against him for the first time. >> it is not true. i am saying unequivocally, it never, never happened. >> the usns "comfort" departed from new york city after spending the past month helping with the covid-19 response. >> the little league world series has been canceled for the first time ever due to covid-19. the tournament has been held since 1947. >> all that -- >> nail-biting video shows two window washers being tossed around by severe winds. >> a very scary ride. >> nascar has announced they are getting back on the track may 17th. >> because of covid-19, no spectators will be in the stands. >> and all that matters. >> nasa announced it will shoot lasers at the moon to help find water. nasa did provide this helpful simulation video of their moon laser. >> on "cbs this morning." >> we're going to eat after this. >> working from home is
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presenting challenges for most people these days. >> this is amazing. i love it. >> oh, boy. >> meteorologists across the country are finding special challenges can arise if you work in live tv. >> we don't need to see that forecast map. we'll just look at brody. >> this morning's "eye opener" is presented by toyota. >> i love that video. welcome to "cbs this morning." from our homes to yours because, tony, anybody that knows a dog, the dog is trying to say, brody, don't act like you don't know me now, dad. we know this all the time. there's a picture of brody right beside him on his desk. that's hilarious. >> i am so glad you noticed that. it's a beautiful framed picture of brody right on weatherman paul's desk. they are a big part of each other's desk even if paul would rather brody not be a part of his weather reports going forward. >> yeah, brody knocked over his computer. then he didn't have any weather
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maps. yikes. as you wake up in the west, around two-thirds of the states are relaxing coronavirus restrictions while california is closing some of its beaches again. we'll get to that in a second. first, anthony, we've got news from former vice president joe biden. >> that's right, gail. the presumptive democratic nominee said this morning that a sexual assault he's accused of never happened. senior investigative correspondent catherine erridge is in washington. we've been waiting for weeks for mr. biden to comment on this. >> that's right, anthony. good morning. a short time ago, joe biden gave his first direct response to the allegation that he sexually assaulted his senator staffer in 1993. that allegation first came to light in march but it wasn't until today after increasing pressure that the former vice president went on the record. >> no, it is not true. i am saying unequivocally, it never, never happened. >> reporter: responding to the sexual assault claim that he's been under increasing pressure to address, joe biden spoke out
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to msnbc. >> women have a right to be heard. and they should investigate the claims they make. but in the end, the truth is what matters. in this case, the truth is, the claims are false. >> reporter: in tara reade worked in then senator joe biden's office. he was asked to deliver biden his gym bag and he assaulted more in a capitol hill hallway. >> i remember the coldness of the wall, and i remember his hands underneath my blouse and underneath my skirt. and his fingers penetrating me as he was trying to kiss me. >> reporter: reade's allegations have expanded over time. last year, she told a northern california newspaper that biden, quote, used to put his hand on my shoulder and run his finger up my neck. i would just kind of freeze. however, she didn't tell reporters about the alleged assault until this march. reade, a self-described life-long democrat, says she did
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speak with her supervisors in senator biden's office at the time about alleged sexual harassment from the senator. and then faced retaliation. >> it shattered my life and changed the trajectory of my whole career in life. and i lost my job after i complained. and i was fired. >> reporter: but two former biden senate staffers reade claims she spoke to told us they had no recollection of any complaint. if there are records, biden said they would be in the national archives. >> i am asking the secretary of the senate today to identify whether any such document exists. if it, does make it public. >> reporter: reade has spoken to cbs news multiple times in the past month. and on wednesday, cbs formerly requested an on-camera interview. reade's brother and a former neighbor tell cbs news she told them about the alleged sexual assault back in the '90s. reade admits she does not have any record of her complaint and did not file a police report here in washington, d.c., until last month, tony.
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>> catherine, thank you very much. let's get to chief washington correspondent major garrett. he's the host of the debriefing podcasts and one of the best reporters in washington. major, joe biden is denying this outright. he's not saying i don't recall. he's saying flatly, it did not happen. is that answer sufficient? >> of course, voters will decide, but the biden campaign knows there are at least three metrics upon which the former vice president will be judged. seriousness. for a long time, the biden campaign wanted to dismiss this or make this statement, or this allegation go away with a statement from the campaign. now the vice president is dealing with it directly. so that indicates seriousness of the allegation itself. second, transparency. the vice president said you can look at the records in the national archives. not his personal records at the university of delaware. that might create some transparency friction. the third california, consistency. during the kavanaugh hearings, democrats, joe biden among them,
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said the allegation itself carries such weight that it must be dealt with as a matter of not absolute fact, near fact. in this case, the former vice president is saying, yes, there's an allegation, but i deny it, and that should carry greater weight than the allegation itself. on the question of consistency, many voters are going to look at his past statements in the kavanaugh case and this one and draw their own conclusions. >> major, that's joe biden's response. you mentioned the biden campaign there. what is the future of this campaign as this allegation stays in the air and miss reade goes forward with interviews? how does this change the dynamic between joe biden and voters potentially? >> well, joe biden has said that he is a person of character and one of the central reasons that he should be elected the next president of the united states is he'll improve the character, the judgment and the believability of the oval office. all those things are going to be tested with this allegation from tara reade.
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she'll also have to meet standards of proof or standards of evidentiary proof that voters will evaluate. you can say this clearly, tony, two or three weeks ago, the biden campaign did not expect amid covid-19 and all t the oth news coverage around that, that this story would carry the velocity and weight it has and require the former vice president to deal with it directly. but now that he has, the biden campaign hopes in the not too distant future it can turn a corner away from this. >> major, key democratic women like nancy pelosi and stacey abrams who is believed to be in the running as a possible biden vp pick, are supporting him right now. what does that say to you, if anything? >> it says that they do believe that net/net, joe biden's character is far superior, not only to president trump but on this measure, his denial should be and ought to be believed. and if i think given more time to talk about president trump, they would say, as some this
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morning have, this is something that the president needs to address as well. there are no shortages of complaints against president trump. about assault, behavior that is inkong ruous with modern treatment of women, disrespectful, offensive, all those other things. president trump during the cam. a campaign and during his presidency has tried to brush all of those away. that i guarantee you will be among the things democrats who remain supportive of the former vice president will say if in fact the story continues to move forward. >> all right. major, thank you very much. anthony? >> thank you both. federal guidelines to slow the spread of the coronavirus expired at midnight. at least 33 states have eased their
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>> chuck gannon owns two house of pies restaurants in the houston area and employs 130 people. he says while they are ecstatic to come back, they also have been flexible. >> we're happy that we're going to be back together but we've got to take as many precautions so that everybody stays healthy as much as possible. >> later today, a rally is planned here in huntington beach. it's just one of several around the country protesting state lockdown orders and in at least half a dozen states, workers from instacart, amazon and fedex will be protesting working conditions during this covid
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crisis. tony? >> carter, vane evans for uthan. president trump says china could have stopped the coronavirus from spreading to other countries but claims the virus escaped from a lab are fabricated out of nothing, end quote. ben tracy is at the white house for us. good morning. the president a view they should have waited until
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the authorities arrived. they had already made a call to 911. >> people defending the mcmichaels point to arbery's minor brushes with the law. a shoplifti ining conviction. his mother tells me that had nothing to do with this and her son is the victim here. gregory mcmichael says since this case is still under investigation, he has no comment. gayle? >> omar, thank you. a lot of questions there. ahead, michigan's governor tells us about the challenges her state faces as they ramp up coronavirus t
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applause for medical workers as they arrived at zuckerberg san francisco general hospital. the police department fire crews and others lined up to show their appreciation to healthcare staff on the front lines. workers from amazon, whole foods, walmart and fedex are slated to walk out of work. they are seeking better health and safety standards and has a peer while working during the pandemic. they want full disclosure on the number of infected cases in company facilities. with rent checks due, they are calling for a nationwide payment strike today. they say people should not have to choose between rent and food and they want government support. let's look at the roadways. 101 is officially open out of san francisco. the 280 split is okay. the allegheny project is still underway. they will have two lanes open and one lane shut down. they want to work throughout the weekend and hope to have everything done by tomorrow. 101 should be open on the northbound side by 3:00. other than that, nothing else.
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♪ welcome back to "cbs this morning." michigan's republican-led legislature has voted to sue the state's democratic governor to stop her extending the coronavirus state of emergency there. hundreds of protesters, some of them with guns, gathered at the state capitol yesterday demanding an end to emergency restrictions. >> only six states have reported more cases than michigan, but fewer than 2% of its people have been tested for the virus. in our series on the state of coronavirus testing, adriana diaz shows how michigan is trying to improve a system that's failed some of its
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people. >> this is like having a heart ripped from your body. >> reporter: kaila's mother worked drawing blood for 31 years. when she came down with a fever last month, that same hospital denied her a covid test, more than once. >> how many times did she try to get tested? >> four times. >> and every time, what happened? >> she got sent home each time. she lost faith in the whole health care system. >> so your mom, a health care worker, lost faith in the health care system? >> isn't that crazy? >> reporter: beaumont health said we're doing everything we can to evaluate, triage and care for patients based on the information we know at the time. we grieve the loss of any patient. michigan governor gretchen whitmer has expanded testing criteria to include milder symptoms and all essential workers. we spoke to one of your constituents who lostler mother to covid-19 after being turned
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away from a testing center four times. did you expand that criteria too late? >> i think that's the saddest reality of a country that was underprepared for a global pandemic. the fact that we've never had enough tests, that the federal government didn't prepare, contributes to the fact we had to ration tests at the front end of this pandemic. and i recognize that. lives were lost. >> reporter: testing has doubled in recent weeks, but shortages of swabs and chemical solution are still an issue. >> the cdc guidelines are that we should be testing between 1% to 2% of our population over the course of a week in order to have some confidence that it's safe to reopen. and it's going to be a little while before we get there. >> reporter: the governor's goal is to test at least 14,000 people a day. right now they're doing roughly half that. the epicenter is the detroit area which accounts for more than 70% of the state's cases and disproportionately, people
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of color. there, walk-up testing has been set up to reach residents without cars. >> has it been hard to get a test? >> reporter: in grand rapids, we found a 25% increase in testing at cherry health. tasha blackmon is the ceo. >> we have enough testing kits but we're really short on gowns. we're also short on n95 masks. we cannot expand further without any additional personal protective equipment. >> reporter: they also can't expand testing because of recent staffing cuts. >> cherry health has laid off about 25% of our staff. >> wow. and at a time like this. >> exactly. >> reporter: by executive order, the governor has shut down most of the economy. drawing ire from a small but vocal minority. some think she's gone too far like sheriff ted schendel of a rural county. >> we're on executive order number 60.
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>> i detect you feel a certain way about that. >> it's one right after the other. so a one size fits all approach. i can use my county for example. we have zero deaths. let's give us a chance to go ourkts get back to work, put food on the table for our families. >> reporter: but the governor says testing above all else will help determine when to reopen. >> some think we should move faster. i'm going to listen to the public health experts and i'm going to work with the business side of the equation to make sure that we've got the protocols to keep people safe when it is safe to re-engage. >> reporter: the governor may further open the economy region by region if the data shows it's safe. now putting michigan back to work won't make up for the roughly $3 billion the state estimates it will lose because of the pandemic. >> always seems to go back to the testing. thank you very much. that was adriana diaz reporting. ahead -- how stressed out parents, you know them, are trying to balance teaching their children and working at home at the same time.
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school in the majority of states will not reopen for the remainder of the academic year, and many parents say they are already overwhelmed by the alternative -- remote learning. a recent survey found nearly 50% of parents are struggling to keep kids focused on school work while at home. and nearly 40% say they are also juggling their own jobs with their children's schooling.
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meg oliver spoke to teachers and parents. it seems like the world's caving in on you. >> yes. >> reporter: allison ferrante is overwhelmed trying to balance it all. when you look at your kids' to-do list, is that enough to make you break down. >> >> yes. and it's crazy because they're kindergarten and second grade. >> reporter: ferrante is a seventh grade math teacher in queens, new york, an area hit hard by the virus. she worries about her students beyond their education. her husband is an emergency room physician assistant, adding another layer of stress to the family dynamic. >> with all of that going on, where does education fall in your priority list? >> it's high up there because it does give you something to focus on. but there needs to be a little less. >> work never stops. it is around the clock. >> reporter: anisha warner is an eighth grade teacher in new york city and a single mom to her 6-year-old son.
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>> i am everything. i am his support system. i am his lunch lady. i am his -- i'm his teacher. i'm his best friend right now. >> reporter: warner said on days when her job is mother nature d she needs to scale back her son's work. >> i can't imagine a parent who's not a teacher at all getting all of these materials. >> reporter: currently schools in 36 states and the district of columbia have been ordered to remain closed the rest of the academic year. that's around 33 million public school students. students like lonnetta win's three young children in fort worth, texas. they've been remote learning since mid-march. >> i feel like in the beginning i wanted to be a perfect parent, you know. i quickly realized, you know, we're all learning. >> reporter: wilson said at first balancing her job as a social worker with her children's education was incredibly difficult. after she came up with a daily schedule, the routine started to gel. what will are you more concerned about? their education or their mental health?
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>> i'm going to do my part also to make sure that they're where they need to be academically, but you can't, you can't ignore public health. >> reporter: this school psychologist agrees, saying the most important thing for families right now is just taking time to be together. >> prioritize your wellness because if you're not well, then it's difficult for your children to be well. so take that time, right. like they say on the airplane, get that oxygen mask for yourself first. >> i basically leave my computer on all day. >> reporter: ferrante says exercise reduces her stress, but that can only go so far. >> when i do call parents of my own students, like i really tell them, i understand what they're going through. it must be even harder. >> reporter: can you keep up this pace? >> i know i can get through the rest of the school year. i hope we have our summer at least to recuperate. >> reporter: looking forward to that break. now some school districts are sending out surveys like this
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that my children's school sent trying to get a pulse on how parents are coping. my favorite question on here -- what are we grateful for during this time. it's something psychologists say we have to keep asking ourselves. tony? >> yeah, indeed. i know we're saying some parents may feel overwhelmed trying to balance work and teaching their kids remotely. i got to think it's more like all parents, perfection is not possible. everybody's struggling the same way you are. i think we need to go easy on each other and redefine what it means to learn in this period. there are alternative ways to take in the world around you. very difficult, but enriching in its own way, as well. meg, thank you very much. ahead, vlad duthiers looking at the stories you'll be talking
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nationally was supposed to be tomorrow. it is canceled because of the virus. as we toss to our fearless hero this morning, vlad duthiers, for "what to watch," i texted vlad and said, hey, free comic book day. it's off. are you a fan? the response, duh, exclamation point, comic books on the table next to him every morning when he does the segment, in fact. >> holy sad day for us comic book nerds, tony. good morning, everyone. good to see all of you. hope you're doing well. we're doing well here while we're working from home. we're also taking a look at some of the stories we think you'll be talking about today including this -- actually, let me tell you what we have been talking about here at ctm. how wonderful all of you are. lots of you rushed to help some folks, our kris van cleave profiled last week on "ctm," they were struggling to make ends meet after being laid off from an aerospace plant in kansas. chris jump feared he'd have to put his life on the line. >> i'll have to find two jobs to make the money that i was making in order to keep my house.
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if it comes down to buying food for my kids or insulin for myself, i'm picking food for my kids. >> thanks to our generous viewers, jump received dozens of insulin vials and gift cards to help with groceries for his wife and four children. carol edwards also got tons of help. last friday she only had $400 left to her name. after our story aired, edwards said she received about $7,000. she says that is plenty of cash to make rent and to care for her daughter and her grandkids, tony. >> that's great, vlad. just bravo, bravo. as many people who are struggling right now, fortunately there are still more people doing okay. if the people doing okay help those struggling, then all of russ going to be okay in the end. i love the ending to that story, vlad. let's keep the good vibes going. what else do you have? >> all right. keeping the good vibes going, cnn anchor and "60 minutes" contributor anderson cooper is beaming. here's why --
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>> so that's wyatt morgan cooper, my son. he was -- he was 7.2 pounds at birth, and he is sweet and soft and healthy, and i am beyond happy. >> world meet wyatt morgan cooper, who came into the world on monday. anderson named his son after his father, wyatt, who died when anderson was 10 years old. morgan honors his late mother's family. anderson is grateful to his surrogate and all the doctors who made this miracle happen. you know anderson is the reason i have a career in journalism, hiring me straight out of my mentorship and helping me to this day. the news filled my heart with joy. >> oh, gosh. me, too, vlad. i was watching last night live when he said it. number one, it was such a surprise, who knew? certainly a lot of people did, but the public certainly didn't know. but anderson was so giddy and so happy. and just seeing that made me happy. and oddly enough, anthony, one
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of the first people i thought was andy cohen. anderson and andy are best friends. andy just had a baby recently. so i just see ben and wyatt being bonded for life. i'm so excited. and isn't there joy in this particular time? i'm over the moon about this story. >> yeah, and everybody should watch anderson's tribute to wyatt there at the end of the show. it's just -- so lovely. and i hope wyatt gets to see it one day because he will know how much his father loves him. it's really lovely. gayle? >> i know. he can say "my son, my son, my son." i love it. i can't wait for him to share more with us. i hope he will do that. vlad, more good news? >> more good news. jordan mittler is his name. he is making sure older folks stay connected through this tough time. the 16-year-old has been holding free tech classes for seniors for the past four years. since the pandemic hit, he's had to rethink his teaching
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strategy. so he got dozens of students up to speed on zoom. dozens, guys. it took us an hour with my own mother. and he also taught them things like how to facetime with loved ones and ordering food on line. mittler tells me his goal is to help seniors feel less isolated. >> this is obviously a difficult time for everyone, especially seniors who really use walking outside and speaking to family as their main thing to do every week. for them, knowing simply how to send a message or make a phone call is like really changing their lives. >> how wonderful, anthony. >> all right. thanks. coming up, dr. jon lapook. stay with us. more than ever, your home is your sanctuary. that's why lincoln offers you the ability to purchase a new vehicle remotely with participating dealers. an effortless transaction - all without leaving the comfort and safety of your home. that's the power of sanctuary. and for a little extra help, receive 0% apr financing and defer your first payment up to 120 days
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go to xfinity.com/prepare. thank you. this is a kpix 5 morning update. thank you . south end 101 lanes are open as crews continue to work on the allegheny project. a one lane is close as they fix the northbound side of both lanes. they are wrapping everything up this weekend ahead of schedule. southbounder 101 is moving with no delays. things are actually going pretty nicely. you can utilize to 80 as an alternate but southbound 101 is
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it's friday, may day, may first, 2020. welcome back to "cbs this morning." i'm gayle king with tony dokoupil and anthony mason. controversial calls as some states ease restrictions. others crack down causing big backla backlash. >> dr. jon lapook has answers about if you need a test. >> and socializing in the new normal. how to connect with those we've been separated from during this pandemic. >> can't wait. but first, here's today's eye opener at 8:00. americans are waking up with
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fewer restrictions this morning. federal guidelines to slow the spread of the coronavirus expired at midnight. >> the governor says it's a matter of public health. it's the same wac and forth, push and pull across the country as different states take different paths toward reopening. >> president trump says it's possible that china intentionally allowed the coronavirus to spread. president trump also said that he has seen credible evidence that the virus originated in a lab. >> talk about a lab doesn't necessarily mean it was manmade. it could have been studied as would be appropriate in china to study avian viruses. that doesn't mean it's manmade. >> a spokesperson said the alleged sexual assault, quote, absolutely did not happen. essential workers with a special edition line of action figures. >> if anyone wants to play with the toy heros, toy makers need
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to remember you have villians too. we need the dude who bought all the hand sanitizers or the guy who only washes his hand for ten seconds. you monster. >> there is always a villian in the story, but i want to think about the heros. welcome back to "cbs this morning." i'm not in the mood for villians today, anthony. >> no. i love that they made action figures of the health care workers. i think that's great. we start with this this hour. federal social distancing guidelines officially expired overnight. the administration has replaced them with reopening guidelines instead. as of today at least 33 states have eased some restrictions to varying degrees. texas and georgia, two of the hardest hit states, let their stay at home orders expire today. but not without controversy.
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>> georgia people protested by driving herseinining haerss. the governor has drawn criticism for lifting restrictions so quickly. but in michigan they protested for the opposite reason. they demanded the state drop the state at home order. despite pushback from local officials california's governor closed all beaches in orange county south of l.a. after some people packed beaches there last weekend. every friday we're going to be taking the time to answer your most pressing questions about the coronavirus. and this morning we are talking about testing. testing and the accessibility and what could be the best option for you. diagnostic testing determines if you currently have the virus while the and blood tests check if you've previously been
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infected. dr. jon lapook joins us to sort it out. john, always ggood to see you. let's talk about the new tests. let's talk about the new tests coming on the market like the saliva test. we hear about a new form of testing every day. how do you know which one is the best one for you to take? >> it can be confusing. the saliva test is interesting. let's review. the test that goes to the nose and back of the throat backs to see if you have active virus. the blood test is looking for an antibody to show if you've been exposed. it doesn't show active virus. the saliva test just came out of yale. interesting. people don't like the swab being jammed into the back of the nose. they found it could be just as good. it was a small number of people that were tested, about 44
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people who were ill and about 98 people who were health care workers. they found that it might even be a little more sensitive. i wanted to know exactly what it was. did you just spit into a jar? is it a little bit of spit? they said it's about a third of a sterile urine container. it's not a little spit. but more study has to be done. it will be interesting to see if that better because i think it could be more widespread. you don't have exposure of health care workers to the possibility of getting infected. you can do it at home and send it in. >> i do like the sound of that. i always find when doctors say something is unpleasant or uncomfortable, it's going to hurt. we have a question from ann. ann, i think it's a great question. she says i thought you could only get tested if you're simpmatic or have a doctor's note. why do experts say testing is so important when you won't be able to be tested? i think this is important. a medical worker couldn't even
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get a test from her own hospital in the last hour's story. >> absolutely. we absolutely still do not have enough widespread testing. we don't have the ability to test every single person we want to test with either test. with either the diagnostic test or the antibiotic test. now, of course if somebody is sick, you want to see if they have it, that's obvious, but when you talk about wanting to open up parts of the country and whether it's safe, you have to note not only is there active virus in people. you want to test people randomly to see if people who don't have any symptoms are carrying the virus, but also you want to get an idea of what's been going on in the last several months. so many of us during the winter, gayle, had a little bit of a cold, a sniffle a sore throat, chills, diarrhea. we're hearing about different symptoms associated with covid-19 and coronavirus infections. we want to know well, maybe i was infected. that's the antibody test. if we do that more widely, we'll
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have an idea how prevalent was it? was it a couple percentages of people? was it higher? is it reliable? there are so many questions we need to know before we open up parts of the country otherwise you're doing it blindly. >> and the symptoms keep changing. i hear you say that even if you don't have symptoms, you should get tested. here's a viewer question from carol ann on facebook, she says when will the antibody -- go ahead. >> i want to correct that, actually. sorry. even if you don't get tested, you should be -- even if you don't have symptoms you should be tested. that's tricky. that's people who when public health officials are trying to figure out who in the population may have been infected and what's going on in terms of community spread, those are the people without symptoms who should be tested. otherwise, if you don't have any symptoms and you weren't exposed to somebody who had symptoms and there's no other reason to do a test, the cdc and the state have big lists of people who get
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tested with either one of these tests like health care workers, first responders, people who are sick, people exposed, et cetera, et cetera. it can be really confusing. talk to your doctor about whether you get teed. i'm not saying everybody should get tested right now. although, i think if there were 300 million tests, it would be nice to test e everybody, but we don't have that right now. >> i know everybody is so nervous and wants to get a test. your correction is important. thank you, john. anthony? >> thanks, gayle. presumptive democratic candidate joe biden has responded to allegations that he assaulted a senate staffer in 1993. in a newly released statement the former vice president says, quote, they aren't true. this never happened. tara reid claims he assaulted her and she lost her job after she complained. two other staffers who reid says
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she spoke to at the time told cbs news they did not recall it. two other people have said they do remember reid telling them. biden says he wants the national archives to be searched for any evidence that reid filed a complaint. ahead, more on the coronavirus. we'll talk to psychologist lisa damor about the effect of staying home on our social interactions and how to reconnect as the country olay's retinol24 faced the competition and we broke through.
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we have much much more news ahead. 48 hours investigates the baffling disappearance of a young teenager nearly 40 years ago. a 13-year-old girl mysteriously vanishes from home. after years of investigation, detectives believe she was murdered. so who is this woman claiming to be her? that's coming up on "cbs this morning." so roll up those sleeves. and help heal your skin from within with dupixent. dupixent is the first treatment of its kind that continuously treats moderate-to-severe eczema, or atopic dermatitis, even between flare ups. dupixent is a biologic, and not a cream or steroid. many people taking dupixent saw clear or almost clear skin, and, had significantly less itch.
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when you and your home thave needed us most. working together to keep your home working. it's what we've always done. because home is what unites us. as we have for the lafrt several weeks, we want to take a moment to tell but remarkable people we lost to the coronavirus pandemic. some were known to the world, others were only known to their loved ones. but all made a big differnce in their own way. here are just some of the many lives to remembr. >> three, two, one.
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okay. drop away. >> aeronautical engineer was a pioneer whose top secret work helped change the course of the cold war. >> when i was 18, i was in naval aviation. >> a navy training pilot in world war ii, passman would work on the bell x one, the first plane to break the sound barrier in 1947. and the bell x 2, the first to achieve mack three. at ge, he helped develop the first spy satellite and did breakthrough work on missile warheads. he was a renaissance man, said his son bill. he played piano, bakeded bread, and was married to his wife f70 years. richard passman was 94. jesus melendez was a cook at one of new york's most acclaimed
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restaurants. for 20 years, he worked at a restaurant run by a renowned chef. he was part of the glue that held everything and everyone together, the chef said. melendez who came to new york from mexico city in 1994, was the best dad, said his daughter. he would come home from work tired but always spend time with us no matter what. ♪ he was known for nurturing young cooks said the chef. he had a love for music, a razor sharp wit and a presence only wisdom and experience can afford a man. jesus roman melendez was 49. selma esther ryan died in this pandemic a century after her older sister died in the spanish flu pandemic at age 5 in
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1919. they never met each other, selma's daughter said but they're together now. selma grew up in hernville, texas, and married bud ryan, a fighter pilot in the air force. they had the love affair of the century, vicki said, everywhere we moved she made us feel safe and secure. selma esther ryan was 96. april dunn was a fierce advocate for the disable who worked for the louisiana governor office of disabilities affairs. born with fetal alcohol syndrome and cerebral palsy, she championed the marginalized at the state capitol. april didn't want her disability to limit her, said her mom, who adopted april when she was 5 months old. april also loved to celebrate birthdays, her own and her co-workers. said her supervisor, every day
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was a memory with april. april dunn was 33 years old. haley herera is one class away from her masters degree in marriage and family therapy. she had a 4.0 average and had so much more to offer, her mother valerie said. friends went to her for advice, that's why she wanted to be a therapist. this virus is a devil in disguise valerie said. never in a million years did i imagine i would lose my daughter. haley herrera was 25. billy birmingham was an emergency medical technician with the kansas city, missouri, fire department, known for his big warm heart. he had a presence about him and was always able to calm his patients, said nathan hopper, his ambulance partner. birmingham was also a pastor who
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started his own church. and a father of six who loved taking his kids on adventures. >> we just want to thank kansas city as a whole for loving on my dad. >> kansas city gave birmingham a hero's sendoff. ♪ >> a tribute that included a fire department escort, a flyover, and the sounding of a last alarm for its native son. >> the last alarm for billy birmingham has now ended. he has gone home. >> billy birmingham was 69. >> what an extraordinary sendoff that was for billy birmingham whose family said he loved gospel music being a pastor but his favorite artists were olivia newton john and elvis which is a little thing i love. >> yes. i know. anthony, you've done it again. it shows the lives are never
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just numbers to us. that's why i love seeing the pieces and hearing who they were, what they liked and hearing from the people that loved them most. i mean it just shows you, tony, i love when we do this piece how you can be moved by someone you didn't even know and had never met, never heard of. it's very powerful. >> yeah. you know, very powerful stuff. the active memory is so important. it's been remarkable this week the total death toll tied to the virus is now larger than all the lives lost in the vietnam war. of course, there is a memorial in washington, d.c., for those lives lost. it's a little different because of the war context. but when i watch the pieces, we may need to as a country think about a memorial for all the lives lost in this pandemic because the toll is staggering. the active mem i have so important, anthony. >> yeah. and remember, we lost them in less than three months. every life lost is worth membering, of course. we continue to tell the stories on the broadcast and social media platforms. if you want us to share the story of someone close to you,
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please tell us. you can e- coronavirus@cbsnews.com. we'll be right back. we're all doing our part by staying at home. that could mean an increase in energy bills. you can save by setting your heat to 68 or lower... unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or just letting the sun light your home. stay well and keep it golden.
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the coronavirus pandemic has forced millions of high school seniors to miss out on their graduation ceremonies. now lebron james is teaming one an all-star group you could say including -- listen to this -- the jonas brothers, pharrell williams, malala yousafzai, to honor the graduates. this special tribute will celebrate their hard work with commencement speeches and some performances, too. "graduate together america" honors the high school class of 2020. it will air across major tv networks including us right here at cbs, and you can watch it right here on saturday, may 16th. tony dokoupil, do you have any idea who even spoke at your high school graduation? i'll go first, no, i don't. these guys will never forget. what a lineup for them. >> yeah. it's a wonderful thing. there is no replacing that high
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school graduation experience. however, this is a pretty special alternative. it's a great group. looking forward to it. i think college graduates should tune in, as well. ahead, a preview of "48 good morning, if you are taking 101, north of the golden gate bridge we have reports of an accident with a box truck that lost a tire. it was fully loaded so it did cause an accident. this is northbound 101 past the
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golden gate. we are not seeing a lot of delays. it is quiet on the roadways but if you are going to work or plan on traveling along that area, you might see some brake lights. the golden bridge itself looks nice. things are very quiet in both directions. how about some good news? if you are taking 101 near the 280 split, lanes have been reopened. they have been working very hard on the allegheny project and north lanes will open up tomorrow by 3:00. a beautiful view on the golden gate bridge camera. we are looking at that sunshine as we go through hour day with some high clouds. the daytime highs will be seasonal. it is a little bit above average. we are in the low to mid 50s and then as we look ahead to what you can expect, after the seabreeze, there are esther lee winds at 10 to 20. we will have those clouds for saturday and cooler temperatures
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welcome back to "cbs this morning." it's time it to bring the stories that are the talk of our tables this morning. this is where we each share stories that we -- that caught our eye with each other and with all of you. and gayle is up first. >> yes, you know i'm a sucker for love. this one caught my eye. this is a contestant on "the price is right." he took a big old gamble on love after spinning the showcase showdown wheel. he had a message for an old flame. here's what he had to say -- [ cheers ] >> another 50 would be great, another 50. [ cheers ] >> hi to my ex-girlfriend. i still love you, and let's give it another shot!
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whoo! >> well, a lot of people were rooting for paris paul after that. he got huge support on twitter. this week he revealed on twitter she doesn't want to see me, but i think it's just cuz of the rona. will keep you posted. if i'm the old girlfriend, he got support, i'm looking at this guy and either i'm really pissed or i'm really touched. because you think, you know what you did. so now you do this whole big nationwide appeal where everybody goes, oh, take him back. he says he will keep us posted. i can't wait to see how this turns out. so far, the answer's no -- thanks but no thanks. we'll see. anthony? >> he did have kind of a crazy look in his eye when he said it, gayle. it was -- a little off. >> yes. >> if i were her, i'd be like, i don't know. after all these years. all right. here's my story. some people in ireland are
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practicing social distancing when they take part in the popular rock the boat dance. take a look. ♪ ♪ rock the boat rock the boat baby ♪ ♪ rock the boat >> apparently this "rock the boat" dance is a staple in parts of ireland. last year people in galloway actually set a world record for the most participants in a "rock the boat" dance. 1,805 people took part. they're calling this social distancing disco. i liked the story because i used to dance in discos to this song. but it didn't look like this. this is -- how this came about in ireland i'd like to know. >> that's a pretty long line of dancers. i not that's probably a preview of a lot of people's summer vacation reunions, family reunions, barbecues, you can do the "election slid electioelece but you got to stay apart.
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>> one second. i want to see video or pictures of anthony mason dancing to "rock the boat" in a disco. you must present proof. >> those have all been burned, gayle. >> i love the visual. i love the visual. >> those have all been burned. >> sorry, tony. >> any picture of anthony mason with a disco ball in the background, i'm in favor of. let's dig those up. open the archives. all right. here's my story. some landmarks in chicago are getting a makeover during this pandemic. workers are putting masks on the iconic lion statues outside the art institute of chicago. that is the chicago flag there or the -- the state flag there. a mask was also fastened to the picasso sculpture in daley plaza. chicago's flag, not the illinois flag. the mayor in chicago hopes that these statues remind people that we are all in this together. and also that there is now a state ordinance requiring people to start wearing masks when they go out in public.
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apparently the masks are just going to be the new normal. katy was telling me yesterday about a company, though, that will make your mask less apparent. if you send a picture of you, they will print your actual face on to a piece of fabric so that when you wear your mask you just have a copy of your existing face. creepy to me. i don't know. i'm withholding judgment. >> yeah. no, i think your lovely wife, katy tur, has great ideas. i'm thinking i'm going to pass on that. if i have on a mask, i want people to know i'm wearing a mask, people. i don't want it to look like my face, no, thank you. i also like reminding people we're all in this together. no, thanks. pass on that. >> yeah. it's a very good lesson. very good indeed. we will leave it there. and shifting gears, we have new insight into the decades' long case of a missing girl that stunned investigators. back in 1981, 13-year-old mary day mysteriously vanished from her home in seaside, california.
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her parents said she ran away, but her sister suspected she was murdered. mary's disappearance went unreported for more than a decade. and once authorities became involved, it took another 15 years to close the case. maureen maher investigates for this week's "48 hours." >> reporter: in 2002, seaside, california, police captain steve sircone had a baffling case on his hands -- what happened to 13-year-old mary day? >> mary louise day was a girl that lived in seaside in about 1981. she disappeared. >> reporter: what do you mean she disappeared? >> she disappeared off the face of the earth. >> reporter: there is no record that her mother charlotte or stepfather ever reported her missing. it's hard to believe allowing a child to walk away or a child go missing and it's not reported. >> i can't remember a time when a child was not reported by the
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parents. >> reporter: younger sister sherry calgaro who was 10 when mary vanished, turned to middle sister kathy for judges. >> laying in bed -- for answers. >> laying in bed i asked what happened to mary? she was like, sh, don't say anything. we're not allowed to talk about mary. >> reporter: when sherry grew up, she filed a missing persons report. by the time seaside police launched its investigation, there was little to go on. >> it was a very hard case to deal with. other than the family, nobody knew she was gone. >> reporter: mary's mother told detectives that her daughter ran away, as she had so many times before. tracing mary's last-known whereabouts, lead detective joe burtina took kathy back to her childhood home. she told burtina that she saw their stepfather william beat mary. >> last time i saw her, she had blood coming out of her mouth. >> reporter: detectives began to believe that william had murdered mary. >> william told me that he
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didn't kill mary day, but his wife told him that he was possessed that night. and that he had a demon inside of him. >> reporter: a team of cadaver dogs were brought to the home to search for human remains. >> as the dogs went into the back yard, they each hit on one particular spot near a tree. we started to dig. and as we dug, i saw a little girl's shoe. >> reporter: there was no body. still, the investigators were confident in their homicide case until a year later when it took an unexpected turn. >> i got a phone call, he told me, hey, captain, are you sitting down? he said, got to let you know, they say they found mary day. >> and maureen maher joins us from chicago. good morning. you know, i don't want you to give up the mystery, but i got to ask, this grown woman who claims to be the real mary day, is she the real mary day?
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>> reporter: that is the mystery. and you'll find that detectives and family members, tony, they were skeptical when this woman shows up out of nowhere. and adding to the skepticism is the fact that just before police found her, three weeks before she was discovered by police, she had a state i.d. issued to her. the timing was so coincidental, that just added to the skepticism of who is this woman in arizona. >> and you actually met her. what did she have to say? >> reporter: yes. after five years of trying to chase down this story, the story's been decades long, we've been looking at it since about 2012, she did say that she was adamant that she was the real mary day. >> maureen, i so appreciate good tv while we're sheltering at home. thank you very much for this. and maureen's report, if you want to check it out along with me, it will be saturday night. it's called "whatever happened to mary day?"
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this week in our series on the "new normal," we look at how the pandemic is dramatically changing our everyday lives. those changes will affect the way we work, socialize, learn, and vote. many of us have been under stay-at-home orders for more than a month now, and while the way we interact with family and friends is different, those connections have become critical for our mental health. psychologist and cbs news contributor lisa damour joins us from her home in cleveland, as we begin mental health awareness month. lisa, good morning. i want to start with this. i was looking at the university of chicago poll last night that said two-thirds of americans say they felt nervous, depressed, lonely, or hopeless in just the last week. and i got to believe that's in part because it's so difficult to connect with people now. how is the pandemic changing the way we interact with people socially? >> it's true, you know, we're really unplugged from our normal social support. all of the people that helped
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support us in the day to day, our friends at work, the people we run into at the coffee shop, they are not part of our daily lives anymore. and what i am seeing is that people have activated what i call their back up social system generators, old friends reaching out to people they haven't been in touch with for a long time. and i think it's a sort of really fascinating thing to watch happen as we lose our day-to-day support, to sort of dig back into those relationships that have been really valuable and really powerful for us, and to lean on those. and i know there's some worried that there might be hard filings, like why are you only in touch now? are we going to stay in touch later? i think we should take it as an honor to be somebody's back up social system and to be theirs. >> you say these connections are more important than ever now. >> i think they are. i think that when times are disrupted, we get philosophical about things. and i think that when we reach out to people we've been close with at other times in our
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lives, it's our way of letting them know, like, you hold a really special place in my heart, i'm reminded of that now especially. >> lisa, i haven't left my apartment since march 31st. i'm literally talking to the birds outside the wind on the 27th -- the window on the 27th floor. i look forward to the social reconnection part. what does that look like to you? >> well, i think it will be different for different people because i think we've been in touch with people at different levels. a lot of us have folks who are in our everyday traffic pattern that matter to us, but we're not so close that we've been in touch over this time. so i think some people may be feeling anxious about that and seeing those people again. and what i would say is drop a text, drop an email that says, oh, i can't wait until i can stop by your desk again or something like that. our friendships are context dependent, and when we're back in those contexts, they work well. >> what's your advice for people who are struggling with social
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distancing? >> this is a lard ti-- hard tim. people are very lonely. some people are surrounded by people they can't get much space, they're not giving them the social support they need. i would say reach out if you're feeling lonely, that there's no one right way to have support. some people need lots, some people just need one really powerful connection. but i would want people to really tend to their social needs in the same way they would tend to a physical health need. to really take good care of themselves. >> lisa, i think a lot of people -- some of what they're feeling it's not even conscious, do you know what i mean? under the surface. and it's hard to identify. how do you know when you're sort of in trouble in a moment like this? >> you know, i would worry if a person were falling back on what i would call negative coping strategies. you know, whether they're maybe
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totally holing up and not contacting anyone or turning to substances as a way to manage emotional discomfort, or, you know, not getting out of bed or being really cranky with the people around them. i would say if we see those kind of patterns, i would really want people to get help. and sometimes they may get help from people around them. the other thing that's really important is that if you don't have the social support you need and you need mental health care, you can almost certainly get that now. telehealth appointments are widely available from mental health clinicians as they are becoming widely available from physical health clinicians. >> what do you think we should remember during this time? i say thank goodness for the zoom-zoom i call it and facetime and skype that we can physically see people that we're separated from. but what -- it's not the same. what do we need to remember during this time? >> i think we need to remember how important people are to us. the other thing i want people to bear in mind is if you haven't
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heard from somebody in this time, i don't want you to make assumptions about what this is about. people are going through a lot. some people may be dealing with very difficult losses. so if you think why haven't i heard from that person, where have they been, i think we should always give people the benefit of the doubt at times like this. they're really doing their best. and there may be more going on than you know. and so as we reconnect with people we haven't heard from, i think we don't want to do anything that suggests that we somehow take it personally that we haven't heard from them. >> yeah. yeah. everyone's struggling through this time in some way. lisa damour, thank you so much for being with us this morning. on today's podcast we talk to attorney general brad edwards who represented accusers of convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein. his new book is called "relentless pursuit." it's published by an imprint of simon and schuster, a division of viacom cbs. before we go, an 89th birthday surprise to go gaga over. we'll be right back. we're all doing our part by staying at home.
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before we go, a hopeful moment during this uncertain time. ♪ happy birthday to you >> there is a birthday party for 89-year-old ilse gay in new mexico. she is apparently a big lady gaga fan, a super fan you could say. she was supposed to go to a concert in las vegas for her birthday, but of course the pandemic canceled those plans. her friends brought the concert to her. >> never dreamed that, you know, i would have all this joy and love. never dreamed of it. >> the group lined up in front of her house dressed in gaga-inspired clothing, blasting songs like "just dance." that was not the only surprise. gay also found out that her
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this is a kpix 5 new this morning update. good morning, it is 8:55 am. 101 near spencer has an accident causing delays involving a box truck. it is blocked until the third or remotest. in the meantime, you have a line of red on our sensors. it is around 16 miles an hour, so it is around the golden gate bridge a northbound through the
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area. the golden gate bridge shows things moving okay with no troubles. at the end of the bridge you will see a trouble spot. this is the area near the 280. bella maney project has been reopened and they are keeping one lane closed on the southbound side of 101 as they continue the construction project. northbound should be open officially by 3:00 tomorrow. expatriate some slower speeds. that is a look at traffic. let's check in with mary. we are looking at a beautiful day ahead with plenty of sunshine and here is a lovely view with our treasure island camera. you can see the sun. our temperatures right now are in the 50s to start off our day. through the afternoon, we will see mostly sunny skies and the afternoon breeze and the westerly winds are at 10 to 20 miles an hour.
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wayne: ta-da! tiffany: whoo! jonathan: more deals?! wayne: tiffany, what's behind curtain number one? jonathan: it's a new mercedes benz! wayne: beep beep. - give it to me, tiffany! jonathan: it's a trip to fiji! - i am amazing! wayne: who wants some cash? - i need that! wayne: you've got the big deal! jonathan: it's time for "let's make a deal." now here's tv's big dealer, wayne brady! wayne: hey, everyone, welcome to "let's make a deal." wayne brady here. who wants to make a deal? let's go. let's go. who wants to make a deal? let's go with jelly, come on, jelly, come on, jelly. everybody else have a seat. we're going to start off with the jelly right now. laura the jelly. have... stand right there, welcome to the show. - (echoing): hi, i'm... oh my gosh, i'm so sorry. wayne: right, like it's loud, so you can just talk, but be excited but just talk.
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