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ep across america. it boils over across the country's streets. >> this nation is great for who? not for me. >> peaceful demonstrations by day. leaders search for answers. >> we're asking for peace, we're not asking for patience. >> the president's words adding to the frustration. >> my administration will stop mob violence, and we'll stop it cold. >> he speaks and he it worse. >> plus, crises converge. protests and a pandemic add to the tension. and with america on edge, the world watches. >> this is the final straw. we're seeingore and more murders. >> also tonight --
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>> capture complete. >> another first for spacex. >> it's great to get the united states bacne. >> and later, a squirrely story from a pandemic-inspired photo shoot. >> they went nuts, so to ♪ ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> good evening. i'm steve savard reporting from kmov in st. louis. anger and anguish with america on edge tonight, protests erupting in dozens of cities following monday's arrest and death of george floyd in police custody in minneapolis. most of the protests have been peaceful. then at night, turning to rage. om thehootinea mhael papersold of the pain, and hearg minneapolis and st. paul which saw its fifth night of violence.
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we begin there with cbs news chief justice and home land security correspondent, jeff pegues. >> reporter: this city may have turned a corner last night. law enforcement brought in reinforcements to help restore order. this is one of the flash points, though. you can see how they put razor wire out here, trying to make sure that the demonstrators don't breach this barrier. >> clear this area. you will be arrested. >> reporter: police in the twin cities clashed with protesters bracing for a confrontation. once again, large crowds filled streets despite warnings from officials to stay home. demonstrators who defy the curfew were met with volleys of tear gas. and rubber bullets. >> this way. >> reporter: one of those rubber bullets was aimed at a cbs news crew. >> ooh. >> time to go. >> scary. >> reporter: a sound man was hit, even though he'd taken cover on the side lines of the protest. fortunately he's okay. state officials warned their
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response to what they call urban warfare would get tougher. the police are lobbing tear gas into the crowd. people in the crowd are sending firecrackers back. state officials say 20% of those arrested had out of town license plates from places like iowa, illinois and arkansas. investigators believe some of the violence hijacking protest is fueled by far right a lef extremists. one example, the boogaloo bois which are loosely organized groups that are anti-government and antilaw enforcement. they use the deaths of unarmed african americans to spread antilaw enforcement messaging on social media. in one case, a member of the group said about protests in pittsburgh, come in peace, prepare for there to be violence. protests across the country are seeing agitators. in columbus, ohio, police are looking for a man who they say was paying people to riot and destroy public property. there has been sporadic violence and arson during protests in new
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york where police arrested more than 1 4u00 people. white house national security advisor robert o'brien says it presents a threat. >> we'll kbet to the bottom. the militant radicals are attacking the police. >> reporter: this cell phone video surfaced last monday, the nation has been on edge. it shows officer derek chauvin with his knee pressed into george floyd's neck. chauvin was arrested on sfri and remains in custody. this will be another critical week for the twin cities. derek is chauvin will be arraigned and there will be tight security. the other issue, will there be flare-ups that lead to more destruction like this if the other three officers aren't arrested. steve. >> jeff, thank you. cities across the country are imposing curfews. others are calling in the national guard as chaos over whelms peaceful protests. jonathan vigliotti is in los angeles. >> reporter: the national guard arrived in los angeles this morning after peaceful protests
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gave way to rioting overnight. the city's iconic shopping districts from the world famous rodeo drive to the historic grove market looked like war zones. as thousands of people shattered windows and looted businesses. >> i'm so angry. like, it's, it's my like life. i put everything in here. >> i think it's rebel rousing and rioting. >> reporter: buildings were set on fire along with police cars. as weekend protests ignited across the country, california has become a lightning rod. in neighboring arizona, the phoenix police chief put it like this. >> to be clear, the level of criminal behavior we saw last night will not be tolerated. >> reporter: what's less clear is how officials will ease tensions. this weekend's protests against police brutality are also fueled by months long isolation and financial ruin. >> it's placed the entire society, the entire nation on a collective edge. >> reporter: mark muriel is president of the national urban
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league. >> this incident in minneapolis was as though someone lit the powder keg of edge that we were dealing with. >> reporter: scenes like this in new york city where a police officer drove into a crowd of protesters aren't helping. along with mayor de blasio's initial defense of the video. he is now calling for a full investigation. the cities that faired the best proved listening may be the strongest weapon against violence. in santa cruz, california, the police chief kneeled in solidarity with marchers. and in flint, michigan, the sheriff asked protesters if he and his deputies could protest together. skpoo we' and we're back here in los angeles on melrose where you can see some of the damage. this was a shoe store that was looted then stet on fire. nearly 400 people were arrested last night. 9 national guard deploying 1,000 troops to help keep the peace. and the mayor extending the curfew again beginning tonight at 8:00 p.m.
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steve? >> jonathan, thanks. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. m,
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♪ ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> president trump is blaming the violent protests on anarchists. he also wants those known as antifa, an umbrella term for far-left leaning groups that resist white supremacists be designated a terrorist organization. nikole killion is at the white house. >> reporter: it's unclear how this designation, if it happens, could work since there are no domestic terrorism statutes under federal law. as protests intensified near the white house and across the country, president trump in a series of tweets sunday praised the national guard in minneapolis for shutting down radical left anarchists, then declared, the united states of america will be designating
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antifa as a terrorist organization." >> the president wants to know what the fbi has been doing to surveil, to disrupt, to prosecute antifa. and in they haven't been doing that, we need a plan right away. >> reporter: in a statement, attorney general william barr said, the violence instigated and carried out by antifa and other similar groups in connection with rioting is domestic terrorism and will be treated accordingly. federal law enforcement sources tell cbs news they are still investigating what role extremists may be playing and won't be characterizing whether they are left wing or right wing. >> my administration will stop mob violence, and we'll stop it cold. >> reporter: but some of the president's tough talk and tweets are drawing bipartisan backlash. lawmakers criticize racially-charged posts referencing "the most vicious dogs and most ominous weapons." and "when the looting starts, the sooting starts." >> those are not constructive tweets, without any question. >> he should be a unifying force
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in our country, and not to fuel the flame. >> reporter: cbs news has raise the the idea of doing a national address: >> my grandmother used to say if you don't have anything good to say, sometimes you just shouldn't say anything at all. >> reporter: a top advisor says whether the president speaks from the oval office or white house podium or on social media, he will continue to communicate with the american people. steve? >> nikole, thank you. the protests are gathering attention well beyond the united states. today in several cities around the globe, there were words of solidarity and marches. los hit thstreets toorrespntele show solidarit in america. >> we're just sick and tired,
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and this is the -- this is the final straw. we're seeing more and more murders. >> no justice, no peace. >> reporter: on sunday a huge crowd marched from trafalgar square to the american embassy. under the terms of london's lock down, gatherings like this are strictly against the rules. but thousands of mostly young people decided today was the day to break it. and break them they did. the police largely stood back. the london march borrowed slogans and chants from the anti-racist movement in america. in copenhagen, too. >> call it out. racist vnc iberlin george floyd's death may have taken place far away from here in america, but it has reverberated around the world.
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in canada, prime minister justin trudeau weighed in. >> many canadians of diverse backgrounds are watching like all canadians are the news out of the united states with shock and with horror. >> reporter: the current riots have swept through american cities, he said, but the cause, anti-black racism, is real in canada, too. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. >> on a brighter note, history was made again today when the corporate-owned spacex dragon endeavor dropped off two nasa astronauts at the international space station. their spacecraft launched yest time the private company has launched people into orbit. mark strassmann is at the kennedy space center. >> reporter: you're watching a rendezvous in space, 260 miles above western asia. the crew dragon capsule and its crew of two inching towards the international space station, moving at 17,000 miles an hour.
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small thrusters coax the capsule into alignment. >> one meter to go. >> reporter: then, contact. >> docking sequence is complete. >> this really was a magnificent effort by the entire team. the spacex team, the nasa team, and the team across america was able to pull this off and bring human space flight again to our nation. thanks for everything. happy to be aboard. >> reporter: through two open hatches, astronaut bob behnken floated into a space station welcoming from astronaut chris cassidy and twon then came astronaut doug hurley completing a flawless trip from florida into space history. >> well, everyone, welcome aboard dragon. >> reporter: on their 19-hour flight from earth, the astronaut shut off the spacex capsule. they've named it "endeavor." >> it has a touch display screen. >> reporter: the capsule has been compared to a flying iphone. >> reporter: a toy dinosaur also
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made the trip. both astronauts have young sons. america's future in space is represented by this image. two more astronauts aboard the space station, sent there by a country that's back in the space launching business. hurley and behnken will spend the next six weeks aboard the space station and as long as four months. they can only hope the rest of their mission goes as well as the trip to their new home in space. steve? >> a rousing success. mark, thank you. and we in st. louis are particularly proud of astronaut bob behnken. he's a st. louis native. we're proud of what he's accomplished. straight ahead, more of america on edge as protests and a deadly pandemic converge. also, the presidential campaign. will it change how americans vote? and later, pandemic snapshots. and later, pandemic snapshots. th ♪
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no social distancing. minnesota mayor jacob frey. >> we're in the middle of a pandemic right now. we have two crises that are sandwiched on top of one another. >> george floyd. >> reporter: as protests over the death of george floyd in police custody continue, health leaders warn this only fuels the virus spread. >> if you were out protesting last night, you probably need to go get a covid test this week. >> reporter: the virus hit minorities especially hard. in chicago, 70% of the deaths were african-americans. as new york governor andrew cuomo delivered promising news on the declining number of covid deaths today, he de violence to stop. >> burning down your own struggling businesses, people who are trying to bring back the community, never makes sense. >> reporter: efforts to combat covid-19 have led to the worst economic crisis since the great depression, with 40 million people out of work.
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one more match and a firestorm over racial inequality, dire health concerns, and economic despair for so many. new york city was planning to begin reopening next week. it's unclear now after days of violence and hundreds of arrests if that plan is in jeopardy. steve? >> meg, thank you. when the murray's started using gain ultra flings...
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ojele on tuesday, seven states will hold democratic presidential primaries. four of which were postponed because of the pandemic. the campaigns are finding voters. >> reporter: there are no campaign rallies and the lines are virtual. former vice president joe biden ventured out the first time since mid-march. president trump continues to make quick official visits. but stay-at-home restrictions are making large campaign events implausible, so the race for the ar danhouse has moved online. >> reporter: they may look and sound like a tv talk show. there are, after all, four women gathered together to discuss hot topics. but they're not comedians or former movie stars. they're trump campaign surrogates trying to trump up you support for the president. well known republican figures
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have stopped by for interviews. and the hosts even sell campaign merchandise. >> am i on? >> qvc, that show now, i don't know. >> am i on? >> reporter: biden's onlines are lessee lab rate. he's held online shows with voters and governors in states hard hit by the pandemic. >> my political hero role model is teddy roosevelt. >> reporter: he is hosting a show with shows with democratic rivals. he's on tiktok and launching a snow on the video app snapchat. >> the biden and trump campaigns say they are reaching millions of voters they might not otherwise be able to talk to this year. and a recent cbs news poll say the fact neither candidate can hold big in-person events won't be a factor in who they vote for this november. steve?
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>> ed, thank you. next, there's no social distancing at this
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we end tonight with a pandemic s squirrel here's john blackstone. >> reporter: in simco, ontario, photographer darryl granger is known for shooting imaginative portraits, creating elaborate settings and giving his subjects paicound sne do thanust with us his own backyard. >> we were sitting back and going, wow, there's a lot of squirrels back there.
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>> reporter: so just as he does with humans, he created a stage set in miniature. >> the first set we did was a country market. and so we did everything that had peanuts and nuts and walnuts and shopping carts in there. and then they went nuts, so to speak. [ laughter ] >> reporter: it's true, it seems, if you build it, they will come. >> and so they come and go, wow, look at this. of course, their eyes are just bugging.u n seit because they'r like, look at all these nuts. >> reporter: the squirrels proved to be such an enthusiastic subject, granger built another set. this time a peanut butter factory. and the squirrels knew exactly what was expected of them. >> pretty soon they're going to have agents. i know they're going to have agents and then they're going to call. >> reporter: granger showed us into his workshop where he was vault. >> it's a new set. >> reporter: wow, safe cracker -- >> they're breaking in.
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this is dynamite. so they have a plunger. so, this is the right height. so when they put their paws up. >> reporter: and they did. apparently to devastating effect. >> it's nuts, it really is nuts. i mean, there's no way around this. >> reporter: online, granger's photos are providing some much-needed pandemic relief. >> it's not all about the bad news. there's a lot of good out there. and good humor. >> reporter: and sometimes you can get that good humor for peanuts. john blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. >> and that's the overnight news for this monday. for some of you the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs this morning". and follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the studios of kmov in st. louis, i'm steve savard.
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♪ ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> good evening, i'm steve savard with kmov in st. louis. protests ee ruchting in a and death of george floyd in police custody in minneapolis. most of the protests have been peaceful. then at night, turning to rage. this was ferguson, missouri, where the wounds are still raw from the shooting dth in 2014 of michael bro by aolice morning,meca newspapers told of the pain, tensio hearncding minneapolis and st. paul which saw its fifth night of violence.
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we begin there with cbs news correspondent and home land security, jeff pegues. >> reporter: this city may have turned a corner last night. law enforcement brought in reinforcements to help restore order. this is one of the flash points, though. you can see how they've put razor wire out here, trying to make sure that the demonstrators don't reach this barrier. >> clear this area. you will be arrested. >> reporter: police in the twin cities clashed with protesters bracing for a confrontation. once again, large crowds filled streets despite warnings from officials to stay home. demonstrators who defied the curfew were met with volleys of tear gas. and rubber bullets. >> this way. >> reporter: one of those rubber bullets was aimed at a cbs news crew. [ bleep ] a sound man was hit, even though heed taken cover on the side lines of the protest. fortunately he is okay. state officials had warned that their response to what they
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called urban warfare would get tougher. the police are allowing tear gas into the crowd. police in the crowd say they send firecrackers back. 20% of those arrested had out of town license plates from places like iowa, illinois and arkansas.s beeve so violen hngtests is fueled by far right and left extremists. one example, the boogaloo bois, which are loosely organized groups that are anti-government and antilaw enforcement. they've used the deaths of unarmed african americans to spread anti-law enforcement messaging on social media. in one case a member of the group said about protests in pittsburgh, come in peace, prepare for there to be violence. protests across the country are seeing agitators. in columbus, ohio, police are looking for a man who they say was paying people to riot and destroy public property. there has been sporadic violence and arson during protests in new york where police arrested more than 100 people. white house national security adsor rt o'brien say exemists p
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security threat. >> we are going to get to the bottom of this. the militant radicals are attacking our police. >> i cannot breathe. >> reporter: since this cell phone video surfaced last monday, the nation has been on edge. it shows officer derek chauvin with his knee pressed into george floyd's neck. chauvin was arrested on friday and remains in custody. this will be another critical week for the twin cities. derek chauvin will be arraigned and there will be tight security. the other issue is will there be flare-ups that lead to more destruction like this if the other three officers aren't arrested. steve. >> jeff, thank you. cities across the country are imposing curfews. others are calling in the national guard as chaos over whelms peaceful protests. jonathan vigliotti is in los angeles. >> reporter: the national guard arrived in los angeles this morning after peaceful protests gave way to rioting overnight. the city's iconic shopping districts from the world famous rodeo drive to the historic
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grove market looked like war zones. as thousands of people shattered windows and looted businesses. >> i'm so angry. like, it's my like life. i put everything in here. >> i think it's just rebel rousing and rioting. >> reporter: buildings were set on fire along with police cars. as weekend protests ignited across the country, california has become a lightning rod. in neighboring arizona, the phoenix police chief put it like this. >> t be clear, the level of criminal behavior we saw last night will not be tolerated. >> reporter: what's less clear is how officials will ease tensions. this weekend's protests against police brutality are also fueled by months' long isolation and financial ruin. >> it's placed the entire society, the entire nation on a collective edge. >> reporter: mark muriel is president of the national urban league. >> this incident in minneapolis
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was as though someone lit the powder keg of edge that we were dealing with. ofove into cro of s in protesters aren't helping. along with mayor de blasio's initial defense of the video. he is now calling for a full investigation. the cities that faired the best proved listening may be the strongest weapon against violence. in santa cruz, california, the police chief kneeled in solidarity with marchers. and in flint, michigan. >> let's walk. let's walk. >> reporter: the sheriff asked protesters if he and his deputies could protest together. we're back here in los angeles on melrose where you can see some of the damage. this was actually a shoe store. it was looted then set on fire. nearly 400 people were arrested last night. the national guard deploying 1,000 troops to help keep the peace. and the mayor extending the curfew again beginning tonight at 8:00 p.m. steve? >> jonathan, thanks. on a brighter note, history
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was made again today when the corporate-owned spacex endeavor dropped off two astronauts at the international space station. their spacecraft launched yesterday becoming the first time a private company has launched people into orbit. mark strassmann is at the kennedy space center. >> reporter: you're watching a rendezvous in space, 260 miles above western asia. the crew dragon capsule and its crew of two inching towards the international space station, moving at 17,000 miles an hour. small thrusters coax the capsule into alignment. >> one meter to go. >> reporter: then, contact. >> docking sequence is complete. >> this really was a magnificent effort by the entire team. the spacex team, the nasa team, and the team across america was able to pull this off and bring human space flight again to our nation. thanks for everything. happy to be aboard. >> reporter: through two open hatches, astronaut bob behnken floated into a space station
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welcoming fromro cassidy and two cosmonauts. then came astronaut doug hurley completing a flawless trip from florida into space history. >> well, everyone, welcome aboard dragon. >> reporter: on their 19-hour flight from earth, the astronaut shut off the spacex capsule. they've named it "endeavor." >> it has a touch display screen. >> reporter: the capsule has been compared to a flying iphone. >> it turns out, end up with one stowaway. >> reporter: a toy dinosaur also made the trip. both astronauts have young sons. america's future in space is represented by this image. two more astronauts aboard the space station, sent there by a country that's back in the space launching business. hurley and behnken will spend the next six weeks aboard the space station and as long as four months. they can only hope the rest of teir mission goes as well as the trip to their new home in space.
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♪ ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> i'm steve savard reporting from kmov in st. louis. thanks for staying with us. thousands of high school students are preparing to retake their advance placement test. due to the coronavirus, students were forced to take the tests at home, online, and many ran into a long list of problems. the a.f. tests affect grades, college credits and even the ability to get into some colleges. parents have joined a class action lawsuit against the company that administers a.p. dana jacobsen reports. >> submit. >> reporter: as millions of high school students began taking a.p. exams from home -- >> you have 20 minutes to read the question. >> reporter: not everything went as planned. >> not working.
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>> it doesn't work. >> reporter: a junior at blue mountain high school in pennsylvania. >> i was just thinking this is unbelievable. i was clicking submit and nothing happened. it was like the submit button was just frozen. >> reporter: what went through your mind? >> i was frustrated. i was nervous about it. i didn't know if there was anything i did wrong. >> reporter: a.p. tests are typically in-person exams that last between three to four hours, with multiple choice, short answer, and essay questions. >> you can use any device to take this exam. >> reporter: but tests administered during the pandemic were online, lasted 45 minutes, and consisted of only three-response questions. >> i think it's a lot more difficult than in the past. >> reporter: retired teacher mike burns scored a.p. history exams for the cloollege board f more than a decade. he said this year's changes are cause for concern. >> it's going to be given via computer. do all students have computers and computer access that will
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allow them to do this? >> we had a little planning cycle whether my exam was that night or the next r:ue castro ia senior at kubasaki high school, department of defense school in okinawa, japan. he took five a.p. exams because tests am each subject were administered at the same time for all students. he had to take his in the middle of the night. do you think it put you at a dits advantage because you were obviously taking an exam at a time you should have been sleeping? >> yes, it was out of my routine. >> reporter: how did it go for the your a.p. exams? >> for u.s. government it went extremely well. my calculus p.c. exam i had to submit pictures. unfortunately the college board did not receive my responses because they did not upload in time. right after i had been told my responses weren't submitted, i went outside the front of the house for a good 45 minutes and just kind oftadlaut >> reporter: the college board said students who experienced issues during the first week of
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testing can take make-up exams in june. a smallkaye castro and ella bubek. >> i'm going to try as best i can and do better than i would have. i feel that's the only thing we can do at this point. >> if this teaches anything to the class of 2020, it's the fact that we need to get the job done. we have no other option. >> that was dana jacobsen reporting. with millions of americans shut in because of the coronavirus the past few months, an old favorite made a comeback, the jigsaw puzzle. they're so popular you may have trouble getting your hands on one. nancy chen went on a hunt. >> reporter: like so many americans, mar city and lyndsay are spending plenty of time with their family. >> we came up to our parents' house in maine and have been here ever since with my brother quarantined. >> reporter: the boston-based couples working f stops each night at 6:00. that's when family members and
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the puzzle pieces start fitting together. >> close out a day of work and go to something that feels comfortable at a time when things are not and things are up in the air, i think that probably provides a whole lot of good feelings for people at a time when they really need it. >> reporter: jigsaw puzzles are providing welcome relief for paemz looking to pass time together and sales are skyrocketing. >> here we have some people that are getting orders off the shelf to ship out. >> reporter: puzzle warehouse, the largest distributor of puzzles in the country says its business is up 2000% compared to the same week last year. >> this is remarkable. you've never seen anything like this. >> no one's ever seen anything like this. it's really amazing. >> reporter: company owner brian wade said they're on a two-week delay. they've added 30 employees to keep up with the demand. >> it's literally thousands of orders a day. for a visual, we're shipping out more than full tractor-trailer a day for completed orders. >> reporter: puzzles are a great
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the rolling stones haven't released a song in eight years until this one. this ♪ ♪ living in a ghost town, complete with a video featuring a fish eye view of empty streets, screens the headline of our times. ♪ living in a ghost town epor a bieber captured the other, endle endless selfies. "stuck with you." if that's not enough of a mirror on our lives, there's the up beat covid collaboration of michael, bare naked ladies to remind us all we've just got to be patient. ♪ and let's enjoy this combination ♪ >> reporte there is a new bloss pandemic pot.
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♪ so we are 6 feet apart >> reporter: on spotify, one of the largest streaming platforms, there is a virus play list. it contains nearly whe mefhe arebiul -- ♪ my my my my corona ♪ would you be my corona >> reporter: this stands the test of time. what does that say so many artists are trying to figure out a way to somehow write about this? >> people have tried to make sense of this kind of catastrophe for a very long time in song. this is nothing new. >> reporter: a history professor at princeton university says what is new is the tone of manye says differs from the doom and gloom of pandemics passed.
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take the 1919 influence of blues. ♪ ♪ a song performed by essie jacobs. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: but the outbreak of, you guessed it, the spanish flu. >> people were dying everywhere. death was creeping through the air. the rich sure were sad. that's a great line. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: then there's blind willie johnson whose song "jesus is coming soon" made the flu seem like the end of days. >> you better close your public schools until the events of death have ended. >> reporter: could have been written yesterday. >> while the whole world is social distancing. same thing, historical. >> reporter: some songs become an anthem for a crisis even if they weren't written specifically about it. like after the aids crisis. >> the one song that i
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een.mbered out of a o t is anotherne bit the dust. ♪ and now i've got, another one bites thdusth ♪ >> that's a tough song. it's not sentimental. >> reporter: during our current crisis, though, many of the songs have a softer touch. like jewel's early release of this song of her upcoming album. >> one thing i've learned in my life is the darkest of times is the most fertile opportunities. ♪ because i can't always be grateful ♪ >> reporter: the song grateful was written before the pandemic but she says it reminds her of overcoming another adversity years ago. >> i became homeless because i wouldn't have sex with the boss. i started living in my car, my car got stolen, and i was homeless for a year. so i have really learned to see these are the times that shape us. it's not fun and it's not comfortable, but we wouldn't
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change otherwise. ♪ no one can take the love from my heart ♪ >> reporter: she started an online concert and talk s talksl health andndfulnconcerned h lon covid made us all think about self-care a little bit more. >> so this is really a time we have to come together. our minds are a bit geared to look toward the negative and we have to look harder to see what's actually working and there's a lot working always. so it's just taking the wins where you get them. really having a chance to celebrate them. >> reporter: john bon jovi's idea of celebrating them was to bring his fans into the covid song writer process. he asked anyone to conute lyrics to "do what you can." >> thumbs up, can you hear. n j? >> reporter: including these kids from marsh point elementary school in florida. >> if you put your feelings do you think into paper, sometimes
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they turn into songs. i miss all my friends so i video chat with them. >> reporter: it said so much about our current times. >> my parents try their best, but i can tell that they're stressed. for me to be singing it back to a 5-year-old who said mommy and daddy are feeling stressed, they're learning what that word is through song. that was all very touching. it was very moving. >> just living on a prayer over here. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: so, yes, there are a lot of covid-19 songs. each one matters to someone differently. and each one remains a marker in a time that has changed everything. ♪ when you can't do what you do you do what youuter: hhink you're going to bes we lmore e little more compassion. it would be really great if out
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of this we all learn to be just a little more kind.
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the coronavirus pandemic has shuttered bars and restaurants the world oev. that's especially hard in england where the local pub is also a center of social life. well, one craft brewery in london is taking its beer on the road. here's the story. >> reporter: pouring pints is second nature to peter brown. but never before like this. the massachusetts-born owner of the brewery had to shut most of his business because of the coronavirus lock down. with no clients and kegs collecting tactical beer respon, in which he braves the mean streets of east london to bring socially distant pints of lagger to people longing for the pub. . your pints are here. >> reporter: like any good bar man, he offers advice on h
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py t bes thing that could get delivered. >> repter: brown w oming. earlier this year he flew to the u.s. to buy equipment to expand. so you're getting a brew kit from california to bring here to make your beer, and then the coronavirus hit. >> and then the coronavirus hit. >> reporter: and then boom. >> and then boom, lockdown. >> reporter: across britain more than 60,000 pubs have been shuttered since march. but for so many the billion dollar industry isn't about serving drinks. it's about being able to can you have together adds a community. new government guidelines have seen some pubs turn to selling household essentials instead. e roce to, y guesseere got to stay off and wt to keep functioning somewhere. too?weather has been so nice, >> reporter: james fitzgerald
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manages the duchess in west london. business is down over 60%. >> habits will change and people have got ten used to staying at home and watching tv. people are pining for that. they want to get back to that. >> reporter: pubs aren't likely to reopen again until july, so until then those pining for a point will have to look no further than pete's tactical beer response unit to fill the void. >> it represents more than what's in the glass. it takes you to the time where you werere with your pals and things were normal. >> reporter: and you're t to keep that alive one point at a time. >> one point at a time. what we're trying to do, bring the pub to the people. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning" saturday, london. >> and that's the overnight news for this monday. reporting from the studios of kmov in st. louis, i'm steve saw starred.
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savard. captioning sponsored by cbs frio d ryweeps acrossmeri in dozens of states, outrage over the death of george floyd boils over on to the nation's streets. >> savard: peaceful demonstrations demanding justice by day, collapsed into chaos at night. leaders search for answers. >> we are asking for peace. we're not asking for patience. >> savard: the president's words adding to the frustration. >> my administration will stop mob violence, and will stop it cold. >> he speaks and he makes it worse. >> savard: plus, crises converge-- protests and a pandemic add to the tension. and, with america on edge, the world watches. >> this is the final straw. we're seeing more and more

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