>> all right, well, thank you everyone for watching kpix 5 news this morning, and don't forget the news continues all day on cbsn bay area. >> "cbs this morning" is up next. have a great day. ♪ good morning to you and welcome to "cbs this morning." it's tuesday, june 23rd, 2020. i'm gayle king with anthony mason and tony dokoupil. pandemic tension. frustration grows with america's failure to contain the coronavirus with half the country seeing an increase in new cases. how the president is responding as he prepares to hold another indoor rally. >> response to racism. protesters clash with police as they try to topple a statue near the white house. we talked to police union officials in minneapolis in their first interview since the killing of george floyd. what they say about allegations of racism in the ranks.

>> showing solidarity. nascar drivers walk with the sport's only full-time black driver bubba wallace after a noose is found in his garage. why his mom says wallace's story is bigger than racing. and coronavirus checks. the new technology one major airport is doing to make it safer to fly. and why some experts say it's not enough. >> oh, boy. first, here's today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> some people feel that wearing a mask is inconvenient. but wearing a mask will help us to keep texas open. >> as america pushes forward with reopening, half of all states are now averaging more new cases each day. >> we were doing a better job as a state collectively. adhering to the mitigation measures we'd not be seeing the case growth we're seeing today. >> the tell-all book from inside the white house from john bolton hits store shelves today. >> frankly, the information he's

released puts criminal liability squarely on him. >> confrontations in washington, d.c. demonstrators try to pull down a statue. >> police just sprayed something. >> the president referred to coronavirus as a kung flu. the press secretary is defending the use of the racist slur. >> why does he use racist phrases? >> the president doesn't. what the president does do is point to the fact that the origin of the virus is china. >> this isn't your garden variety concert. in barcelona, potted plants were treated to the sweet sounds of a string quartet. >> how long do you think you're going to be doing your show in this manner? because i don't know -- >> i think i can make it to the end of the week. i think i can make it another week. >> and all that matters. >> a day after a noose was found in bubba wallace's garage, this was the scene prerace at talladega. >> all of nascar's drivers have rallied around bubba wallace.

the nascar cup series' lone black driver. >> on "cbs this morning." >> bubba's friends, competitors and on-track foes have closed ranks around him. >> this sport is changing. the deal that happened yesterday, sorry i'm not wearing my mask, but i wanted to show whoever it was that you'll not take away my smile. and i'm going to keep on going. >> this morning's "eye opener" is presented by toyota. >> bubba wallace, you rock. we want you to keep on going. such a tender moment yesterday. >> i love what nascar is standing behind bubba wallace. it's great to see. >> hello and welcome to "cbs this morning." we are back in our studio 57. there used to be a show called "best week ever." i'm thinking best week ever is you because, first we're back in the studio. today is anthony mason's birthday. it's his birthday. when you see anthony mason today, give him a hug. he loves hugs. >> no hugs.

we're not allowed to hug. >> virtual hugs. >> happy birthday. >> it's great to be back in the studio. >> i feel that, too. >> and as new york is slowly reopening, so are we. we're doing it very carefully, aren't we, tony? >> yes. so carefully that i remain at home which is fine by my wife who thinks i look better with no tie so i'll continue to please viewer number one but for the rest of the viewers, i think they are enjoying the fact we're at the table again. >> always good to please your number one. >> i got that no-tie comment, too. >> can't wait till we're back in the studio together. the ongoing protest against racial injustice in america. and the targeting of public monuments that many judge to be symbols of white domination. police in washington, d.c., clashed with protesters who tried to knock over a statue of president andrew jackson last night. jackson has been criticized by protesters for his role in slavery and the removal of native americans from their land. kris van cleave is outside lafayette square near the white

house where the statue, for now, still hands. chris, what do you see today? >> well, good morning. you can hear the sound of trucks. they are installing barricades behind us. the statue back there between us and the white house. it is an iconic picture outside the white house here in washington. just a few minutes ago, president trump tweeted he has ordered federal police to arrest anyone who vandalizes or attempts to destroy a statue or monument on federal property. they could face up to ten years in prison. the unrest began here yesterday afternoon. and it was a marked change from the protests we've seen in recent weeks here in d.c. protesters broke through a fence surrounding the statue of president andrew jackson who was a slave owner and attempted to pull it down using ropes. officers swarmed the area. there are reports they tried to clear the crowd with pepper spray and used a bicycle barricade to push protesters back. a witness tells cbs news she saw rubber bullets being fired. several demonstrators tried to set up barriers outside the white house and declared what they called the black house

autonomous zone, bhaz was spray painted on historic st. john's church across from the white house. it's a reference to a similar space in seattle that president trump railed against in his tulsa speech. the president said vandals could face up to ten years in prison under the 2003 veterans memorial preservation act. it's not clear how many people were arrested here. we can tell you that andrew jackson has a complicated history. he's a war hero from the war of 1812. on the $20 bill and his portrait hangs in the oval office. he's been criticized for his handling of native americans and was a slave owner. guys? >> kris, thank you. we may get a wake-up call about the grim persistence of the coronavirus today when dr. anthony fauci testifies to congress. just days ago he told cbs news he's frustrated. texas is one of 25 states reporting an increase in average daily coronavirus cases in just the last two weeks. the state's governor promises a

harder line on social distancing at bars and restaurants. but there are no plans yet to shut down or slow reopenings. mireya villareal reports from dallas. >> covid-19 is now spreading at an unacceptable rate in texas. >> reporter: governor greg abbott warns that while shutting down the state is the last option, it's not out of the question. >> if those spikes continue, additional measures are going to be necessary. >> reporter: statewide, the number of texans hospitalized with coronavirus rose nearly 60% in the last week alone. while new cases and the rate of positive tests roughly doubled from may to june. steven love is the president of the dallas-ft. worth hospital council. >> we've got a 19-county area about 950 covid-19 patients in our hospital. >> how does that compare to where we were even a month ago? >> it's about a 50% increase.

>> reporter: as cases and hospitalizations climb, mayors and county judges have begun implementing mandatory mask orders, including houston's mayor sylvester turner. >> our numbers are moving in the wrong direction. >> reporter: dr. peter hotez, dean of baylor's national school of tropical medicine, warns houston could be headed toward a situation he calls apockalistic. >> if the numbers continue to accelerate as they've been the last few days, we could be looking at a situation that resembles new york city. >> reporter: the spike in covid hospitalizations is put something frontline workers and their families at risk. >> kind of hoping maybe it's just a cold or something. >> reporter: kayla cordova, and her parents are all nurses from diboll, texas. she was the first to fall ill after treating a covid patient. then her parents and three siblings all tested positive. her mother beth was even hospitalized. >> i honestly truly felt like i didn't know if i was going to

come out of this to even be able to come home. >> dwhoot you say to those people who say the state is open, everything is good? >> a lot of people need to take it seriously. i don't wish this on my worst enemy and it's at least ten times worse than the flu. >> reporter: meanwhile, the one-time epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, new york city, they have moved into phase two. so that means that restaurants have outdoor seating available. retailers are now opened up with limited capacity. and then you have barber shops and salons even open which i'm sure makes everybody with coronavirus here very excited about this. however, there are some strict guidelines on masks and social distancing. tony? >> yeah, we don't want to see another spike here or anywhere else. mireya, thank you. president trump will speak at an indoor event in arizona today. that's one of the most dangerous states for the coronavirus. since the president's tulsa rally, two more campaign staffers have tested positive. and another complication for the

president. face coverings are mandatory in phoenix. that's where he will be speaking. weijia jiang reports now from the white house. >> reporter: president trump is expected to address a crowd of 3,000 students for trump in phoenix. all of whom had to agree not to hold organizers or the venue liable if they contract covid-19. even as white house officials downplay the threat of the virus. >> there is no second wave coming. >> reporter: the administration said yesterday it was because of coronavirus that it needed to extend a ban on immigration to protect u.s. jobs and suspend certain work visas through the end of the year. following that announcement, the president plans to stop by yuma today to mark the completion of 200 miles of his border wall. highlighting his campaign promise to stop illegal immigration. meanwhile it is his campaign relaunch that continues to spark controversy because of comments mr. trump made. >> so i said to my people, slow

the testing down, please. >> reporter: the white house insisted president trump was joking, but when directly asked, he didn't deny directing a slowdown. >> did you ask to slow it down? >> if it did slow down, frankly, i think we're way ahead of ourselves if you want to know the truth. >> reporter: and then there was this rhetoric to describe the virus. >> i can name kung flu. >> why does he use racist phrases like the kung flu? >> the president doesn't. what the president does do is point to the fact that the origin of the virus is china. >> kung flu is extremely offensive to many people in the asian american community. to be clear, are you saying the white house does not believe it is racist? >> to be clear, i think the media is trying to play games with the terminology of this virus. >> weijia joins us now. good morning. so in that exchange we just saw with white house press secretary kay league mcenany, did she

eventually get to whether the president regrets using that term, kung flu? >> she said president trump never regrets putting the onus on china for the virus but she could not explain how using kung flu does that since it does not refer to a place. still, she insisted it's the same as saying chinese or wuhan virus and dismissed concerns from asian american advocacy groups who say it is racist when an administration official used the term back in march at the time, white house adviser kellyanne conway said it is highly offensive. tony? >> i remember that exchange well. weijia, thank you very much. anthony? >> the funeral for rayshard brooks will be held today in atlanta, georgia. completing a two-day celebration of his life. his widow joined hundreds of mourners at a public viewing yesterday paying their respects. brooks was shot dead when police confronted him earlier this month. garrett rolfe was fired after

the shooting. he now faces felony murder and other charges. his partner, officer devin brosnan, is accused of aggravated assault. brosnan says brooks' death is a tragedy but he believes that he did not do anything wrong. first on "cbs this morning," the head of the minneapolis police union is repeating his condemnation of the black lives matter movement. lieutenant bob crowell is president of the police officers federation of minneapolis. we spoke to him yesterday in his first interview since four fellow officers were charged in george floyd's killing. you call the black lives matter a terrorist organization. what do you mean by that? >> well, our governor said it was an act of domestic terrorism during the riots, and i think viewership -- anyone that watched anything occur in minneapolis in the following week can make their own conclusion. >> no, but i want you to respond about why -- i'm taking the governor out of the conversation

for a second. i want to know why you called it the black lives matter movement a terrorist organization. >> when you see arson taking place, windows being broke, molotov cocktails being thrown, the police being shot at with live gunfire, thrown rocks and bricks at them, burning down a police precinct, the riot conditions, that was a form of domestic terrorism, in my opinion. >> we should point out that the minnesota governor, tim walz did not call the black lives matter organizers domestic terrorists. he said the protests were being hijacked by domestic terrorists. we'll have much more with our interview with kroll and other minneapolis officials ahead. they respond to comments made by the police chief on "60 minutes" sunday night and tell us to their first reaction of the video of george floyd's death. he was joined by three other officers.

we covered a lot of ground so there's a lot to discuss. >> there's a big difference between calling someone a domestic terrorist and saying it's being hijacked by them. the justice department is investigating a racist message targeting the only full-time black driver in nascar's top circuit. drivers showed solidarity with bubba wallace by escorting his car onto the track before yesterday's race at alabama's talladega superspeedway. on sunday, a noose was found hanging in wallace's garage stall at the racetrack. national correspondent jericka duncan reports on reaction from the racing community and from wallace's mother. >> here's bubba wallace. >> reporter: it was an emotional finish at monday's geico 500 race. he placed 14th, but as spectators in black lives matter shirts greeted him with cheers, he calls the race a win. >> this is probably the most badass moment right here.

it's been tough. >> reporter: the fbi joined the investigation into a noose found hanging in wallace's garage stall sunday, prompting this show of support for his peers. >> all of nascar's drivers have rallied around bubba wallace. >> reporter: among those to comfort the visibly moved 26-year-old was nascar legend richard petty. wallace drives for his racing team. >> let's shut these haters up. >> we're going to use this to rise above that. >> reporter: his mother, desiree wallace says her son's story transcends racing. bubba's cousin was killed by police in 2003. his mom says the recent deaths of ahmaud arbery and george floyd sparked her son's activism. >> what is it about this moment that you think gave your son that voice? >> every time a black man is killed, unnecessarily, you know, we relive that. and he probably just finally realized that, you know, i have a platform.

so it's time that i use it. so i am very proud of him. >> reporter: fellow drivers echoed that call to action on monday, including wallace's friend ryan blaney who won last night's race. >> what happened was absolutely disgusting. i'm going to stand behind him 100% of the way. >> reporter: with that kind of support, wallace says he won't let any acts of hatred slow him down. >> sorry i'm not wearing my mask, but i wanted to show whoever it was that you'll not take away my smile. and i'm going to keep on going. >> reporter: in a call with reporters, nascar executives said that it's too early to give specifics about surveillance video. they said any video they have from the garage will be turned over to the fbi, but again, gayle, they would not confirm if they, in fact, have video of the culprit. >> well, whether they have video or not, you know that they're really working on it. i've got to say something about bubba's mom. you can see why she's so proud, jericka. any time a person of color is

touched by racism in this way, we all know that it really stings. it stings and it hurts. but the fact that he's come out and said, i want you to see my smile. i want you to know you're not taking me down. and his mom said, yeah, they're trying to scare you and they can't do that. i love the support he's getting. it's so tender to me. >> his mother was great. she talked about a facetime message from him about the noose and how she said, i could see his face. i could see the disappointment. i knew as a mom, i had to be strong in that moment, but after she got off the phone with her son, she went in the shower and screamed because of just everything that has transpired over the last few weeks. >> because she's still a mama bear who loves her son. bubba has lots of support. >> absolutely. >> thank you, jericka. ahead -- a major u.s. airport is using thermal cameras to spot travelers with a fever. why researchers are now warning many passengers with the coronavirus could still be getting through the check

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three fellow union leaders. that was rich walker sr., sherral schmidt and anna hedberg. can i get your response to what the chief said night >> we believe our membership that we were elected to represent has been unfairly scapegoated by political leaders in our city and state. and they have shifted their incompetent leadership, failed leadership on to us and our members and it's unjust. here is our opportunity to hopefully set the record straight. we will be on the right side of history. >> before this incident happened, we had some great conversation occurring with the city leaders and with the chiefs and we're making some good progress on the contract. so it's just dumb founding to me that one incident we become the scapegoat to having a bad officer. >> let's talk about the incident because it's certainly become a global conversation. i want to know from each of you

what you thought when you saw the video of george floyd and officer chauvin? >> that's part of the problem, gayle, we were not allowed to see the radio. the administration broke our policy, which gives us the ability to review the video. so we were blind sided. we only saw the social media video. in all other officer involved critical incidents we're ts entitled to review. what i've seen of it is only what the public has seen on the cell phone. it's horrific. >> how much more do you need to see to determine, to come out and say this is not all right? >> any human being watch that knows it shouldn't have ended the way did it. we also know there's more to the story. they say he never resisted in the release? we don't know if he never resisted we haven't seen from the time the officer stopped him until the point where he was on the ground. >> but you are all saying to us you can't really make a comment

about this case until you see every piece of video associated with it, is that what you're saying today >> we would just like to see what we're entitled to in our agreement, in our policy is our officer's body cam and footage. it may shed some light. right now we can't make an informed decision regarding the other officers that do not appear on camera. >> can you understand why that answer, what you're saying right now is extremely upsetting to people who have seen this case, heard the charges, looked at the tape that we have seen, can you understand from a public point of view why it's upsetting. >> certainly. >> it feels like the blue wall of silence again that we're not going say anything negative about a fellow officer, even though what we're looking and seeing with your own eyes seem especially heinous and egregious. >> we would have loved to seen more. we saw the initial statement from the administration, which was wrong. and this has been a failed

exercise in leadership here. and we wish we could have an early opinion in this but it's up to the administration to stick with policy and give us what we're entitled to under. policy. it does look and southern horrible. i completely agree with you, gayle. >> how do you think the situation should have been happenedled with george floyd that night? >> i'm not one that likes to have a monday morning quarterback things. if i was there i would put him in a recovery position. once he went unconscious. >> let's address the elephant in the room. how black people feel in your city black men are under siege by white officers and targeted in a disproportionate rate. >> the media's push is to drum up as much racial issues and stress as it is, not acknowledging the fact -- i'm not denying the fact that the city needs to grow.

>> is at it media problem? is this a media problem you're saying? media create this? >> what i'm saying, gayle, what i'm saying the narrative that's being pushed in the media is that white police officers are out on these treats just to kill black men and that is absolutely farthest from the truth. we have encounters with civilians in the city that turns for the worse. that's my problem with black lives matter. i believe what black lives matter stands for but it should stand all the time not just when a white police officer or asian police officer has a fatal encounter with an unarmed person. we're not defending the actions of mr. chauvin. what happened to mr. floyd is a tragedy. but we weren't out there. what we're saying the narrative needs to stop. i want needs to stop. police officers are not out here just randomly hunting black people to kill them. that's terrible. >> we think that's terrible too. all of the officers felt very

comfortable as you see sitting close to each other because they told us they are all quarantining together. we should note lieutenant bob kroll is married to liz collin of our minneapolis station so he has an idea about how the media works. they were all very forthcoming. negotiations between the police chief and union are not happening because price chief has broken off negotiations with the union. lieutenant bob kroll said he and the chief are good friend, they have a good working relationship and he's hoping -- because you can't go anywhere without negotiations. >> the best relationship he's ever had. >> i was surprised to hear that. we'll see. hopefully the two sides have got to figure out a way to get back to the table. we will hear more from lieutenant kroll whether he believes there's systemic racism in the police force. the >> ahead a look at a first in the nation pilot program designed to stop the spread of coronavirus through airports.

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novak djokovic top-ranked player faces some backlash after players at his tournament tested positive for coronavirus. guy gror dimitrov, born jo coric and victor troicki announced they are sick with covid-19. they played in front of big crowds during the exhibition in interesting to see what the results of his tests are. >> okay. got it. we shouldn't play this coronavirus stuff small ever. so you got some young people i hear with big, big hearts. >> yes, yes. this is an update from jamie yuccas. a group of kids raised $100,000 for black owned businesses and neighborhoods affected by the pandemic. 9-year-old cameron johnson and five of her friends came up with the idea to sell these colorful friendship bracelets. they set up the stand at the end of may and sales have gone

through the roof. cameron told jamie yuccas she and her pals just want to make a difference in the world. >> i like making other people happy. >> why does it feel good to make other people happy the? >> it's just something i want to do. >> if everybody could feel like that anthony what a perfect world we would have. >> she thought she would make about $50 which is good for selling bracelets. $100,000 is a lot of bracelets. >> that's real money. vlad, thank you. ahead the dalai lama tells us why he sees reasons to be thankful even in the middle of the pandemic. looking forward to what he has to say. that's coming up right here on "cbs this morning". stay with us. we'll be right back.

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it's 6:57. i'm michelle griego. california's attorney general said he will not take over the investigation into a deadly police shooting in vallejo. 22-year-old sean montarosa was killed by officers responding to looting at a walgreens earlier this month. police mistook the hammer in his pocket for a gun. as we take a look at the roadways right now, busy ride westbound 4, brake lights working your way into bay point. the bay bridge is quiet. metering lights are quiet no delays there traffic lights are good across the upper deck into

the city. mary? gianna, cool at the coast, and mild around the bay, and heating up inland. mid-60s in san francisco, and uppe 80s for ♪ 80s for it's tuesday, june 23rd, also known as anthony mason's birthday. welcome back to "cbs morning news." i'm gayle king with tony dokoupil and anthony mason. unrelenting pandemic coronavirus cases continue to spike as states reopen. why minority communities are seeing more deaths. police response. we speak to police union officials in minneapolis about how to overcome allegations of systemic racism and implement reforms. and change from within. his holiness, the dalai lama reveals his thoughts about the ongoing racial tension and the spiritual state of the world.

>> but first, here is today's eye-opener at 8:00. police in washington, d.c., clashed with protesters who tried to knock over a statue of andrew jackson last night. >> president trump ordered federal police to arrest anyone who vandalizes a statue or monument on federal property. >> we may get a wake-up call about the grim persistence of the coronavirus when dr. anthony fauci testifies to congress. first on "cbs this morning," the head of the minneapolis police union is repeating his condemnation of the black lives matter movement. >> that was a form of domestic terrorism, in my opinion. >> the justice department is investigating a racist message targeting the only full-time black driver in nascar's top circuit. drivers show solidarity with bubba wallace by escorting his car onto the track before yesterday's race. >> he actually can take a drink of water with one hand and the crowd went wild. you might say that's a lot of

applause just for taking a sip, but the crowd actually kept going. >> well, it was quite a moment, james corden. welcome back to "cbs this morning," as you can see, anthony and i are coming to you from the broadcast center. susan sarinski the grand pubah, you seemed almost giddy to be in the studio. >> i was. >> giddy is the way to describe how i'm feeling, #happiness when you look at this face. tony continues to broadcast from home in an abundance of caution. easing your way back in. tony, you're okay though, right? >> yep. i'm doing well. we're all staying safe and i think there's an advantage to the arrangement this week because today is anthony's birthday, he's out of the house

which means everyone in his household can get the cake ready. >> they'd better. >> there you go. we begin this hour with a look at police reform in america, a public call for change reaching its strongest level in decades. a funeral will be held for rashard brooks today in atlanta. his death at the hands of police nearly two weeks ago gave that reform effort new urgency. protests against police brutality began in minneapolis after george floyd was killed there on memorial day. demonstrations quickly spread to all 50 states and around the world. nearly one month later, the city where it started is still working to make change happen. police unions as you know have a lot of influence in the way policing is done in this country, and critics say the police officers federation in minneapolis resisted changes in the past. in an interview you'll see first right here on "cbs this morning" we spoke with the union's president, that's minneapolis police lieutenant bob kroll and

talked to rich walker sr., sheryl schmid and anna hedberg. we asked kroll "what is not being told is the violent criminal history of george floyd" and also a problem with bad policing. do you think there's a systemic racism problem in the minneapolis police force? >> i do not. racial issues certainly need to be addressed and we are willing to work through that as we have done in year after year. many years in the police department, we are all engaged. there are racial issues. is it systemic racism? not in my opinion. >> a lot of people are throwing systemic raceism in our police department. i can tell you as an african-american male, i personally do not believe this exists. our city council is very diverse. we got a black attorney general. we have a black police chief. i am the first african-american ever elected to the minneapolis police federation in 152 years.

you know what i see? i see progress. we're progressing forward. >> i think it's very hard, the only people i hear saying there's no such thing as systemic racism in the police department are police. i don't know how you move forward unless there's some acknowledgment about what people believe. >> we can acknowledge people think and perceive there's systemic racism because that is all that is being said about law enforcement today. >> right. >> it's really difficult to come up with the answer to seeing something so horrific. >> do any of you think there need to be reforms in the police department? >> certainly, absolutely. >> what would you change? >> yes, we want to be a part of that. i think we would be better served by listening to what the community wants to see changed and then work with them to implement that. i think the first thing that we need to do is sit down with community leaders and listen. >> you brought up george floyd's past history. what was the purpose in bringing up his past history? >> well, i did not bring that out in public, and you need to understand the context.

our officers had been literally under fire. they had been shot at five times in the five following days post his death, and it wasn't any intent of mine to question his history. the context of that was a scribbling of what we as a board had been working on in doing, and a morale builder because our department had completely suffered a devastating hit to their morale particularly when the third precinct was given away and i sent an email to the membership, period, and that was not intended to go any further. >> but see, bob, that's the thing. you're calling it a morale builder. the city is on fire because they feel this man has been murdered by a police officer. what is the purpose in bringing that up? >> i didn't even bring the criminal history up. >> you're saying it was a private note? >> that was one small segment of a very lengthy letter and it doesn't say anything about what's contained in the criminal history. >> under what circumstances, bob, do you think a police officer should lose his or her

job? >> should lose? >> um-hum, should be fired. >> that's just a wide -- i'm sorry, but that's just a wide open end of hypotheticals that i couldn't begin to answer, i'm sorry. >> is it so wide? >> we could sit for the rest of the week and play out scenarios why where they could and should lose their job. there's a false narrative out there also that we appeal and fight all discipline and that's simply not true. >> the minnesota police and peace officers association also plays a role in this investigation. it represents more than 10,000 public safety officers across the state and does have a legal defense fund for members, including the four officers that have been linked to the killing of george floyd. the association works closely with the minneapolis police union and help facilitate our interviews. we thank them for that and spoke with executive director brian peters about the way forward. so you're paying their legal costs for all four of the officers? >> yes, all four officers are covered under the legal defense

fund. every police officer, every citizen has a right to due process and it just has to play out. >> what to you would be a fair outcome in this particular case? i know it's not up to you. i get that. >> is there a fair outcome? i don't think there is. the facts of the case have not come out and that will come out in a criminal trial, but it's not for me to say. i think officer chauvin betrayed the badge and there's no excuse for it. >> can you talk about the morale, the mood among the officers? >> minneapolis is suffering. this is to me a systemic problem with the entire leadership. the expectations that are put on cops these days is enormous. deal with mental health, give it to the cops. drug, mental health, give it to the cops. police officers have to try to put band-aids on systematic issues and it's overwhelming. >> do you see this, brian, as a black and whitish u? because the black community certainly does. >> i never saw black and white when i was on the street. >> i think it's great you said you don't see it as black and

white but what you know about police officers, do you think for them it is a black and whitiwhit whitiwhit white issues, do you think there's any truth to that whatsoever? >> police officers are forced to again deal with societal issues that they can't fix in 20 minutes, and we need to be looking at all of the other systemic things that create that divide between a white officer and a person of color. we're still pointing fingers at this point, and not doing anything that we need to be doing. >> brian peters i thought had a touching point at the end of the interview, held up thousands of letters that have come in from police officers and their families saying how much pressure they feel, how they feel unappreciated by the public at this particular time, that there are so many police officers who are doing a really good job and not enough focus is paid attention to that, but once again, you have to figure out a way to reform the department.

we have to at least acknowledge that there is a problem with some of the techniques that are used, people are calling it systemic racism. so it's hard to advance when we can't even agree that there is a problem. >> that's the first thing you have to do. i think his point is also good when he says that police are often asked to do things that society itself can't seem to fix. >> with the mental health issues, absolutely right. >> and to do it in 20 minutes. >> hey, tony. >> yes, i mean both of you make good points there. the systemic racism question is always amazing to me when there's a denial there because black americans are arrested, charged, incarcerated and killed at a disproportionate rate and if you're not saying there is systemic racism that causes that, then what are you saying? we don't have an answer on that. >> the conversation continues. ahead, dr. jon lapook -- the question will continue to be asked and the answers noted. ahead, dr. jon lapook examines

the health factors putting black americans more at risk of the coronavirus. what's done about

we have we have much more news ahead. the world's most important dudist leader is approaching his 85th birthday. we speak with the dalai lama about the impact of coronavirus on his life. how new york city's renowned lincoln center for the performing arts is still finding

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we are back and gayle we got an update for people on a story we mention ad short time ago. three tennis players testing positive for covid-19 after playing in a tournament organized by novak jock. djokovic, world's top-ranked the tennis player. he has just confirm he also tested positive for the coronavirus. djokovic invited other players to serbia and croatia for the event earlier this month. he was feeling fine. test shows he was not fine. >> vlad just reported that apparently he hadn't taken it very seriously in the beginning. we keep hearing this a lot, tony. people think it's no big deal and then they test positive.

they say if you get the most severe symptoms it's like nothing you've ever experienced. another reminder we have to pay attention and be careful. we hope he'll be all right. >> that is absolutely. and that's true. can you be asymptomatic. let's stick now with the coronavirus in our race to respond. we look how the pandemic is affecting diverse communities economically and mudslide cally and this morning we're to concussion on disparities in hearing covid-19 cases spike. dr. jon lapook takes us to minneapolis to show what is behind these statistics. ♪ >> reporter: at fellowship missionary baptist church in

minneapolis the pastor is preaching covid-19. while worshipping remotely he is stressing the importance of masks, testing and pragmatic what he preaches social distancing. >> in the black community the church has always been the place where we disseminate information. >> people don't listen to health officials or politicians but how about their pastor? >> it's a relationship. they know their pastor, right? >> caller: kirsten and charles nixon are two of the pastor's p parishioners. in may their family tested positive. >> we've been living with the fear of this. i was having a conversation with my white neighbors. we were in the backyard talking. i trying to practice social distancing and he wasn't really understanding it. i said to him that he needed to understand that this disease

hits black people a lot harder than it hits white people. >> reporter: when compared to white americans black americans have higher rates of chronic medical conditions linked to poor outcomes from covid-19. 54% have hyper tension, 50% are obese, and more than 13% have diabetes. do either of you have underlying conditions? >> i have pre-diabetes. my parents have high blood pressure and diabetes. >> reporter: kirsten nixon's 86-year-old father is still hospitalized with complications from covid-19. the rest of the family had nield moderate symptoms. black people account for 21% of reported cases but only make up 6% of the state's population. that disparity is echoed across the country. >> people are now paying attention. >> reporter: james burrabout y -

burroughs is working to open up more. in 201710% of uninsured black americans compared to white americans. the epidemic has highlighted how certain jobs can increase the risk of infection. >> there are more people of color who are overrepresented in essential and front line work. which means that they don't have the same opportunity to telework. >> reporter: the pastor says he's eager to getting back to deliver his message the way he used to. >> that will help us heal over both george floyd situation and the covid because then we can come together, we can cry, we can laugh, we can do that together. >> and dr. jon lapook joins us now. those pictures remind us what

congregating looks like. what has the impact been on that community of not being able to getting to in person as a church? >> it's been huge. and good morning, tony. you know pastor said he wants to be able to hug people again. ate time for fellowship. something he said struck home for me. he said the the elderly people in his congregation. sunday may be the only time when they come to church, when they actually leave their homes. they get dressed up in their church best and congregate with each other and talk to each other. we know isolation is very bad for you health. in fact, it increases the risk of dementia. there's only a certain amount you can get from a doom congregation. >> i know. i know. jon i look forward to seeing you in person some day soon too. thank you very much. we'll be right back, everyone.

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welcome back to "cbs this morning". it's time to bring you some of the stories we call around here talk of the take. you know how it goes. we each pick a story we like to share with each other and all of you. tony dokoupil, you're going first. >> i'll go first. from my home table. a major discovery near stonehenge in england will shed new light on that mystery. they have used remote sensing technology and they found 20 huge shafts that form a circle about a mile wide. they believe that the shafts were dug more than 4,500 years ago and they could mark the boundary of a sacred area

connected to stonehenge. so i like a lot of things about the this story. stonehenge is still a mystery. i also like that archology is driving around with machines underneath. i can get behind that thing. a reminder how old the earth is even though 4,500 years ago seems like a longtime ago it's only yesterday in earth time. so fining out what's going on with stonehenge is like finding out what's gone on with all of us. i'm obsessed. >> i think it's cool. such a huge circle. i hope they can dig some of it up. here's my story because we talked a lot about how a lot of sporting events and theaters trying deal with essentially an empty house. some people put stuffed animals in the seats. remember that? an opera house in barcelona, spain went out on a limb with its first concert since the coronavirus lock down.

take a look. ♪ yesterday's concert was played in front of more than 2,200, 2295 to be exact plants. that's right. one in each seat. an artist came up with the idea. the plant will be ultimately donated to health care workers as a thank you for their efforts during the pandemic. what's so interesting about this -- >> i like it. >> beautiful to start with. the piece of pu cc in irini's m "chrysanthemum." >> i much rather have that. >> wasn't there a reaction at the ♪ did the plants rustle or wave? >> during the performance. i can't vouch for that.

you can believe that if you want to. >> i thought twa pretty too. okay. my turn. this is for men of america who are looking for love on a dating app. listen with both ears. if you have a pet cat it may hurt or help your chances. researchers at colorado state university showed nearly 1400 people ages 18 to 24 separate photographs. they showed men in their early 20s holding a tabby cat. the other photo showed the same men without a cat. the women perceived men with a cat dateable but less masculine but more open, agreeable, confident and outgoing than the men pictured alone. that's what the study said. those views don't reflect the views sitting at this table. if you're thinking about dating, dog owners always have great success when their profile shows them. >> people holding a cat would be very popular with cat lovers. interesting. >> you would think so.

something to think about. >> i won't be posting with a cat because i don't have a cat. >> you're not looking for love because you already got it. her name is mrs. mason. not easy to stay optimistic in the middle of a worldwide pandemic but the dalai lama says there's many reasons to be thankful. he's doing a lot less traveling these days because of covid-19 concerns and his age. ramy inocencio spoke with the dalai lama this morning. it's always interesting to hear what he has to say. >> reporter: the word is enlightening. this was my first time. very excited to speak with him for 90 minutes total. we distill this down for you this morning. he is safe and isolated from coronavirus in northern india at his residence there but technology definitely shortened that distance between here and tokyo.

we talked about compassion. we talked about racism in the united states. and we also talked about president trump. while buddhist followers spin pray wheels to accumulate good car marks high in the himalayas of northern india the dalai lama lives and prays. his message of compassion and altruism is unchanged on the eve of his 85th birthday. his holiness stays social from a distance. what is a day in the life of the dalai lama during the coronavirus pandemic? >> not much differences. as a buddhist practitioner, mind is more important than physical. >> reporter: isolation is not new for the dalai lama. he fled tibet in 1959 after china invaded and annexed his country. he's lived in india ever is in but tells me he watches the news

every day. how do you make sense of the suffering in the world right now? >> in america there's new thinking. black people, white people, they are same. they are brothers, sisters. so, on the basis of karma and also, you see different fate, different religion and different country. these are old thinking. >> how do we teach people to not be racists, not to be discriminatory? >> i think we should emphasize oneness, sameness. all this is strong feeling of differences. that's short sighted.

narrow minded. >> reporter: the dalai lama and at the better's 3 million people have been side lined by china. re >> what does washington need to do about ensuring or supporting the future of tibet and its id the at the? >> the president, he mentioned china first. that's uncomfortable. >> would you be happy to meet president trump if he invited you. >> because of my physical, long flight, not easy. president trump come to india. but then sometimes president

trump too much complicated. [ laughter ] >> reporter: and there you hear the dalai lama with his noticeable laughter. on a lighter note also the dalai lama is celebrating i had 85th birthday this july 6th in just less than two weeks time. he's dropping his very first album, it's called "inner world" it's a mix of him chanting mantras along that set to drum and bass. it proves you're never too old to start something new. anthony. >> ramy inocencio, thank you. i love the dalai lama's laugh. it gets me every time. >> i love he says president trump too complicated and then laughs. what did he say after that? there you go. >> coming up, only on "cbs this morning," tony nominated actor and singer, norm lewis brings

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out how they are discovering new ways to connect with audiences and find healing through the arts. ♪ for nearly 60 years lincoln center for the performing arts has been the cultural capital of new york. but in march the barricades went up and this sign appeared saying we'll be back after a short intermission. on its hills silent plaza the only music is made by the fountain. does it feel weird being here? >> yeah. lincoln center about people. >> reporter: henry the timms is president and ceo of lincoln center. >> you can imagine a new york without lincoln center. it stand for the city. >> reporter: when president eisenhower broke ground back in 1959, lincoln center was

conceived as a world class complex. >> i remember the building here. >> reporter: lincoln center's campus now spread across some 16 acres. like a small city for tarts with the new york city ballet over there, the metropolitan opera over here, and across the plaza there, the new york philharmonic. that's just the beginning. have how many different stages here >> 30 different stages. 11 different organizations. there's thousands of different people. millions much audience members >> you're completely shut down. >> the building is closed. >> reporter: in solidarity with protesters on the city streets lincoln center has devoted all of its signage on an entire block to black lives matter. and in weekly concerts on social media, called memorial for us all, it has honored lives lost

to the coronavirus. winton marsalis has performed. and tony winner kelli o'hara. ♪ and tony nominee, norm lewis. ♪ no one here to guide you >> when they reached out saying they wanted to do something for our mays, the our community, our new york, i said yes, i was honored by that. >> reporter: we which was the first african-american to play the phantom on broadway in andrew lloyd webber's ""phantom of the opera"." he sang on many of the lincoln center stages. has it been difficult singing? why is it hard to find the joy in singing? >> with the doom and gloom. people who i personally have known who have passed away.

lowing of my voice, i just didn't want to sing for no reason. >> you're worried about when you'll be back on stage? >> i'm concerned. >> reporter: even as new york city slowly re-opens social distancing is keeping theaters closed. lincoln center is now three months into this brief intermission and no one knows how long it will last. financially, how do you get through this? >> well, with a lot of tough choice. a lot of generous supporters and resilience. at a time like this tarts reminds us we can fine ourselves and happy find each other. >> reporter: for a moment at least on the plaza we ended the intermission by asking norm lewis to perform for us. ♪ >> reporter: he chose "lift every voice and sing" and suddenly lincoln center was alive again.

♪ sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us ♪ ♪ sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us ♪ ♪ facing the rising sun of our new day to be done ♪ ♪ let us march on ♪ tell victory is won norm lewis, bravo. >> our thank to norm lewis for doing that for us. you can see in spike lee's new film "five blood." lincoln center doesn't know when it will re-open. there's no target date even at this point. no fall season coming up. so, so many arts complexes are in the same boat. >> i'm so glad you did that

piece. living on the west side i drive by here when we come here. you see the big plaza. i love him saying the center made me close but what the hearts are open. >> i pass it all the time and it breaks my heart because there's so much creative energy that comes out of that place even underground. ballet rehearsal halls. costume making places. >> tony did you have goose bumps too? >> i did. that was a beautiful piece, anthony. you know i'm interested in the idea that sometimes distance can make the heart grow fonder. the lincoln center complex is closed but are there still people who love it, who are sending their support? i mean financially are they getting a few checks in the mail? >> i think they are getting financial support. this is challenging for even the most solid arts organizations. everyone, you know, is going to need help coming out of this. >> i know you got goose bumps being there. >> i just want music at lincoln

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