on cbsn bay area. "cbs this morning" is up next. have a great wednesday. ♪ good morning to you and welcome to "cbs this morning." it's wednesday, june 24th, 2020. i'm gayle king with anthony mason anddokoupil. summer surge. dr. fauci warns coronavirus isn't going away. president trump says yes it is and holds another packed rally with supporters. we'll look at a disturbing new rise in hospitalizations across 14 different states. surprising turn. the fbi says the noose found in bubba wallace's garage had been there for months. the nascar star joins us to talk about that and how to address racism. john bolton tells norah o'donnell why he believes

president trump has no grand strategy to keep america safe, and his message to critics who call him a liar. sound and fury. the mystery behind a huge boom in the use of illegal fireworks in america's cities. why many people are losing sleep over it, literally. first here is today's eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. >> getting back to normality is going to be a gradual step-by-step process and not throwing caution to the wind. president trump held a campaign rally in arizona as cases of coronavirus spike there. >> coronavirus, right? kung flu. the fbi announced that the noose found in bubba wallace's garage was actually there for months and was not a hate crime. >> it was a noose. it was a noose, whether it was tied in 2019 or whatever, it was a noose. one of the officers involved in the deadly shooting of

breonna taylor has been fired. taylor was killed in her kentucky home. funeral services were held in atlanta for rayshard brooks, the man shot and killed by atlanta police officer. >> rayshard brooks' death will not be in vain, because justice will roll down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream. the major league baseball players association and mlb have agreed on a shortened season. my son gave me this tie for father's day and i told him i would wear it on a special occasion. baseball is back. feels like it's a special occasion. all that. >> ha-ha clinton dix scooting along in his driveway until he sees two bears. all that matters. >> how thick is your skin? you've gotten a lot of criticism about waiting to tell all this information in the book rather than speaking out earlier. >> i'm not saying i enjoy it by any stretch of the imagination. but if you're not prepared for it, you're not going to be heard in the washington debate. >> that will make this interview

easy. on "cbs this morning." >> apple watching will soon be able to tell a user if they're watching their hands long enough to prevent the spread of covid-19 and other illnesses. >> just when i thought apple's best days were behind them, they come up with this. i am sick and tired of singing happy birthday every time i wash my hands. >> announcer: this morning's eye opener is presented by toyota. happy birthday is a good go-to. you can't figure out who how to wash your hands in 20 seconds. welcome to "cbs this mornin morning". we'll begin with an urgent warning about the coronavirus and new questions about the white house response. dr. anthony fauci yesterday said the coronavirus is not going to disappear. he said the next few weeks will be critical as cases surge across the country, but at a rally in arizona, president trump once again claimed the virus is going away. that was exactly that kind of

event that experts are warning americans to avoid. it's a large indoor gathering where few people are wearing masks. jiang has the story from the white house. >> reporter: thousands of young people packed into a phoenix church to see president trump who ignored the mayor's plead to follow city orders and set an example to residents by wearing a mask. and once again the president described the virus with a racist slur. >> kung flu. >> reporter: speaking in arizona which hit a record high of over 3500 reported new covid-19 cases on tuesday, mr. trump claimed the nation had turned a corner. >> we were doing so well after the plague. it's going away. >> reporter: testifying on capitol hill dr. anthony fauci said it wasn't that simple. >> in some respects we've done very well. however, in other areas of the country, we're seeing a

disturbing surge of infections that looks like it's a combination and one of the things is an increase in community spread. that's something that i'm really quite concerned about. >> reporter: president trump's event was the opposite of what dr. fauci recommended. >> plan a, don't go in a crowd. plan b, if you do, make sure you wear a mask. >> reporter: meanwhile fauci and other health officials said the president has never asked them to slow down testing. >> it's the opposite. we're going to be doing more testing, not less. >> reporter: despite what mr. trump said on saturday. >> so i said to my people slow the testing down, please. >> reporter: white house officials insisted he was just joking. we asked the president himself. >> were you just kidding or do you have a plan to slow down testing? >> i don kid. let me tell you, let me make it clear. we've got the greatest testing program anywhere in the world. testing is a double-edged sword. in one way it tells you you have

cases. in another way you find out where the cases are. >> reporter: press secretary caylee mcenany says president trump was using sarcasm to make a serious point. today president trump will host his polish counterpart at the white house, the first world leader to visit since the pandemic began. all members of both delegation also be tested for the virus. anthony? over the last two weeks coronavirus hospitalizations have trended upward in at least 14 states, including texas where there's concern the spread is accelerated. more from dallas. >> we're concerned with the trajectory we zoo. >> reporter: dr. mark boom is president of houston methodist hospitals. he says the number of patients hospitalized in that city has tripled since memorial day. >> if we don't work together to bring this curve back down, yes, we're going to have a challenging situation. >> reporter: as the average rate of positive tests continues the

rise, governor greg abbott is urging texans to stay home. >> because the spread is so rampant right now, there's never a reason for you to have to leave your home. >> reporter: texas is one of 26 states reporting an increase in average daily coronavirus cases compared to two weeks ago. cases in oklahoma are up 245% over that same period and 168% in florida. >> this is not about more testing. this is about more spread of the virus. >> reporter: dr. tom frieden is the former director of the centers for disease control. >> the spread is from contact from three or four weeks ago. the spread will continue. >> reporter: some business owners are making changes on your hone. >> you know you're going to lose money. >> reporter: michael owns the cotton mouth club in houston. he closed his bargain out of what he calls an obligation to the community.

>> i don't know how many people have to get sick and die so i can stay in business. >> reporter: now this could affect travel. we understand as cases continue to rise here in the u.s. there's a consideration by other countri countries, a worry about tourists coming in. the european union is considering a ban on american tourists coming in as they begin to open their borders. tony. >> mireya, thank you very much. the fbi now says a noose found in a garage used by nascar's bubba wallace had been there for several months at least. wallace is the only full-time black driver on nascar's top circuit. the fbi determined that wallace was not the victim of a hate crime. they're calling it a misunderstanding. our national correspondent jericka duncan has the latest. >> people are trying to test my character and the person i am and my integrity. >> reporter: a visibly upset bubba wallace says he's angry

about accusations by people on social media that he cried wolf over a noose found in his garage stall at talladega super speedway. >> whether tied in 2019 or whatever, it was a noose. it wasn't directed at me, but somebody tied a noose. >> reporter: fbi investigators determined the noose had been installed as early as last october. they said nobody could have known mr. wallace would be assigned garage four last week. footage from last fall appears to show a garage door pull fashioned as a noose hanging from that same stall. cbs news has not verified the authenticity of this video. in last night's interview wallace clarified that he did not discover the noose himself. he only found out about it through nascar president steve phelps. >> all of nascar's drivers have rallied around bubba wallace. >> reporter: wallace has experienced an outpouring of support from the racing industry since the discovery.

just minutes before monday's race, his fellow drivers presented him with this stunning show of solidarity. >> none of the allegations of it being a hoax will break me or tear me down. would it piss me off? absolutely. that only fuels the competitive drive in me to shut everybody up. >> reporter: nascar says it is, quote, thankful to learn this was not an intentional racist act against bubba. but the president, steve phelps, says it will continue its own investigation into why there was a noose there in the first place. gayle. >> why was it there in the first place? if it had been there for nine months, why no one was talking about it until last week? so many things don't make sense. i'm glad bubba wallace will join us in the next half hour to discuss how he feels about this latest turn of events and his reaction to the outcome of the federal investigation. former national security adviser john bolton is hitting

back at president trump who accuses bolton of publishing classified information for profit. bolton says he cleared everything in his new book, the room where it happened. it was released yesterday by simon & schuster. cbs news anchor and managing editor norah o'donnell spoke with bolton about some of his explosive claims. >> you labeled the president of the united states a danger to the republic. that's quite a charge. how is he dangerous? >> well, i think in the national security field his decision making is not anchored in any discernible philosophy. he has no grand strategy. >> if the president is such a danger to the republic, you left office nine months ago. why wait so long to let the country know that? >> i think it's important to try and explain what i saw in as comprehensive a fashion as i could. >> you've been called a liar t.

secretary of state mike pompeo says you were left out of meetings because he was leaking or he would twist things or he lied. >> mike and i obviously have a substantial disagreement here because i think his department was the ace of aces in the government for leaking things. he has made a decision, which is certainly his to make, to tie his political future to donald trump. i think that's what he continues to do. i feel sorry for him for doing that. i'm obviously not going to change his mind. >> how would you compare the trump white house to previous republican administrations you worked in? >> i have never seen anything like it. when you go out sailing and say we'll know where we're going when we get there which is what happens all too often in the trump administration, that's where it can be dangerous for the country. >> on north korea, president trump is the first sitting president to meet with the north korean leader. the president touts this as one of his great foreign policy

successes. is it a success? >> no. it's a manifest failure. trump believes sitting down with anybody doesn't confer legitimacy on the other side, doesn't give them anything. i think that's dead wrong, and i think in international affairs countries all over the world were stunned that he was prepared to reward the north koreans for their intransigent, unacceptable behavior. after three meetings with kim jong-un, we got nowhere. >> who is the safer president for america's commander-in-chief? >> i'm not going to vote for either one. it's a question of apples and oranges. it's a very bad election in my view at the presidential level. what i'm going to do is write in the name of a conservative republican leader. >> a write-in is not going to win. >> that's true. my plan is to hope for america. >> norah joins us from washington. good morning, norah. you also pressed mr. bolton on

the claims he heard president trump plead with the chinese president to helm him win the 2020 election. what did bolton say about that? >> there's clearly a lot more to this story that we don't know. already democrats tried to impeach the president on inviting foreign interference in a u.s. election by asking ukraine for a favor. in bolton's book, he seems to suggest that president trump asked xi to help him win the 2020 election. so i asked the former national security adviser directly what was the explicit ask -- was there an explicit ask from president trump. he said he couldn't talk about it. he said because of the vetting process, he had to remove some of the specifics from the book. we know that president trump said, hey, buy more of our agricultural products, soybeans, et cetera. the question is what specific ask was there. i think this was a really big story, anthony. the intelligence officials i've talked to previous to this interview are very concerned

about foreign interference in the 2020 election, not just from russia, but china. china has huge cyber capabilities. they're an economic powerhouse no doubt. i think that's a big question mark certainly as we follow this election for the coming months. >> the latest polls, norah, have the president trailing in the election. what did mr. bolton say about the president's ability to possibly handle defeat in november? >> look, president trump has already suggested some elections are rigged. h raised questions about the legitimacy of mail-in ballots, even though he votes by mail, as does most of the white house staff and those on his campaign. the question is will president trump contest the election in november. and he said he probably will, and that sometimes contesting an election is legitimate. bolton worked on the george w. bush campaign. in this particular instance he said he would hope, if trump lost, the republican party would tell trump that he needed to leave office as they did with

richard nixon. pretty stunning. >> it is pretty stunning. norah o'donnell, thank you. tony? >> norah, good to see you up early again. moving on to primary elections yesterday, progressive democratic candidates say they're optimistic about the outcome of key primary elections held just yesterday. hundreds of thousands of people voted in new york and kentucky where there were long lines of cars outside many polling places. now, we may not know the results for days because the pandemic caused a surge in absentee and mail-in ballots. ed o'keefe is covering campaign 2020 for us. ed, good morning. we don't know the results. what do we know? what did we learn? >> what we learned, tony, is election nights in america currently turning into election weeks as we await those kind of results. as we do wait, it looks like two new york city congressmen who lead key house committees are fighting for their political lives.

educator jamal bolden leads ellio eliot engel. bolden has surged due in part to the increased tension in racial justice. carolyn maloney leads the house oversight committee and holds a narrow lead over saraj patel, a liberal opponent she beat in 2018. in kentucky, the democratic senate primary is between moderate amy mcgrath and charles booker who also surged in recent weeks thanks to increased focus in the case of breonna taylor. they're set to take on mitch mcconnell in november. the primaries were held on the same day that former president barack obama and former vice president joe biden held their fund-raiser. mr. biden warned not to take the election for granted. >> we can't be come police into

or smug, that it's so obvious this president hasn't done a good job. look. he won once. it wasn't like we didn't have a good clue as to how he was going to operate the last time. >> the biden campaign says it raised about $11 million last night. that's its best one-day haul. gayle, there are just 132 days left until election day. >> but who is counting, ed o'keefe? we're all paying attention. thank you. always good to see you, mr. oh keep. ahead, have you heard baseball is coming back? yeah, it is. you go, anthony. find out when players will finally take the field after coronavirus delayed opening day for months. we're

>> announcer: this national nouns nuns this national weather report sponsored by toyota.

we have much more news ahead including the final tribute for

rayshard brooks and the latest in the case of the former atlanta police officer charged with killing him. plus, a mystery of fireworks going off all around the country and what's behind this wave of explosions. i've been hearing them here in new york city. you're watching "cbs this morning." ♪ ♪ less oral steroids. taking my treatment at home. nucala is a once-monthly add-on injection

for severe eosinophilic asthma. not for sudden breathing problems. allergic reactions can occur. get help right away for swelling of face, mouth, tongue, or trouble breathing. infections that can cause shingles have occurred. don't stop steroids unless told by your doctor. tell your doctor if you have a parasitic infection. may cause headache, injection site reactions, back pain, and fatigue. ask your doctor about nucala at home. find your nunormal with nucala. ask your doctor about nucala at home. when you think of a bank, you think of people in a place. but when you have the chase mobile app, your bank can be virtually any place. so, when you get a check... you can deposit it from here. and you can see your transactions and check your balance from here. you can save for an emergency from here. or pay bills from here. so when someone asks you, "where's your bank?" you can tell them: here's my bank. or here's my bank. or, here's my bank. because if you download and use the chase mobile app, your bank is virtually any place. visit chase.com/mobile.

(now i have a battery-operated heart pump. my tip is, stop thinking this can only happen when you get old. my heart failure happened at 38. [announcer] you can quit. for free help, call 1-800-quit now. ever since darrell's family started using gain flings, their laundry smells more azing than ever. ah, honey! isn't that the dog's towel? hey, me towel su towel. there's more gain scent plus oxi boost and febreze

odor remover in every fling. gain. seriously good scent. neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair®. we've got the retinol that gives you results in one week. not just any retinol. accelerated retinol sa. one week is all it takes. neutrogena®. treating cancer isn't just what we do, it's all we do. and now, we're able to treat more patients because we're in-network with even more major insurance plans. so, if you've been turned down before, call us now. (woman) with even more is there(vo)atural litter that actuallyat tidy cats, ...your wish... is our latest litter-vention. new naturally strong, with odor-absorbing activated charcoal. 100% natural, 100% powerful. there's a tidy cats for that! ...and we've upgraded her with a sonic shield and holographic-mapping drones.

impressive. there is one more thing. ah... jake from state farm. here's the deal - with the drive safe and save app you'll save up to 30% for being a safe driver, and get a discount just for signing up. well played, jake from state farm. as usual. when you want the real deal - like a good neighbor, state farm is there.® when we closed our wynn committed instantlyeal - to keeping all 15,000 team members on-board. we then focused our five-star level of service to all who needed it. we made improvements to people's lives. we strove to be better and we made people happy. this closure may have temporarily taken us out of wynn and encore, but it couldn't take the wynn and encore out of us. and now, we are proud to welcome you back.

ahead, a conversation with nascar driver bubba wallace about the surprise turn in the investigation into good morning. it's 7:26. i'm anne makovec, and a vote to phase out police from oakland unified schools is happening today. the move comes after two weeks of constant demonstrations over the presence of police at oakland school campuses. the san francisco school board voting unanimously on a resolution to remove armed officers from their schools, and they are going to revise protocols for when staff call police and redirect funding to student support services. in san jose the petition to

defund the san jose university police department is underway. we look at the roadways, and it's getting better at the bay bridge toll plaza. brake lights improving a bit. the metering lighting remain on. they were turned on at 6:20, and things are better. backed up almost to the maze this morning. not too bad, shifting on the upper deck, as you come into san francisco, and 29-minute drive time on westbound 580 to 680, busy out of tracy. mary? gianna, a marine influenced onshore flow cool at the coast, mild at the bay, and heating up inland with sunshine. expecting 63 in pacifica, 75 in oakland, and heating up in concord, 93 degrees for the high temperature. we are going to keep the typical june weather pattern going for

welcome back to "cbs this morning." and gayle and anthony, i am very happy to be the bearer of good news for baseball fans. >> let's hear it. >> we can all finally, finally get ready for opening day just four months late. but we can get ready. the big leagues shut down in march, you may recall, of course, after the coronavirus pandemic began. but now major league baseball says it will return for a shortened regular season starting july 23rd or 24th. and they mean shortened. just 60 games instead of the usual 162. and the announcement comes after -- less than a week -- there is still a dicey situation, everyone understands that. less than a week after the

philadelphia phillies shut down their camp in florida because seven players and five staff members tested positive for the virus. at least three players on the colorado rockies reportedly have also tested positive. but with those concerns, they are going forward. players are due to return for preseason workouts one week from today. and before i get reaction, particularly from anthony mason, i want to point out there have some interesting precautions here. >> yes. >> no spitting. >> right. >> this season. pitchers will not be allowed to lick their fingers to get a better grip on the ball. players will not be able to touch the bases with their hands. it's going to be feet only. but it is still baseball, anthony. you're going to have to check the channels on your tv to make sure they still work for mets games, i think. >> i'm not -- i'm not going to miss the spitting if, in fact, the players can stop, i'll believe that when i can see it. it seems like it's such a part of the game. >> that's not a bad thing. no spitting. >> no. i understand that rule.

no touching of bases i think is going to be challenging for a lot of the players. but i'm like you, i just want to see a ball game. let's get going. that's the way i look at it. >> you said the phrase "dicey situation," i don't know if i want to be involved in a dicey situation on any occasion. i'm still a little worried. people are still testing positive. i'm worried. >> we'll be safe at home. >> yeah, well, we'll stay at home still. thank you very much, tony. louisville police department has fired a detective involved in the killing of breonna taylor. taylor as you know was shot eight times in march when officers conducting a drug raid burst into her apartment. the suspect they wanted was not there. and no drugs were found on the premises. taylor's boyfriend opened fire because he said he thought it was a burglary. the louisville police department says when detective bret hank inson fired ten shots blindly he displayed an indifference to the value of human life, they say. two other officers remain on administrative assignment.

hankison was fired the same day that rayshard brooks was laid to rest in atlanta. he was shot earlier this month. politicians, entertainers, and more joined for the service at the historic ebenezer baptist church. jeff pegues with more on this story. ♪ rayshard brooks was remembered as a father who cared deeply about his family. rochelle gooden is his mother-in-law. >> i look at my grandbaby right there, she's -- she looks just like him. and when i look at her, i know that he's not gone. >> reporter: brooks' wife wiped away tears. so did many of those watching and listening outside. ♪ >> rayshard brooks' life matters. >> reporter: bernice king, youngest daughter of martin luther king jr., spoke about the ongoing struggle for justice. just as her father did from the same pulpit 60 years ago. >> don't stop until it matters that dignity, justice, and equity are a reality for all

black lives. ♪ rayshard brooks' death will not be in vain because justice will roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream. >> reporter: it's been 12 days since brooks was shot and killed by atlanta police officer garrett rolfe. the investigation which is ongoing has turned into a fierce battle between district attorney paul howard and defense attorneys for the two officers. the attorneys say howard rushed to judgment in charging the officers. yesterday he rejected that criticism outside the church. >> i don't understand why people don't think that you can look at a videotape, eight of them, and decipher what has happened. and we were able to do that. >> reporter: atlanta officer devin brosnan is adamant that he did nothing wrong that night. separately, the state legislature has passed hate

crimes legislation that goes to the governor's desk. he is expected to sign it. did you know that georgia is one of four states around the country that does not have hate crimes laws? gayle? >> i did know that because i watch "cbs this morning." this is a very big deal, jeff, that this is heading to the governor's desk for signature. thank you very much. fireworks are disrupting neighborhoods across the country late into the night. have you heard? ahead, why authorities are baffled about the reasons for the surge. plus, a reminder -- you can always get the morning's news by subscribing to the "cbs this morning" podcast. you get today's top stories in less than 20 minutes. you know what we had call that -- a deal. we'll be right back. who said that? the lady at the store. that is not a compliment. it's an ugly, nasty word. and you are gonna to hear it. nothing i can do about that. but you are not gonna let that word hurt you. you got your id? yeah. in case they stop you.

now... ...when you get pulled over... mom... i'm a good driver. ok? baby. don't worry. this is not about you getting a ticket. this is about you not coming home... i'm going to be okay. right? ok, baby. you are not pretty for a black girl. you are beautiful period. ok? don't ever forget that. ♪ i wanted my hepatitis c gone. i put off treating mine. epclusa treats all main types of chronic hep c. whatever your type, epclusa could be your kind of cure. i just found out about mine. i knew for years. epclusa has a 98% overall cure rate.

i had no symptoms of hepatitis c mine caused liver damage. epclusa is only one pill, once a day, taken with or without food for 12 weeks. before starting epclusa, your doctor will test if you have had hepatitis b, which may flare up, and could cause serious liver problems during and after treatment. tell your doctor if you have had hepatitis b, other liver or kidney problems, hiv, or other medical conditions... ...and all medicines you take, including herbal supplements. taking amiodarone with epclusa may cause a serious slowing of your heart rate. common side effects include headache and tiredness. ask your doctor today, if epclusa is your kind of cure.

♪ a master'sdgren, youin chemical engineering., and you're technically a genius... and it appears you're quite the investor. i like to trade. well, td ameritrade has pros ready if you need help, say talking through a new strategy... ... just in case things, you know, get a little rocky? i'm sorry on the upside i think that's waterproof. maybe not... ♪ woke-up-like-this migraine medicine. the 3:40 mid-shift migraine medicine. it's called ubrelvy. the migraine medicine for anytime, anywhere a migraine attacks without worrying if it's too late or where you happen to be. one dose of ubrelvy can quickly stop a migraine in its tracks within two hours.

do not take with strong cyp3a4 inhibitors. few people had side effects, most common were nausea and tiredness. ubrelvy. the anytime, anywhere migraine medicine.

the use of illegal fireworks appears to be skyrocketing in america, and it's not clear why. complaints are soaring, too, during a time when many people are already on edge due to the pandemic, of course. mola lenghi is in new york where the barrage is literally keeping people up at night. mola, how bad is it? >> reporter: well, people have been reporting this problem really from coast to coast. here in brooklyn, folks say that they've been seeing and hearing these illegal fireworks go off almost every single night for weeks. firework retailers say they've seen their sales skyrocket, and that is causing dangerous situations really across the country. they're in los angeles, baltimore, and new york city, powerful displays of illegal fireworks disrupting neighborhoods across the country.

>> it's 3:00 in the morning, and you're waking up, you know, during a big explosion. my baby takes naps during the day because he does not get enough sleep during the night. and he wakes up crying. he used to sleep in his crib -- >> some of them are firecrackers, some sound like bombs. >> reporter: communities nationwide have seen increases in complaints. in new york city, 911 calls about illegal fireworks shot up more than 1,200% from last year. in boston, they rose by nearly 6,500%. in pasadena, a roughly 460% increase. >> it's just skyrocketed this year -- >> reporter: that's pasadena police sergeant keith gomez who's part of the newly created firework detail. >> we don't want people to unnecessarily burn down their home, burn down their neighbor's home. >> reporter: it's unclear what's behind the recent spike in dangerous displays, but maureen vogel with the national safety

council told us it could pose major risks. >> we see a lot of injuries occurring to the people who set fireworks off but also to the people who are around them. >> reporter: in new york city, those concerns prompted mayor bill de blasio to launch a task force targeting illegal fireworks. >> there will be all sorts of actions taken, undercover buys, sting operations, finding where the supply is and cutting it off at the knees. >> i've never witnessed anything like this -- >> reporter: brooklyn borough president eric adams told us the crackdown will be a test of not just enforcement but community engagement. he's urging residents to think twice before calling 911. >> how do you find the right balance and not to be heavy-handed as we did with the nuisance, a nonviolent infraction. >> reporter: how do you do that? >> i think it's a combination of a light touch from policing, but a real interaction with everyday citizens and everyday organizations. >> reporter: now adams there

acknowledged that those sounds that people hear, the fireworks going off, can be more than just a nuisance. for some people who may not know what the sounds are, they could think that they're gunshots going off or they might trigger ptsd in other people. he says he's been walking the sreets of brooklyn at night trying to find the people launching them to try to explain the dangers to them. anthony? >> thank you. gayle, i've only heard -- i've heard one or two, and they are startling. i'm hearing complaints all over the place about them. >> i don't hear them on the upper west side. but i do hear it's a serious problem when you think what it could trigger in people. it's not a good thing, so be careful. or we could break out into katy perry's "firework" song. >> would you do that? >> if you do it with me. ♪ baby you're a firework go and show 'em what they're worth ♪ ♪ can -- sing it, anthony -- ♪ oh, oh, oh

does scrubbing grease feel like a workout? scrub less with dawn ultra. it's superior grease-cleaning formula gets to work faster. making easy work of tough messes. dawn is a go-to grease-cleaner throughout the kitchen, too. keep a bottle in the laundry room to pre-treat greasy stains. and keep dawn in the garage to lift grease off car rims. it's even gentle enough to clean wildlife affected by oil. dawn's grease cleaning power takes care of tough grease wherever it shows up.

scrub less and save more... with dawn. hold on one second... sure. okay... okay! safe drivers save 40%!!! guys! guys! check it out. safe drivers save 40%!!! safe drivers save 40%! safe drivers save 40%!!! that's safe drivers save 40%. it is, that's safe drivers save 40%. - he's right there. - it's him! he's here. he's right here. - hi! - hi. hey! - that's totally him. - it's him! that's totally the guy. safe drivers do save 40%. click or call for a quote today. safe drivers do save 40%. nowtattoo studio gel pencilf. from maybelline new york. smudge resistant. sweat resistant. waterproof. up to 36-hour wear. tattoo studio gel pencil. and in liquid liner. from maybelline new york. people are surprising themselves the moment realize they can du more with less asthma.

thanks to dupixent, the add-on treatment for specific types of moderate-to-severe asthma. dupixent isn't for sudden breathing problems. it can improve lung function for better breathing in as little as 2 weeks and help prevent severe asthma attacks. it's not a steroid but can help reduce or eliminate oral steroids. dupixent can cause serious allergic reactions including anaphylaxis. get help right away if you have rash, shortness of breath, chest pain, tingling or numbness in your limbs. tell your doctor if you have a parasitic infection and don't change or stop your asthma treatments, including steroids, without talking to your doctor. du more with less asthma. talk to your doctor today about dupixent. if your financial situation has changed, we may be able to help. if your financial situation has changed, where does your almondmilk almond breeze starts here with our almond trees in our blue diamond orchard in california. my parents' job is to look after them. and it's my job to test the product.

the best almonds make the best almondmilk. blue diamond almond breeze. come on in, we're open. ♪ all we do is hand you the bag. simple. done. ♪ this smells so good. ♪ big thanks to you guys at home. we're here right now. ♪ we adapt and we change. i mean you just figure it out and we'll do like we do as safely as we can. ♪ i got a new job. ♪ we've just been finding a way to keep on pushing. we're lookin' for a day at a time baby. ♪

time for "what to watch" with vlad duthiers. we've been joking for a couple of days that until baseball comes back, you are police headquarters's pastime. baseball is now coming back, but more good news for you. people have been telling me you're more exciting than baseball. no comment from me. >> did vlad's mother call you again? vlad's mother call you again? >> vitamin b -- i wonder if people telling you, tony, is my mom. but we'll talk about that after the show. >> yeah. >> good to see all of you. we're taking a look at some of the stories we think you'll be talking about today, including this -- bill cosby has won a new appeal of his 2018 sexual assault conviction. the 82-year-old is nearly two years into a three to ten-year prison term for drugging and sexually assaulting andrea

constand at his home in 2004. the pennsylvania supreme court agreed yesterday to review two aspects of the case. first involves the judge's decision to allow testimony from five other accusers who alleged long ago sexual assault by cosby. the court will also review his claim that he had an agreement with a former prosecutor that he would never be charged in the case. in a statement, constand asked the court to consider the prospect of putting, quote, my perpetrator back into the community when he has show no remorse for his actions. now to this -- at least 17 high school students from ohio tested positive for coronavirus after a recent trip to myrtle beach, south carolina. officials say two people who came in contact with those teenagers have also been diagnosed with covid-19. nearly 100 students returned home to belmont county, ohio, from the resort city 11 days ago. the number of cases is expected to rise as more people who went on the trip or came into contact with the students get tested for the virus. the county previously had reduced infection rates to zero.

gayle, myrtle beach saw another day of triple-digit increases for the county which officials have labeled a hot spot. >> and every time this happens, people have big regrets. i saw dr. tom frieden the other day, former head of the cdc. he said, listen, we're all sick and tired of coronavirus. but the virus is not tired of making us sick. i think that's a really good way to look at it, you have to be careful with the reopening. vlad, your next story's about girl power. i know i like it already. i have no clue what you're talking about, but i like girl power. >> all right. let me lay this on you. the pasadena fire department in california is noting a remarkable milestone. for the first time in its 133-year history, the engine crew rolling out of station 34 yesterday was all female. one of the women said it is a moment she will never forget. >> the guys get to experience that every day, and as much as we enjoy working with them and they love working with us, it's really nice to enjoy this experience today.

>> the move isn't permanent. it so happens that the female firefighters were assigned to work on the same day. this trend will continue. the department is hosting a summer program for girls who want to be firefighters. >> i love that idea. there are 150 members of the pasadena fire department. eight of them are women. so that's literally half of the female staff of the department who went. maybe only a onetime thing, but it was cool to see. you got a funny video for us. >> all right. so we usually try to leave folks with a smile. today, get ready for a laugh. nfl safety haha clinton dix can tackle pretty much anything on the field. a new video he posted shows he's not completely fearless. watch what happens when he encounters a bear and its cub. the 6'1"2 1 pounder who played - 211 pounder who played for the bears, can't make this up, runs for his life. homina, homina. no one was hurt. the bears were scared off. >> more scared than he was. >> he's just moseying along, do,

do, do, and all of a sudden -- >> oh, he said, "i never liked that scooter anyway." >> that was great. >> hops off and runs the other way. >> and his name is haha? >> yes. >> there's so many layers of that one -- >> he played for the bears last season, confronted those bears, ran away. he's kind of running away in real life from the bears. not running away-running away, but he's now signed with the dallas cowboys. making a change in his driveway, also in real life apparently. >> all right. thank you so much. ahead, we talk to nascar. just over a year ago, i was drowning in credit card debt. sofi helped me pay off twenty-three thousand dollars of credit card debt. they helped me consolidate all of that into one low monthly payment. they make you feel like it's an honor for them to help you out. i went from sleepless nights to getting my money right. so thank you. ♪

at mercedes-benz, nothing service will do.-class that's why we're expanding your range of choices. many dealers now offer optional pick-up & delivery and at-home maintenance, as well as online shopping with home delivery and special finance arrangements. so, whether you visit your local dealer or prefer the comfort of home you can count on the very highest level of service. get 0% apr financing up to 36 months on most models, and 90-day first-payment deferral on any model. frustrated that clean clothes you want to wear always seem to need an iron? try bounce wrinkle guard dryer sheets. the bounce wrinkle guard shorts have fewer wrinkles and static, and more softness. it's the world's first mega sheet that does the job of three dryer sheets! bounce out wrinkles.

experience the delicious intensity of lindt excellence shop now at lindt.com ♪ there's new quick-dissolve nurtec. don't take if allergic to nurtec. pay as little as $0. learn more at nurtec.com killer attitude. nevor hydration.... neutrogena® hydro boost. the #1 hyaluronic acid moisturizer delivers 2x the hydration for supple, bouncy skin. neutrogena®. (now i have a battery-operated heart pump. my tip is, stop thinking this can only happen when you get old. my heart failure happened at 38. [announcer] you can quit.

for free help, call 1-800-quit now.

[upb♪ i fell asleep ♪ tobut when i woke up. ♪i put everything in perspective. ♪ (boy) hi, do you want to share my sandwich? (vo) good feeds our connections. good feeds us all. hormel natural choice lunch meats. good morning. it it's 4 minutes before 8:00. i'm anne makovec. it could be mask up or pay up in san mateo county. one supervisor is asking the governor to allow counties to collect fines for people who don't wear masks. the fines could range from $100 to $500 depend on the number of violations. a contra county school district is under fire for how the school board is spending money. protests in san ramon after parents were asked to donate $600 to make up for the

deficit, and administrators were given pay raises. contra costa county will reopen more of the economy next week. starting july 1st, indoor dining and more will reopen. gianna with traffic. >> and as we look at the roadways right now, the golden gate bridge at an okay pace. there's fog this morning, and north of there, and limited visibility, and careful as you work your way across the span. as we look at the bay bridge better than it did 20 minutes ago, and metering lights remain on, and delays have dissipated at the toll plaza with the easy ride into the city. m a r y ? heating up inland, 93 for concord's high. 87 in san jose, and mid-70sin oakland, and 67 for san francisco. we will keep the typical june we her pattern going we're all doing our part by staying at home.

that could mean an increase in energy bills.

you can save by using a fan to cool off... unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or closing your shades during the day. stay well and keep it golden.

it's wednesday, june 24th, 2020. welcome back to "cbs this morning." . coronavirus cases are rising. and dr. anthony fauci says it's a critical time. how his message differs from what the president is saying. we talk to nascar's bubba wallace about a surprise twist after a noose was found in his tall deg da garage. >> first, here's today's eye opener at 8:00.

>> dr. anthony fauci told congress yesterday the coronavirus is not going to disappear. >> but at a rally in arizona, president trump once again saying the virus is going away. >> we're doing so well after the plague. it's going away. >> the fbi now says a noose found by nascar's bubba wallace was there for several months. >> nascar will continue its own investigation into why there was a noose there in the first place. >> former national security adviser john bolton is hitting back at president trump. >> his decision-making is not anchored in any discernible philosophy. >> ohio they want to rename a city as flavortown. >> much more deserving of having a town named after him than christopher columbus. some might argue columbus found

america, but guy fieri, he discovered all of this. >> peanut butter burger. super duper weeny. >> the choice is clear. congratulations, ohio, and welcome to flavortown. >> super super weeny sounds pretty good to me. >> i like the grilled cheese, myself. >> give me some mustard and onions. some of that stuff sounds good. >> getting hungry. >> i know some super duper weenies. welcome back to "cbs this morning." tony, good to see you. >> there's a toss. >> take it, tony, take it. >> all right. we're going to begin with this. one of our nation's top health officials issues a warning. dr. anthony fauci yesterday pleaded with americans to remain cautious to wear masks and follow guidelines.

>> right now the next couple of weeks are going to be critical in our ability to address those surges we're seeing in florida, texas, arizona, and in other states. >> at least 26 states have seen surges in daily coronavirus cases over the past two weeks. that includes arizona where president trump held a rally in phoenix yesterday. most of the approximately 3,000 people in the crowd did not wear masks in violation of a city order. including the president who claimed the virus is going away. >> federal investors say bubba wallace was not the target of a hate crime. they also say the noose had been in the garage since as early as october. now, that was before wallace was assigned to the space on monday in a powerful show of support, nascar drivers and crew members escorted him in his number 43

car on to the track. a powerful scene. he's the only full-time black driver at nascar's top level. bubba wallace joins to discuss the latest turn of events. it's good to see you. i want to start with the conclusion no crime was committed. therefore, they say there will be no federal charges. how are you processing this latest turn of events? >> it was a relief that i wasn't targeted or anything, but yeah, i was -- i was delivered the information when it all went down sunday afternoon, sunday evening, and was just kind of -- it was in nascar's hands. i didn't report it. i was just delivered the information. >> you were told by the head of n nascar, you said. they came in an emotional state

saying it happened. how could it have been there for nine months and no one noticed it before? i don't understand that. >> yeah. i'm not sure either. i guess we're all kind of hyper sensitive to what's going on in the world right now, and my crew member looked over and had seen what was in the shape of a noose, and it, in fact, was a noose. i've seen the video. or, i'm sorry, the picture of the garage bowl, as we call it, to make everybody happy here. that, you know, it was, in fact, the shape of a noose. the fbi backed that up 100%. never thought i'd be talking to the fbi, but they said absolutely it is a noose. not functioning, but it is a noose, and they were curious on why that was even hanging as well. >> didn't you say, bubba, it was hanging over your car?

your area? >> it was in my garage. i never had seen it. i never walked up and saw it. >> do you think you were the target of a hate crime? what do you think happened here? i know what the federal investigators are saying here? >> i don't think i was. when i heard the news, i wasn't immediately scared or afraid of whatever it was. so i still -- i don't feel that way. we're all entitled to our opinions, and a lot of people were unhappy with the removal of the confederate flag at nascar events, and some have taken it -- like, we're getting rid of that out of their personal lives. i don't understand that logic on thinking, but you can't help some people in today's world.

but we'll just keep moving on and keep fighting for what's right in this sport, and i'll continue to stand proudly where i am. >> bubba, you've got an extraordinary display of support from other drivers on the track the other day. but i imagine this has been exhausting, all of this to go through. how are you doing? >> uh-huh. all good. >> you're doing okay? >> all good. ready to go to pocono. >> what did you think of that display of support you received the other day? >> it was very touching. >> it was for sure emotional. it definitely was a moment that will stand out for me for forever, knowing the support was there. you know, i know everybody in the garage has each other's

backs, and we, we don't show it because we're competitors. maybe that's considered a sign of weakness and that we can kind of attack on that, but knowing that you have that family support, that's how nascar is. it was good to see, and i definitely appreciate that. >> i really hope, bubba, this wasn't a hate crime directed that you. that would be good news, but i talked to your mom. she said something interesting to me. she said sometimes god will put your enemies in a position that you use them as a foot stole to elevate you and don't let anyone question your character or integrity. do you feel you're being tested? >> well, she is my moms. for sure. i'm being tested each and every day throughout this whole matter whether it's right, wrong, or

indifferent. that's how life is. people want to dethrone you from the pedestal you're on when you have a platform and a voice, and i've got a strong support system behind me including my mom, my sister, my dad, my girlfriend. and so they're all keeping me standing up tall when i get down, and frustrated like i am now, but i still know the path that i am destined to be on, and i'm walking that proudly with my head held why. >> it >> bubba, what's frustrating you the most right now? >> i think that's obvious to everybody, how they want to turn it into a hoax and i was just rational thoughts off the factual information that i was given. >> yeah. bubba, i have to say you seem a little down and frustrated. i'm wondering how you're going to move forward. listen, you have a lot of support from -- you have a lot

of support from people who are cheering you on, who don't appreciate what you've been through. who don't appreciate now that people are trying to change the narrative of this story, and i hope that you will hang onto that, but it is concerning to me you do seem a little down, and upset by this. who is helping you get through? >> it will be all right. >> it will be all right? >> yeah. it will be okay. the best medicine for me will be saturday and sunday when i'm in a race car, getting away from the madness for a few hours. it's good. >> all right, bubba wallace. we will be cheering you on on the track. please be careful and stay safe. thank you very much. thank you for your time today. >> thanks. >> ahead, the push for change within the chicago police department. we'll look at the role of virtual reality training and whether the results are visible in the

ahead, ahead a look at inequality in corporate america. there are only five black ceos running fortune 500 companies. so what needs to happen to change that? plus, we talk to gloria steinem. she is played in a new production about her life. you're watching "cbs this morning." less oral steroids. taking my treatment at home. nucala is a once-monthly add-on injection

for severe eosinophilic asthma. not for sudden breathing problems. allergic reactions can occur. get help right away for swelling of face, mouth, tongue, or trouble breathing. infections that can cause shingles have occurred. don't stop steroids unless told by your doctor. tell your doctor if you have a parasitic infection. may cause headache, injection site reactions, back pain, and fatigue. ask your doctor about nucala at home. find your nunormal with nucala. ♪ ♪ ♪ are made with farm grownal apples as the first ingredient. and key nutrients you want.

so you can have a daily multivitamin free of stuff you don't want. one a day natural fruit bites. a new way to multivitamin. yes. neutrogena® ultra sheer. superior protection helps prevent early skin aging and skin cancer with a clean feel. it's the one. the best for your skin. ultra sheer. neutrogena®. it's the one. the best for your skin. new colgate optic white renewal removes ten years of yellow stains. that's like all the way back to 2010. do the dougie! remove ten years of yellow stains with new colgate optic white renewal. now, every hybrid vehicle trusin toyota's lineupe for you. is available with 0% financing. with fewer stops for gas, toyota hybrids give you the confidence to go farther. and with 0% financing, toyota hybrids are even more thrilling. enjoy more freedom in a toyota hybrid. see your toyota dealer or shop and buy online.

all from the brand you trust. today and tomorrow. toyota. nowtattoo studio gel pencilf. from maybelline new york. smudge resistant. sweat resistant. waterproof. up to 36-hour wear. tattoo studio gel pencil. and in liquid liner. from maybelline new york.

we were talking in the break about the interview with bubba wallace. the contrast between how exuberant he was a couple of days ago and how down he seems. >> we're both still sitting here still very unsettled by it. you can see he feels -- he seems very defeated. and it's so unfortunate, anthony, to have the word hoax associated with this. one, he didn't call attention to this. >> no, he didn't. >> it was brought to his attention. >> by gnanascar. >> for anybody to question it, to say it wasn't a noose, it was a rope pull, whatever it is, to say it's not a hate crime -- i don't know what happened here. but it's very painful to see how personally he's taking it. he says he's fine. but you can look at him and see that he's not fine. i'm very unsettled by that conversation. >> it was an unsettling interview. he's been incredibly courageous over the last week and more. >> yes, he has a lot of support. please let's not, people, forget

that. a lot of people -- >> as the drivers showed -- >> -- are cheering for him. very upsetting. >> tony? >> yeah. i think you guys are right. and if you supported him yesterday, i think you should continue to support him today with this change of events. and clearly he's looking for that support or could use it. and cheer him on saturday. >> yes. i want to continue our coverage of calls for police reform in america. those calls all across the country echo protests that took place in chicago after the death of laquan mcdonald more than five years ago. in 2014, the black 17-year-old was shot 16 times by a white police officer. later a federally enforceable court order mandated police reforms in chicago. adriana diaz looks at whether there's been progress. good morning. what did you learn? >> reporter: good morning. as you said, laquan mcdonald was killed in 2014, but it wasn't until last year that the court order mandating reforms known as the consent decree took effect. now training is up, but critics say that racial bias has not

changed and that chicago police is dragging its feet. [ cheers ] protests raged so fiercely in chicago after george floyd's death, the city raised its bridges to cut off crowds. baked into their anger was deja vu. the same demands followed laquan mcdonald's death in 2014. [ chants ] >> we've been here time and time and time again. >> reporter: arewa karen's grandnephew was killed by chicago police in 2016. she and civil rights attorney craig futterman sued the city and are working with police on reforms. have they been successful? >> it's early in the -- it's early. >> reporter: the 236-page consent decree mandated changes in police use of force, training, and officer wellness. so far, cpd has missed 70% of the deadlines and tons to

struggle to conduct meaningful community engagement, according to an independent auditor. >> we're seeing the same stuff in the street. black people still being killed, still being abused, still a culture of denial and impunity. >> reporter: can bias be eliminated within the system through reforms, or is it time to scrap what's in place and think differently? >> everyone has a bias of some sort. but it's about what you do with that information, and dealing with that. and i think the training teaches us how to deal with the bias. >> reporter: deputy superintendent barbara west says reforms like increased training are working. >> i need him out of here. time is money -- >> reporter: they rolled out virtual reality training for recrui recruits. >> this is my home -- >> reporter: when an instructor demonstrated. >> sir, i need to see your hands. sir, i need to see your hands. >> when you put yourself in a situation, all the training starts to kick in a little bit more. >> reporter: annual use of force

training is now mandatory. before, west says officers could go decades without a refresher. and use of force is down 34% since laquan mcdonald's death. but a closer look at the numbers shows black and hispanic people are just as likely to be on the receiving end. despite a violent father's day weekend, overall crime is at a five-year low. blacks and hispanics account for 91% of arrests. a percentage that hasn't budged in four years. why has the racial make-up of the people being arrested not gone down if you've been reforming? >> if you think about where our calls for service come from, they do come from neighborhoods african-american and latino. >> what we've seen up until very, very recently is how can we do the least amount possible to check a box to get out from under this. >> reporter: how has this experience been on a personal level? seeing the changes people cry out for, being a woman in uniform and a black woman?

>> sure, when i take this off, i'm a black woman and have black children. in terms of the police department, i know it's the right thing. >> reporter: winters says change is taking too long. >> the train is coming. get out of the way. >> reporter: winters and futterman are part of a new task force with police reviewing use of force. while cities like los angeles have seen positive change after their own consent decrees, don't expect one in minneapolis. under the trump administration, the department of justice has been critical of them. anthony? >> adriana diaz reporting for us. thanks. ahead, a career highlight for the late john prine. see what happened when his final single was released. you're watching "cbs this morning."

ahead, we'll look at the fight against racism and inequality in corporate america. business leader, that's mellody hobson, will talk about why there is a lack of diversity in key roles. and she'll tell us about her own

experience rising from intern to co-ceo of an investment firm. yep, she's a bad ass. you're watching "cbs this morning." we thank you for that. your local news is com g up. good morning. 8:25. i'm len kiese. after months of negotiations, major league baseball is scheduled to return. the mlb issued a 60-game schedule set to start july 23rd or 24th. santa rosa will clear homeless encampments under 101 today. it was supposed to be weeks ago, but two residents tested positive for coronavirus. b.a.r.t. has completed the track replacement schedule that

started in april. it was finished early so service shutdowns on the fourth of july will no longer be necessary. and checking the roadways right now, the golden gate bridge, a few more cars, and traffic on the southbound side into san francisco, and foggy as well, limited visibility, just north of the golden gate, and careful traveling through there. first reports of a trouble spot on the lower deck of the bay bridge. eastbound at the treasure island tunnel. looking like a two-car crash. one vehicle may have flipped over. it's blocking the right lane. chp and emergency crews headed to the scene. on the west side, headed into the city, no delays or traffic right now, things are quiet at the toll plaza, and cal train, 2:15 terminated at sunnyvale because of mechanical problems. big temperature spread from the coast to the inland locations, and about a 30- degree temperature difference from the coast to the inland spots. cool and cloudy at 63 degrees in pacifica. 67 in san francisco. around the bay, mild day. mild 70s in oakland. 93 for concord as well as volkswagen today.

you'll get 2 years or 20,000 miles of scheduled carefree maintenance. 3 years or 36,000 miles of 24/7 roadside assistance. 4 years or 50,000 miles bumper-to-bumper limited warranty. 5 years of connected services. and for 6 years you won't have paid any interest. down the road, you'll be grateful you bought a volkswagen today.

welcome back to "cbs this morning." time to bring the stories that are the "talk of the table." you know the drill. we pick a story to share with each other and all of you. gayle is going first. >> okay. i'm talking about wendy brown. what is wendy brown? she's a black woman who lives in shaker heights, ohio. she said somebody called police on her kids who were playing football in the street. so the police showed up, they did something very unexpected -- look at this -- they joined in the game. wendy brown then captured it on her cell phone. one of the responding officers told her we don't know who called the police on the kids. he said, we used to play in the streets as kids and decided to join in. she said she doesn't know the

officers' names. what a great message this sends -- >> nice catch! >> we don't know why they called police. everybody used to play -- i love this picture. everybody use today to play in the streets when -- use today to play in the streets when we were kids and we would ride our bikes to the store alone d. all th. did all that stuff. >> the cops looked like they were having a great time. grammy winner john prine just scored his first number-one single with his final recording. ♪ i've been down this road before i remember every tree ♪ >> "i remember everything" was release tuesday month. it debuted at the top of billboard's rock digital sales chart. he died after a battle with coronavirus, as we've reported. this is really wonderful because they recorded this at john prine's home for a documentary that they were doing. he was halfway through a new album and decided to do the song.

we are lucky we have this. >> you know, when i saw this on the news this morning, i -- tony, did you think this, too -- i thought, i know exactly what anthony mason's going to choose for "talk of the table." did you think that? >> i'm sorry it's his last -- >> i had the same thought. -- >> i'm sorry it's his last song. >> you spent time with him. you knew him. so i knew you were going pick that one. >> all right. who's next? >> tony dokoupil -- >> anthony mason was one of the many people who discovered john prine during his life. and now many of us are discovering him posthumously and enjoying it very much. so anthony mason, thank you for turning our heads. >> true. i am giving people a deeper dive on something at the top of the 8:00 hour. this is the guy fieri/columbus ohio renaming it flavortown story. fans of "diners, drive-ins, and dives" can probably get on board with the idea. some people in columbus, ohio, want to rename that state capital to honor hometown chef

guy fieri instead of christopher columbus. there's an online petition -- this is a serious business here. they want to change the name to flavortown. fieri calls himself the mayor of flavortown, by the way. it's a fictional food utopia. he was born there in columbus, and 72,000 people have signed the petition calling for the columbus name to be thrown out and for the fieri name to be brought in. the idea is that the name of columbus is tarnished, and the name of fieri is not. but from a culinary perspective, there are some people who would disagree. you may recall that fieri was the subject of one of the most famous and scathing pieces of restaurant reviews in "new york times" history about a decade ago. >> i do remember that. >> apparently he's recovered with the hometown crowd, though, gayle. >> he's recovered, and people love him. he's got a larger-than-life personality. i've eaten his food. it's very good. i'm not surprised he has a lot of support.

when people say "where are you from?" "flavortown, ohio." does it have a ring? flavortown, ohio. >> so many columbuses in america. flavortown stands out. >> we'll see how that goes. >> it would stand out. all right. add your names to the petition. noted. very good. moving on -- the national debate over racism is also highlighting something else -- the glaring inequalities in corporate america. out of the 500 largest companies in this country, only five are run by black ceos. mellody hobson is the co-ceo and president of ariel investments. she's pushed for more diversity in corporate america for years now. she's also on the board of jpmorgan chase, starbucks, and quibi. we should point out that viacomcbs is an investor in quibi. we've got mellody joining us. good morning. there's so much to talk about right now. >> good morning. >> i think the thing we should begin with is that -- good morning -- is that discrepancy between all of these corporations, including very big ones coming out and supporting

the black lives matter movement, but then if they hold up a mirror, they don't have many executives of color in their upper reaches. where is the disconnect there? >> you point out an excellent point, and that is that words are cheap. they're talking about this issue. now they have to back it up. this issue has been one where we've seen more lip service than elbow grease in my opinion. and companies right now have to get their houses in order. people are going to holds these institutions accountable, and the place that it starts is the board of directors. the board of directors have to hold the leaders of these organizations accountable around these issues of diversity, which they state on their own are vital to the long-term success of the business. >> so how would that work? you mention ceo pay packages potentially being tied to outcomes on diversity. how would you reward meeting

those targets? >> in corporate america, we know a lot about incentives. and you get what you incent. first and foremost, we need incentives around these issues of diversity. but we have to start with the math. i love the saying "math has no opinion." what do we need to do? count. we have to count and start with people. look at people across your organization, across ethnicities from the top to the bottom. what do the numbers look like, and you must set targets. we're also used to targets. next, look at your purchasing. where do you do your business? are you inclusive of minority businesses? and last, the third p, philanthropy. where do you give your money? we're hearing a lot about philanthropy now, but to me that's the tail that's wagging the dog. that's external. we need to go back internal, again fix your own house. >> yeah. you made a rise in corporate america. when you think about your own experiences and if you could talk about it for us, are there

obstacles or challenges that you came across that could be removed as we change these policies and open up corporate america to a broader set of workers? >> well, some of it is just actually just a point of view that people have. oftentimes when you walk into a room, you have to prove yourself. you have to show that you're smart. and that's unfortunate that the burden of proof is on you, the african-american executive. i think for me, perseverance, persistence, hard work, those things made a huge difference. and just from my own well-being, i often remembered that my plight is not as hard as that of my ancestors'. i think about that fact on my worst day, i'm not in a field picking cotton. that does keep me centered on the job that is at hand. in terms of removing these obstacles, counting will make a difference. if you can see -- people talk about being colorblind. i did a ted talk in 2014 about being color brave. don't ignore someone's ethnicity, their diversity, et

cetera. see it. if you see it, then you'll miss -- you'll understand where it's absent in your own surroundings. >> yeah. i can imagine some people being talented by that idea, though. they say, look, if we just treat everybody equally, then the outcomes will speak for themselves. if we start seeing people and being color brave, as you say, isn't that reverse racism? that's the phrase i can imagine being shouted at the tv right now. what do you say to that? >> i wish people were treated equally, but that's not the case in our society. there is systematic racism in our society. recent events and the civil unrest we've seen in the streets proves it. not to mention the fact that i know when i walk in the room my race is one of the first things that people see. i'm black first. and so to say that you can be colorblind, to say that all things are equal, i think is just not -- it's just not true. it's just not the way the world works. >> yeah. what's the timetable

realistically that we should hold corporate america to to make these changes? >> certainly there's a sense of urgency right now. and i think we have to capture this moment. it's very, very important that we not let this moment go. i think right now corporations need to do the work to understand they, again, need to set the targets. not just make the statements but hold their leaders accountable. and i think if we do that, we could see a dramatic change in the next three to five years. and that change will be meaningful for generations to come. >> yeah. right now, mellody, it seems we have a lot of talk and not a lot of action. you've got some good ideas for turning that talk into action. mellody hobson, thank you so much. i appreciate you being with us. and ahead, jamie yuccas talks to women's rights activist gloria steinem about a revealing play based on her life and the actress who please [upbeat music] ♪ today was the day that i put everything in perspective. ♪

♪ i fell asleep but when i woke up. ♪ (boy) hi, do you want to share my sandwich? (vo) good feeds our connections. good feeds us all. hormel natural choice lunch meats.

for more than 50 years, gloria steinem has been fighting for women's, quality. she's recognized for her role in the women's liberation movement. now she's the subject of a new play debuted friday on pbs called "gloria: a life." it sheds light on her personal struggles, groundbreaking work,

and her belief sexism and racism are intertwined, making the play as relevant as ever. jamie yuccas sat down with steinem along with christine lahti, the oscar and emmy and golden golden globe-winning actress who plays steinem. [ chants ] >> reporter: "gloria: a life" features an all-women cast playing both male and female roles with christine lahti in the lead. >> if we publish your article saying women are equal human beings -- >> we'll have to publish one right next to it saying women are not equal in order to be objective. [ laughter ] >> you can't make this stuff up. >> reporter: the play pulls back the curtain on steinem's path to outspoken activism that began in the 1960s. >> i no longer accept society's judgment that my group is second class! [ cheers ] >> reporter: the whole point of doing this play was so that people could go to this play and

say if gloria steinem can do it and change the world, i can do it. >> i'm not very conscious of my impact on the world, but i fall in love with an idea of something that could change. and that is so intoxicating. >> like so many women, i am living the unlived life of my mother. >> reporter: steinem pushed back at the sexist constraints that held her mother back in the 1950s. >> this is my mother, ruth. >> reporter: the message resonated with lahti. >> we both. our mothers didn't matter in a way that they were treated. it wasn't until second-wave feminism that i learned, oh, that gender stuff, that race stuff is all made up. we're taught these social constructs that have nothing to do with reality. >> reporter: steinem crusaded for change during the liberation movement in the 1970s. she co-founded "ms." magazine which tackled taboo subjects like domestic violence and equal opportunities in the workplace. >> sexual harassment isn't even

a term then. it's just called life. >> reporter: steinem has always understood that sexism and racism are intertwined. in the play, it's revealed that steinem's work was inspired by friendships with african-american feminists. [ applause ] she pays tribute to them on stage. when you look at the black lives matter movement and see that it's started by women, what do you think about that? >> well, i wish the world knew it. so i'm both celebrating how far we've come and always saying "but, did you know." >> reporter: the second act is what steinem calls a talking circle as the audience shares their stories. >> i have to imagine this has elicited many conversations in families that may never have happened if it wasn't for a play like this. >> gloria says there is healing in the telling. i never reported the casting director who told me the only way i was going to ever, ever make it was to sleep my way to the top. >> and if it were possible, there would be lots more women at the top.

i'm just saying. >> yeah. exactly. i became a feminist in my bones after that experience. one of those "i'll show you, you watch." >> reporter: at 86 years of age, steinem remains one of the most famous faces in the women's revolution, yet lahti reveals her humility remains the same. >> a lot of times people come up to gloria and say -- weeping, men and women, "you saved my life. you saved my mother's life." and gloria says, "no, you saved mine." we're always late because she's talking to every single person. >> i'm not crazy enough to think that i did this, that they're responding to. i am part of a vast movement that i'm lucky to be recognizable as part of. i get this reward of listening to their stories. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning," jamie yuccas, los angeles. >> oh, gloria's underplaying when she said "i'm part of the movement." that is also true. i have admired her for years. and there have many things about gloria stein em, her book, her play, "mrs. america."

a watched something called "the glorias" based on her life. i have new appreciation. all of the things we take for granted as women. to think that somebody had to fight for us to have the most basic of rights -- >> and she -- >> she fought -- >> and she was attacked. >> and vilified and kept going. she still has that sense of humor, as you see. >> she does, indeed. >> sleeping your way to the top -- there would be more women up there. >> if that worked. >> she might be right about that. >> right. on the "cbs this morning" podcast, selenis marizon and leva discusses "my sister: how one sibling's transition changed us both." and before we go, the surprise concert that moved a longtime music teacher to tears. we'll be right back.

"before we go," we want to show you how new york students pulled off the ultimate surprise for their chorus teacher who's retiring. ♪ ♪ until we meet again >> wow. >> the fifth graders there performed a surprise concert outside carol horrigan's house. horrigan had been, is higheri r after 34 years. because of the coronavirus, she was not able to say good-bye to the students. the school shut down before she could. they showed up and asked them to conduct one last time. this is the power of teaching and the power of music, guys. >> yes. >> so lovely. >> that's one of the sweetest things i've seen, tony. as we know, you know about good teachers -- use were sharing last week about your mom retiring. you know the difference that teachers make in students'

lives. we've all got a favorite one. >> one good teacher can change your life. >> yes. to show mrs. horrigan you are not forgotten. we love you. job well done. that will do it for us. we'll see you tomor w here - why choose invisalign over other aligners? - only invisalign treatment uses smarttrack technology. it moves teeth more comfortably and predictably than ordinary aligners. so i can create custom treatment plans for every smile. so i can create custom sfx: dog bark sfx: confetti popper popping sfx: bubbles when we can't be close, we can still be close.

good morning. it's 8:55. i'm len kiese. a vote to phase out police from oakland unified schools will happen today. the move comes after two weeks of demonstrations over the presence of police at oakland unified schools. the san francisco school board voted unanimously to remove armed officers from campus. they will also redirect police funding to student support services. in san jose a petition to defund the san jose state police department is gaining

momentum. they want a review board to oversee police actions. the bay bridge, chp has a traffic alert, two-car crash with one vehicle overturned on the lower deck of the bay bridge, san francisco into the city. the upper deck, and you can see traffic is moving slow there there. significant delays because of that two lanes blocked eastbound before the tunnel. i will show you the maps right now, two right lanes blocked until further notice. you also cannot access the onramp working your way to the bay bridge as well on the treasure island exit. my recommendation if you need to head from san francisco to the east bay, you need to take the san mateo bridge. no delays there. a cool day at the coast, mild around the bay, and heating up inland. big temperature spread this afternoon the daytime highs, looking at 93 degrees in concord, and fairfield, 87 in san jose, mid-70s for oakland. 67 in san francisco, and 63

wayne: ha ha, i got you! - what's up, wayne? - i'm going for door number two. jonathan: it's a trip to ireland. gold rush! cat: it's going good. wayne: or is it? jonathan: it's a new motorcycle! tiffany: aw, yeah. - the box. jonathan: $20,000. wayne: who wants some cash? jonathan: it's time for "let's make a deal." now here's tv's big dealer, wayne brady. wayne: hey, america, welcome to "let's make a deal." wayne brady here, thank you for tuning in. let's get this thing started. who wants to make a deal? who wants to make a deal? jody, you do, you do. everybody else, have a seat. i'm going to start off with my man jody right here. how are you, sir? - good. wayne: everybody, have a seat, have a seat. this is a great outfit, the sparkles. what do you do? - i am a fitness consultant.