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president trump has spoken fondly of his father. >> fred trump was the smartest and hardest working map i ever knew. >> reporter: yu but mary trump said he was often cold to his children and that shaped the real estate mogul's world view. she writes the president was worried about getting in getting into the university of pennsylvania. so he ep listed someone else to take the test for him. the family tried to block the release of the book. a friend of mary trump spoke to cbs news on her behalf. >> she wants people to be aware of who's in office, who's running the country, who's one of the most powerful people in the world and how he became the way he is fltd. >> while president trump ignored
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questions about the book tuesday, he said father was s. inso waited so long. she said she previously believed she would be painted as a disgruntled family member who only wanted to cash in. >> paula reid at the white house. million law enforcement agencies are refusing to enforce mandatory mask orders. it's a problem in texas where a growing number of sheriffs departments claim they just ne smablypp he man power. or r now he was full of regret. after allowing members to embrace when his chump reopened in may.
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more than 50 people who were there have coronavirus. including the pastor himself. >> i wish i could go back and make a different decision now but unfortunately i can't do that. >> only about half of his kopg gapts were wearing a mask. it was before the governor's maup date to wear them. now the idea is to fine offenders as much as $250. violators can't be jailed or detained and police in several counties have said they will not enforce the nacogdoches sheriff he doesn't want to write tickets. >> we're not anti-mask. our jail staff has been wearing masks since this thing started. we have seep the prered wings vengs of it helping keep the coronavirus out of nacogdoches.
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>> reporter: but on tuesday the texas education agency said it would require masks for students over the age optical ten. some parents are opposed to it but everyone should get used to it says the ceo of the texas medical center. >> we're the only ones who can stop it. so asking is not a weak deal or a couple of months you get used to pet odors in your car.
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mask orders, social distancing, stay at home regulations, all that leaves a lot of people bored and lonely. susan spencer went out looking for fun in the age of corona. >> how y'all doing out here tonight? ♪ >> reporter: country music superstar alan jackson has sold 60 million albums worldwide. ♪ ♪ but there ain't no cure for the summertime blews ♪ >> reporter: but last month he did something perhaps even more remarkable. >> just grad to get out of the house and have a good time, i think. >> reporter: on back-to-back nights in alabama, jackson played to the largest american concert crowd since the pandemic took over our lives. some 12,000 fans in total, all desperate for a break.
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honestly, you could have supping jingle bells, you know -- >> yeah. - excited to see you. >> i heard they drove from all over the country. >> the drive-in style showed took place in vast open field with fans sitting in and on their cars, pickups and suvs. >> felt like a regular show. people were -- i could hear them and they were loud and having fun. >> concert goers were told to social distance their vehicles and protect themselves. but it's not always easy when you're having fun. ♪ ♪ might as well smile ♪ >> i think we're going to see a lot of creativity and innovation in the way peel are getting intertamed. >> this doctor is a health policy researchers at wiel medical college in new york city. he says americans may to start redefining the meaning of "fun."
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>> whenever i think about large gatherings, there's a few kind of risks that i take into account. the first is, is the gather going to be inside or outside? we know outside door gatherings are safer than indoor. >> would you feel comfortable going to a movie? >> i wouldn't recommend my patients do that at this time. >> reporter: would you go to an indoor cop sert? >> that's even more dangerous than a movie theater. in a concert people are yelling and singing along. that means a lot of droplets, even microscopic dloepts are flying out of your mouth and out of the mouth of the person next to you. i wish we could flip a switch and for life to go back to normal. >> reporter: normal these days is anything but. and you may as well get used to
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that mask. >> most public health officials would say that net you have a large gathering, masks should be mandatory. >> reporter: even outside. >> even outside. roimt how do you see college sports returning? >> in a very complicated way. >> reporter: as commissioner of the american east conference in division i college sports, amy has a whole new seat to this new world. >> there's still no clear answers about where we're going to end up this fall. >> reporter: i don't ep very you your job. big arenas could see big changes. staggered entry points, compulsive cleaning, the only thing off the table is your lunch. >> you're probably not getting a hot dog sitting on a tray. it's open for things to find. that will be modified. >> as for the action on the
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field, can you manage a world without high-fives, without hugs? >> yeah. it's kind of hard to believe and i'm so glad i'm not playing. i don't know that i could control myself. . >> reporter: yeah. no spitting in baseball. how do you have baseball? but major league baseball, there will be. a shortened 60-game season, the nfl is targeting a september kickoff, and the nba intends to play without fans. >> a lot of this is how do people feel? do they feel safe? do they feel like they can keep their friends and family safe if they go out? >> reporter: then again, these folks seemed pretty happy. so what was the community annou, there will be baseball? >> they were ecstatic. >> reporter: darp is the mayor
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where the numb youth tournament on hold since march started up again in may. >> the number one thing was public safety. we felt like it was safe to go back out, that's when we preceded forward. >> reporter: what about fans who might be afraid to attend? >> this is america. everyone gets to make their own decisions. if you don't feel safe going, don't go. >> reporter: the fans who showed up, followed protocol. social distancing and the number of players in the dugout. >> our governor opened casinos, so being a logical person, if it's safe enough to go into an indoorcasino, it's certainly safe enough to r play baseball outside. >> but as we've learned, circumstances can change in an instant. i guess individual deals would have to decide what to do is one of their players is positive.
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>> it's a monumental task. there's no way to payment that picture nicer. >> if a player tests positive, i think the first step is to self-isolate the player and test everybody else on the team. >> reporter: the doctor holds out hope that one day our care free old normal will be the new normal again. >> look back at the 1918 spanish flu pandemic. after that, you had the roaring 20s. so you can invision something like that hag again. ♪ ♪ yeah >> reporter: in alabama last month it was easy to ep vision. alan jackson has no more concerts scheduled but for a couple of nights, it felt a little like good times. ♪ ♪ ♪ i'm working (announcer) america's veterans have always stepped up.
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the on going pandemic has people finding comfort in the simple things in life like ice cream. here's miryea veal real. >> in neighborhoods west of fort worth, texas, the sweet sounds of summer are delivered by this unmistakable ice cream truck. so years ago she quit her day job and started selling ice cream to spend more times with her kids. when did virus hit she had every intention of shutting downing her business and stieing at home. >> somebody called, somebody called, saw, booked, it was just a repeat. rinse and repeat. >> what is it about ice cream that just is resonating with people right now? >> so ice cream to a lot of people, and to me, it's kind of a comfort food.
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>> reporter: this comfort food has turned into a cash cow for dawson, giving joy to those customers who have lost so muff. >> i have a tinge bit of guilt sometimes when i think about it, because i do know so many families that are not able to make money right now. businesses are suffering. i've seen a ton of small business owners even in my local cities that have had to shut down, are not coming back after corona. >> hello. >> hi, julie. >> hi. >> this is your first stop here but you're going all day long. >> all day. our last event today will not be over until about 7:30.we just d. t teams worki sev ys ek, eight hours a day. >> there you go, ma'am, happy birthday. >> what's better that ice cream?
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it's warm now. i love that the truck said "happy birthday melinda" on it. >> reporter: that all of 2019. >> thanks, guys. >> reporter: every wens since school was cancelled in march, families gather in this cul-de-sac bonding over bomb pops and crunch bars. >> we've gotten to know each it's kind of priceless. roicht it's less about money and more about doing her part. >> it makes people happy right now. i'm super excited and feel fortunate to be that person to bring just a tad bit of happiness to people. >> reporter: miryea villareal, fort worth, texas. >> reid: i'll take a snow cone thank you. th 's i
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captioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell: tonight the breaking news about whether schools and sports will start in the fall. the president threatens federal funding for schools that don't hold in person classes as the cdc announces they will issue new guide lines next week. but tonight the nation's largest school system new york city announces schools will be limited to one to three days a week. what your family needs to know what your family needs to know tonight. plus ivy league schools place all sports on hold until january. the first d-1 plans to cancel college football. will other schools follow? america crosses three million cases. the u.s. sets a new record for most cases reported in a single day: 60,000. with many of them coming from texas, florida, and arizona.
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