tweeted that germany, denmark, norway and sweden reopened their schools with no problems, but most european countries waited for their infection rates to drop before sending children back to class. in taiwan, schools were only closed to two weeks and though there were lots of measures in place to prevent new infections, life has pretty much gone back to normal. but with tough measures from its government, taiwan has had fewer than 500 confirmed infections and just seven deaths. so it may not be comparable to the u.s. in the uk, with the highest death toll in europe, a group of pediatricians said keeping schools closed will exacerbate inequality and risks scarring the life chances of a generation of young people. the professor is himself a father of four. >> were you worried when you sent your children back to school? >> they can wear a mask. they can wash their hands.

they can keep physical distance. it's a matter of self-discipline, you know, and they have to learn it. >> but the professor also acknowledged that maintaining that discipline, as he put it, is much more difficult for younger students. >> holly williams reporting from istanbul. members of congress have their work cut out for them before the august recess. in addition to the normal budget hearings, democrats are pushing for another coronavirus aid package and there's still the thorny issue of police reform. three years ago, the trump administration gutted a program designed to bring more transparency to troubled police departments. catherine herridge has the details. >> reporter: the obama administration launched the program to bring together local police departments and communities on a voluntary basis. when the justice department overhauled the program three years ago, it left one town fighting for data and prompted a lawsuit. captured on video, the 2015 fatal shooting of 50-year-old

walter scott, an unarmed black man in new orleans charleston, south carolina was the community's breaking point. michael slager, the office who shot scott, was later sentenced to 20 years for violating his civil rights. >> walter scott wasn't the first officer-involved shooting in charleston. >> grace be shown for the community. >> reporter: thomas dixon is a local pastor. >> the evidence from the community. the reports from the community were longstanding. >> black lives matter. >> reporter: vigils and protests followed as grief gave way to hope that a new approach was imminent. >> today we're here to formally announce -- >> reporter: a year after scott's death, local officials and the justice department launched a collaborative review of the north charleston police. the voluntary process in which the north charleston police department agreed to participate involved compiling a report. that report would be released to the public along with recommendations for reform. >> the department -- >> reporter: vanita gupta ran the obama administration's civil rights division. >> most americans have not heard

of the collaborative reform initiative. why does it matter? >> it would have been another tool that the justice department had to work with communities and local leadership. >> reporter: but in 2017 then attorney general jeff sessions overhauled the program, ending the assessment process and the release of public reports. a department of justice spokesperson says "the program modifications were made to ensure that resources go to agencies that require assistance, rather than expensive wide-ranging investigative assessments." cbs news found at least 13 jurisdictions were impacted by the changes, including north charleston. >> this administration basically undid the program and left these jurisdictions in the lurch. >> reporter: that year north charleston residents called on the justice department to be transparent. >> release that report now. not yesterday, now. >> reporter: the state's republican senator tim scott also urged officials to release any final or near final findings

and recommendations, but that never happened. >> it was really a punch in the gut to the community. >> reporter: monique dixon is the deputy director of policy at the naacp legal defense fund. >> they essentially told black and brown communities that we're not concerned about how you feel about public safety. >> reporter: the naacp legal defense fund is suing the justice department for a copy of the report. after an official request yielded this document, almost entirely blacked out. >> if we had that report, we would be in the third year of monitoring those recommendations. we would not be in the position in which we're in where residents said that little has changed. >> reporter: earlier this year, another violent episode was captured on video in a north charleston hotel. >> that incident is not isolated. >> five years after walter scott, it's not isolated. and it's because the information that could have got the skeletons out of the closet were

contained in that doj investigation. >> to abdicate the use of this tool, i think, has really underserved the american public, and at a time where so many people are clamoring for change. >> reporter: a justice department spokesperson tells cbs news the issue is not under consideration because they say the draft reports contain unsubstantiated information and north charleston city officials recently authorized a racial bias audit of the police department. >> catherine herridge at the justice department. thanks. the "overnight news" will be right back. you get used to pet odors in your car. you think it smells fine, but your passengers smell this. eliminate odors you've gone noseblind to for up to 30 days with the febreze car vent clip. wow, it smells good in here. so you and your passengers can breathe happy.

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the comp ton cowboys. >> reporter: kierra monique also rode that day alongside her mother and her 3-year-old daughter. >> we stand out more because this is something that you wouldn't necessarily see at any other neighborhood, especially in compton. >> when people think of compton, i think, you know, there are images ofangsgangsta rap. >> reporter: a generation of young black people who learned to ride as children. their motto, the streets raised us, horses saved us. >> each one will tell you in different ways that if it wasn't for these horses, you know, they feel that they wouldn't be alive today. the ranch, to me, is so much more than a horse ranch. >> it's okay, mama. >> reporter: it's an oasis and a place where people go to heal and to find meaning. >> reporter: many americans

first learned of black cowboys and cowgirls when they appeared in recent protest marches around the country. >> unfortunately, in the united states, is that we're invisible in a lot of different places. >> what do we have here? >> this is our black cowboy walk of fame. >> reporter: in fact, there is a long, proud history of black cowboys in america. >> when people come in and see our little house museum and all of these wonderful pictures of actual cowboys, it blows you away. >> reporter: terry gentry, the black american west museum in denver, colorado. >> almost 1 in 3 cowboys was black. >> 1 in 3? >> yes. >> reporter: among them, edward, nat love and bass reeves. >> he arrested over 3,000 people during his career as a deputy marshall. from what we understand, the stories of the loan ranger were based on bass reed's life. >> after the civil war, says gentry, black cowboys played a

key role in settling the west. >> why would the cowboy way appeal to so many of these formerly enslaved people? >> there's an incredible amount of freedom with managing cattle. it's a very, very tough way to make a living, but i would imagine there's a lot of gratification in being out on the open plains underneath the stars. >> maurice way learned to ride on his grandfather's farm, but -- >> i used to watch cowboys on tv, and i never saw an african-american cowboy. if we did see one, he was like on the chuck wagon or trail drives. >> reporter: then the bill picket invitational rodeo started up, named for famous rodeo bulldogger bill picket. and you were like, whoa, there are a lot of us. >> yes. whoa. in fact, i said, what spaceship did these brothers come from? >> he still competes and also champions young riders.

like 12-year-old savannah roberts who won the bill picket lady's barrel racing championship in denver this year. >> is the adrenaline rush deep? >> adrenaline is more towards the beginning of the run. but once i get going, i don't feel anything when i'm running. >> and then just let him go to second and third. >> reporter: her sister anders lee yeah is her coach and also competes. >> set and look. >> every black kid in america should have an opportunity to experience what we experience. >> reporter: back in compton, one of the cowboys' main goals is to pass on the tradition that's been a gift to them. >> we all have a passion for horses. we all have a passion for giving back. and we all want to help our community be able to give them an experience that we have gotten from horses. >> what brings the compton cowboys together is the idea that if they don't teach the

next generation, that they might be compton's last black cowboys.

over the past few months the coronavirus pandemic has led to shortages of everything from toilet paper and hand sanitizer to yeast and flour. now it's coins that are in short supply. michael george tries to add it all up. >> reporter: can you spare some change? some consumers are noticing a coin shortage. the federal reserve calls it a dramatic deceleration of coin circulation all because of an adjustment in our patterns and payments since covid-19. some businesses, if they're open, might not accept currency in the first place or have adequate coin toss make change. the federal reserve told americans last month it would have to ration the distribution of coins, putting limits on just

how much coin banks would be given. those banks in turn are supplying fewer currency to the gas station and the corner store. stores like that account for about 165 million transactions a day. >> right now cash is a problem. >> reporter: according to a spokesman for the national association of convenience stores jeff leonard. >> they're only being given a fraction of what they normally get in terms of coins. the irony all of this is that if there is any type of payment that retailers love, it's cash. >> reporter: groups representing stores, more chants and grocers sent this letter to treasury secretary steve mnuchin and fed chair jerome powell, calling the shortage an emergency, asking the federal reserve to release coins from its inventory. the mint located here at the u.s. military academy west point shut down at the outbreak of the coronavirus outbreak in new york. increased to nearly 1.6 billion

coins last month, all while having to adjust its workflow during covid-19. the u.s. mint tells cbs news it's put together a coin task force. saying reduced retail sales activity and significantly decreased deposits from third-party coin processers has led to the demand. in the meantime, the workaround for now has some customers asking to empty out a coin bucket or that dish you keep on the dresser. >> just saw the sign that they needed coins, so rather than take them to the bank, we just brought them in here. >> reporter: michael george, cbs news, west point, new. >> and that's that's the "over news" for this tuesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs this morning" and follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm kris van cleave.

captioning sponsored by cbs >> breaking news, the cases surge, more americans are heading back into lockdown. tonight the governor of the country's largest state, california, issues a sweeping rollback, ordering all bars and indoor businesses to close. plus churches, gyms and hair salons in most of the state closing too. the most aggressive move yet by any state. >> covid-19 is not going away any time soon. >> and the country's second largest school district los angeles says today no in person classes in its fall. plus outbreak parties, tonight news that this packed michigan lake party ove