kpix.com. ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> garrett: tonight, the courageous life and enduring legacy of congressman john lewis. a towering figure in civil rights and national politics, often called the conscience of congress. >> wake up, america! >> wake up, america! we cannot stop and we will not and cannot be patient. >> garrett: the son of a share cropper, through non-violence, he later made "good trouble" -- and suffered the blows. for decades. force for change. ultimately -- a hero in america's story. also tonight, praise from all sides. again and again these words: courage, conviction. >> our nation is at a great loss at this point. >> garrett: plus, red zone warning. states resort to new restrictions, as coronavirus

infections and deaths rise. outrage in portland, oregon over how federal officers arrested protesters. and later, we remember lives in pursuit of justice. >> we kept believing that the truth we stood for would have the final say. this is the cbs weekend news >> garrett: good evening, everyone. i'm major garrett in washington. in politics, as in life, there are plenty of pebbles. john lewis was a rock. secure in his principles, solid against injustice. in washington, lewis commanded respect that bordered on reverence, deepened by a humility that often transcended partisan strife. john lewis died last night at age 80. the cause, pea the news drew praise from every living u.s. president and heads of state. to

across the country have been lowered to half staff. we will have much more on lewis' life, including a discussion about an issue that was his life's work-- voting rights and access. but we begin with nancy cordes on the unforgettable life and contributions of john lewis. >> we are marching to our state capitol. >> reporter: john lewis secured his place in history by the time he was 21. a freedom rider who risked his life on buses and at lunch counters to push for desegregation. >> we do not want our freedom gradually, but we want to be free now. ( cheers and applause ) >> reporter: lewis helped to organize the march on washington and was the youngest speaker that day in 1963. two years later, he collided with history again while leading a peaceful march from selma to montgomery, alabama. >> this is an unlawful assembly. >> reporter: the brutal crackdown on edmund pettus bridge came to be known as bloody sunday. >> i was the first person to be hit. i thought i was going to die on

this bridge. >> reporter: in 1986, atlanta elected lewis to congress, where he remained devoted to the principles of nonviolent protest, boycotting two presidential inaugurations and organizing a sit-in on the house floor to fight for gun control legislation. >> i met rosa parks in 1957, when i was 17. in 1958, i met dr. king. and these two individuals inspired me to get in trouble. and i've been getting in good trouble, necessary trouble ever since. ( cheers and applause ) >> reporter: he crusaded for voting rights until the end. nd the bill is passed. >> reporter: and was a driving force behind the african american history museum which now sits on the national mall. throughout it all, he remained a happy warrior. arrested 45 times, he said he smiled in some mug shots because he knew he was on the right side of history. >> when people tell me, nothing

has changed, i just feel like saying, come and walk in my shoes. >> rep matter plaza one block from the white house. >> it was very moving, very moving. >> reporter: a movement inspired in part by his bravery half a century ago. here on capitol hill, john lewis was often referred to as "the conscience of congress," and leaders are now trying to determine how best to bid farewell to this legendary figure. major? >> garrett: nancy cordes, thank major? you very much. tributes to congressman lewis' poured in from around the country and across the political spectrum. cbs's nikole killion is at the white house. >> reporter: president trump offered condolences ordering flags at half staff in honor of georgia congressman john lewis.

he teted: saened tgh hero john lewis passing. melania and i send our prayers to him and his family. the civil rights icon drew praise from all of the former living presidents. barack obama: "not many of us get to live to see our own legacy play out in such a meaningful, remarkable way. john lewis did." bush: "he worked to make our country a more perfect union." bill clinton called lewis "the conscience of the nation." and fellow georgian jimmy carter said, "everything he did, he did in a spirit of love." clyburn reflected on his last personal fri night." a visibly shaken congressman jim clyburn reflected on his personal friendship with lewis as did the head of the congressional black caucus. >> everyone in the house,crs, re atspected him. >> reporter: a makeshift memorial sprung up in lewis' hometown of atlanta...the cradle memorial sprung up of the civil rights movement, where former u.n. ambassador andrew young remembered his partner in the struggle.

>> he had many reasons to be angry, but he was always dominated by that loving spirit in his life. >> reporter: a spirit that once drew a young lewis to doctor martin luther king, jr., forming a bond forever cherished by king's son. what does his death mean for the movement now? >> i think what his death means, he ran his race, he finished his course, and it is up to us all to continue until freedom and justice and equality is real for all humankind. that was a dream that my father envisioned. >> reporter: king told me he last spoke to lewis a few months ago. aid he espllen by thesefthe anniversary of the march on washington, which will be commemorated next month. major. >> garrett: nikole killion, thank you very much. there's no end it seems to the pain caused by america's

coronavirus crisis. 85 babies in one texas county, all under the age of one, have tested positive for the virus. at least one of them has died. infections keep rising in several states. so do deaths. cbs's danya bacchus has the latest. >> reporter: today, after a week of record infections, florida's death toll from the coronavirus hit 5,000. the state's hardest hit areas now toughening restrictions. >> we've certainly reached a point of stability -- >> reporter: governor ron desantis hopes the worst is over, saying covid related emergency room visits are down. >> july 7 was the peak of hospitalizations with about 2,500 folks statewide. yesterday, we mad less than 1,000. so i think that's a good sign. i think we have seen admissions slow -- >> reporter: at least two states hit new single day records saturday. arizona reported more than 130 daaths. north carolina more than 2,300

new cases. the white house's coronavirus task force put 18 states in what it's calling the "red zone," recommending those places require masks, according to a task force document obtained by cbs news but not made public. >> i was definitely not welcome to stay with my mask on. >> reporter: in california, where covid cases are surging, one restaurant is making it clear masks are not required. >> i was very rudely greeted. he asked me if i had seen the sign. >> reporter: corporations nationwide are cracking down, requiring face coverings for entry. >> if you choose not to wear a mask when you go out, you are delaying our reopening further. >> reporter: san francisco's mayor issuing thar after california's governor put the city on a watch a list because of its rise in cases. many students across california will not be able to return to the classroom. governor newsom unveiled a new

plan requiring schools to meet specific guidelines for safe reopening. major? >> garrett: danya bacchus, thank you. in chicago, protesters trying to topple a christopher columbus statue in grant park clashed with police. last night, officers responded with force after some people in the crowd threw fireworks and bottles. more than a dozen officers were injured. several protesters were arrested. tactics by federal agents in oregon are drawing new scrutiny. last night, the state sued several federal agencies, accusing them of violating protesters' civil rights. here's cbs' michael george. >> what are you doing? >> reporter: portland is pushing back against the federal pushing back personnel dispatched to protect property. the forcesgas an flash bangs on citizens who have taken to the streets. agents who work for the department of homeland security and the u.s. marshals service, as well as customs and border protection, have been sent to

guard a federal courthouse and other government buildings. oregon governor kate brown -- >> having federal officers here is like pouring gasoline on a fire. >> reporter: this video from wednesday morning shows the officers detaining someone. last night, portland's mayor ted wheeler called their presence "an attack on democracy." >> these are the kind of tactics that you would see in a banana republic. no probable cause, no marked vehicles, no identification of vehicles, no identification of who these people are. >> reporter: oregon's district u.s. attorney said friday he has requested the department of homeland security office of the inspector general to launch an investigation directed specifically at the actions of dhs personnel. oregon's a.c.l.u. is suing the department of homeland security and the u.s. marshals, a move they say is meant to "save our democracy." michael george, cbs news, new york.arreheions

and honors john lewis we turn our attention to voting rights and access, an issue that lewis fought valiantly to advance. paul pate is iowa's secretary of state and president of the national association of secretaries of state. mr. secretary, how can we be sure the 2020 election, with all the uncertainties brought by the pandemic, be truly accessible, fair and credible? >> of course, this is a presidential cycle, and we are preparing for the worst. actually, we hope for the best, but we know we have to prepare for the worst. we try to provide as much transparency in the process as well. the biggest challenge is, as you just pointed out, is perception. we want to make sure voters have the facts, and that's one of our highest priorities. >> reporter: as you talk to secretaries of state around the country, as i know you do, what are their biggest concerns and/or worries? >> well, the covid is still very unpredictable, so, for many of us, we are trying to avoid putting people at risk by going to a polling site if they're at

the high risk category. so many of us, including our state of iowa, is promoting the absentee ballot process so that people who are in that high risk area will avoid that. so we don't have lines and don't expose our poll workers. the expose our poll workers. the other is still cybersecurity. we have bad actors out there. they're here every day. we just saw the issue with the twitter attacks. well, they can't change votes in our country, but they sure can peop cause chaos and create doubts in messing around with our websites people's minds as they start messing around with our websites or logging out messages that are totally incorrect. >> garrett: and in that regard, how patient will americans have to be waiting for final returns and is that a new place where these so-called bad actors might be found? i well, if we see more people voting absentee, it's going to take a little longer to count those paper ballots or the ballot process your state uses. so we do ask for that. but misinformation is still the

number one thing that's being done by the bad actors in china, russia and other countries to create doubt in the legitimacy of our elections, and it's not true, but we keep pushing it,eoo social media as the gospel, we have a problem. >> garrett: is mail-in voting a path, as president trump has frequently asserted, to widespread fraud? >> we are in the middle of an election cycle here, and we do not need to be confusing or misleading anybody on the facts. and the facts are, we have a lot of safeguards in place, and we will acknowledge that no fraud is acceptable. so we're going to keep battling to make sure that's the goal we maintain. >> garrett: secretary pate, thank you very much for your >> garrett: the navy has launched an investigation into the fire aboard the u.s.s. bonhomme richard. at least 40 sailors and 23 civilians suffered minor injuries. as our david martin reports, it's not known if the vessel can survive the damage.

>> reporter: it took four days and hundreds of fire fighters laboring round the clock under brutal conditions to put out the fire aboard the bonhomme richard. >> all right guys, it's time. >> reporter: fire fighters had to rotate in 15-minute shifts while tugs and helicopters poured water into the ship in an effort to cool it. >> you can really see only two feet in front of you. there was no lighting, there was deep heavy smoke, and to go into that environment again and again and again, temperatures at some point in excess of 1,000 degrees. >> reporter: after inspecting the damage, chief of naval operations admiral michael gilday called it a gut punch for the ship's crew. >> the damage is extensive. there is obviously electrical damage to the ship. there is structural damage to the ship and mechanical damage to the ship. >> reporter: the crews thought they could get the fire under control the first night, but high winds and explosions forced them to back off. >> at one point, the explosion was so great that it blew debris across the ship, across the pier

and onto the ship that was across the way. >> reporter: despite the danger and fatigue, there was no shortage of volunteers. >> we did not have to make any phone calls to get people to respond to this fire. we had sailors responding in respond to this fire. numbers that stayed on the scene for days. we had to order them to go home. rter: the r: the bonhomme richard was near the end of a quarter-billion-dollar overhaul to outfit it to carry the state of the art f-35 jet fighter like the u.s.s. america. it was all part of the pentagon's top priority, countering the chinese military in the pacific. but the bonhomme richard may never see duty again. >> i am 100% confident that our defense industry can put this ship back to sea, but having said that the question is should we make that investment in a 22- year-old ship. >> reporter: gilday called it the worst naval fire he has ever seen, but it won't be the last. he gave all ships five days to make sure they are prepared for the fire next time. david martin, cbs news,

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>> garrett: the covid-19 pandemic has been especially hard on latinos. the c.d.c. says they're hospitalized from the virus at more than four times the rate of white americans. a cbs news special looks at why this community is vulnerable and shares the stories of people on the front lines. here is a preview. >> reporter: provide diapers, help them find jobs, be a shoulder to cry on. am i missing anything? and it's a lot. >> it is, but i sometimes feel like it's not enough. my people need so much, i sometimes feel like, am i doing enough? " crisis" airs sunday night at 9:00, 8:00 central on cbsn and is available now at cbs.news.com/pandemia. next on the "cbs weekend news," two remarkable lives lost in one day.

>> garrett: we >> garrett: we end tonight where we began, with john lewis and another leader of the civil rights movement. c.t. vivian and lewis died on the same day. to many who knew and revered both, the coincidence may feel providential. we know the pictures of lewis' heroism and dignity on the edmund pettus bridge and at the march on washington. but lewis and vivian began their walk toward freedom earlier, in

1959, in nashville, tennessee, tennessee, where the where they met james lawson and learned lessons in gandhi's non- violent directn. lewis, vivian and others staged sit-ins in nashville. the goal was not securing the vote but eating undisturbed at a lunch counter. this was among the earliest civil rights battles, and there weren't nearly as many cameras as later there would be. what was there-- risks, abuse, hatred. lewis was arrested, something he did not fear. the sit-ins led to the freedom rides, the march on washington, the civil rights act, the voting rights act. lewis and vivian marched together, faced violence, did not strike back, and helped change america for good. together in life, together amid strife. and at the end, almost poetically, together once again. that's the "cbs weekend news" for this saturday. i'm major garrett, in washington. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by

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california reporting more than 9,800 new cases overnight. bringing the total number of infections here to more than 375,000. the state also saw 120 more deaths. san mateo reported 62 new cases, bringing their total to more than 4,400. san mateo is the only bay area county not on on the on list. >> reporter: business owners here can hearhe clock ticking. >> yes. i've been checking online. and watching the news just to see if we're gone close or not. >> reporter: a