all right, a reminder real quick, we're going to carry governor newsom's press conference live at noon. and then of course the news continues all day on cbsn bay area. >> "cbs this morning" is up next. have a great day. [ captions by: vitac 800-278- 4822 email: marketing@vitac.com ] good morning to our viewers in the west and welcome to "cbs this morning." it's wednesday, august 12th, 2020. i'm anthony mason with michelle miller and vladimir duthiers. biden's historic choice, senator kamala harris is the first woman of color on a major party's ticket. how she'll work with the presumptive nominee after clashing with him during the primaries. president trump's counterattack. what the president is saying about kamala harris and the gop's plans to target the former prosecutoror. plus, why mr. trump gave her campaign donations years ago. child arrest outrage. newly revealed video shows

police officers arresting an 8-year-old for allegedly hitting his teacher. the family's search for justice. and sacked by the virus. there's no football this fall for two big-time college athletic conferences. plus, some local school districts are changing their minds on how to reopen. first here is today's eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. i am just so excited. she's going to be an incredible candidate. >> joe biden couldn't have made a better choice. >> he and kamala harris will make history. >> the stage is set. california senator kamala harris is joe biden's vice presidential nominee. >> let's see how that all works out. the millionaire media tycoon has died at the age of 97. >> he famously proclaimed content is king. >> he was a force of nature. big 10 and then the pac-12 postponing their fall seasons in light of medical concerns related to covid-19. >> there's just too many

uncertainties to feel comfortable from a medical standpoint to proceed forward. clean-up is under way in midwest states after a powerful storm with hurricane-force winds caused millions of dollars in damage. >> all that. pride of oakland goes for 61. ridiculous! >> if yogi bear is real, maybe humans have finally started him enjoying a little picnic. >> enjoying the great outdoors. >> and all that matters. russia says it has approved the world's first coronavirus vaccine. health experts are concerned that the vaccine has been rushed through testing. >> vaccines are like ordering food. you want it quickly but not too quickly. i'm hungry but if my delivery comes in under ten minutes, was that my delivery? joe biden has announced his running mate is senator kamala harris. >> say what? >> everybody here is like yeah, kamala harris. then i thought does this really change anything for anybody? like was there anybody out there who was like, no, i'm definitely

planning to vote for trump because the coronavirus hoax, stop the witch hunts and crack on with building that wall? but i'm going to see who biden picks as his vp? >> announcer: this morning's eye opener is presented by toyota. welcome to "cbs this morning." gayle and tony are off. vlad and michelle are here. you can make fun of that moment but it's a milestone in american politics. it really is. >> it really is and she is officially the gun now, election season is on. >> that's right. >> that's where we begin with former vice president joe biden's landmark choice of senator kamala harris as his running mate. she is the first person of color to run for vice president on a major party ticket. harris was also biden's rival in the democratic primaries where she raised questions about his commitment to progressive principles. ed o'keefe is in wilmington, delaware, where biden and harris

will hold their first event today. ed, you've been waiting for this. good morning. >> reporter: you say the campaign season is on, michelle i just say it's been turned up. significant pressure to pick a woman of color to be his running mate. he faced that pressure all summer long. 55-year-old senator, of course, is more than 0 years younger than the former vice president. she brings a little youth to this ticket. there's hope that she can turn out black voters and younger voters this fall. the biden team likes one other thing about harris. they see her as battle tested. not just out on capitol hill but here on the campaign trail. >> we will elect joe biden as the next president of the united states. >> reporter: senator kamala harris threw her support behind former vice president joe biden back in march, after her own run for president last year. >> i stand before you today to announce my candidacy for president of the united states. >> reporter: former san

francisco district attorney and california attorney general, harris fought to legalize same-sex marriage and defended the affordable care act in court. >> a lot of people were -- >> reporter: she has described herself as a progressive prosecutor but still she has face some skepticism from the left, including decisions surrounding the death penalty and marijuana violations but her positions have changed. in 2019, she pushed for a comprehensive marijuana reform bill and more recently she has advocated for racial justice legislation. >> to hold bad officers accountable. >> reporter: only the second black woman elected to the u.s. senate. it wasn't just her capitol hill experience. biden also explained in a tweet that he chose her, in part, because she worked with his late son, beau, when they were both attorneys general. the biden campaign released this photo tuesday of them all smiles on a video conference, but it hasn't always been a smooth relationship. in the first democratic debate last year, harris called out biden for having opposed

federally mandated bussing to desegregate schools and for once working with segregation senators. >> you also worked with them to oppose bussing and, you know, there was a little girl in california who was part of the second class to integrate her public schools and she was bussed to school every day, and that little girl was me. >> reporter: last month a photographer caught this close-up of biden's talking points at an event. under harris' name it said do not hold grudges. harris is the daughter of jamaican and indian immigrants. >> my mother, who raised me and my sister, was a proud woman. >> reporter: she's married to douglas emhoff, an entertainment lawyer, and is stepmom to his two kids, who call her mamala. her love of cooking.

we caught up with her many times on the trail, including in november last year. >> the one thing that i think is critically important is that democrats be honest and check themselves in understanding that you should not take any community for granted. >> reporter: harris was congratulated by some of the other women considered for the role, including former national security adviser susan rice and michigan governor gretchen witmer. former president obama weighed in on the pick praising harris as more than prepared for the job. one notable statement came from sarah palin who offered advice on instagram. trust no one new. keep your own team with you. and don't forget the women who came before you. she was pictured there with the 1984 democratic vice presidential nominee geraldineferraro. she joins an exclusive group of

women. >> solid advice there from sarah palin. thank you very much. appreciate it. president trump wasted no time in going after harris, describing her as biden's political living will. as ben tracy reports, the president seemed to highlight her role in criticizing one of his supreme court picks. >> i thought she was the meanest, the most horrible, most disrespectful of anybody in the u.s. senate. >> reporter: president trump says he has not forgotten senator harris' questioning of justice brett kavanaugh at his supreme court confirmation hearing. >> i'm referring to a specific subject and the specific person i'm referring to is you. >> reporter: despite claim iinge wanted biden to pick harris, president trump said he's surprised biden actually did after that heated primary debate zplchlt she was probably nastier than even pocahontas to joe biden. she was very disrespectful to joe biden and it's hard to pick somebody that's that

disrespectful. >> reporter: just minutes after harris' selection was announced, the trump campaign dropped this attack ad, viewing what is the latest in presidential putdows.s >> slow joe and phony kamala. >> reporter: when running for california attorney general, then businessman donald trump was a supporter, contributing a total of $6,000 to her campaign coiffers in 2011 and 2013. on a call with trump campaign officials last night, reporters asked them to explain why the president gave her money and is now trashing her. a senior campaign adviser pointed out that harris is a black woman and president trump giving her money is evidence that he is not racist. anthony? >> ben, thank you. joining us now is valerie jarrett, a senior adviser to former president barack obama. valerie, good morning. you've said there's nothing -- >> thank you, anthony. >> good morning. you said there's nothing like running against somebody to know what it's like to have them on your team. what do you think joe biden

learned about senator harris running against her, and why, as you say, would she make a terrific vice president? >> well, look, she was a formidible candidate. she has an incredible track record, seasoned public servant at the local state and federal levels, amazing experience serving on the judiciary committee, doing her job by interrogating witnesses. also her service on the intelligence committee gives her perspective on world affairs. she will have the gravitas to command respect not just around the country but around the world. as people get to know this dynamic duo, they will recognize they are just the right people to lead our country forward as we come out of this dreadful pandemic and try to rebuild our economy. >> a lot was made of the verbal punch she threw during the debates about bussing at the former vice president and some people in the biden camp were reportedly stunned by this.

how do they get past that? >> i think vice president biden is a bigger person than that. he is not thin skinned. he is looking for the person who can share the responsibility of campaigning together and, more importantly, leading our country. and so a minor skirmish like that isn't going to trouble him. think back to president obama selecting hillary clinton, a very worthy opponent, as his secretary of state. they're looking out for what's best for their country and not letting their, you know, fragile egos get in the way. i think what president trump was saying, calling her a nasty woman -- we don't use that kind of language to describe men, and particularly women who are doing their job. she was running a campaign. she was sborthing witnesses. she's serving the people's interests. and i think the american people will realize that. and i know one thing vice president biden and senator harris are going to work very hard to earn their trust. >> michelle miller here. politics aside, team harris is a considerable network, judging from just the tweets i saw

yesterday from her sorority sisters to hbcualum and beyond. it seems so obama-esque. she checks so many boxes of representation. does she galvanize an energy that looks or feels similar to you? >> well, i think that she has brought appeal. and that, obviously, was very attractive to vice president biden. i've seen her on the campaign trail. she is both an advocate, but she's also kind and gentle and has wonderful moments of tenderness and i think that's also something that vice president biden saw in her. >> valerie, senator harris has kind of been the front-runner from the beginning, i think, in many people's eyes. what does it say to you about the state of the democratic party that a daughter of immigrants from jamaica and india was kind of the conservative choice here? >> you know what? i think, first of all, it is, in

a sense, the american story. immigrants who come here, work hard, who raised their two daughters to think that there were no limits to what they could achieve. i think that's a story we will all look up to. i think about the young girls and boys around the country who will see a different vision of what a vice president looks like, and the kind of leadership and perspective that she will bring to not just the party, but the country. >> we heard what president trump had to say. a lot of people are waiting to see how the senator responds. what do you think she'll say? >> i think she will go big, as she always does. her focus is really on talking directly to the american people. there have been a lot of barbs that have been sent her way. she brushes them off. she recognizes the game. a group of women sent a letter to the media, which you all saw, saying we're going to have her back. there will be organizations such as time's up, for the next 83

days and beyond who will be looking out for those indications of discrimination that are just simply not acceptable anymore. and we will call them out. she won't have to. >> valerie, you were one of the co-signers of that letter. what exactly are you going to be looking out for and what are you challenging the media to do here? >> i think the question, anthony, is this. are you using language to describe senator harris that you would not use to describe a man? perfect example is president trump calling her mean, angry. he has done that not just with her, but with other women. that is not language that is directed at men. questioning ambition. i think ambition is a good thing. what vice president hasn't been ambitious? what candidate running for higher office isn't ambitious? yet when those words are directed toward women they're prejorative. that needs to stop. we don't need a double standard. >> valerie jarrett, thank you for being with us this morning.

>> you're welcome. >> vlad? >> thanks, anthony. college football season is becoming another casualty of the coronavirus. big 10 and pac-12 say they're postponing the season this fall. including football powerhouses like ohio state, penn state, oregon and usc. but another top conference is set to release this year's schedule today, indicating that it will play. we report on those decisions. >> reporter: any hope of a regular college football season this fall may have been sacked. >> there's too much uncertainty. >> reporter: kevin warepn says playing at this stage of the pandemic is not worth the risk. >> the health, safety, wellness, both physical and mental for our student athletes was going to be at the top of my list. >> reporter: long-time football coach kurt ferens on espn. >> it's disappointing.

>> reporter: pac-12 also acknowledged disappointing fans, players and staff. but their medical team had concerns that in many locations within the conference community test positivity rates exceed values to deem it safe. columnist with usa today. >> i don't think the big 10 or pac-12 had a choice given the potential for athletes' long-term health. >> many posted to social media using the #wewanttoplay, started by student athletes over the weekend. wide receiver josh imatorbhebhe said keep politics out of football. we want to play. that did not stop politicians. president trump weighing in on tuesday. >> we want to get football in colleges. these are young, strong people. they won't have a big problem with the china virus.

>> reporter: armor says one thing they must weigh is a heart condition myocarditis that a few college athletes have reportedly developed. >> we don't have enough information yet on how long this -- the heart ailments last. when you're talking about the health and, frank ly, the lives of 18, 19, 20, 21, 22-year-olds, you just cannot take that risk. >> reporter: officials with the big 10 and pac-12 are hoping all is not lost. of the three remaining powerhouse conferences, cbs reports the big 12 will announce its plans to kick off its season in late september. it still looks like the s.e.c. and acc will move forward with their seasons, at least for now. anthony? >> at least for now are the key words, mola. thank you. sumner redstone, former

executive chairman of cbs and giant in media business, has died at the age of 97. redstone started with a small chain of movie theaters in the 1950s and built an entertainment empire that he led into his 90s. he bought viacom, owner of mtv and showtime in 1987. he took control of cbs through a 2000 merger. four years ago, in failing health, redstone handed over his business to his daughter, sherry, after a court fight. his entertainment mantra was content is king. >> among many of the remarkable moments in his life, he coined the term multiplex. >> yes. >> our condolences to sherry redstone and the redstone family. >> much more on his life ahead later in the show. coronavirus outbreaks and fears are forcing schools acros

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good morning everyone. it's 7:26. i'm michelle griego. san jose unified schools are back in session today. a last-minute deal between the teachers union and the district now allows all teachers to work from home. under the new agreement, teachers failing to perform duties will result in discipline. a san jose state sorority is holding a news conference to demand action. the delta sigma chapter claims leaders at its international headquarters won't allow tenants to opt out of housing contracts amid the pandemic. also speaking out today, current san quentin prisoners

and health care workers. they'll talk about the coronavirus crisis inside the jail. and at last check there have been more than 2200 cases and 25 deaths from the virus. good morning. i'm gianna franco in the traffic center. and i want to get you updated on the capital corridor delays. being held in oakland due to some sort of incident on the tracks there. expect some delays for capital corridor. as far as the freeways go. bay bridge is still pretty busy and seeing delays at the toll plaza and metering lights remain on through there and a crash southbound 101 near 92. mary? all right, gianna, well we're going to warm up as we head through the afternoon with plenty of sunshine and get ready for. that today the start of warming trend for us. so 90 in concord and mid 80s for san jose. 73 in oakland and 67 for san francisco. warming up even more thursday and especially into the weekend. triple digit heat friday into the weekend.

♪ ♪ welcome back to "cbs this morning." nursing home industry groups say they're alarmed by a recent coronavirus spike in facilities. federal data shows the number of cases surged in july after falling in june. that is a problem since more than one quarter of all covid related deaths in the u.s. are linked to nursing homes. our lead correspondent david begnaud is in miami beach. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning. you know the state of florida continues to lead in the wrong direction. when it comes to the number of people dying from the coronavirus, yesterday florida set another record for the number of deaths reported in a

24-hour period. 277. when you talk about nursing homes, it is as relevant in florida as anywhere else. there are nearly 700 nursing homes in this state. but we want to begin this morning with a story out of idaho where an elderly mom was infected inside of the nursing home and she didn't find out until right before her mother died. >> we don't know when my mom god sick. >> reporter: that is caroline. she had no idea her 90-year-old mother virginia smith was receiving end of life care until two days before she died at her boise, idaho, nursing home. >> one of the front line care workers and aide called me on my cell phone from her private cell phone and she wanted me to be able to talk to my mom. and i didn't understand what that meant. >> reporter: she said her mother had a high fever and lost a tremendous amount of weight. but the facility where she lived, shaw mount of cascadia,

had not tested her for covid. >> was she treated for coronavirus? >> no. >> why not? >> good question. >> reporter: whether she was finally tested, after the family insisted, the results were positive. most she died the next day. in july the covid related deaths rose along with cases nationally. the trump administration said protecting nursing homes is a priority. at this news conference last month officials promised to provide tests and rapid testing instruments to the nation's more than 15,000 nursing homes. but tuesday the president delivered a much smaller number. >> we have delivered over 1,800 rapid point of care testing devices to nursing homes. >> we're close to the same number of new cases in nursing homes that we were experiencing at the highs in the spring. >> reporter: that is mark parkinson, ceo of the american health care association. he said the wait times for test at nursing homes could take as long as six days, making it

harder to protect the most vulnerable, like virginia smith whose daughter is heartbroken over how her mother spent her last days. >> it is a callous disregard for my mother and for her right to have a peaceful death and a dignified death. she suffered. >> reporter: virginia smith had 12 grand kidded and 10 great grandkids and a devout catholic and went to mass every day for 40 years. we reached out to try to address the concerns the family shared with us but the nursing home has not responded to our calls. we did see that an attorney who represents the nursing home that owns the company gave a statement to an idaho newspaper the attorney said the company continues to follow guidance from federal and state health agencies and works to mitigate the damage from covid-19. >> david, thank you very much. as schools nationwide struggle to finalize reopening

plans, some have abruptly changed course because of coronavirus outbreaks. meg oliver is in elizabeth, new jersey, home to one of the largest school districts. this week it voted to hold all classes remotely. meg, that is not what the governor wanted to hear, is it? >> reporter: that is exactly right, anthony. an act of device after phil murphy for months insisted on some form of in-person learning but in a major reversal the governor's office tells us he will announce a plan to facilitate remote learning as an option. it illustrates how uncertain the school year will be. >> it is fruitless to try to do what is impossible. so they'll spend the next five weeks to make remote learning the best it can be. >> reporter: a spokesperson for new jersey elizabeth school district whose board monday moved to take classes entirely online. he told us more than 400 teachers have opted out of

in-person classes over health concerns. among them first grade teacher mary. she applied for a medical exception because her husband is immunocompromised but stressed about how distancing guidelines would hurt her ability to teach if she were in the classroom. as schools nationwide figure out how to best reopen, some have already encountered speed bumps, schools in elk heart, indiana, are now authorized to start in person. [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: reversing course after first announcing they'd begin the year digitally prompti prompting families to protest in favor of reopening last week. and days after this photo surfaced of a jam packed hallway at north paulding high school in georgia, at least nine coronavirus cases were confirmed there, prompting a temporary switch to remote learning. the reception to that choice was not without controversy. >> is the china virus prevalent

in children. >> reporter: at a school district meeting on tuesday, some cast doubt that the coronavirus would affect their kids. though studies indicate children can be infected, one teacher was not amused. >> i have students making fun of the fact that i choose to wear a mask. that is unacceptable. >> reporter: polit ano said the priority is giving students a quality experience at home. >> but the children are entitled to equitable education and we're going to work like hell to see they get that. >> reporter: in addition to the educational needs, more than 75% of students in elizabeth public schools qualify for free or reduced lunches. the district will continue the grab and go plan to serve meals to students and every student will receive a device. and anthony, one more note, that first grade teacher we talked to told us it is not just about the health concerns but in terms of the social distancing guidelines she doesn't know how she could comfort a first grader if they

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a florida family is suing the key west police department and others after their then-8-year-old special-needs son was arrested for allegedly hitting a teacher. police body camera video of the 2018 incident was released this week by the family's attorney.

the officers can be seen struggling to get the boy into handcuffs because his hands were so small. manuel bojorquez is following the story. you know where you're going? jail. >> you're going into jail. >> reporter: body camera video from december, 2018, shows police officers in key west, florida, arresting an 8-year-old boy for allegedly punching a teacher in the chest during class. >> can you stand up and put your hand behind your back -- >> reporter: after officer tells the boy to put his hands on a cabinet and frisks him as the boy quietly sobs. the officer puts the boy's hands behind his back and tries to land cuff him. >> no. -- not working. >> your hands are too small. >> reporter: when the officers realize his hands are too small to be cuffed, they have him hold them in front of his body and lead them outside. >> i hate that you put me in this position that i have to do this. >> reporter: the family's attorney, ben crump, says the child who has emotional and

behavioral disabilities, was taken to a juvenile justice stilt and charged -- facility and charged with felony battery. the case was dropped a year later. >> it is just as horrific that the district attorney wanted to aggressively make this biracial, special-needs child be a convicted felon. >> reporter: his mom, bianca digennaro, says her son is still affected two years later. >> he has separation anxiety. he, i'm going to leave him. >> reporter: she hopes the lawsuit brings justice for her son. >> i'm going to do it for him and any other little kid that student ha doesn't have a voice. >> reporter: manuel bojorquez, miami. >> the family is suing the police department, school officials, the school district, and the city. the key west police department told us it would not comment on pending litigation, but the police chief told the "miami herald" his officers did nothing wrong. the school and the city of key west have not returned our request for a comment.

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covid-19, putting the city of auckland on lockdown after four new cases popped up. there had been no new infections in that country for more than three months. officials are investigating whether the virus in auckland was imported by freight. the country's director general of health says all the infections were found within one household. she says surface testing is under way at a store where a man from an infected family worked. michelle, what's remarkable about this story is all of auckland is going on lockdown right now. and that's exactly the way health officials say you flatten the curve, and as both of you know, in this country, it's a struggle to get people in some states to wear masks. >> the prime minister has been relentless in fighting this disease. she is not letting up. and just another example of it. vlad, you've got something on a popular '90s show? >> okay. so all of you have been really, really brilliant in introducing "what to watch" segment, and michelle, you rhyme, jericka rhymed, here we go.

on west 57th street we got some news about the fresh prince of bel air, and it isn't the blues. >> hello. ♪ unusual to be loved by one it's not unusual to have fun with anyone ♪ >> all right. who can forget that scene and so many others between will and carlton? while the original show was, of course, a sitcom, and it played up the fish out of water aspects for a laugh, there is a dramatic reboot in the works. thanks to a trailer that went viral after a super fan created it last year. check this out. >> i've done my best, will. it's time for a change. you're going to bel air to live with your uncle and your auntie. >> bel air? out of all places. >> this is a second chance, will. don't waste it. >> guys, i watched this viral video when it first came out on youtube last year. it is incredible.

so will smith is teaming up with morgan cooper who directed this trailer. he's not a hollywood insider. he just did this because he wanted to reimagine what would "fresh prince of bel air" could be like if it was a drama. he said it focuses on what it means to be a black man in america today. really cool. >> i think that's a really interesting idea. really cool. we have a "saved by the bell" reboot we talked about yesterday. this is a step a lot further, though. >> i think you're right. >> yeah. all right. why are some movie buffs getting excited? >> that's because, anthony mason, the world's last blockbuster video is hosting a once in a lifetime '90s themed sleepover for only $4. $4. yeah. $4. sandi harding, the manager in bend, oregon, is created it into an airbnb for three nights only, september 18th through the 20th. lucky guests can watch all sorts of movies or can play video games in this -- check it out.

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schools with distance learning. the company is giving $9 million to both oakland and san francisco unified school districts. good morning. i'm gianna franco in the traffic center and taking a look at the roadways. eastshore freeway we've got some brake lights westbound just a slow and go conditions as you work out of rich monday tap of the brake lights again heading into berkeley. slow rids of the nimitz freeway southbound coming out of hayward off the castro valley y area and westbound 24 busy through pay buoyant getting on to 242 and south 680 brake lights heading into walnut creek. south bay though all in the green. no delays 101, 280 or 85. mary? well, we're going to warm up gianna as we head through the afternoon. and especially by the end of the week as high pressure builds in. so sunshine this afternoon looking at 90 concord andmid 80s san jose. 73 oakland and 67 for san francisco. warming up even more for tomorrow and especially iday and into [upbeat music] ♪ today was the day that i put everything in perspective. ♪

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it's wednesday, august 12, 2020. welcome back to cbs this morning. the rise of kamala harris, how the democrat's historic vice presidential pick built her political power in california and washington. >> remembering summoner redstone. the billionaire media giant has died at the age of 97. how he reshaped the entertainment industry including right here at cbs. >> and major new role. we talk with jonathan major about the new series that adds old-fashioned horror to historical racism. >> people are talking about it,

but first here's today's eye opener at 8:00. >> former vice president joe biden's landmark choice senator kamala harris the first vice president of color to run for president. >> they see her as battle tested not just up on capitol hill but out here on the campaign trail. >> president trump wasted no time in going after harris with his campaign. >> she was very disrespectful to joe biden and it's hard to pick somebody that's that disrespectful. >> a lot of was made of the verbal punch she threw during the debates. how do they get past that? >> i think vice president biden is a bigger person than that. he's looking for a person who can share the responsibility of campaigning together. the college football season is becoming another casualty of the coronavirus. >> cbs sports reports later this morning the big 12 will announce its plans to kick off its season in late september, and it still looks like the sec and acc will

move forward with their seasons. >> if college football is being canceled you know it's serious because i've traveled through this country and people will do anything for college football. if you told tennessee fans their football stadium was going to be moved to the surface of the sun they'll be like, well, i'll find a seat on the shady side. >> he's dead on right, isn't he? it's a joke but it's true. >> very. >> welcome back to cbs this morning. val and michelle are here. >> happy to be here. and democrats are cheering joe biden's vice presidential pick, senator kamala harris. it's a historic choice for diversity. as a presidential candidate last year she challenged biden on

racial matters, but harris is better known to many for her determination on capitol hill. her skills as a former prosecutor have turned congressional hearings into mine fields for trump administration officials. >> be sure about your answer, sir. >> she is one of the senate's newer members. >> can you give me a yes or no answer? >> it's not a short answer -- >> it's either you're willing to do that or not. >> and yet her interrogations are already legendary. >> has the president or anyone at the white house ever asked or suggested you open an investigation of anyone? >> i wouldn't -- i wouldn't -- >> yes or no? >> could you repeat that question? >> harris came to congress in 2017 drawing donations, presidential buzz and attention on late night tv. >> can you think of any laws that gives the government the power to make decisions about

the male body? >> i'm not thinking of any right now, senator. >> i'm -- kamala harris brings it, man. >> in 2017 her grilling of then attorney general jeff sessions. this startling admission. >> i'm not able to be rushed this fast. it makes me nervous. >> last year his successor bill barr struggled, too. >> they've not asked me to open an investigation but -- >> perhaps they suggested. >> i don't know. i wouldn't say suggest. >> hinted? >> i don't know. >> inferred? you don't know? okay. >> democrats are hoping those courtroom skills convert to the debate stage where she will go up against vice president mike pence on october 7th in utah. pence congratulated harris yesterday and said see you in salt lake city.

>> all right, nancy cortis for us on capitol hill. for more on the decision to put senator harris on the ticket we're joined by jamal simmons and terry sullivan. good morning. good to see you both. terry, let me start with you. our nation's vice president john adams famously said i am nothing but i could be everything. i wonder is this selection everything for former vice president biden? how transformative is this for the presidential race right now? >> this is the least surprising pick imaginable for joe biden which fits into joe biden. he's not going to take a risk, and he doesn't need to right now. it's been the conventional wisdom that senator harris was the best pick, was the -- check all the boxes. she's been vetted. so this was a safe pick for him. so, you know -- and he doesn't need a risky pick at this point in time.

>> same question to you, jamal. how transformative is this pick? how does this change the dynamics of this race going forward? >> good morning, vlad and terry. listen, i think this is one of the most dynamic exciting picks. sometimes you pick a candidate for geographic reasons. she's from california, doesn't matter as much. democrats are going to win that state. there's a demographic reason obviously she's the first woman, first african-american, first asian-american woman to sit on the ticket but there's also a psycho graphic reason. joe biden needs to touch the cord in democrats that's been a little bit low in the last few months. they feel confident in joe biden, they think he can do the job but if you talk to people the level of excitement just wasn't there. my feeds yesterday whether it was twitter or instagram or personal texts were going off the charts. even joe biden said he raised the most money he's raised the entire campaign yesterday after

he made this announcement. democrats are excited about this ticket and ready to go and i think that matters. >> so terry if you were advising president trump's campaign -- go ahead, terry. >> i was going to say if twitter mattered, well it doesn't. the energy on twitter doesn't matter. the worst thing that could happen to joe biden is energy about joe biden's campaign. look, this race is -- the best thing for joe biden is this race is a referendum on donald trump. that's why he's been hiding in his basement wisely for the last 6 months. at the end of the day he has to pick boring picks like senator harris because if he does anything unconventional, does anything risky, does anything exciting he's going to become the center of attention and he can't withstand the spotlight. that's what they're concerned about. they're like an sec football team that is 40 points ahead at halftime. they just need to run out the clock and sit on the ball and not do any turn overs.

>> i've got to tell you never, never in the history of politics have i ever heard anybody say that excitement was a bad thing for a candidate. never have i ever heard that. this is the most exciting thing democrats have going, and i think they needed it and it's going to be helpful. >> terry raises an interesting point or he makes a point joe biden is hiding his cause. i saw joe biden on a bicycle this weekend. it strikes me there are lines of attack that have very little to do so far with kamala harris and her policies and decisions she's made as a senator, and they are still sort of attacking, you know, biden for being in a basement as an example of what terry just said. >> sorry, go ahead. >> well, maybe that's true.

listen, the three of us guys are sitting here talking about the first woman vp pick. but there is a real choice here that i think democrats are laying out in front of the country. we've got somebody who is competent, who can manage the country and you've got somebody who's also the next generation of leadership. my friend keirsten powers asked if she a generation exer or a baber boomer? it feels like the first candidate from our generation that can actually take national leadership. >> terry, some republicans are already attacking kamala harris as somebody with extreme positions. will that argument stick with voters? >> you know, it's yet to be seen. the problem the trump campaign has is the campaign finds a decent message that would work and then their number one messenger strays off and talks

about everything other than that message. i think it could work. she does have some extreme liberal positions, and the question is donald trump going to stick with that message or is he going to wander off talking about, you know, former staffers who write tell-all books? and that's the problem, the fundamental problem with the trump campaign thus far. >> terry, in your view what are some of those extreme positions? >> look, guns. she's very restrictive on second amendment rights, on the life issue. i mean just across the board she's got some left of mainstream -- she's a senator from one of the more liberal states in the country. you know, you don't get elected there by being a moderate mainstream democrat. >> jamal, it's interesting to me. the president has attacked her for her remarks made during

justice ckavanaugh's nomination. she's been attacked for being some people say you see a lot of this on social media, they call her a cop because of her positions as a prosecutor. take me through how she overcomes some of those challenges? >> listen, that's going to be probably her biggest challenge. many commentators are saying she's going to help with young voters. that's true to a point. i think she's very helpful with voters over the age of 30, maybe over the age of 35. but those voters 18 to 29 especially voters of color particularly men of color 18 to 29 i'm sure the place donald trump is trying to shave off a few of these votes on his criminal justice record which is flawed, by the way, those people are very suspicious of her time as a prosecutor. she's got to make the case and i think she does have some evidence she tried to be a reformer as a prosecutor and now the question is going to be what's she going to do going

forward? on the other hand, women over the age of 35, over the age of, you know, 50, people my aunt's age who are 70 all think this is the most groundbreaking wonderful thing. i think she will have this question about criminal justice reform, but she's got to get the question back to donald trump, the 160,000 people who have died because of coronavirus and talking about whether or not we're going to have competent management in the government and the future that democrats, everybody in the country, women in particular the suburbs can move forward with. >> terry sullivan and jamal simmons, always great to talk to you both. thanks so much for joining us. >> good to talk with you

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died. he was chairman amaemeritus of viacom-cbs and chairman and ceo of national amusements, the company's controlling shareholder. redstone was 97. sumner redstone gbegan to corret his empire when he took over his father's small chain of movie theaters in new england in the 1950s. >> my father built what was the third drive-in theater in the united states which was the sunrise auto theater. >> as he told charles osgood in 2001 -- >> it started with a handful of drive-in theaters, which as you know represented really an important nostalgic era in the motion picture business. ♪ >> he would build the business into national amusements, one of the largest movie theater chains in the country. seeing america's migration to the suburbs in the '60s, he put up multiscreen cinemas along major roadways and coined the

term multiplex. from an early age growing up in boston, redstone was driven. he graduated first in his class at the prestigious boston latin school. >> i said winning is everything as long as you win fairly. i think i'm driven to succeed. >> he went on to harvard to study german and japanese. and during world war ii was recruited by the u.s. army intelligence unit that became famous for cracking japanese military code. redstone's greatest business success came after a near tragedy. in 1979, a fire engulfed the copley plaza hotel in boston where he was a guest. redstone survived by hanging from a third-floor window by one hand. he suffered third-degree burns to nearly half of his body, but eventually recovered. the most exciting things that have happened to me in my professional life have occurred after the fire, he would later say. but not because of it.

life begins whenever you want it to begin. in 1987, redstone took over control of the cable company viacom which also owned showtime and mtv. in a series of mergers and deals, he would add paramount pictures, cbs television, and infinity radio stations, creating one of the largest media companies in the world. >> i want to be number one. i'm not saying i always will be or was, but i'm driven to be number one. i think that has a lot to do with my success and the success of viacom. >> his media empire would make him a multibillionaire and one of the country's wealthiest men. with three words, sumner redstone also uttered a defining fill on the fee for his industry -- philosophy for his industry. as he put it, "content is king." boy, that is the motto. yeah. what an extraordinary life. >> i know. >> coining the term multiplex

and hanging out the window -- which i've never forgotten. >> really the legacy, winning is everything as long as you do it fairly. >> right. and the other motto i like is "life begins whenever you want it to begin." >> our heart goes out to his family, sherry readstone, head of this company. >> dying at 97. we'll be right back. well many people have such a misunderstanding

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monster-filled series "love craft country" looks at the scary history of the jim crow south. we'll talk to the star, jonathan majors, about how the story is relevant today. your local news is next. good morning, it's 8:25. i'm len kiese. school is back in session today in san jose. virtually of course. the last-minute deal between the teachers union and the district now allows all teachers to work from home. democratic presidential candidate joe biden and senator kamala harris will hold their first joint aimportance today in delaware. harris was born in oakland and is the first woman of color to be a vp candidate on a major party ticket. a news conference today to demand action. the delta sigma chapter of alpha omicron pi claims leaders at its headquarters won't allow tenants to opt out of housing

contracts amid the pandemic. i'm gianna franco in the traffic center. let's get a quick look at the bay area bridges starting with the richmond-san rafael bridge. where traffic is moving, for the most part at the limit. much better through there. rotating over to the bay bridge right now things are moving nicely here as well. it's been so far so good ride at least for the last 15 minutes from the east bay area into the city with no delays there across the upper deck and the san mateo bridge problem free as well. golden gate bridge, so far your commute an easy one 15 minutes south 101 working your way down into the city from the richmond- san rafael bridge and there's a crash south 880 at a. street. mary? well, cloudy and foggy start to our day along the coast and right around the bay and even some of the inland locations as well. catch that clearing as we head through afternoon with temperatures warming up. today start of a warming trend for us. take a look at the daytime highs, 90 in concord and livermore and 67 for san francisco. sunshine today and even warmer

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i think we should continue that, guys. we should pick our favorite oldies songs or songs that we grew up with and see if we can get a boost in sales for them. anthony, i'm going to give you the ojs, "back stabbers" for you, and michelle, you get elo "evil woman." let's see what happens. prolonging my pain. >> yes. yes. threw some shade yesterday, back-stabbing, evil woman here. >> i did not take it personally. i just have to say. >> you're so vain -- >> i should -- >> i couldn't determine if it --

if i should go with that or billy joel's "big shot." he says, "you had to be a big shot, didn't you? you had to open up your mouth." >> i love carly simon, and i love billy joel. all great songs, that's the important part. >> exactly right. it's groovy, anthony. it's groovy. we need to move on now. you know it's time to, you know, time for "talk of the table." bringing you some of the stories that we want to talk about, that was certainly one of them. and anthony, you have something to share. >> i'm starting it off. it's about an aquarium that was forced to close by the coronavirus, and it's using old wishes to pay the bills. the north carolina aquarium at pine knolls drained it where people put coins, picked up 100 gallons of coins that visitors threw in over the years. the aquarium shut down five months ago. it will use the coins to pay for

the general care of the aquarium and the animals. >> how much -- -- >> that's the question. 100 gallons of coins. how much is that? the aquarantine's asking people to guess. -- aquarium's asking people to guess. they will tell us later this week. a lot of money. >> i hope so. >> vlad, you're next -- >> i'm interested to know how much that is. all right. i've got a really cool story. the phoenix suns got a surprise from loved ones before yesterday's game against the sixers. watch this. >> number 23, johnson -- [ cheers ] >> so family and friends announced the starting lineup in a prerecorded video. and guys, the players have been in this bubble, right. they've been practicing and playing in this bubble. and so this was so touching for them to be introduced by their

families because thrive been in this bubble in central florida since early july. and they haven't seen their families. i thought this was a cute video to share because it encapsulates what a lot of people are going through now where you can't sometimes be with your loved ones. weddings have been called off. family get-togethers have been called off because of the pandemic. with it's -- when there's an opportunity to get people together, they make it happen. >> you can see what it meant to the players, too. >> it did. what it meant to the families. bravo. >> yeah. i got a newsy one. yeah. when comedian mia rudolph heard that kamala harris would be joe biden's running mate, she said, "that's spicy." you may remember she played harris on "saturday night live" during the democratic primary debates. >> i'm a walking, talking, tnt show. don't you want four more years of me dressing down our enemies like this? you call that human rights, china? i call it human wrongs.

kamala. sundays on tnt. >> rudolph says she loves doing "snl" and will take any excuse she can get to make sure that she's there -- you know, she even teased that lorne michaels probably has like an invisible helicopter -- >> yes, i love that. >> write? everyone mispronounces kamala's name. is it kamala, kamala -- she's going to have a lot of fun when it comes to making sure they get it on point. >> i think we'll see her back. >> she was nominated for an emmy. >> that's true. that's very true for that very role. good point. actor jonathan majors is considered one of hollywood's rising young stars. he earned rave reviews for his performance in 2019's "the last black man in san francisco." he recently played david the son of a vietnam veteran in the

spike lee war drama "defy blood." forgive me for that. he's take the lead as atticus freeman in the highly anticipated hbo series "love craft country mp." executive produced by j.j. abrams, drop the classmate of mine, and jordan peele. atticus goes across 1950s jim crow america after receiving a mysterious letter from his missing father. >> i know that like your mother you think that you can forget the past. you can't. the past is a living thing. you own it, owe it. now i have found something about your mother's forbearers you have a sacred secret legacy, a birth right that's been kept from you. >> strange, that doesn't sound like your father -- >> i haven't even gotten to the strange part. >> ooh.

jonathan majors joins us now from new mexico where he's preparing for his next movie. good morning. i just have to say -- >> good morning -- >> i just have to say, bravo. bravo because this checks all of the boxes. i mean, it is horror, it is sci-fi, it is a period piece about something -- there's going to expose a life lived for so many people. but this was -- this was something of a role of disbelief for you. i mean, how did you approach it? >> i mean, yeah. disbelief, sure. when i read the script, i went, no way. and then they said who i was potentially going to play, i said no way. how did i approach it, though -- first, good morning. >> good morning. >> how was i going -- good morning. how was i going to approach the role? well, for atticus, the big thing for him was his imagination, you know. he lives in a world that is so

full. i mean, he's a bibliofile. he's absorbed so many things, reading. he's also a korean war vet. that's a whole other thing, the things he experienced there has been incredible. you know, mind blowing. so really getting into those images. you know, what is war, what is -- what is amazing, the -- things like that. >> all of that wrapped into one. how is it relevant today? i mean, so much -- this was produced long before what we're seeing right now. >> i mean, it's -- i wanted to be a part of it. and look for pieces that make sense, you know, and make waves. and as you said earlier, myself and -- and my family, we moved through the jim crow era, right.

and the interesting thing about it, it's not the jim crow south, that's not what we say with jim crow, right, during the jim crow times, we're moving to the north which is interesting because a lot of people think that it's just the south architects. you assume it's just down home, but it was everywhere. very much like the systematic racism and prejudice and white supremacy, male supremacy, et cetera, that we see in our beautiful country now. so there are distinct parallels, and so they tell a story about that that's happening now. telling the story. so i mean, with that -- you know, brother floyd and -- and it's -- it's too relevant, you know. so yeah. it's home. it's home. >> yeah. you know, with folks like j.j. am brahms and jordan peele behind it, that opening scene,

can i say -- blew my mind. you're talking aliens from outer space in the midst of korean war battle -- >> yeah. >> where -- how does it all fit together so well? i mean, this is getting rave reviews i have to add. >> yeah. that's incredible. that's really got to do with the crazy, wild minds of jordan peele and j.j. abrams. what we do at the beginning is a huge overture for the next i guess ten episodes that the world's going to see. you know, you kind of get it all in there. you know, you can dissect it and go, okay, that's that, that's this, that's it, that's this. as an actor, when i read it, i went -- nah, no way. no way. you know, as i began to move through the scripts, i would -- okay, i see how that kind of connects, how that kind of connects. yeah, it's mind blowing, you

know. i'm very excited to -- to get it out. you know, for the folks to see it because it's for us. it's for this time, it's for america, it's for those who feel marginalized, those who have been bullied, those who have been kept from their legacies. >> and it's for you. this has been an incredible period of time for you. what's next? what are you doing in santa fe? >> in santa fe i'm preparing to be a cowboy. not only a cowboy but an outlaw. >> wow. based on truth? >> this fellow named matt love -- >> matt love? >> matt love, yeah, it's a story about all these iconic historical cowboys and outlaws of color, and our beautiful director james samuel has put together a narrative behind it. and they follow a guy named matt love as he kind of moves through

to avenge the death of his parents. >> ah -- >> a beautiful cast. and a beautiful town. and it's -- as i said, it's on. >> it's on. matt love, matt reeves, there are tons of them out there. love that you, jonathan majors, are exploring the history. and "love crack country" does, too, i might add. it premieres this sunday. it's a must-see on hbo. thank you for joining us. thank you so much. ahead, how a fight for survival brought a woman back full circle after a search lasting more than half look, this isn't my first rodeo...

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before we go, two beluga whales are back in the sea after spending nearly a decade in captivity. look at that. the whales named little white and little gray were recently transported to the world's first open-water sea sanctuary for belugas in iceland. that was no easy task since they each weigh more than a ton. officials say the whales will need a short time to get used to their new environment. they will then be released into an even bigger sanctuary area off the icelandic coast. that's pretty amazing. >> so cool. it is amazing. i love belugas. fun fact about belugas, guys, they're known as sea canaries because they are the most vocal

of all the whales. they can swim backwards. really fascinating mammals. mammals. >> how do you know so much -- >> do they know the music to

good morning, it's 8:55. i'm len kiese. democratic presidential candidate joe biden and senator kamala harris will hold their first joint appearance as running mates today in wilmington, delaware. harris' historic selection has many bay area leaders excited about the future. she is the first black woman to be a vp candidate on a major party ticket. san jose is back in session today. last-minute deal between the teachers union and district now allows all teachers to work from home. teacherswho fail to perform duties will face discipline. an earthquake hit north of the geysers in lake county this morning.

it was felt around 4:45 a.m. near cobb and about 23 miles north of santa rosa. there are no reports of any damage or injuries. i'm gianna franco in the traffic center and we've got some capital corridor delays to report. train 529 delayed about 43 minutes and also trains 521 and 23 and 524 have also been delayed. this is due to some activity there on the tracks. taking a look at the freeways right now. we've got a slow ride working your way southbound 680 near tree boulevard. one lane blocked due to the crash. so keep that in mind going to walnut creek. going to the bay bridge, this is what's in store for you. not a lot of cars actually things look pretty good as you work your way out of the east bay heading into the city. your travel times right now, mostly in the green. mary? all right, gianna, well, cloudy and foggy along the coast right around the bay and even some of the inland locations as well. we'll catch that clearing and that sunshine this afternoon. temperatures on the rise. so today the start of a warming trend for us. 90 in concord and 84 in

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