foo ♪ good morning to you, our viewers in the west, and welcome to "cbs this morning." it's tuesday, august 18th, 2020. i'm gayle king with anthony mason and tony dokoupil. coming out swinging. former first lady michelle obama launches a blistering attack on president trump in her speech to the democratic national convention. how democrats lined up to slam the president and throw support behind joe biden. >> counterattack. president trump accuses democrats of being socialists. and says he can only lose if the election is rigged. plus, what he says is behind his sharp criticism of the u.s. postal service. >> outbreak on campus. multiple universities report a coronavirus surge among students who just returned to school. how parties are fueling the spread of the virus. >> and ellen degeneres shake-up.

the host unveils a sweeping management overhaul of her show after allegations of workplace misconduct. we hear from a former producer about what it was like to work there. >> she'll fix it. but first, here's today's "eye opener." it's your world in 90 seconds. >> on this administration, authoritarianism has taken root in our country. >> the democratic national convention kicks off virtually. >> whenever we look to this white house for some leadership or consolation or any semblance of steadiness, what we get instead is chaos. gss in case of ng if the alarms emergency. there was glass all over the place by the end of this >> the president said the only way he can lose is if this election is rigged. >> the postmaster general to slow the mail? >> i have encouraged everybody, speed up the mail, not slow the

mail. >> covid-19 has forced the university of north carolina at chapel hill to convert to remote learning. >> after just one week -- >> i wish that when we went into lockdown we looked like italy. >> prosecutors are calling for lori loughlin and her husband to spend time in prison for their role in the college admissions cheating scandal. >> all that -- >> is it time for dinner? the internet loves a piano playing cat. >> you have to wait. >> and all that matters. >> add pepperoni to corona-induced shortages. >> prices have jumped as much as 50%. >> to the democratic national convention, your silence on this issue tonight was deafening. >> yeah, someone said it. >> on "cbs this morning." >> vermont senator bernie sanders address ed america from the stockpile of firewood and addressed the serious issues facing americans today. >> millions of working families are wondering how they will feed their kids.

and i have one question. could you feed them logs because i have a ton of logs? high in fiber.ic this mos "eye opener" is presented by toyota. >> i've always heard fiber is good for you. welcome. that was stephen colbert last night. welcome to "cbs this morning." stephen was live last night. we're live this morning. everybody is talking about the democratic convention day one and michelle obama in particular. that's where we begin today. the democrats all-out attack on president trump at their national convention as a presented their vision of the country's future on day one. a series of speakers including bernie sanders and amy klobuchar characterized the president as a failed and dangerousy presented a candidate with a character and experience the nation needs right now. >> and one of those speakers, former first lady michelle obama took direct aim at the president and the chaos she says he has created during a speech that

focused on themes of unity. ed o'keefe is in washington for us. this was a different kind of convention. this was a different tone for michelle obama. >> sure is, tony. mrs. obama has mostly stayed out of partisan politics since leaving the white house. in remarks taped before kamala harris was chosen as joe biden's running mate, she made clear her support for him is personal. and she took on president trump like never before. >> if you think things cannot possibly get worse, trust me, they can, and they will. if we don't make a change. >> reporter: former first lady michelle obama was speaking out nrd to deliver the cold, hard truth. >> donald trump is the wrong president for our country. he has had more than enough time to prove he can do the job but he is clearly in over his head. he cannot meet this moment. he simply cannot be who we need him to be for us it is what it

is. >> reporter: that phrase, it is what it is, was a knock on president trump's recent reaction to the number of u.s. deaths due to coronavirus. >> they are dying. that's true. and you -- it is what it is. but that doesn't mean we aren't doing everything we can. >> reporter: the former first lady said after eight years in the white house, she knows firsthand the challenges of the presidency. >> the job is hard. it requires clear-headed judgment, a mastery of complex and competing issues, a devotion to facts and history, a moral compass and an ability to listen. >> reporter: and she believes biden will guide the country forward. >> he is a profoundly decent man guided by faith. he was a terrific vice president. he knows what it takes to rescue an economy beat back a pandemic and lead our country. >> reporter: biden's top primary rival, senator bernie sanders,

also slammed mr. trump's response to the pandemic. >> nero fiddled while rome burned. trump golfs. >> reporter: and he called on supporters to help defeat the president. >> to everyone who supported other candidates in the primary and to those who may have voted for donald trump in the last election, the future of our democracy is at stake. the future of our economy is at stake. the future of our planet is at stake. >> reporter: also last night, former ohio governor john kasich was one of four republicans invited to try convincing other gop voters to switch sides. >> i'm sure there are republicans and independents who couldn't imagine crossing over to support a democrat. they fear joe may turn sharp left and leave them behind. i don't believe that. >> reporter: and ordinary americans spoke out. >> enough is enough. >> reporter: including kristen orquiza who lost her father to

coronavirus. >> my dad was a healthy 65-year-old. his only pre-existing condition was trusting donald trump and for that, he paid with hisis li. >> reporter: and the brothers of george floyd. >> let's make sure we never stop saying their names. >> reporter: as democrats put up a united front, they also recall their his ctorically large and diversity. >> it's not about settling. it's about striving for something more. >> reporter: so as if on cue, the president has just tweeted his response to mrs. obama's speech saying in person, quote, somebody please explain to michelle obama that donald j. trump would not be here in the beautiful white house if it weren't for the job done by your husband, barack obama. this virtual convention continues tonight. it looks a lot like big brother crossed with american idol and a jerry lewis cht with politica survivors, former

presidents carter and clinton, and joe biden's wife, jill. anthony? >> glad you mentioned the jerry lewis telethon. i remember it well. thanks. michigan governor gretchen whitmer was among the speakers last night. governor whitmer joins us from lansing, michigan. in this most unconventional of conventions, what is it the democrats need to do this week, and do you think they did it last night? >> i think we kicked it off to a great start. and there are so many phenomenal speakers but stories. and this was the story of the american people. right now we've got so many people who are unemployed or mourning the loss of a loved one or worried about their health. and it's these fundamentals that unite us. it's the fundamentals that joe biden and kamala harris has a plan to address. and i think that's what this moment is really about. unifying us, making sure that people see that with a plan we can keep people safe and strengthen our economy and we

kicked it off last night and it was a great start. >> joe biden is currently leading in the polls in michigan. of course, the president won michigan fouour years ago. but you've said that you don't buy it. you have doubts. why? >> i just know michigan. we will see at this convention this week and republican next week and after labor day, i know things will tighten up. they always seem to. that's why i don't want anyone to take anything for granted. we've got our work cut out for us. and covid-19 is complicated how we traditionally do this. but i have a strong belief that joe biden and kamala harris' agenda resonates with michiganders. we know him, and he knows michigan. we have great confidence that his agenda is going to ensure that every working person in this state and across the country can get ahead. and so we just can't take anything for granted and polls really -- i mean, it's a data point at a moment but they're all over the place and will be

through election day. >> the president won all but two midwestern states in 2016. how do the democrats take those states back. >> in 2016, the president won michigan by less than 11,000 votes. just two years later, i won by almost 400,000 votes. we had a great turnout. i think turnout is complicated in the midst of a global pandemic and that's why we want to keep people safe. if you vote in person, we want you to wear a mask and be smart about it and safe. if you want to avail yourselves of mail-in voting or voting at home, start to make that application on august 20th here in michigan. and we want people to do that. and then drop their ballots off at a drop-off box if it gets too close to the election. in our new battleground tracker poll that found 74% of republicans are very enthusiastic about voting in november compared to 66% of democrats. does that concern you?

>> i'm going to be concerned about everything that i see between now and election day. it concerns me when the head of our federal government uses the white house to undermine our postal service. it concerns me when we still don't have a national strategy around covid. so, of course, every one of these factors is concerning. we've got to continue to do the work. we've got to continue to spread the message of joe biden and kamala harris. but i believe that we will see things tighten up and we're just going to keep our foot on the gas through election day. >> you were in the running to be joe biden's vice presidential nominee and the only candidate to travel to delaware to meet with him. would you consider being in a joe biden administration? have you talked about it at all? >> you know, one of the things that is so good about this moment is that i get to to keep the job that i love. i'm governor of michigan, you know, the best state in the nation from my perspective. my -- three generations of my family are here.

i'm happy to continue hiere and thrilled that i can vote for someone like joe biden and kamala harris. i'd never say never to anything but it would be hard to beat where i am when it comes to making sure i h haofhee o mic ver rwhitmer, thank you. >> thank you both. never say never. president trump is counterprogramming the dnc by taking his message to voters across the country. today he'll be in iowa and arizona. last night, though, he repeated his attacks on joe biden painting the soo to be democratic nominee as a, quote, trojan horse with socialism. he's also made unsubstantiated claims about the election while boasting about his chances of victory. here's more on that part of the story from the white house. >> the only way we're going to lose this election is if the election isra againmail-in ving rvice.

i lost $78 billion in a short period of time over the last 12 or 13 years. >> reporter: postmaster general louis dejoy, a trump donor, is under fire for reducing the number of mail sorting machines and removing collection boxes resulting in backlogs just as many americans are expected to mail in their ballots. mail-in voters from six states filed a lawsuit monday against the president and dejoy seeking to block any further cuts to the agency. >> he's afraid if americans are able to vote fairly and securely, that he will lose. >> reporter: democrats sent a letter to the postal service board of governors monday demanding immediate action to reverse any and all changes put in place by mr. dejoy that degrade or delay postal operations. but a white house official points out that the postal service has had trouble for years and is estimated to lose $11 billion in 2020. on monday, cbs news asked the president if he had ever

pressured dejoy. >> have you ever encouraged the postmaster general to slow the mail? >> no, not at all. wouldn't do that. i have encouraged everybody, speed up the mail, not slow the mail. thank you. >> if you remove the machines, mr. president and the boxes -- >> reporter: dejoy will testify about these controversial changes before the senate on friday, and then before the house on monday. president trump continues to produce his own counterprogramming to compete with the democratic convention this week. after teasing that he would pardon someone very, very important today, the president announced this morning that he will pardon susan b. anthony who was convicted by an all-male jury of voting illegally in a presidential election in 1872. tony? >> paula, thank you very much. moving on to the coronavirus, the pandemic is making it very hard for schools and for colleges to bring students back to class and keep them there.

the university of north carolina's main campcampus, cha hill, reversed course yesterday one week into the semester. it shut down undergraduate classrooms after detecting covid clusters among students. our lead national correspondent david begnaud has been following this story. a lot of people saw this coming in some form. what's going on here? >> so you have those four clusters of cases. test positivity rate went from 3% to 13% in just the first week of school and critics say the university essentially caved. supporters say it's about time they did something to change it. and now the university is saying we're going to take everything in person and put it online. >> i was super surprised. i didn't think they were going to send us here and send us home a week later. that's crazy. >> reporter: the student newspaper editorial said it all. the first week of classes at the university of north carolina chapel hill has had its problems. videos surfaced of students at parties on and off campus.

now cases there are spiking. in-person classes will be canceled. >> i am -- i can't even say disappointed or sad. i'm mostly angry. >> reporter: collinyn smith has spent months lobbying against the full return. he believes the administration acted too late. >> some of your peers have been reckless. >> there's ways to hold each other accountable but this accountable system wouldn't have to be in place if the administration would have made the right decisions from the jump. >> reporter: to oklahoma state university now. this entire sorority house is under quarantine after 23 members of the organization tested positive for coronavirus. and off campus, video apparently shows crowds of oklahoma state students packed into a bar with more students crowding together on the main strip. and there are now 58 confirmed cases at notre dame. that's an increase of 15 cases in 24 hours.

dr. anthony fauci said monday there are really troublesome signs that coronavirus could have long-term consequences. >> even in individuals who are young and otherwise healthy who don't require hospitalization but do get sick. when you work them up, they have a substantially high proportion of cardiovascular abnormalities. >> reporter: there are new studies in the early stages and not yet peer reviewed that suggest people who were infected with the coronavirus but recovered have developed some type of immunity that protects them from further infection. even those people who had mild symptoms. what's not clear, though, right now is how long that immunity may last. anthony? >> david, as we keep saying, there's just so much we do not know about this disease. ahead -- a sweeping shake-up inside the ellen show amid allegations of a toxic work environment. ellen degeneres tells her staff

that three of her top producers have now

we have much more news ahead for you including how the presidential election may not end on election night. yikes. state officials reveal why the final results could take days or even longer to come out. oh, you're watching "cbs this morning". we thank you for that. we'll be right back. >> announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by toyota. [beep] ♪ [whoosh] ♪ give everyone something to look up to.

e alhighnder hybrid. ♪ toyota. let's go places. who've got their eczema under control. with less eczema, you can show more skin. so roll up those sleeves. and help heal your skin from within with dupixent. dupixent is the first treatment of its kind that continuously treats moderate-to-severe eczema, or atopic dermatitis, even between flare ups. dupixent is a biologic, and not a cream or steroid. many people taking dupixent saw clear or almost clear skin, and, had significantly less itch. don't use if you're allergic to dupixent. serious allergic reactions can occur, including anaphylaxis, which is severe. tell your doctor about new or worsening eye problems, such as eye pain or vision changes, or a parasitic infection. if you take asthma medicines, don't change or stop them without talking to your doctor. so help heal your skin from within, and talk to your eczema specialist about dupixent.

if your financial situation has changed, we may be able to help. if your financial situation has changed, and it's negatively impacting your enamel. eating and drinking healthy things that are acidic thinning and yellowing can happen as a result of that. pronamel is a proactive solution designed to help protect your enamel. killer attitude. nevor hydration.... neutrogena® hydro boost. the #1 hyaluronic acid moisturizer delivers 2x the hydration for supple, bouncy skin. neutrogena®. (sharon) smoking caused my throat cancer. but, walking every day makes me feel like myself again. well, well, almost. (announcer) you can quit. for free help, call 1-800-quit-now. ((vo)n) iat tidy cats, litterventionst acome naturally! naturally strong unscented with activated charcoal. or, new scented clean lemongrass,

with plant extracts. 100% natural, 100% powerful. there's a tidy cats for that! i'm happy to give you the tour, i lohey jay. it. jay? charlotte! oh hi. he helped me set up my watch lists. oh, he's terrific. excellent tennis player. bye-bye. i recognize that voice. annie? yeah! she helped me find the right bonds for my income strategy. you're very popular around here. there's a birthday going on. karl! he took care of my 401k rollover. wow, you call a lot. yeah, well it's my money we're talking about here. joining us for karaoke later? ah, i'd love to, but people get really emotional when i sing. help from a team that will exceed your expectations. home instead has helped seniors stay home. staying in the place they love.

it's staying safe. home instead. to us, it's personal. with moderate to severe treplaque psoriasists uncover clearer skin that can last. in fact, tremfya® was proven superior to humira® in providing significantly clearer skin. tremfya® may increase your risk of infections and lower your ability to fight them. tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms or if you had a vaccine or plan to. serious allergic reactions may occur. tremfya®. uncover clearer skin that can last. janssen can help you explore cost support options. there.

can you imagine cooking with your spouse? hello married man you can imagine cooking with your spouse. a tv show, amy schumer can with her husband chris fischer. he actually is a bona fide chef, a james beard award winner. >> she's not. >> she's not. she's a comedian. she's cracking nonstop jokes. they have 1-year-old baby. a nanny that does the filming. you can imagine what kind of stuff goes on in that kitchen with amy schumer and chris fischer. it w

this is a morning update. it is 7:26. there are two major fires burning in napa county. the baker fire is the hennessey fire, east of st. helena and at 2400 acres. the gamble fire has burned around 600 acres near lake both are at zero containment. hundreds of residents in sonoma county ordering evacuation morning. flames from the marsh fire have

burned through more than 1700 acres in contra costa county. a series of wildfires broke out in the brentwood area. the deer zone fire is believed to have been sparked by lightning. we are tracking the extreme heat, excessive heat warnings are in effect today all the way until 9:00 on wednesday. triple digit heat from concord, livermore, mid-90s in san jose and low to mid 80s around the bay. still another hot day tomorrow but cooler on thursday. it is warm and hot but not as hot as the sweltering heat we have seen over the last several days. let's check in with traffic. as we look at the roadways, we are dealing with a trouble spot at the bay bridge with an accident reported not far from the toll plaza blocking one lane. it is busy for folks making that right out

welcome back to "cbs this morning". the ellen degeneres show says three its top executives have left after former staff members allege sexual misconduct and bullying at the program's highest level. the host revealed the changes to her employees several weeks after an online expose reported the daytime show was a terrible place to work. jamie yuccas is in los geles. sounds like ellen is working to fix it. >> reporter: there's definitely action there. we're told ellen degeneres revealed the management shake up in a zoom meeting with staff on monday and apologized for the alleged conditions that sparked outcry. we spoke to the buzzfeed news

reporter whorost fffkeer b saids not surprised by the claims. describe for me what the culture was like at the ellen show >> poisonous. it was very toxic. >> reporter: hanna worked as a producer for the ellen show in its early years and won two emies. she describes a work environment where she had to walk on egg shells. buzzfeed news last month was the first to report allegations that ellen degeneres mantra of be kind mavericked a toxic work culture. one former employee claimed it's all an act for the cameras. the story led parent company warner media to investigate claims ranging from racist claims to sexual harassment perpetuated by the show's top executive. on monday three of them threat popular daytime talk series. in previous statements to

buzzfeed news, lehmann denied any kind of sexual impropry at the and norman denied all allegations. glavine did not provide a response. >> your show, there's just very pleasant environment just in general. >> i love making people happy and feel good. >> reporter: the claims of inappropriate conduct at the ellen degeneres show come in sharp contrast to its host's reputation. as a celebrity so well known for being nice that sometimes it's joked about as in this cage match with jimmy kimmel in fme was instructed to not even look at ellen degeneres or she would be fired. another called the tv show host a vindictive narcissist. in an instagram post earlier this month comedian kevin hart wrote i have known ellen for years and i can honestly say

she's one of the dopest people on the planet. >> people want to see ellen take accountability. >> reporter: buzzfeed reporter has followed the story for months. she told us current and former employees are cautiously optimistic after the departure of those three top producers. >> was this surprising? >> yes. people i spoke to was not confident this would happen. they said it's a great first step and in toward completely get rid of what they call a toxic workplace environment it's going to involve lots of changes. >> reporter: ellen degeneres has said she relied on others to do their jobs as she knew she wanted them done adding clearly some didn't. she also said she's committed to ensuring this does not happen again. an attorney for kevin lehmann tells us a deeply flawed buzzfeed article led to the

termination of an innocent man is shock. norman and glavine didn't respond to our request for comment. athletic officials say voters will. election officials say voters will need to be patient because it could take a while to get results. you can always get this morning's news by subscribing to the "cbs this morning" podcast. hear the morning's top stories in less than 20 minutes. we'll be right back. you're prepared for this. and so are we. soon you'll get back to skipping the counter without missing a beat. back to choosing any car in the aisle. back to being the boss of you. go national. go like a pro.

come on in, we're open. ♪ all we do is hand you the bag. simple. done. we adapt and we change. you know, you just figure it out. we've just been finding a way to keep on pushing. ♪ we've just been finding a way to keep on pushing. i am totally blind. and non-24 can throw my days and nights out of sync, keeping me from the things i love to do. talk to your doctor, and call 844-214-2424. removes ten years of yellow stains. optic white renewal that's like all the way back to 2010. they're jeans. they're leggings. they're jeggings! whoa. remove ten years of yellow stains with colgate optic white renewal. olay regenerist faced 131 premium products, is skincare from around the world better than olay?

from 12 countries, over 10 years. olay's hydration was unbeaten every time. face anything. find out more at olay.com . a heart transplant... lung cancer... and part of my lung removed. my tip is: if smoking doesn't get you one way, it'll get you another. (announcer) you can quit. for free help, call 1-800-quit-now. balanced nutrition for strength and energy. whoo-hoo! great tasting ensure with 9 grams of protein, 27 vitamins and minerals, and nutrients to support immune health. and nutrients to >> tech: when you've got ...safelite can come to you. : ♪ selite repair, felite replace. ♪ >> tech: and you'll get a text eys onhsa noct servi. and a high risk for fracture, osteoporosis now might not be the best time to ask yourself,

are my bones strong? life is full of make or break moments. that's why it's so important to help reduce your risk of fracture with prolia®. only prolia® is proven to help strengthen and protect bones from fracture with 1 shot every 6 months. do not take prolia® if you have low blood calcium, are pregnant, are allergic to it, or take xgeva®. serious allergic reactions like low blood pressure, trouble breathing, throat tightness, face, lip or tongue swelling, rash, itching or hives have happened. tell your doctor about dental problems, as severe jaw bone problems may happen. or new or unusual pain in your hip, groin, or thigh, as unusual thigh bone fractures have occurred. speak to your doctor before stopping, skipping or delaying prolia®, as spine and other bone fractures have occurred. prolia® can cause serious side effects, like low blood calcium, serious infections, which could need hospitalization, skin problems, and severe bone, joint, or muscle pain. are you ready? ask your doctor about prolia® fda approved for 10 years.

welcome back. get ready. state leaders say election night

could look more like an election week or even an election month. and the controversy surrounding the u.s. postal service right now is only one factor among many. it will also take time to deal with different state laws, and simply to open all the ballots that are expected to be mailed in. plus leaders want to make sure they get it right. that's always important. major garrett joins us and has been looking into all of this. you spoke to a bipartisan group of secretaries of state. these are the people in charge of elections at the state level. you're also an election security official. what did they tell you? >> reporter: this is going take a while. because in some areas going through a large transition from in person to mail in voting, this process will play out for a longer per of time especially where counting is concerned. here's the good news. states that have a long history of voting by mail are giving all the advice they can to states making this transition. where the learning curve is

somewhat steep. they tell us, tony, that the president's rhetoric about rigging and fraud does not help them. it confuses and sows doubts among voters. they are working together, trying to make sure this election is believable, trusted, for the losers and the winners. when new york city voters cast primary ballots in june few expected this would be the scene at the board of elections. no declared winner one month later. prident p cri fraud thout evidence. >> i think you should redo that election. >> reporter: it has taken election officials some time to do the counting. about 40% of new york state's primary ballots arrived by mail. nearly 11 fold increase over pre-pandemic levels. now new york and other states are scrambling to scale up mail in voting. more ballots by mail means results could be slower. and that means voters will need to be patient. >> absentee ballots or mail in ballots tend to be more labor intensive because you have to

check the signature on the envelope to match it against the voter registration record. you need to open the envelope, separate out the security envelope. then remove the voter's ballot. >> reporter: kim weimann is washington's secretary of state. washington is among five states that already vote almost exclusively by mail. this fall in an effort to keep voters safe from coronavirus five more states and washington, d.c. will automatically send mail in ballots to all registered voters. >> the problem with the mail in voting number one you'll never know when the election is over. >> reporter: waiting. it may be the hardest part. this year it won't necessarily mean something has gone wrong. >> we may not have official results for quite some time. certain states might not get called for some time. that's okay. be prepared. be patient. most importantly participate in the process. >> reporter: colorado is an all

vote by mail state where democrat jena griswold is the secretary of state. >> it does take longer to process ballots. they are more secure than a lot of other forms of voting. >> reporter: one thing colorado does to speed things up is process mail in ballots before election day. no results are reported until that night but jena griswold a . >> increases security because russia cannot hack a mail ballot. it's the best way to vote and social distance. >> reporter: michigan, wisconsin and pennsylvania are all expecting large increases in mail in voting this year. and all three were pivotal to decideding the outcome in 2016. but none allows for early processing of mail in ballots. >> the other states have already figured this out. so i'm hopeful we can do so come november. >> reporter: jocelyn beenson is michigan's democratic secretary of state. she has sparred with the gop controlled legislature on this issue. >> if the legislature fails to act citizens not just in

michigan but around the country need to know exactly why it will take a little bit longer perhaps even a few days longer to get the full results. >> reporter: again washington secretary of state kim wyman. >> half the country believes joe biden will win. half the country believes donald trump will win. we're to inspire confidence in the losers. >> reporter: so i know the big question out there how long is it going to take? if this election is close, tony secretary wyman said the official results may not be known until mid to late november and as a part of that we talked to a lot of these secretaries of state. they said among them let it be a prayer, let it be a landslide, not just this election but any election. >> a lot of politicians are calling for that. two important point, first the number one reason the ballot is rejected is not it's late but people forget to sign the ballot or sign it differently than what's on their license. sign it and take your time doing it. second point if you're not

trusting the postal service at this moment, who can blame you, almost all states are supposed to allow mail in ballots to be hand delivered at local election offices. so that's something people can explore in their local areas. such an important story, major. thank you very much. ahead vladimir duthiers will be looking >> announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by

gain. seriously good scent. with its irresistible scent. looks like their dog michelangelo did too. unfortunately for him, it's more of a forbidden love. gain ultra flings with two times oxi-boost and febreze... seriously good scent. and if you love gain flings, you've gotta try the dish soap. i know, but that "parker promo" saved me so much on my insurance, i brought you a little something special. parker, state farm offers everyone surprisingly great rates. you're the man, man. when you want the real deal...like a good neighbor, state farm is there.

a breakthrough 10 years in the makingveclear, when you want the real deal...like a good neighbor, that reduces allergens in cat hair and dander. outstanding nutrition with the power to change lives. this is purina pro plan liveclear. can leave you holding your breath. ♪ but bristol myers squibb is working to change things. by researching new kinds of medicines that could help you live longer. including options that are chemo-free. because we're committed to bringing new hope into lung cancer care.

laso you can enjoy it even ifst you're sensitive. se. because we're committed to bringing new hope yet some say it isn't real milk. i guess those cows must actually be big dogs. sit! i said sit! who've got their eczema under control. with less eczema, you can show more skin. so roll up those sleeves. and help heal your skin from within with dupixent. dupixent is the first treatment of its kind that continuously treats moderate-to-severe eczema, or atopic dermatitis, even between flare ups. dupixent is a biologic, and not a cream or steroid. many people taking dupixent saw clear or almost clear skin, and, had significantly less itch.

don't use if you're allergic to dupixent. serious allergic reactions can occur, including anaphylaxis, which is severe. tell your doctor about new or worsening eye problems, such as eye pain or vision changes, or a parasitic infection. if you take asthma medicines, don't change or stop them without talking to your doctor. so help heal your skin from within, and talk to your eczema specialist about dupixent. if your financial situation has changed, we may be able to help. we are back. it's time for free pizza he edition of what to watch and i dare you to turn away after you heard that. vlad, please explain. >> it's like spinning the pizza pie, spinning the stories here. good to see you all. here are a few stories we think you'll be talking about today. the trump administration plans

to allow oil drilling in alaska's arctic refuge, a place environmentalist call the nation's last great wilderness. the interior department will auction leases before the end of the year. that's the final stop in a controversial plan to tap into gas and oil resources. it applies to 2 million acres home to polar bears and other wildlife. alaska's congressional delegation said the plan will boost the state's economy and environmental groups say they will sue to stop the move. polar bears are vulnerable. this plan will make them more so. there's a 40% drop in their population in that area where they make their dens. the democratic national convention began with powerful speakers and also some powerful performance. check it out. ♪ that is billy porter had pop star maggie

rogers and leon bridges who put on unforgettable performances. leon bridges song "sweeter" was released in the death of george floyd. talks about dreaming a life sweeter but repeating. >> i like leon bridges. i always love hearing the national anthem. that was very special.

let me say something about billy porter who looks like he's having a great time no matter where he goes and what he does. i thought he knocked it out of the park yesterday. >> that song was written when he was 21 years old and still as an them all these years later. >> 21? >> 21 years old. >> vlad nice. >> i love the fact that a song that was representative of the times in the 1960s is still being used today like for what it's worth one of the great songs. >> yeah, i'm still thinking he's 21. >> this is great, gayle. i got a great story about pizza. pizza shop in new orleans that is filling people's hearts with kindness. called slice pizza. and the owner jim fite and melissa moore called it pay it forward. any customer who buy as meal can purchase a slice of pizza for

somebody else who was affected by the pandemic and struggling for food. >> not so much doing so that i feel good but it's because what needs done. >> might just be a meal to me but to them it could be the only thing they eat all day. >> they've raised $700 and multiple families have bought free pizza for others. i love stories we can share with people when they are looking out for each other in these times. >> john dickerson on the democratic convention. stay with us. want restaurants to open?

and schools? want the economy to get back on track? you're not alone. and you can help make it happen. stay 6 feet apart. wash your hands. wear a mask every time you leave your home. choose to join the fight against covid-19.

do your part. slow the spread. this is a morning update. it is 7:56. there are two major fires burning in napa county, the baker fire is the hennessey fire east of st. helena and it

is currently at 2400 acres and the gamble fire has burned around 600 acres near lake berryessa. today, nearly 3 dozen survivors plan to confront the golden state killer before he is formally sentenced to life in prison. joseph james deangelo took a plea deal that spared him the death penalty for 13 murders and several rapes. memorial was held in american canyon for teenager shot and killed outside a safeway in napa county. martinez has been arrested and no word yet on a possible motive. and excessive heat warning continues into tomorrow because of our extreme heat. was check out the temperatures. triple digit heat for livermore and mid-90s in san jose and mid- 90s around the bay. we are little cooler looking ahead to thursday. let's check in with gianna for look at traffic. >> we have a busy ride across the richmond san rafael bridge. what it will get a little better but busier at the toll plaza. give yourself some

it's tuesday, august 18th, 2020, welcome back to "cbs morning news." i "cbs this morning." i'm gayle king with tony dokoupil. we'll have analysis from john dickerson. struggling to survive, we check back in with a business owner and workers hard-hit by the coronavirus. the roller coaster they've been on since march. and amy schumer at home, the comedian and her chef husband tell us how they're staying creative during the pandemic. >> they're having fun. but first, here is today's "eye opener" at 8:00. democrats all-out attack on president trump as they presented their vision of the country's future.

m obamaas stayed out of partisan politics since she left the white house but took on trump like never before. and they will.rusty >> pde tonti to oduce hiswn counter programming. he will pardon susan b. anthony. >> we've got to continue to do the work and continue to spread the message of joe biden and kamala harris. we'll see things tighten up and keep our foot on the gas all the way through election day. >> with you had the four clusters of cases, test pass activity rate from 3% to 13% in just the first week of school, and critics say the university essentially caved. >> social media basketball star jalen. >> not agreeing with his dad'sts travr >> no. >> travel. >> that's no travel.

that's not a travel! [ laughter ] >> i'm on his side, tony. i'm on his side. that's not a travel, dad! that's not a travel! >> i love the arms kemba look already. >> tony, he's got it down. >> something tells me that call was not reversed and play resumed as it was. >> yes. pretty soon, tony, you'll have those kind of conversations with teddy. no the too far away. >> i will call traveling every time. mark my words. >> welcome to "cbs this morning." democrats rallied behind presumptive nominee joe biden as they kicked off their unconventional national convention. michelle obama gave the keynote remarks in a prerecorded speech that praised the former vice president as a man of good character, while attacking president trump. >> so let me be as honest and clear as i possibly can.

donald trump is the wrong president for our country. he has had more than enough time to prove that he can do the job but he is clearly in over his head. he cannot meet this moment. he simply cannot be who we need him to be for us. it is what it is. >> biden's former campaign rival, senators amy klobuchar and bernie sanders also spoke. sanders called for unity within the party to fight what he called the president's authoritarianism, while klobuchar told voters they "have a home with joe biden." the virtual convention also focused on the coronavirus pandemic. one of the starkest assessments of the president in fact came from a woman named kristin orqueza who lost her father to the virus. >> my daed was only 60 and he

trusted donald trump and for that he paid with his life. >> tonight's line-up includes chuck schumer, former secretary of state john kerry, congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez, former president bill clinton and dr. jill biden. >> senior political analyst john dickerson is with us. he was up late last night, thank you for getting up early with us. i know you were covering the convention last night. >> great to be with you, gayle. w you'r here leicob causeeems l she's comes ergizin party. they didn't call her the closer back in the day for nothing. she started out with "i hate politics" and proceeded to give a political speech which is out of character for her in terms of tone, content, and the delivery. a lot of people i was looking at it last night, i heard it

described as elegant shade. what did you make of it? >> as i understand how shade works, you have to be a little less direct than she was. this wasn't somewhat shade as it felt like to me a huge spotlight right on what she says is the problem, which in her very clear and direct words is the incumbent president. they have to do three things at this convention. she did all three, one is energize the base. she basically said get out and vote immediately. democrats are very worried in this covid election that they're going to have trouble voting and getting out the vote. that's always a challenge for democrats and more of one in this race. the second is define the turf of what this election is about. they want it to be about character and the response to both covid-19 and the racial discussion we're having in america, and david axelrod used an expression that i think was useful, which is that character has a cost. in other words,s not some abstrractio michelle obama made th that don

empathy andra aost in of ameli thenhe fal thing is testimony and witness about joe biden, which she did in talking about what she knows in the personal joe biden, what they're trying to do all week and she did all three of those things. >> seems even the republicans were saying michelle obama knocked it out of the park last night. but what do you make of this virtual convention? do you think it delivered? i think it's so hard to have these kind of events with no audience, when you're so propelled by the audience applause. >> when we talk about, this people think why are we so obsessed with the way it looks, and the theatrics of this. because what conventions do in the modern age is use the theatrics as a kind of freight train on which they put the message, to energize the base, also to speak town decided voters and try to put the opposition in a box. so how it comes across matters, and i think that there are obviously wrestling with that. what we will see, whether a

speech like michelle obama's gets passed around in social media and on youtube and the rest of it, and if that's the case, then it does what a traditional convention tries to do. there are all kinds of internal things they're trying to do, too. bernie sanders' speech was a message of unity for his supporters, a narrow casting there. handing the microphone over to regular people was a nice touch in terms of trying to speak to that unity message. there were some nice attempts to do what you would normally do in a convention, but i think the real question is how does it live on afterwards in the social media world to see if it really has any effect that's longlasting. >> in past conventions, it seems they'd highlight rising stars. in this particular convention, when you look up the line-up, they're going back to a lot of the, i don't want to say older leaders but past leaders. do you think that's intentional? >> it's partially because they have limited time, and i think

it is intentional but also you know, part of it is, gayle, there's not, what happens when the rising stars come on is sometimes not everybody's looking, and then suddenly everybody notices the reaction that's happening in the room, and then they become a rising star. i'm not sure that everybody knew that barack obama in 2004 was going to light up the arena the way he did. it was only until the arena lit up that it kind of gained a certain momentum. so one of the challenges this year is it's hard to have a rising star who gives a speech in this constrained format. >> very good point. >> hey, john, i got a question here, i want to jump in on un unity. every candidate has to pull together the different wings of the party, but the wings in this case, in this year are pretty far apart, and we saw that with a democratic socialist, bernie ernde but also a republican governor in a democratic convention in the form of johnch. nd grabbing duct p signal to a

tape and just papering it all together for the moment, and hoping it sticks. what struck me about bernie sanders' speech, this time, was that it was a full-throat endorsement of joe biden, set the stakes for his own supporters who might not like joe biden, but made the case for him and said basically the stakes are too high for you to sit out, and that was in stark contrast to his 2016 speech, where he could almost hear the grinding of his teeth as he was making the case for hillary clinton, which overstates it a little bit, but it was nothing close to this. in terms of the disparity, the disparate nature of the unity message that they were sending, i think it's one of the things that the democrats want to emphasize is the idea that joe biden represents a kind of old-timy une y old-timey unity, which means reaching out to the otherti or diverse viewpoints.

part what have they're trying to do is build an appetite for something that hasn't been on the menu for a while, the idea of unity. i don't think it's going to be a huge, lasting impact, but it is part of what they're trying to do, which is define the turf they want this election to be on. their argument is donald trump has done everything to keep the country ununified, and they wanted to have a kind of tableau of unit, having john kasich to bernie sanders suggests that kind of broad unity. >> all right, john dickerson, good to see you. my dentist says it's not good to grind your teeth so they need to stop doing that. thank you, john dickerson. >> thank you, gayle. >> bye. our prime time coverage of the democratic national convention continues tonight at 10:00 eastern/9:00 central right here on cbs. right

there is much more news ahead, including the pandemic continuing to hammer small businesses. many are closing for good. so, what we did is checked back in with one small business that was already struggling to survive back in march when the virus first hit. we'll tell you how they're doing now. you're watching "cbs this morning." hey are doing now. you're watching "cbs this morning". colgate optic white renewal

removes ten years of yellow stains. that's like all the way back to 2010. what's that? it's a shake weighta olte optic white renewal. what's that? (sharon) smoking caused my throat cancer. but, walking every day makes me feel like myself again. well, well, almost. (announcer) you can quit. for free help, call 1-800-quit-now. pampers cruisers 360° fit can too with a stretchy waistband and adaptive 360° fit so they can move the way they were born to [music]: born to be wild pampers cruisers 360° fit i had enough! it's not getting in my way. joint pain, swelling, tenderness much better. my psoriasis, clearer... cosentyx works on all of this.

four years and counting. so watch out. i got this! psoriatic arthritis wame re people withe are feeling real relief with cosentyx. cosentyx is a different kind of targeted biologic. it even helps stop further joint damage. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting, get checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections and lowered ability to fight them may occur. tell your doctor about an infection or symptoms, if your inflammatory bowel disease symptoms develop or worsen, or if you've had a vaccine, or plan to. serious allergic reactions may occur. i just look and feel better. i got real relief with cosentyx. watch me! novartis is committed to supporting our community. learn more at cosentyx.com. ♪

don't go out, go all out. the highlander. toyota. let's go places.

wre back now with a look at how the coronavirus has devastated small businesses and their employees. you probably heard times are tough but you may not realize how tough they are for small businesses. researchers at harvard university, harvard business school estimate one out of every seven small businesses as a result of the virus have closed permanently. think about that. earlier this year we spoke to employees who were laid off from a small busininesss in elmsmsfo new w yorkrk and thehe ownerer trying told things together anyway he could. recently we went back to them to see if anything has changed. >> it was gut wrenching. >> reporter: when we met joe back in march he laid off most of his 20 workers at corporate av. for a company that handles lighting and sound at large events. it present ad struggle to make it through the shutdown. >> if we don't have work by the fall i don't know if we're around. >> reporter: now with fall five weeks away he says he is still

hanging on. >> no longer a race. it's a marathon. >> reporter: he says corporate av survived in part because of funding from if federal government paycheck protection program. >> we kicked the can down the road. >> reporter: the federal money bailed you out kept you afloat. >> absolutely one of the things to keep us afloat. the other was trying to couple with another way to do things. >> reporter: the company shifted to hosting online events which bring in less money he and require fewer people. that leaves former employee, mo johnson in much the same place we found him. >> do whatever you can to save the company. when we get back on the ship we can go again. identify been sitting on the couch, cooking a lot and doing odd kind of include webcasting a high school graduation as a freelancer for corporate av not an employee. >> what's it been like for you psychologically to go four months without being able to say i have a job.

>> it's weird. my wife and i had a spat today. she said, you know, you should go the dentist. i said we don't have insurance. that's weird. i don't care, you still go it's only $150. i'm like before it was not a discussion. now it's like, wow, the things we have to put off. >> reporter: more than 5 million laid off workers lost their health insurance during the pandemic and nearly four out of every ten americans say they face threat to their personal finances. gabe aanel is among them. he waits for things to pick up again. he's now hosting a heavy metal podcast every morning from his kitchen. >> it keeps my sanity. >> reporter: five months ago when he lost his job at corporate av his wife told us they didn't quite know how they would move forward. april 1st will you make a mortgage payment or not?

>> good question. we haven't even talked about that. >> you are just constantly worried about can i make this payment? i can put my kid, you know, can i get a doctor. >> even before. >> even before. >> reporter: since then claudia lost her mother to covid-19. even as the family deals with that loss they've been able to control the financial pain so far. claudia wasn't home when we stopped by because she was able to return to her work as a property manager after quarantining at home. and gabe told us the federal government's weekly $600 unemployment benefit helped pay the bills. that benefit, of course, has since expired. >> there's nerves. there's stress. there's a constant anxiety. i know my wife is feeling the anxiety too because we know at the end of this month we really don't know. we're literally back to where the last time you guys were here. we don't know what we're going to do the end of this month. >> reporter: there's been laughter he tells us along with

the tears and he says he's hopeful that things will turn around eventually. >> if the work comes back we come back. look if i can't go back there because there's no work, i can't go anywhere to look for work in what i do. >> reporter: what kind of timetable do you have in your mind for when you might be able to add employees with benefits like you had before? >> i don't really know. i mean i was hoping fall. that was always the plan. so i think, you know, we're still trying to keep that ship afloat. >> reporter: yeah. >> we got a long way to go. >> so he's now predicting that maybe next spring things will pick up and can rehire his employees. i'll path spotlight on something one much his employees said. that was mo. right in the middle of the story pep talked about putting off dental work because when he lost his job he lost his health insurance. that is the kind of bleak choice that millions of people are

facing right now. maybe it's not the doctor, maybe it's the rent. maybe it's not the doctor it's the credit card. maybe it's lunch they have to skip it because they have to make it to dinner. so there's toxic uncertainty as they wait for benefit checks. >> the domino effect of this is huge. the uncertainty affect everybody. i was talking to a band manager who said he's now planning for no concerts at all next year because he has to expect for the worse and hope for the best. >> i'm so glad you're telling these story, tony. i too was struck by mo's words. this pandemic is real. it's not done with us yet. another reminder. thank you, tony dokoupil. don't go. ahead why some parents believe so-called learning pods are better than in person classes or remote learning for kids. you're watching "cbs this morning". we thank you for that. we'll be right back. [upbeat music] ♪ today was the day that i put everything in perspective. ♪

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

ahead the famous figure who has that song on his summer this is a morning update. flames from the marsh fire have burned for more than 1700 acres near sunol. a series of wildfires broke out in the brentwood area. the deer zone fires believes to have been sparked by lightning. we have learned hundreds of san

francisco school bus drivers are about to lose their jobs. sfusd says as in the face of budget shortfalls, they cannot afford to pay for non-service. police in several cities are planning a sting operation preparing to give citations to people not wearing masks. they will com with a fine ranging from $25-$500. we are tracking excessive heat warnings all the way until 9:00. extreme heat is continuing for us. we're talking triple digit heat for livermore and napa and santa rosa and mid-nineties for san jose unloaded mid 80s ound a anher da toow and theny,bythmpatur are c hot what we have seen lately and that will continue through the work week and the weekend. taking a look at the roadways, we are doing a little better

welcome back. "cbs this morning" it's time to bring you -- this is what i really missed when i was in the santa barbara bureau, anthony. we didn't have our joint talk of the table that we could all sit around the table and discuss. >> some of us did. you just were out there. >> this is where we each pick a story. you know how it goes. tony you're up first. what you be back at that table soon. in the meantime i have one much those stories -- i can't wait either. i really can't. every once in a rare while vlad will miss a story and what to watch and it falls to me and this is one of those. the national zoo in washington is having a baby watch, have you

heard? for giant panda mae shong. over the weekend they confirmed it the ultrasound images show that this giant panda could give birth -- there it is, they consider that to be strong and active behavior there from a panda fetus. this birth could happen anywhere from a few days or to longer. the range is really wild. apparently very hard first to know that a giant panda is expecting and then very hard to predict the due date. if this is a successful birth,l oldest panda to deliver in the u.s. she's already had three cubs successfully. and as the national zoo pointed out on its instagram page we should keep our paws crossed. >> the thing that struck me about that, tony, is they don't give her much room to have a

baby. that little thing, your legs fly open, stuff comes out and she's in a very little small area. i didn't think that was very good. >> she's in her own -- what's interesting from a marital and domestic relations point of view they have to be separated because they fight too much. >> that's interesting. >> i didn't know that. okay. she can still use a bigger room. >> i thought it was interesting somebody -- we talk a lot over the last few months about some artistic facemasks we've seen. here are some face masks that actually are art and done bay costume designer in hong kong, an actor who is turning face masks. he's created 170 masks since february. some are inspired by the pandemic. others play on hong kong's political turmoil at the moment. one actually looks like the coronavirus. this is really cool. another mask appears to have a

gloved hand covering his mouth which is representing the struggle for free speech. he's posted photo of these masks on social media. they are meant to be art pieces not actual face masks but really stunning stuff. i love them. gayle what have you got >> mine is about former president obama. he has a big speech tomorrow night at the democratic convention but he's been busy releasing other news. he's just released his 2020 summer play list on twitter. i love it when he does this. it includes songs by bill ie eili eilish. >> i love her version of that song. >> stevie wonder. and billie holiday's "i'll be seeing you." he included my favorite line "gaslighter." this is by the chicks.

you can get it right now. this is a really good album. what i like about obama's list sitsrengll sheryl crow. he'sll over the place. >> i love he very often gives a shout out to artists that were not well-known but really talented and they nice little spotlight on them. in our special series school matters we're looking at the debates over how to re-open schools safely. and handle remote learning during the pandemic. today we're to concussion on how some parents are creating an alternative type of class called learning pods. they are now hiring a teacher or aid to educate their kids in a small group. why some people believe this type of learning will increase education inequality. >> we don't have it all figured out but rolling with it, i guess. >> reporter: in walnut creek,

california business owners are preparing their son for a new school year. but a cool you've never sign. walker will start second grade in a learning pod. when she was looking for families to partner with the response was overwhelming. >> people just left and right saying can you include me. can you email me. >> that would be the positives if we could work that out. >> reporter: she agreed to a pod with four families. they met up to figure out how the pod will work. >> stay social distance. >> reporter: students will follow the local public school district's curriculum online. a hiring teacher assistant will work with the kid in person five days a week. when inside students will wea cos $700 to $1,000 a month per family. >> i find myself wondering,

about do some parents not know what they are getting into. >> i saw a great meme you lied to me my child is not a pleasure to have in class. >> reporter: a life long educator runs a development program for principals. >> i see it as a really strong opportunity but i also have some reservations about it. those reservations really have to do with equity. what happens to students who are homeless? what happens to students with disabilities. what happens to english language learners. >> reporter: many can't afford the high price of a pod. not just 16.2% who live below the poverty line but even middle class families without deep pockets. this 5-year-old noah a special needs student is about to start kindergartener. she wishes she and others could afford pods. >> i think as a country we should try to put something in place where all students have access to the same thing.

whether a public school student, private school student. >> reporter: should we look at a model where school districts get-together and create pods so everyone has access to them. >> we should be looking as many models as possible. >> reporter: pods are not the perfect solution but says it's the best one they have. >> we're all trying to figure out what's best for our family. i definitely feel lucky and blessed we're in a position to be able to look at doing this and i have multiple times said i can't imagine what people are going through that aren't in that position. i'm conscious of that. >> reporter: there really is no standard for how pods are run. some people are hiring certified teachers. others are hiring tutors. some parents are trying to do it themselves. educators do worry, though, these different profrps will create a patch work system that could have long term effects on education. for parents we spoke to who can do this they are just happy to

have some sort of solution. gayle >> the pods idea seems like it could work but also very pricey. thank you very much. everybody is still trying to figure this out. ahead we'll talk with amy schumer and her husband chef chris fischer about the new season of their show "amy schumer

it's a boy! >> it's a boy. that's the moment that comedian amy schumer and her husband chef chris fiber found out they were having a boy. that special moment was captured in the hbo max documentary series "expecting amy." now they are starting in the emmy nominated food network show called "amy schumer learns to cook." the second season premiered last night. >> i can remember my first pina colada. i went on a cruise with my grandparents. >> where >> you're not in the shot. don't talk to me. it left from florida and, you know, you go to like the bahamas for one day. >> ask her where she went on the cruise. >> i'm already saying where i

went on the cruise. it was so fun. my first cruise was with both my grandparents. >> she gets sea sick. >> yes, i do get sea signature. jayne you get sea sick and car sick because of the way someone drives. someone on the floor. >> someone on the floor. amy and chris -- hey chris. are we catching you two at a bad thaarital bed mr. and mrs. fisher? >> this is where the magic doesn't happen. is christine shot? >> yes chris is in the shot. before we get started, anthony i have to tell you this story. we were at an event. this is saturday night. she goes i'm doing great. i'm getting married next tuesday. i said to who. she said that guy over there. so i went over are you getting married to amy schumer on

tuesday. yes, i am. that's how i met chris fischer. let me say this to you both. i love the show because you have a lot of fun together in the kitchen. what i like chris the recipes you do it because you're working with amy or for the rest of us. the recipes are pretty simple. i made one last night the potato skins. do you try to keep it simple for us? >> actually amy comes up with most of the concepts, and i have to write the recipe. >> i do >> yeah. >> that was news to me too. >> yeah. completely. we brainstorm. she couples with a dish and then i come up with the recipe. >> i was impressed by you. >> well, i need some work. amy, what were your cooking skills, culinary skills like before you started sleeping with the chef? what could you do? >> oh, my gosh.

i could make one meal, steak, potato and spinach. and now i would say i can make two meals. >> how did you guys -- we should say that chris is actually a james beard award-winning chef. he can actually cook. he has skills in the kitchen. amy how did the idea come about because your show is really, really well done. you two have a lot of fun with nanny jane. you were nominated for your first emmy. how did it come about? >> she's been nominated for an emmy before and won. >> thank you. this is my stage mom. >> but how did this idea come about? >> the food network reached out. they reached out and pitched it to us. and, yeah, we like to take credit for it but it was the food network's idea and we said

sure we're not doing anything. there's a pandemic. so we just happened to be free and we're going to be home anyway. >> they pitched it sort of open endedly and then we were on a walk and we were like -- we couldn't really figure out what the show should be in a just said why don't i teach you how to cook. >> oh, really >> yeah. >> i don't know. that sound nice. >> chris, what happens if amy gets on your nerves in the kitchen becse iou e doesner often -- >> how dare you, gayle! >> i said it doesn't happen often. doesn't happen often. >> i just keep going. i just keep going with the meal because that's, you know, essentially -- we have to eat at some point. >> it's a metaphor for life. you're married. you're in a pandemic. just like cook something and eat it and then go to sleep. >> how it is going for you both because you have baby jean in the house too. >> yes we can see him.

he's outside playing with jane. it's good. you know, it's like -- i think it's a lot easier actually having a baby during this because the day is so regimented. the days are flying by because he keeps us busy. >> yeah. >> how does it feel having, putting a camera in your own house. i know you're essentially shooting yourselves, but i mean you've said before that it was pretty weird that, you know, when you see yourself fighting on film. >> well the real fights got edited out of the cooking show. >> what? oh, my god clam we're a real married couple. you're working together. it's like you have to be -- you know you both have to be in a great mood every day and ten days in a row and it's like you don't have this sort of help you normally would.

yeah, we bicker, right? what time allowed to make out? >> you've only got 90 seconds. it's okay. you can hold off for a con. i love the two of you together. during your wedding vows you said amy is craziyest kindness person you know and you're the sweetest guy she knows. you've been vulnerable sharing what you've gone through. chris you talked about being on the autism spectrum. ver sweet and very tender. >> i don't feel uncomfortable about it, do you >> no, not at all. >> no. i mean i think something is probably wrong with us. >> so no personal limits. nothing is off limits?

>> i don't think so. we want to raise our son well and have fun healthy lives and other than that, you judgeus i our business. >> nobody is judging. he tlthy lives. you can kiss us all good-bye. thank you guys. thank you for joining us getting up early. i really appreciate it. >> thanks for having us. >> i love the show. amy schumer and chris fischer. >> we love you. >> we love you back dear california, we know these are challenging times...

and with summer here, energy bills are rising. together, we can save energy and money... by taking steps to stay cool while using less. keep safe and keep it golden. hey guys before we go i want to make one comment about amy schumer show cooking with her husband. my wife and i cook at home. always do "the dish"s and never say can i show you something. can i try something? >> "the dish" is the key.

>> tony and katie show. i would watch that o,

this is a news morning update. i am len keise. two fires are burning thousands of acres and they are at 2400 acres in hennessy. the other one is called the gamble fire and has burned around 600 acres near lake e contt. flames from the marsh burnugh there are a series of wildfires that broke out here. they have been sparked by lightning apparently.

nearly 3 dozen survivors plan to confront the golden state killer before he is formally sentenced to life in prison. joseph james deangelo took a plea deal that spared the death penalty for 13 murders and several rapes. we are tracking the extreme heat. excessive heat warnings continue today and into tomorrow. we're checking out triple digit heat from santa rosa and fairfield and mid-90s in san jose and low to mid 90s around the bay. we have another hot day tomorrow and then temperatures are cooler for thursday. it is warm to hot but not as hot as what we have seen over the past several days. that will continue on friday and into the weekend. orleif the freeways are ending on a ce note

wayne: ta-da! tiffany: whoo! jonathan: more deals?! wayne: tiffany, what's behind curtain number one? jonathan: it's a new mercedes benz! wayne: beep beep. - give it to me, tiffany! jonathan: it's a trip to fiji! - i am amazing! wayne: who wants some cash? - i need that! wayne: you've got the big deal! jonathan: it's time for "let's make a deal." now here's tv's big dealer, wayne brady! wayne: hey, america, welcome to "let's make a deal." wayne brady here. thank you so much for being here. we got to get this thing started. who wants to make a deal? let's go. who wants to make a deal? i need the chicken. everybody have a seat. have a seat for me. stand right there, nice to meet you. hello, hello. - hello, hello, hello. wayne: and what's your name? - my name is shea robinson. wayne: shea, what do you do? - i'm a counselor.