news this morning. remember to stay safe out there because of that heat wave and do not forget the news continues all day on kpix.com. >> cbs this morning is up next. have a great ♪ good morning to our viewers in the west, and welcome to "cbs this morning." it is monday, september 7th, 2020. happy labor day. i'm tony dokoupil with michelle miller and dana jacobsen. daring wildfire rescue. helicopters land in a raging forest fire in california to airlift more than 200 campers to safety. how record triple-digit temperatures could help spread the flames. >> anger in the streets. the latest from portland,ing or oe oregon after weekend clashes saw dozens arrested. plus the conontinuing uproa in rochester, new york, over a police death that wasn't revealed for months. president trump battle news attacks on his character with the latest cbs news battleground

tracker showing joe biden with a double-digit lead. >> and holiday covid concerns. large crowds gather to celebrate the unofficial end of summer, despite warnings from health experts. plus the virus' impact on college towns where college football is on hold. >> a lot of money on the line. first, today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> we keep thinking they've got it. they've got it, and then it flares back up. >> total devastation. >> sheriffs came through and said we've got to go. >> it may be time for them to leave. >> fast wildfires raging across the state of california forcing mandatory evacuations. >> this heat wave is extraordinary. it's about as hot as it can physically get across california right now. >> it's cooking out there. >> fresh concerns over potential spike in covid-19 cases after the long labor day weekend. >> people's willingness to comply with things we know can reduce spread is going to start to fray. >> the white house remains on the defense today. allegations from a soon to be released memoir by a trump

insider were leaked to the press. >> this holiday weekend was marked by the racial justice movement. >> demonstrators around the country calling for police reform. >> everybody is pointing the finger at each other. and that can be dangerous. >> a parade for president trump gets dicey when multiple boats sink on lake travis in texas. >> crazy moment at the u.s. open. novak djokovic disqualified after hitting the ball in anger that hit the line judge in the neck. >> and all that matters. >> middleton for three. chris middleton from downtown! >> the milwaukee bucks avoid the sweep by the miami heat in overtime. >> the los angeles lakers bounce back to beat the houston rockets to even up the series. >> caruso throws it up. hammertime for lebron james. >> on "cbs this morning." >> they're off in the kentucky derby. >> it was a kentucky derby like no other at churchill downs. never had the race been run in september, and never without fans in the grandstand. >> authentic and john velasquez

have the lead as they come down to the 1/16 pole. tiz the law still trying to get him. on the tick has won the kentucky derby? >> this morning's "eye opener" presented by toyota. >> somebody made a lot of money off that horse. >> yes, they did. what an upset, right? >> happy labor day, guys. gayle and anthony are off. dana and michelle are here with me. we've got a great show. we're beginning our labor day broadcast in california where one of the worst heat waves in california history is striking the state. it's slowing efforts to control about two dozen major wildfires. one of them trapped more than 200 people surrounded by flames near a popular campground in the sierra national forest. >> crews jammed people on military helicopters to fly them to safety. at least 20 people were taken to hospitals. jonathan vigliotti is in shaver lake county north of los angeles.

you spoke with a man who says he barely escaped. >> michelle, good morning to you. derek drake will be the first to tell you he is lucky to be alive. he was camping out here in the woods when he first noticed the flames. by the time he packed his stuff up, the one road out was completely blocked by a wall of fire. this park is known for its lakes so he did the one thing that made sense and jumped into the water. campers hoping for a relaxing labor day weekend found themselves suddenly trapped by flames. the so-called creek fire exploded. jumping a river and kutcutting a river. dennis drake was with his family. >> it was the fastest growing fire i had ever even heard of, let alone seen. it was amazing. >> reporter: he and about 150 people spent over an hour in the reservoir to escape the fire. >> embers the size of golf

balls. winds 40, 50, 60 miles an hour. we keep going under and under and under and it's like, in my mind, i'd gone, okay, are we going to die from the fire or from drowning. >> drake captured this video of a military helicopter landing in the middle of the inferno. >> what went on in your mind when you saw the first chinook helicopter arrive? >> woe! i'm going, they're here. they made it. and my level of anxiety, fear, stress just went from a million to about 10. it was just a big relief. just a huge relief. >> historic triple-digit temperatures combined with dry conditions helped fuel fires across the state. from san bernardino county to san diego. where at least 11 structures were destroyed and several more threatened. >> so much fuel at the base of that hill. i don't know if they'll weather the storm.

>> reporter: and there are reports that half the town of big creek was destroyed by the fire. so far, this wildfire season, more than 2 million acres have burned. that's a record and the heat wave continues today. michelle? >> jonathan, thank you. stay safe out there. forecasters predict today's heat will break more than 40 high temperature records in the west. cbs news meteorologist and climate specialist jeff berardelli joins us. this is no ordinary heat wave. >> good morning, michelle. no, the word i would use is insane. the heat that we're seeing in southern california has never been experienced in modern history. it is unprecedented. we got to 121 degrees in a couple of spots in southern california during the day yesterday. even catalina island got to 110 degrees. whicich is remarkable consideri it's surrounded by cool pacific waters. north of that, san luis obispo got to 120 degrees. even in northern california we

set all-time record highs. and in what is a worst case scenario, we have a big wind event coming tonight and during the day tomorrow. we'll see that wind surge to the south. dry air, windy conditions weaving and bobbing through the canyons with gusts 40 to 60 miles an hour. and that means o s out of contr wildfires. to the east of that in colorado, we'll see a huge push of cold canadian air. temperatures go from the mid-90s today to the mid-30s tomorrow. and on top of that, we're going to see snow and a lot of heavy snow in the mountains. maybe as much as a foot of snow in places like denver could see a few to several inches. all of the extremes that we're seeing right now is what climate change does. it takes an ordinary situation and it makes it extraordinary. >> extraordinary and drastic, jeff. thank you. police in portland, oregon, are bracing for protests to escalate today and tonight with demonstrators and counterdemonstrators expected to

be out in force. saturday marked the city's 100th consecutive night of protests demanding racial justice. nearly 60 people were arrested. lilia luciano in portland shows us why the situation remains so volatile. >> black lives matter! >> reporter: protesters supporting the black lives matter movement took to the streets for the 101st night in a row sunday. >> this is pretty much how things always start. it's always like a peaceful gathering. >> reporter: demonstrations started peacefully saturday but it escalated when police tried to turn back the crowd from marching toward their east precinct. >> this remains a riot. >> reporter: police used tear gas to clear the streets. at one point engulfing our crew which got run over as police attempted to push back protesters. >> the cops are right here. they're rushing us. >> reporter: a man was set on fire as protesters threw fire

bombs. he was taken to a hospital, according to police, who arrested 59 people saturday night into sunday morning. reportedly the highest number since protests began in may. >> fighting for black lives. this is what it's about. >> reporter: protest organizers have been calling for substantial cuts to the portland police budget. >> this is all stuff they actually shot at me. >> reporter: braxton has been protesting for months and showed us a box of tear gas canisters and other munitions law enforcement has used against him. >> we have a constitutional right to assemble peacefully on public property. as long as that right is infringed, we'll be showing up. >> reporter: even without declaring a riot, police still detained several protesters telling others to go home or go to jail. today, there's a big pro-trump car rally expected to roll through the streets of downtown portland. last time that happened, it ended up deadly. >> we hope it stays peaceful. lilia, thank you. plus labor day gatherings

and college partie have alarmed health experts who say these conditions are ideal for spreading the coronavirus. the official u.s. death toll is approaching 189,000 this morning. and a leading model used by the white house now projects that toll could more than double by the end of the year if preventative measures like masks are not kept in place. nikki battiste reports on the labor day celebrations that are making the experts nervous. >> reporter: it wasn't just the beaches. amusement parks, this one near pittsburgh, saw large crowds, while in orlando, disney world and universal studios hit their limited capacity restrictions. a burning man themed party on san francisco's beach drew more than 1,000 people saturday night and was harshly condemned by the mayor who tweeted this was absolutely reckless and selfish, adding, you are putting people's lives at risk. >> relative to where we were heading into memorial day, we have an equivalent amount if not more infection heading into labor day. >> reporter: on "face the nation," former fda commissioner

scott gottlieb warned there could be another spike in new cases, similar to the one following memorial day weekend. but even more dangerous this time. >> we're heading into the fall and winter when we'd expect a respiratory pathogen like a coronavirus to start spreading more aggressively than it would in the summertime. >> reporter: some students continue to flaunt restrictions. hundreds of young people partied at a manhattan park near new york university saturday night. the university is launching an investigation and had already suspended more than 20 students for unrelated health violations. san diego state brought in security guards after 120 students tested positive over a two-day period. in-person classes have been suspended. >> my office has already issued over 450 violations to individual students and organizations. we are doing everything within our power to ensure that we're prioritizing the health and safety of our students. >> reporter: as you celebrate the unofficial end of summer today, remember, officials say

that spread is happening at more intimate gatherings like backyard barbecues. americans are urged to wear a mask and keep physical distance even with friends and family who do not already live with you. >> nikki, important to keep reminding people about that. good to see you back here. your first day back here. good to have you. >> thank you. good to be back. the cbs news battleground tracker asked registered voters which presidential candidate would do a better job handling the covid outbreak. voters chose democratic nominee joe biden over president trump, 50% to 38%. the poll also shows biden with a ten-point lead in the race among likely voters. he travels to harrisburg, pennsylvania, today for a labor day event focused on unions and working families. as ed o'keefe reports, his running mate is questioning the president's push for a coronavirus vaccine. >> i will say that i would not

trust donald trump, and it would have to be a credible source of information that talks about the efficacy and the reliability of whatever he's talking about. >> reporter: democratic vice presidential candidate kamala harris said she wouldn't trust just president trump's word on a coronavirus vaccine if one is available before the election. >> i will not take his word for it. he wants us to inject bleach. no, i will not take his word. >> reporter: and harris isn't alone. a new cbs news battleground tracker poll finds skepticism about a vaccine is on the roois. nearly two-thirds say it was probably rushed without enough testing. rather than a scientific achievement that happened quickly. and as protests continue across the country, the poll finds more voters see democratic presidential candidate joe biden as trying to calm the situation while president trump is perceived to be encouraging fghting. mr. trump has spent the last

several weeks raising concerns about a potential spike in violence in the nation's suburbs. >> biden and the radical left's weak response has led to chaos and violence. >> reporter: but the poll thinks it's not likely violent protests will happen in their neighborhood. >> we do have two systems of justice in america. >> reporter: harris, who set the campaign in wisconsin today, on sunday also criticized attorney general bill barr for denying that systemic racism exists in the criminal justice system. >> there's no question that we have seen an unacceptable incidents for generations of unarmed black men being killed. nobody can deny that. >> reporter: still, 57 days to go until the election, but joe biden is now legally required to start thinking about a potential transfer of power. by law, he's opening a transition office here in washington, and that staff is going to be advised by a handful of interesting people, including one of his former primary rivals, pete buttigieg and a few of the women he considered to be

his running mate, including susan rice and new mexico governor michelle luhon grisham. >> a lot of unity there. tony and i, we need the white board. i'm glad the white board has the days to the election count back there. >> what about me? >> we do what we can. >> michelle does as well, i'm just learning. now also 57. the president is busy fending off a series of new accusations from people who used to work for him. this including his longtime personal lawyer michael cohen, highly critical. his memoir "disloyal" goes on sale tomorrow. it's being distributed by simon & schuster,. he served a prison sentence. paula reid looks at some of the allegations in it. >> reporter: president trump's former fixer michael cohen insists his old boss is a cheat, a liar, a fraud, a bully, a

racist, a predator and a con man. cbs news obtained an early copy of cohen's book where he reveals president trump's admiration for vladimir putin's ability to take over an entire nation and run it like it was his personal company. cohen's behind the scenes account corroborates accusations previously made about the president including hatred and contempt for his predecessor barack obama. >> he was an incompetent president. grossly incompetent. >> reporter: cohen says trump claimed the former president got his degrees from f'ing affirmative action. and president trump said tell me one country run by a black person that isn't an s-hole. he called michael cohen a disgraced felon who has lost all credibility and is not surprised to see his latest attempt to profit off of lies. the administration is trying to discredit a report by "the atlantic" magazine alleging president trump canceled a visit to an american cemetery near

paris in 2018 because he reportedly said the cemetery was filled with losers. >> it's a disgrace that somebody is allowed to write things like that. >> reporter: although parts of the report have been confirmed by multiple outlets, the president's va secretary defended him. >> i judge a man by his actions, and the actions have been beneficial for veterans all across this country in ways that we have not seen since the end of world war ii. >> reporter: this week, president trump will visit several key swing states, including north carolina, florida, michigan and pennsylvania, where he will visit on friday to mark the anniversary of 9/11. former vice president joe biden will also be in pennsylvania on friday, but it's unclear if the two men will be at the memorial at the same time. tony? >> as we learn from ed o'keefe's white board, 57 days until the election. paula, thank you very much. ahead, more protests in rochester, new york, after new developments in the case of daniel prude. we'll have the latest moves by prosecutors investigating how

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welcome back to "cbs this morning." emotions are still running high in rochester, new york, where daniel prude died after a confrontation with police back in march. angry but peaceful protesters marched yesterday demanding action after a video showing the incident came out last week. rochester's mayor had asked for calm after police used teargas to control demonstrations on saturday. a grand jury will investigate the case. jericka duncan is in rochester for us where pressure is growing for the officers to be charged. >> reporter: after a weekend of tense clashes between protesters and police -- [ chants ] -- waves of peaceful protesters

marched to the rochester public safety building without incident sunday night demanding justice for daniel prude. he died seven days after his arrest in march. >> trying to kill me -- >> reporter: prude is seen on police body cam video naked and apparently experiencing a mental health crisis. the video those prude being restrained by officers in the middle of a cold rochester street. a medical examiner ruled prude's death a homicide caused by complicates of asphyxia and the setting of physical restraint. that report also says he was under the influence of the powerful hallucinogenic drug pcp. [ chants ] 69-year-old shirley thompson is part of a group of elders organized by the city to help broker peace between the protesters and police. >> we're trying to appeal to the moral conscience of our authority figures in the city. >> reporter: marching alongside some of rochester's oldest residents were also some of its

youngest. 3-year-old tanner marched with his father, tommy walker. >> just wanted to show him that people can come together, you know, peacefully, all races. and he's the future, so i wanted him to get prepared for the future. >> reporter: protesters want an explanation as to why it took the city months to reveal the details of prude's death to the public. rochester's mayor had previously said she was misled by those in her own administration. but on sunday, she walked back those comments. she maintains she first saw the body cam video on august 4th. rochester police chief laron singletary. >> i provided the mayor factual information the morning of the 23rd. the 30th he passed away. >> reporter: you told her a person od'd from building arrested. did you know he was being held down and the other stuff? >> yes. >> reporter: overnight, police released a statement thanking the elder community for helping

out to keep with those protests and keep them safe. happening off camera that you can't see right now, to my right, are six naked and partially naked protesters in the cold street with spit hoods on drawing, of course, more attention to daniel prude's death. michelle? >> wow. that is an image. of course we can't show this morning. thank you, thank you for telling us about it. we are hearing directly from jacob blake for the first time since the kentucky derosha polir shot him seven times. >> your life and not only just your life, your legs, something that you need to move around and move forward in life, can be taken from you like this, man. it hurts to breathe. it hurts to sleep. it hurts to move from side to side. it hurts to eat. please, i'm telling you, change our lives out there. >> the shooting left blake paralyzed from the waist down. he said from his hospital bed on saturday that he's in constant

pain. a federal civil rights investigation is under way. blake's call to action came afer his first public appearance since the shooting as part of a court hearing in a separate case. he pleaded not guilty to charges of third-degree sexual assault, criminal trespass, and disorderly conduct stemming from an incident with his ex-girlfriend in may. the pandemic has forced football to be postponed or canceled at many colleges across the country. ahead, how staying safe is affecting the economy in college towns. and a reminder -- you canan always getet the morning's newsy subscribing to t the "cbcbs thi morning" s sk pa. than 20 minutes. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪

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college football kicked off an unusual season over the weekend with many divisions sdelined entirely due to the pandemic. that is having a major impact on football schools and on the college towns that rely on spending from fans. omar villafranca went to texas a&m university where back to normal can't come soon enough. [ cheers ] >> reporter: in college station, texas, football isn't just a sport, it's the pulse of the entire town. how important is college football not just to your bar but to college station itself? >> it's the lifeblood of the service industry. >> reporter: barry ivinsi owns several bars and restaurants in town including the corner bar and grill. it has its own view of the stadium and usually hosts 600 to 700 people on game day. [ cheers ] >> it's absolutely insane.

i mean, every single table's filled. standing room only. all three floors. >> reporter: how much does your business need college football here in college station? >> 50% of our sales come from the fall smefter with college football. this time of year, i'm fully staffed up on football. right now, i'm trying to get open. >> reporter: texas a&m plays in the southeastern conference. as of now, the conference is on track to start its season at the end of september. >> football's the engine that drives the train. >> reporter: the school's athletic director, ross bjork, says the safety of students is the priority. he says the school is doing everything it can to get players safely on the field. partly by asking them not to gather in large groups. >> we believe that they are safe within the structure that we've put in place. we believe that we've educated them. but we also know that there's temptations to socialize. we have to just be mindful and

remind and educate and make sure that our student athletes hear those messages. >> reporter: but some major conferences, including the big 10 and pac 12, have already postponed their seasons. now many local businesses in those towns are stranded without much guidance. like this bar in madison, wisconsin. >> if there's times where we need to cut hours or where we can kind of tweak menu items to make sure we aren't losing money there. >> reporter: jason ilstrup is the president of downtown madison. he says each wisconsin home game pumps roughly $16 million into the local economy and adds about 3,000 jobs. >> it's going to take our whole community coming together and saying we need to not only rebuild and restart our city, but we noeed to re-imagine what it looks like. >> reporter: the financial impact on schools themselves would also be devastating. a recent study estimates that if the power five conferences all canceled football outright, it would amount to at least $4

billion in lost revenue. but for those arguably the most reliant on a season, the only thing to do is wait and hope. did you business model this in any way when you were coming up with this place? >> it's been a lot of reacting. the roles keep change -- rules keep changing, everything's out the window. you got to figure out how to survive. we'll get through this time. i greetedat grate graduated a&m i'd rather be. >> reporter: state rules could also affect his business. bars which are packed on college game days are only allowed to be at 50% capacity. open-air stadiums in texas like this one are allowed to be at 50%, and here at the university of north texas when the mean green take the field for home games, they will be at 25% capacity which is just over 7,000 fans. for "cbs this morning," omar villafranca, denton, texas. >> there is so much there

because you have these cities that are going to have no fans, nobody there, that aren't playing the big 10 and pac 12, but you look there. when you don't have a lot of people coming into town, it affects everything across the board and then safety. >> the thing about the bar owner, 700 patrons on a game night. they're not going to be there. what's the average bar tab and multiply by 700, that's money he's not getting. >> tough. next up, vlad duthiers, newly married, with

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mr. marian wang i should say. >> nice. nice. >> probably sounds about right. that probably sounds about right. it's good to be back. good to see you guys. >> vlad, i have a question. how many times have you gone to introduce marian at this point and almost said girlfriend or fiancee instead of wife? >> i think i've said it to her. >> oh. >> this weekend -- >> you'll get used to it. >> wait a second. >> it's a wonderful institution. the gift is in the mail. it's going to be cocktail glasses or knives. marriages need both. >> candle sticks make a lovely gift. >> flowers. >> i feel like -- tony, you and i don't like jigsaw puzzles, but the best metaphor that i can come up with this is i feel like a jigsaw puzzle that is finally complete. that's the best way i can describe what i feel like today. yeah. yeah. yeah, yeah, yeah. you guys know what i'm talking about. you know what i'm talking about. >> can i still call you my work

boo? >> you have many work boos. >> don't worry -- >> yeah. okay. let's get on to business. >> now i'm jealous. all right. getting on to business, here are a couple of the stories we think you'll be talking about today -- really, really important story that we've been covering for a long time. broadway star nick cordero was honored in an emotional tribute. watch this. ♪ >> speaking of love, you guys. that's a cover of cordero's popular song "live your life." it was one of the virtual performances featuring former cast mates who starred with him in various shows. included messages from cordero's loved ones, including his wife amanda kloots. >> the last three months of nick's life he truly showed me

what a strong person he was. fighting every single day for his life, for me and for elvis, i will miss you every day, sweetheart. i love you so much. >> everybody loved nick cordero so much. the 41-year-old died in july after a month' long battle with the coronavirus. just again, a reminder the pandemic is still with us. the virus is still out there. and people love nick cordero. >> yeah. how much strength has amanda kloots shown also? >> i know. all together there. >> yeah. >> all right. let's talk about this big stunner at the u.s. open. >> so the world number one-ranked tennis player is now apologizing after a shocking ruling disqualified him from the u.s. open. novak jokavic smacked the ball, and it unintentionally hit a line judge in the throat, causing her to collapse and gasp for air. he was ultimately booted from the tournament because the u.s. tennis association rule book says his actions were reckless.

djokovic apologized on social media. he said the situation left him really sad and empty, adding, he checked on the lines person and the tournament told him she is feeling okay. guys, there is an important -- this is an important story. you get angry about a call that didn't go your way. you take your frustration out on the ball, it goes awry, this is the result. he's paying a hefty fine. >> we've been talking about it. i know people are saying he's novak jokavic, he should still number there. these are tennis rules. by the rule, correct ruling even if you're mad about the fact that he's gone. >> we've seen there before. and there have been no repercussions. no one's been hit. but the behavior has been bad. >> i think it was a no-brainer call. >> yeah. first time since 2004, by the way, that one of the big three, nadal, federer, djokovic has not been in the semifinals. >> i had a moment -- i probably would have done the same thing sadly. >> vlad, what have you got? something uplifting at this point? >> a little uplifting. uplifting but a reminder of what we're facing as a country.

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this is a kpix 5 morning update. a deadly shooting in san francisco's excelsior district during a slideshow has left one dead and two others injured. it happened after midnight on ocean and mission street. no word yet on a motive. there is a flex alert from 3:00 until 9:00 tonight but the bay area was spared another

night from power outages. cal iso lifted the emergency late last night after customers were able to conserve enough energy to stay on the power grid. the number of confirmed cases of covid-19 has gone past 27 million globally. he was at the highest number with more than 6.2 million. we have a couple of crashes and both of them are in the south bay. it was a long 280 near the 880 connector. it is in the right shoulder and not blocking any lanes. there are some slight delays around the area and they are working on a crash on capital expressway westbound connecting the northbound 101 and does not impacting the mainlines. there is a lot of changes with transit for the labor day holiday. i am tracking a ngerous

it's monday, september 7th, 2020. happy labor day. welcome back to "cbs this morning." fire scorcher. california struggles to move with fast-moving wildfires and record breaking temperatures. >> and the latest allegations about president trump's character and whether they could overshad overshadow. >> and elmo. how kids can confront their back to school worries. >> first, today's eye opener at 8:00. >> one of the worst heat waves in california history is thrslog

efforts to control wildfires. >> reports that half the town of big creek was destroyed by the fire. so far this wildfire season more than 2 million acres have burned. that's a record. >> the heat in southern california has never been experienced in modern history. it is unprecedented. we got to 121 degrees in a couple spots in southern california. >> police in portland are bracing for protests tonight. >> last night police detained several protesters telling others to go home or go to jail. this week president trump will visit several key swing states including north carolina, florida, michigan, and pennsylvania where he will visit on friday to mark the an ver anniversary of 9/11. >> the video went viral all over social media. this kruyoung girl is witnessin her first water fool.

>> when she looked at the camera, shoos like look at this. this is great. >> the bathtub is not going to be as impressive. >> how do we know that wasn't blueberry jam on her tongue? >> i think you have a giant, beautiful water fool and the mist and the rainbow and everything. but i think next time you turn on the tap and the washroom, not as good. i want the other tub. welcome back to "cbs this morning." happy labor day, everybody. we're going to begin with a state of emergency in place in parts of california with about two dozen major wildfires burning and temperatures breaking all-time records. you can see the amazing amount of smoke from all the fires in this image. that is taken from space. practically covering the entire state. the creek fire is one of the biggest and most dangerous and is burning in the sierra national forest where it's blackened nearly 75,000 acres

and is zero% contained. the fire cut off all access to a popular camp site leaving 200 people stranded. the video shows a military helicopter landing to air lift them to safety. this video was shot by a group of backpackers forced to drive through the flames to escape. >> incredible. labor day is the traditional kickoff for the presidential campaign. biden goes to harrisburg to speak with union workers and president trump continues to trail in nearly all national polls. he plans to visit north carolina, florida, michigan, and pennsylvania. >> this morning he faces a nuanced lot of bad publicity from his long-time personal lawyer. in a tell all book, cohen calls the president, quote, a cheat, a liar, a fraud, a bully, a

racist, a predator, a conman. the book is distributed by a division of via come cbs. he says he has lost all credibility and it's unsurprising to see his latest attempt to profit off of lies. >> we'll discuss this. another morning. another round of scandal for the president. terri, i want to go to your first. i'm reminded of a recent statement from the white house following one such scandal where they said another day it's something else, who cares? the question to you is does anyone care this time? >> no. i mean, look, the reality is that if you believe these things are true about donald trump, you already believe it. if you think they're all lies, just like everybody else is lying about them, you don't believe them. nobody is changing their opinion based on these facts right now. it's just not happening.

>> robbie, do you agree with that? >> sadly, i do. i think we have to recognize and this was a problem in 2016 as well. there's a whole information eco system out there that is constantly diluting people to say this is fake nice, a charade, and some people are buying that. the other thing is we've had years of this stuff. if anybody was looking for evidence about what a terrible human being the president can be, there was plenty there, and so sadly, i don't know that this is going to convince anybody new. for folks concerned, this is more reason to get out and fovo. >> i want to push on the scandal over the president's alleged comments about fallen soldiers. there have been denials about the white house and aggressive pushback from the president. general mattis, general kelly

and others have not come out and cleared anything up. doesn't that hurt the president? >> absolutely it does. especially since john kelly was the primary witness in one of the situations. so the fact -- their silence speaks volumes. again, the earlier point. this is not changing anybody's viewpoints. if you are offended by this, you were already offended by the fact that he said four years ago john mccain was a loser because he was a prisoner of war. look, i mean, this doesn't change anybody's view right now sadly or not. you know, if you believe he said it, you probably believed he said it, that he's capable of this kind of thing. it's not a game-changer and we're not seeing any of that. >> robbie, let's talk about the campaigning itself. the president has a law and order message. but in a recent poll more voters thought joe biden was trying to calm things with protests in cities across america while the

president was trying to incite violence. that's not a good look if you're campaigning. is joe biden going to get a bump because of that? >> well, the president, it's the truth. the president is the one going around inciting violence. he was sending federal agents into cities that were just making things much wos. he wants this. he wants this kind of upset to then try to use it for political reasons. i think people see through that. i do think joe biden is winning on this right now. and the president as with many things is undermining his own message. if he really cared about law and order he would be out there speaking about coming together. he would be doing something about the problems people are upset about and he's doing the opposite. >> yeah. terry, the president does extremely well with white working class voters. there's not a lot in the campaign that seems to be broadening the message. he seems to be trying to go deeper. what do you think?

can he turn out even more white working class voters to lift him in 2020? >> i think he can and also suppress the ones that don't care about him. >> robbie, let's go to you. do you think the president can turn out more of the white working class voters and will it be enough? >> yeah. i mean, this is central to his strategy. if you look at minnesota, for example, this is how he gets it in play. one of the things that terry was getting to i think is for the president it's always turn out more of his base but also suppress the democratic base. that's a combination of creating confusion about voting. he's talked about sending sheriffs to the polling places to potentially stop people coming in. i also think you're going to start to see more and more the president directing messages that younger voters particularly of color with misinformation to try to get people to stay home, because one of the things we often forget is an enormous part of the reason hillary lost four

years ago because people choosing not to vote for voting third party for someone else. he wants that same dynamic this time. >> there were millions of voters who voted twice for president obama and didn't show up or go to third parties. let's talk one more point of campaigning here. 46% of respondents in a recent poll did not think that biden was campaigning enough. do you expect to see him more after labor day? >> they've announced he's going to be out there more. i think that was a good decision. the challenge -- i know this from four years ago. the challenge of running against donald trump is he sucks up so much of the oxygen. voters don't actually hear a lot about his opponent, what they want to do, why they're running, what they believe in. so to do that biden does have to get out there. i think this was a good move on their part. but i've also when you're running one of these campaigns, when you're in that room,

there's risk to getting out there more. and co-vid has provided a slower pace to the campaign which i think they've benefitted from. so it's a balance. but it's good he's going to be on the ground and out more. >> all right. robbie and terri who we'll be checking on technical difficulties. we hope everyone is okay. thank you to both of you and we'll see you soon. >> thanks. the long reach of trauma according to one of hundreds of alleged victims of a former university of michigan team doctor accused of wid

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at the hands of his team doctor. >> they found that i had prostate cancer and that it was stage four, and it had spread to my spine, my hips, my tailbone, my shoulders, my ribs, and that's why they were giving me three years to live. >> reporter: over four years ago, doctors told chuck christian he likely wouldn't make it past his 60th birthday. we met him on the day he celebrated his 61st. happy birthday. >> thank you. thank you. >> reporter: what have your doctors said? they gave you three years. you're beyond that now. >> we're going to keep taking it one day at a time. >> reporter: christian believes his life is being cut short because of his sheer terror when it comes to doctors. a fear that dates back to his football playing days at the university of michigan in the 1970s. that's when he says he was molested by the team doctor, robert anderson. >> he did the regular stuff, turn your head and cough, turn your head and cough.

when he said to bend over and he put on a rubber glove and absenteed it, i'm like -- snapped it, i'm like, what is he doing? and then when he inserted it, it was painful. and i screamed -- i screamed like a little -- like a little baby. and he said -- he said to me, he said, you feel pressure, don't you? i said, no, i feel pain. i know the difference between pain and pressure. >> reporter: did you say something to anyone right after the exam? >> yes, i said something to one of my new friends that i had. he said the same thing, he's like, yeah, man, i feel violated. when i talked to the upper classmen, they said the same thing. they said, yeah, he's going to do that to you for four years. i'm like, oh, god. >> reporter: he says he accepted it as a normal part of annual physicals required to play college football. >> i figured maybe this is just something i have to deal with to be able to play on the level of michigan football. >> reporter: but for decades, he says he was scarred. avoiding doctors and tests at all costs. even when he was showing

symptoms. >> i was about 45, and i started having problems with my prostate. and the doctors put on the glove and snapped it, and my brain went zip right back to anderson, and he said i want to do a digital exam on you. and i said, no. no. you're not going to do that to me. >> reporter: how much longer did you go before you finally had that exam? >> another ten years. >> reporter: ten years he believes too late. >> i got like eight grandkids. i want to spend time with my grandkids. and i -- i don't know how much time i got. i really don't know. it's just a lot. it's a lot to process. >> reporter: the university of michigan recently acknowledged the sexual misconduct by dr. anderson. and in february, revealed findings of an investigation. christian learned he was one of hundreds of alleged victims. what did you think when you knew i wasn't alone, there are other people that went through this? >> i felt like, yeah, i wasn't alone. but then i felt like -- felt

like -- michigan dropped the ball. and when they came to my house and talked to my mom, they said we're going to take care of your son. and they didn't. they didn't protect us. and then when i found out later on that don canham knew that anderson was doing thin, he was athletic director, and he knew, but he didn't do anything about it. he just let it happen. >> reporter: cacanam and dr. anderson have died. christian is suing claiming the university failed to protect him when he was a student. have you found closure at this point? >> what i did, i've learned to forgive, and i forgave anderson for what he did to us. but i didn't forgive him for

him, i forgave him for me so that i can be free and i cangra should be. i'm not going to let him ruin any more of my life. >> and chuck christian's health has deteriorated. while he knows he'll likely not see the outcome from the lawsuit, he's hoping that by sharing this story he can help put systems in place to prevent other players from going through what he did. the university of michigan spokesperson told us it's conducting an independent investigation into the allegations that will allow it to better prevent abuse from happening in the future. the university says it can't provide any further comment, though, used to the ongoing litigation. i'm obviously an alum of the university. i've gotten several letters from them. they are reaching out, asking anybody who attended the school in that span to say something if they were also an alleged victim, if something happened. with chuck being so public, as a football player, it had such an impact on other people feeling the strength to come forward. >> the key is systems in place. >> yeah. >> this is not the only school.

this happened at ohio state also and people are -- are able to tell their stories now because they feel like they have some power and hoping for accountability now. >> that's going to make an impact. >> yeah. it really will. because somebody took that first step. ahead, an update on a controversy over so-called learning pods for kids during the pandemic. how one state is trying to persuade all its kids to stay in public school. you're watching "cbs this morning." another day, another chance to bounce forward.

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welcome back. it is time to bring some of the stories that are "talk of the table" this morning. that's where we each pick a story we want to share with you and with each other. and i don't know if i'm being set up to seem rude and impolite. i'm told i'm supposed to go first. >> you regularly -- >> i'm in gayle's seat. i'm going first. >> not rude at all. >> you have permission. >> gentlemen first. >> new rule. oh. that's bad. okay. there is new evidence that young people are getting hit hard economically during the pandemic. this is a really big deal. according to the pew research center, for the first time since the great depression, a majority of young adults now live with their parents. that's 18 to 29-year-olds. in july, it was 52%. that is a majority.

in 1940 at the end of the great depression, that number was 48%. think about that. >> wow. >> all in all, about 26.6 million young adults are back home. big reason apparently is colleges are closed, so people are coming home. personally, i think multigenerational households are a beautiful thing. >> if you have the space. >> yes. >> if you have the space. i agree with you. >> we all don't have too much space in -- i got lots of space. you come on -- >> i'll send loretta to you. this one's a little different. i would say it has me wondering why. a man in austria stayed cool to beat his own record on saturday. beat his own record. joseph kebrel spent two hours, 30 minutes, 50 seconds in this glass box filled with ice cubes up to his shoulders, only had swim trunks on. he said in order to fight the pain from the cold he focused on positive emotions and broke his own record by nearly 30 minutes. wants to do it again in los angeles next year. which is why i said -- why?

why? >> why? >> what is he -- >> "talk of the table," you'll be talking about this today going why? why? >> i don't get it. >> michelle, i can't believe -- tony's speechless. that's a first. >> right. >> i want to hear from him. what did he say? >> why? beating his own record. >> he asked for comment after -- chattered teeth. >> live on forever. it's my turn now. at a time when some parents are organizing private learning pods for their kids -- you heard about these things -- the state of idaho is giving students a cash incentive to stay in public school. it's called the advanced opportunities program. when a student reaches seventh grade, the state gives them $4,125 to customize their own high school education. students can use the money to earn college credit by taking courses on line or going on campus. they can also pay for ap exams, profession

professional certification tests and apprentice ship programs. it lets them shape their academic careers themselves. more than half of idaho's seniors are enrolled in college, many remotely. you know, this thing seems to be really keeping folks in. 71,157 courses, and earn 250,000 college credits. >> awesome. >> as long as it's available to all, to all public schools -- >> yes -- >> that's fantastic. >> i think it's fantastic. you can only use it for school things. you can't use it in the vending machine? >> i doubt it. i doubt it. >> you started with the older kids. how about younger kids? >> living at home? >> no, no. tell us a little bit about some other kids -- i was trying to lead you to -- >> elmo. you're right. you're right. it is a great story for parents, but also children. gather round, multigenerational family. we've got a kid who loves "sesame street" in the room, he's going to love this.

take a listen. ♪ ♪ sing sing a song ♪ >> if you have little ones or you've been alive in the last 40 years, you will recognize immediately what you just saw. that is sesame workshop. they are launching a new picture book with some very important lessons in it. it's called "heroes wear masks: elmo's super adventure." vlad duthiers got a first look for our "school matters" series from a very well-placed insider -- vlad, good morning to you. >> good morning, guys. by the way, tony, elmo is still living at home. there are certainly a lot of changes being made to classrooms across the country to keep children safe. this new book is filled with tips from elmo to help kids who are a little nervous as they navigate the new normal. only on "cbs this morning," i recently had the privilege of sitting down with our furry red friend. >> elmo is kind of nervous about going back to school. elmo's mommy and daddy taught

elmo how to do belly breaths to calm down. when elmo has big feelings like this, you breathe in and you breathe out. that makes elmo feel a lot better. >> yeah. that seems to work for me, too. so what's different about school this year for you? >> elmo's not able to hug his friends or give high fives. we wave to each other instead. oh, and our seats are far apart. but elmo still can see his friends. >> do you wear a mask, elmo? >> yes. elmo wears a mask in school and any time elmo goes outside. it's very important. yeah, wearing a mask helps everybody stay healthy. >> elmo wants all kids to stay safe and healthy as they start their school year. ♪ ♪ wash your hands and fingers >> another reassuring message from "sesame street" during a time kids need it most. >> hi -- >> oh, anthony, how are you? >> i'm good. can you help me?

>> just like the one big bird shared with our own anthony maven in april in the early days of quarantine. >> there's some kids out there, big bird, who might be -- who might be feeling scared or lonely right now. what would you say to them? >> we can lends a hand or a wing, in my case, and we can help each other. and you can send somebody a virtual hug. how about that? >> it was a big virtual hug from elmo. hug-hug. [ laughter ] >> reporter: virtual hugs or waving to your friends in school and to help kids ease into that new normal, elmo and his friends have a new picture book called "heroes wear masks." elmo's super adventure. that's elmo wearing a mask as he's super ready for school. that's the new classroom where elmo is excited to see his friends even though they have to sit far apart. and of course, reminding everyone to wash hands frequently. >> parents need to ease their own anxiety because children are

watching us. >> reporter: child development expert dr. rosemarie truglio is senior vice president for curriculum and content at sesame workshop. >> we need talk to children about how the class is going to be different and how we are going to be wearing our masks in school. and how the desks are going to be set apart. so they know what to expect. so it won't be surprising to them. >> reporter: were you nervous about going back to school? >> yeah. elmo -- >> reporter: which brings us back to my virtual chat with elmo and this valuable piece of advice he shared for all of us -- >> most important is to be extra, extra careful and extra safe. and that helps elmo feels better, too. and then elmo does the belly breathing and put those things together make you feel a lot better. >> we've interviewed prime ministers, presidents, and celebrities, but this was a very fun interview. something we can all learn. elmo says he and his friends do that belly breathing every morning because it's a nice thing to start the day. >> yes. >> "heroes wear masks" comes out

september 15th. good stuff. >> fantastic. >> yeah. yeah. >> i like that el blow's also working -- elmo's also working from home like the rest of us. >> he looks a little different. he's not as scruffy as he usually is. he's reading a little purple these days. >> that's just our monitor. say it ain't so. >> some being elmo that -- >> looked too well groomed. >> vlad, thank you very much. thank you, elmo. ahead, how the fastest growowing indndependedent ameri whiskekey brarand andnd jacack di

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a little-known truth behind an american whiskey brand is helping shape an effort to bring some diversity to the industry. in 2016 the legendary jack daniels brand acknowledged that it was an enslaved man named nathan mirus green who taught a young jack daniel how to make whiskey. after that, a new whiskey brand called uncle mirus was created in his honor. i visited last year and recently went back to see how it's become the fastest growing independent american whiskey brand ever. >> i remember this room. >> uh-huh. >> reporter: in the year since our last visit to shelbyville, tennessee -- >> we can bottle a million bottles a year in here. >> reporter: fawn weaver, co-founder and ceo of uncle

nearest whiskey, has transformed this horse farm into a distillery honoring the first known african-american master distiller. has that all sunken in yet? >> i don't think so. the first time we got together, i said, listen, i want to make sure that nearest green's name is known around the world while i'm still here. i'm making up lost ground. >> reporter: 160 years of no one knowing this man's name. [ bell ] his name was known around lynchburg where nearest green, a former slave, met an orphan named jack daniel and taught him how to make whiskey on this farm. >> the only reason any of us know about nearest green is because jack made sure when he was alive that everyone knew nearest was so integral to what he did. >> reporter: weaver is honoring green's legacy while making some history of her own. as the first female and black ceo of a major spirit brand. but, she says, that's not

enough. >> we can't diversify our industry if we're not getting any resumes. >> reporter: she's teaming one jack damages to create the nearest and jack advancement initiative. a $5 million project that aims to increase diversity and promote african-american leadership in whiskey. >> black enslaved people were so skilled at distilling. then we have prohibition, we come on the other side, we've got other options. generally speaking, african-americans are not going to choose to go into industries in which our ancestors did not have a choice in the matter. so you will not see us in tobacco, you will not see us in cotton, you will not see us in american whiskey usually, trying to change that. >> reporter: they're hoping an apprenticeship program and distilling school will bring about that change and produce a pipeline of promising talent like tracie franklin. >> as a woman who has loved and appreciated whiskey and never seen that product, being able to create that is fund my

imaginati imagination. >> reporter: she's an actress turned whiskey-brand ambassador. she wants to follow in green's footsteps as a master distiller. >> it is my greatest dream. >> reporter: are you getting verklempt? >> yes. the reason i'm emotional is this is bigger than me. this is about ancestors. this is about people who lost the legacies, the stories far gotten. >> these are m three favorite songs. >> reporter: for weaver that passion for preserving forgotten stories hits close to home. what did your father mean to motown? >> frank wilson was one of the original hitmakers for motown. ♪ >> reporter: weaver's father, frank wilson, wrote and produced motown hits for artists like stevie wonder, smokey robinson, and the supremes. in 1965, he recorded his own song -- ♪ "do i love you indeed i do" became a cult classic in the uk

but has never hit american airwaves with wilson's voice until now. ♪ >> then all of a sudden in the uk the story breaks that the most expensive motown record ever is sold. and when it came time to do our next commercial, my dad's song just started playing in my head. >> reporter: and another of her dad's hits goes -- ♪ in this time of racial discord, she hopes that americans remember the real lesson of nearest and jack's unlikely friendship. >> it's almost like jack and nearest are in heaven and going, let's go, let's get out there and make sure that they know it is possible for us to love one another, for us to treat each other as equals. they did it. and i think it's time for us to do it again. >> well, the uncle nearest distillery has been closed to tourists since march because of the pandemic, but they are still making whiskey.

and sales are up. jack daniels whiskey says the advancement initiative honors, quote, an extraordinary friendship and helps them to be more intentional about increasing incluft and diverseness. fawn says the three men i love, actually four, on this, her father, jack, her husband is the voice, and of course uncle toally nearest. all in the same commercial. >> the intentionality is key there. it didn't happen by accident that all the black distillers disappeared from the industry. they're not going to come back by accident either. >> good point. >> you have to work for diversity at times. >> yes, you do. before we go, as families spend a lot more time together during the pandemic, some tips on how to create harmony at home. we'll be right back.

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before we go, here is one thing you can do today to live a happier, healthier and more productive life. it's part of our partnership with gretchen ruben and her award-winning podcast "happier." as many people spend more time together during the pandemic, there are ways to help promote greater family harmony. create a chore chart to help

distribute responsibilities fairly. each day let one person choose a favorite family activity. how about this -- if there's a fight over a toy, give the toy a time-out instead of the kids. >> i like that one. >> maybe pets. can work for both. avoid criticizing if you want something done your way -- hey, do it yourself. >> where was this when my kids were coming up? oh, my goodness. >> that's good advice. i like the putting the toy in time-out. >> i hadn't thought about that. >> instead of the kids. wonderful. also the chore chart is helpful. a nice scientific detail. i feel like i'm doing everything -- let's go to the chore chart and settle things right now once and for all. >> how about the do-it-yourself -- good advice no matter what. if you want it done instead of saying why didn't you do it -- just go do it. >> stop being so annoying, everybody. >> generally -- >> are you saying we're annoying you -- >> no. isn't the typical family argument. stop being you today. can you stop being you? >> how's terry doing -- >> terry sullivan, our political strategist, we've been hearing

from people wondering if he's okay. we were wondering if he's okay. he is. we have spoken to him. we appreciate the thoughts. and we hope everyone has a great labor day. enjoy yourselves, we will be back here tomorrow on "cbs this morning." it was just a get together with friends. no big deal.

everybody felt fine. but now im super sick. everyone is sick. i just wish we had been more careful. it would have been easier than this. so wear a mask. do what you can outside. stay six feet apart. because some things you just can't take back. do your part to lower the risk.

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