chance. right? that could -- we'll take it. >> there's a chance. [ laughter ] >> all right, there's a chance. thanks for watching everyone. [ captions by: vitac 00-278- 4822 e ♪ good morning to you, our viewers in the west, and welcome to "cbs this morning." it's thursday, september 10th, 2020. i'm gayle king with anthony mason and tony dokoupil. nunge >> newly released tapes reveal president trump knew about the dangers of the coronavirus even as he downplayed the risk in public. why health experts say his actions may have cost tens of thousands of american lives. red planet. massive deadly wildfires in the west change the color of the sky as flames consume entire communities. we are there speaking to survivors escaping with just a few belongings. >> moving the goal post. the nfl returns on schedule tonight despite the risks and challenges of the pandemic.

how a new outlook on racial justice might show up on the field. and climate change warriors. in "eye on innovation," how a tiny deep sea animal could be showing us the way to a cleaner planet. >> first, here's today's "eye opener. it's your world in 90 seconds. >> i still like playing it down because i don't want to create a panic. >> newly released recordings show what the president knew about the coronavirus and when. >> it's clear the president knows what the stakes are, but he's not sharing that with the public. >> this is the tragedy. the president of the united states has a duty to warn. >> knowingly and willingly lied about the threat to the country. >> i'm not going to drive this country or the world into a frenzy. >> reporter: a whistleblower at the department of homeland security says he was demoets forward refusing to change intelligence reports. >> i don't know who he is, and

it's hearsay. >> the whole community is decimated. >> we need more firefighting resources. >> an epic wildfire battle up and down the west coast. >> orange skies almost look apocalyptic. >> something is horribly going wrong. >> reporter: kevin spacey is being sued by two men who allege he sexually assaulted them when they were just 14 years old. >> all that -- >> a very different nfl season kicks off tonight. the defending super bowl champs take on the houston texans. >> and all that matters. >> dimes up lou williams. >> the clippers just a win away from the conference finals. >> raptors/celtics. double classic. >> it's back to a four-point lead. >> mama, there goes that man. >> on "cbs this morning." >> this ball is launched. bombs away in atlanta, ga. history making night in atlanta. the braves set a national league record for most runs scored in a game.

adam duval ties the atlanta rbi record for single game. and the braves set a franchise record for runs scored. >> braves hit seven dingers, 29-9. >> fly ball hammered deep left. it's a grand slam for adam duvall. i can't believe it. >> announcer: this morning's "eye opener" presented by toyota. >> welcome to "cbs this morning." 29-9. i can't believe it. >> a lot of good action in sports. i wish that's all we had to talk about this morning. >> that's the truth. >> a lot to talk about including the deadly wildfires racing across the west. we've got to take a second and just give a shoutout to the people in san francisco. look what they're dealing with. they are really going through it. this is the golden gate bridge yesterday. this is not an instagram filter. let's send good thoughts and good wishes to them. dark red from all the fire and smoke nearby. in just a few minutes we're also going to oregon which is seeing some of its worst fire damage ever. first, we'll begin with this.

the startling news on the coronavirus and the president of the united states. we now all know that president trump intentionally downplayed the threat of the pandemic for months, potentially worsening the severity of this crisis. on march 19th, it's on tape, the president told bob woodward, quote, i wanted to always play it down. i still like playing it down because i don't want to create panic. months after that he compared the virus to a flu. >> while privately noting it's more deadly than the most strenuous flus. the death toll has risen from 265 to more than 190,000. health experts say with stronger restrictions, many of those deaths could have been prevented. it's one of many revelations in woodward's new book "rage" which is published by simon & shuster, a division of viacom cbs. how is the president responding? >> good morning. president trump is addressing this controversy head-on. yesterday he took questions from

reporters where he defend his actions. but now he's also disparaging bob woodward, even though over the course of seven months he sat down for 18 on the record interviews with the legendary journalist. woodward says he approached this assignment the same way he approached his work in watergate. he wanted to know what the president knew and when he knew it. on february 7th, bob woodward spoke with the president who had just talked to xi jinping the day before. in audio recordings, mr. trump admitted the severity of the virus. >> it goes through air, bob. that's always tougher than the touch. you know, the touch you don't have to touch things, but the air, you just breathe the air. that's how it's passed. it's also more deadly than your, you know, your -- even your strenuous flus. this is more deadly. this is five per, you know, this is 5% versus 1% and less than 1%. so this is deadly stuff.

>> our country is stronger today. >> reporter: even after acknowledging the virus was airborne, the president held at least seven indoor rallies. and despite knowing the flu was not more deadly, mr. trump continued to say otherwise. >> we're finding very little problem. very little problem. now you treat this like a flu. >> reporter: by downplaying the threat, americans lost time to prepare. >> we're prepared and we're doing a great job with it. and it will go away. just stay calm. it will go away. >> reporter: in march, mr. trump told woodward the virus was a threat to younger americans. >> now it's turning out it's not just old people, bob. just today and yesterday some startling facts came out. it's not just older. >> yeah, exactly. >> older people. it's plenty of young people. >> reporter: in the following weeks, the president was urging states and schools to reopen saying this. >> we like to see the schools open early next season and on time. it's incredible how the -- it's very unique how the children aren't affected.

>> reporter: in a shock admission, on the same day the death toll in the united states reached 265, the president volunteered to woodward that he was intentionally misleading the country. >> well, i think, bob, really, to be honest with you. >> sure, i want you to be. >> i wanted to -- i wanted to always play it down. i still like playing it down. >> yes, sir. >> because i don't want to create a panic. >> reporter: one study from may estimates that shutdown delays in the early days of the pandemic could have cost up to 54,000 lives. >> we could have had a stay-at-home mandate put in place, all of which we did and did it about as early as any american state, but we would have done it earlier and undoubtedly would have saved lives. >> reporter: on wednesday, the president doubled down on his decision to lie about the severity of the virus. >> the fact is i'm a cheerleader for this country. i love our country, and i don't want people to be frightened. i don't want to create panic, as you say. >> reporter: mr. trump's democratic rival, former vice president joe biden blasted the president.

>> he knew how dangerous it was. and while this deadly disease ripped through our nation, he failed to do his job on purpose. it was a life and death betrayal of the american people. >> reporter: the president says he did not want to invoke fear but throughout his campaigns and this administration, the president has repeatedly leaned into people's fears about immigration, crime, even low-income housing. now woodward who is still associated with "the washington post," also is face something criticism and questions about whether he should have published this evidence that the president was trying to downplay a deadly pandemic sooner. woodward responded to questions about that yesterday saying that he wanted time to be able to vet the president's statements more thoroughly before publishing them. >> paula, thank you. bob woodward also spoke to president trump in june following george floyd's death and amid nationwide protests against police brutality. the president admitted that systemic racism exists. that's something he has repeatedly denied in public.

woodward spoke with scott pelley about his interviews with the president in his first broadcast interview for this sunday for "60 minutes." here is part of scott's report. >> reporter: woodward's interviews took a sharp turn may 25th after george floyd was killed by minneapolis police officers. >> black lives matter! >> reporter: the black lives matter movement reignited. >> you think there is systematic or institutional racism in this country? >> well, i think there is everywhere. i think probably less here than most places or less here than many places. >> okay, but is it here in a way that it has an impact on people's lives? >> i think it is, and it's unfortunate, but i think it is. >> reporter: woodward asked mr. trump if a privileged life left him out of touch. >> and do you have any sense that that privilege has isolated

and put you in a cave to a certain extent as it put me and i think lots of white privileged people in a cave and that we have to work our way out of it to understand the anger and the pain, particularly black people feel in this country? do you see -- >> no. you really drank the kool-aid, didn't you. listen to you. no, i don't feel that at all. >> he was ridiculing me for reflecting what the whole movement after george floyd is. >> scott pelley's interview with bob dwoodward will air this sunday on "60 minutes." woodward will learn more from what he learned from his nine hours of interviews with president trump. and we will speak with bob

woodward next tuesday live here on "cbs this morning." cbs news chief washington correspondent major garrett joins us now. he is also the host of the takeout and debrief podcast. major, good morning. we've heard now the president admitting that he downplayed the virus because he did not want to cause panic. what can you tell us about the conversations inside the white house early on? >> well, white huse was struggling with how serious to talk to the american people about the threat of coronavirus. and the president essentially said it is serious, but i'm going to convey the thing i always convey. confidence and optimism in america. go back to march 7th when the president went down to atlanta to tour the centers for disease control and prevention. he said there, the doctors here keep telling me, how do you know so much about this. maybe i have a natural ability. projecting to the country a month after it already disclosed to bob woodward how serious this was and it wasn't a big deal.

what did that cost the country? the ability to mobilize. and that doesn't mean lockdowns everywhere. what that would have meant was a serious conversation about the fundamentals of containing the virus. mask wearing, social distancing, and prioritizing which places should open and which ones should not. we did not have that conversation. why? because it was lost in the president's perpetual optimism about where the virus was and where it was going. that he misread that is an absolute fact and will be on the ballot in november. >> he continues frequently not to wear masks. but one of the president's -- in polling, one of the president's weakest issues is in his response to the coronavirus. how is this likely now to affect the campaign and his standing on that, do you think? >> in the campaign, it resurrects the pandemic as an issue. for about 2 1/2 weeks now, the president has tilted the conversation, redirected it to law and order and what is a sense of safety in america.

now these revelations bring the pandemic and all of its complications, all of its disruptions right back front and center. and that is a place of vulnerability for this president because lots of his supporters know that he's optimistic and strong. true. but if that optimism and that strength costs the country things that it wishes it hadn't been cost, and posed difficulties, people sore tired of, there's only one person to blame for that. the president of the united states. and that gives the biden campaign something it hasn't had in 2 1/2 weeks. a clear shot to re-engage the conversation about what this president did, what he knew and most importantly what he didn't say about the pandemic. >> so quickly, major, how does the white house deal with the fallout of this? >> move on. that's all you can do. as the president said yesterday, i didn't want to create a panic. i knew what i was doing. i'm the president of the united states. i made a decision, and i'm going to live with it. everyone in this white house knows with donald trump, there's a story the next day. and there's going to be one today and one tomorrow and

they'll just push through. >> major garrett, thank you very much. tony? >> turning to the wildfires this morning. nearly 100 major wildfires are burning out of control in a dozen western states. in san francisco, smoke from the fires made the sky turn red in the middle of the day. no filter. and that is daytime. the disaster destroyed hundreds or maybe thousands of homes in the region and killed at least seven people. they include a woman and her young grandson in oregon where the damage has been immense. lilia luciano is there. >> reporter: violent wind-druchb lames cut a path of destruction across southern oregon. >> this could be the greatest loss of human lives and property due to wildfire in our state's history. >> reporter: the wildfires nearly wiped out five towns, including the city of phoenix. this is what one of its senior living centers looked like before. and this is after. 89-year-old beth hill was evacuated just in time. >> the center is burned with all of our things. everything i own is there.

not only me, but everybody else. >> reporter: 12-year-old wyatte tofte and his grandmother peggy died trying to escape the fire. the family's car wouldn't start. police tell us that up until moments before this entire rv park was overpowered by the flames. its residents kept trying to put them out with buckets and hoses, but their valiant efforts were just not enough. we spotted this man carrying out home, including his father's s headstone. >> one of the only items you have left? >> that, my son, my wife and a few tools. >> reporter: for days, firefighters have been battling a relentless siege of wildfires from washington to california. just north of sacramento, the so-called bear fire destroyed the community of barry creek and killed at least three people. a dozen others are missing. brenda hampton evacuated but hadn't heard from her sons.

she lost her home in paradise to the campfire just two years ago. now this new fire is threatening that town once again. >> i just want to know where the rest of my family is. >> reporter: it's been two days since the fire, and this area is still smoldering. it's home to many latino families. i talked to some of them yesterday who came with their children to look at what was left and wonder what do they do next? just to give you an idea of the magnitude of these fires, in california, the smoke that is leaving the state is reaching all the way to the islands of hawaii. gayle? >> it's heartbreaking to see the pictures. >> thank you lilia. we're thinking about the people there. the department of homeland security rejects new claims from a whistleblower who says that he faced retaliation for refusing to change intelligence reports that did not fit president trump's political objectives. he says he was told to leave out details about russian election interference and the threat from white supremacists. jeff pegues has that story.

>> reporter: in the complaint, brian murphy who oversaw the intelligence division until last month alleges that acting dhs secretary chad wolf and his second in command, ken cuccinelli, ordered intelligence assessments on russian interference efforts in the presidential election be changed because they made the president look bad. murphy says instead he was told to focus on the interference activities by china and iran. and, he says that wolf told him these instructions came from white house national security adviser robert o'brien. >> totally false. and i don't think there's anyone who has been tough or russia and this administration than i have been. >> reporter: and as violence intensified in cities across the country this summer, murphy was told to modify intelligence on white supremacists in a manner that made the threat appear less severe, as well as include information on the prominence of violent left wing groups and antifa in line with the president's public comments. >> antifa is a criminal organization.

>> reporter: mark zaid is his attorney. >> in pertaining to russia and the intelligence reports was downplayed in order to ensure additional favorable information to president trump. which was something mr. murphy said, no, he would not do. >> reporter: the white house denies that o'brien ever dictated such changes. meanwhile, on capitol hill, house intelligence chairman adam schiff wants murphy to testify before his committee later on this month. murphy's attorney says that his client will cooperate with any congressional investigations. tony? >> jeff, thank you very much. ahead, the latest on the timeline for a coronavirus vaccine after trials for one promising option were

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and they are prioritizing safety to make sure this vaccine will be safe. >> we are going to focus first on safety and make no compromises -- >> reporter: that is dr. demi bannister, head of the national institutes of health. he went to capitol hill yesterday to address the pause in trials for the astrazenica vaccine. >> and with an abundance of caution at a time like this, you put a clinical hold, you investigate carefully to see if anybody else who received that vaccine or any of the other vaccines might have had a similar finding of a spinal cord problem. >> reporter: astrazenica says it is still waiting on a final diagnosis, and evidence as to wloo whether or not the symptoms are related to the vaccine. the drug giant confirmed a similar pause in july was due to an undiagnosed case of multiple sclerosis, not related to the vaccine. >> this is something that is expected and is seen in almost every clinical trial. >> reporter: cbs news medical contributor dr. david agus. >> we're all waiting and hoping

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the nfl returns tonight. super bowl champions the kansas city chiefs will take on the houston texans at home.

the pandemic and the growing demands for racial justice and police reform have forced the nfl to make major changes on and off the field. "cbs this morning saturday" co-host dana jacobson joins us. what will the season actually look like? >> reporter: well, as a fan would say, who cares? the nfl is back. but there is a side to this that is going to be different. you know, the nfl isn't going into that bubble model like we saw with the nba and nhl. it's more like baseball. so teams will be traveling around the country to different stadiums but with safety protocols in place for teams. you will probably see a different look and hear a different sound to the game. >> watch down the middle -- hill open! caught! >> reporter: the last time fans saw professional football -- tens of thousands of people were packed into miami's hard rock stadium for the biggest game of the year. what they see tonight will look different. >> hopefully we can get through

the season now. getting here was the first step. >> reporter: calais campbell is a 12-year nfl veteran, five-time pro bowler, and vice president of the nfl players association which worked with the league on establishing this season's covid-safety protocols. they include testing for players, coaches, and some staff six days a week. in-person team meetings are limited to 15 people. and coaches will be masked on the sidelines during games. just five nfl players tested positive for the virus during training camp. do you feel safe on the field? >> so far, so far i feel very safe. when i start playing other teams, talking to guys you don't know what they're doing. hopefully they value themselves and football as much as i do. we can go out there and compete healthy. >> reporter: part of staying healthy in most nfl stadiums also means no mascots, no cheerleaders, and no fans. something campbell admits will be an adjustment. >> an energy that you can't re-create. i kind of feel like i'm playing

high school football again. you know, where you have like 300 fans in the stands. >> reporter: the coronavirus isn't the only thing impacting the nfl season. a movement for racial justice and police reform was sparked by the deaths of george floyd and breonna taylor. [ chants ] athletes across sports have used their platforms to help lead the fight and amplify the message. nothing new for the nfl. >> there's a significant difference between hearing and listening. i think the league for a long time was hearing. yeah, we got it, we'll -- we get a handle on this. >> reporter: jeff fisher was an nfl head coach for 22 seasons. he coached the st. louis rams during the unrest in ferguson, missouri, following the 2014 police killing of michael brown. some of his players faced % backlash for protesting brown's death. >> i had six players made the choice to come out for introductions with their hands up in the air. it was probably one of the most emotional, most meaningful

experiences that i'd ever gone through. i just encourage every single coach out there at any level to be proactive and to listen and to be understanding. >> reporter: after george floyd's death, nfl players demanded the league listen, releasing this video -- >> the >> there is what we the players would like to hear you state. >> we, the national football league, condemn the systemic oppression of black people -- >> reporter: they demanded in a mission that the nfl was wrong to silence players who were peacefully protesting. players like colin kaepernick, nfl commissioner roger goodell answered their call. >> i wish we had listened earlier, kap, to what you were kneeling about and what you were trying to bring attention to. what they were trying to do is exercise their right to bring attention to something that needs to get fixed. >> reporter: what did that mean to you to hear roger goodell say that they were wrong in not listening to colin kaepernick initially? >> it was huge. you know, that's a big deal.

team owners are really trying to understand the players, understand what we go through and trying to help us. and so you know, obviously we have a long way to go. but it's a great start. >> reporter: another sign that they are listening now. the nfl and its players association just released a list of social justice initiatives that they'll be working on this year. a lot of them are surrounding voting, like voter registration they'll be working on, education surrounding absentee ballots, and trying to get their nfl stadiums turned into polling places on election day. anthony, you can even expect to see social justice messages from the field to helmets. a very big change for the nfl this year. >> huge change, and a very powerful concession from roger goodell. it's a big move. i hope they can make this season work without a bubble, dana. the nba pulled it off with a bubble. we'll see what happens. fingers crossed, dana. thanks. ahead, vlad duthiers will look at the stories you'll be talking about

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time now for "what to watch." and mr. duthiers, you will recall during the political conventions you were officially nominated as host of "what to watch." i got a viewer who's got an intro for you. very creative. she says, i'm registered, i'm ready, i'm voting for vlad. that is lisa kogen from new york city. >> very nice. >> thank you, lisa. >> tony, you could make this a thing. >> keep them coming, viewers. if you love vlad, if you want to intro him, be our guest. send them to me. you can find me on social media very easy. >> yeah. >> be on tv. >> i like it. >> here's my campaign slogan -- all the way with vlad duthiers. >> all right! i love it. >> look at you, vlad. very nice. >> i love listening to gayle's genuine laugh in the morning. >> very nice. here are a few stories we think you'll be talking about today -- we are remembering the legacy of ronald "khalis" bell. the singer who co-founded the popular '70s soul group kool and

the gang. ♪ get down get down ♪ ♪ get down get down ♪ >> it is so hard to not dance to that. perfecting "jungle bookie" in 1974. belkl co-wrote the hit includin "sillebration." they had 12 top-ten singles. bell was a self-taught musician. he and his brother seven secretary of te robert "kool" bell teamed one friends. he died in his home in the u.s. virgin islands. the cause has not been released. ronald "khalis" bell was 69 years old. it's sad that we lost him, but i keep thinking about the wedding celebrations, the bar president clinton virgin-- bar mitzvahs, e dance to that, it lives on. >> it's corny andically sha clc

everyone gets out of their seats. >> they started as a jazz band, their original name was the jazzy acts. then kool and the flames, then kool and the gang. recordi recorded on one of my favorite's d-lite records. the first one i played to death was called "kool and the gang live at the sex machine." >> too bad anthony doesn't know much about music, huh? >> i love those guys. going to miss them. >> that was great. >> all right, what have you got net? all right. you may remember christian cooper from his confrontation with amy cooper, no relation, of course, in new york's central park back in may. in an incident he recorded, she called police to say, quote, an african-american man is threatening my life, after he asked her to put her dog on a leash. in a section of the park where it is required. cocooper spokeke too gayle abou inincidentnt in a cbs spepecial "justiall." he's using that experience to write a gask novraphic novel, "

bird." jules receives old binoculars as he goes bird watching. he learns the stories of amadou diallo, breonna taylor, and george floyd, through unarmed black people killed by police. it is available on line at several digital book andretaile. a very interesting take. >> he made it clear he's not cooperating with the da about amy cooper. he's done talking about her. he's moving on. i think this is great. he's very talented. very talented guy. good to see. vallad, you've got an updat is what i'm hearing. >> so big news from our favorite crocheting whiz. we introduced you to jonah larson last february. the 12-year-old has become famg us on on social media for his creations, even tried to teach me. there i am trying -- >> that hat is working, i got to tell you. i like the hat. >> it's not easy. it's not easy. jonah has a lot of fans, though, including celebrities like drew barrymore. and now he will get a chance to work with her. jonah announced on instagram

he's taking on a correspondent role for "the drew barrymore show" covering his favorite topics, crocheting and movies. it premieres on september 14th. can't wait to see what they have in store. i think it's fascinating. she met jonah and was like, you got to be on my show. >> i love watching his fingers work. fascinating he goes so fast. >> we're talking to drew next week. we'll have to ask about jonah. that's great. pulling for drew barrymore, too. ahead, john dickerson will join us to talk about bob woodward's book. stay with us.

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months potentially worsening the severity of the crisis. >> i wanted to always play it down. i still like playing it down. >> yes. >> because i don't want to create a panic. >> president trump is addressing the controversy head on. yesterday he took questions from reporters where he defended his actions. his disparaging bob woodward even though over the course of seven months he sat down for 18 interviews. >> how is this likely to affect >> these bring the pandemic and all the disruptions front and center. >> in california the smoke leaving the state is reaching all the way to the islands of hawaii. >> they deny he deck dated such changes. on capitol hill, adam schiff wants murphy to testify before the committee. >> the oscars are making inclusion a requirement for best picture consideration.

widening opportunities. >> how dope would it be if in the next bat man movie, he was jamaican? >> i love trevor noah. he comes up with just the right thing at the right time snchlkt new revelations that president trump new early on how dangerous the coronavirus was and intentionally misled the public. in a new book, bob woodward says president trump told him in early february that he knew how deadly this virus was. the book is published by simon & schuster. and audio of the interview was obtained by "the washington post." >> it goes throug air. that's always tougher than the touch. you know, the touch you don't have to touch things but the air, you just breathe the air, that's how it's passed. it's also more deadly than your

even your strenuous flus. this is more deadly. this is five per -- this is 5% versus 1% and less than 1%. you know? so this is deadly stuff. >> despite the comments the president continued to down play the virus publicly after that, holding indoor rallies and insisting it would disappear. >> when you have 15 people and the 15 within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero. >> we have done an inkreebl job. we're going to continue. it's going to disappear one day. >> privately in march, march 19th the president reportedly told woodward, quote, i wanted to always play it down. i don't want to create a panic. more than 190,000 people have lost their lives to the virus in america and some experts say nearly 36,000 lives could have been saved if social distancing was implemented just one week

earlier nationwide. the revelations hit the campaign trail. joe biden was in michigan and strongly attacked the president. >> he had the information. he knew how dangerous it was. he failed to do his job on purpose. it was a life and death betrayal of the american people. >> aed io'keefe is in detroit. how are the comments playing on the campaign trail? >> reporter: a little soon to say. news of the book came as joe biden was landing in michigan. for the second time in less than a week, he had to adjust to the economy in order to respond to something the president said. we're in michigan because biden and the president are after the 16 electoral votes in the state. michigan narrowly went to the president four years ago. in order to win biden understands he has to discuss the economy.

the state has shed about 60,000 manufacturing jobs since the pandemic began. biden said he would put a 10% tax on companies that use sha offshoring and have a 10% made in america tax credit for countries creating american jobs. this is the most active week of in person campaigning. the president has been in bat ground states and will be in michigan tonight. both of them will be in pennsylvania tomorrow to mark the 9/11 anniversary and biden heads to florida next week. >> it will be interesting to see if and how this changes the campaign. our political analyst, john dickerson, joins us to discuss. this is the thing. you're the perfect person for this conversation. i think if -- why the words are hard. you heard the president knew. and then you see him on the

campaign trail saying nothing to see, no big deal. i keep thinking about people who died and lost loved ones. on the other hand the president's supporters say listen, he's supposed to be a cheer leader, which is what the president said he was doing. he wants to keep calm. do supporters have a point about his strategy here? >> no. gayle, there's a clear play book when there's a public health crisis. if you read any of the manuals for leaders in the public health crisis, it says the most important thing is to be truthful to people. you have to tell them the truth. because in this case if you're not truthful, you send them out into the world and they make the situation worls. they spread it. so to suggest that not sewing panic is a viable leadership option when you have a pandemic that spreads through contact is not possible. but secondly, and this is really important, because telling the truth here is crucial to public health. the president is

mischaracterizing how he handled the virus in the early period. he was saying that talk of the virus and the virulence was a democratic plot and something the media was raising. >> he called it a hoax. >> well, the hoax line which is a little tricky, but what he certainly did was he said it was the democrats raising it and the media. the reason that's important is he is diminishing the warnings. so he's not just saying don't be fearful. he's saying when you hear somebody saying this is something to be fearful about, you should be suspicious of them. that sews mistrust and distrust into future warnings about this as it goes forward. it's much worse than not sewing panic. it's undermining the public health response. >> what does it say about his leadership during times like this? >> it says in a crucial period he did not follow what we would expect leaders to do and

specifically what we would expect leaders to do in a public health crisis. and again, telling the truth is so crucial, because if you don't tell the truth at the beginning, not only do the cases snowball but then people don't trust you when future decisions have to be made and they have to listen to you. amanda ripplely wrote a book about disasters and what leaders do. the first thing they all say is tell people the truth, even if it's unpleasant. it turns out people can handle it. when you tell them the truth, it binds them together. there's a play book. you tell them the truth and that sets the conditions for the hard truths they're going to have to hear from you. and finally, why are people distrustful about vaccines right now? they've been fed a steady diet of mistruths. including from the podium where the president's press secretary said he never down played. there are 32 cases of down playing from the washington post's count. the ongoing lack of trust

creates a bad situation not in the past but in this moment. >> there is a lot of chatter about it. i was watching the news last night, i stayed up late watching all the coverage. it's being compared to the water gate tapes and to a smoking gun. do you think it rises to that level? >> well, as an abstract matter of presidential leadership, and why does this matter? the president's key job is keeping everybody safe. this isn't just one bad decision in the heat of the moment. this is a protracted choice over a long period of time while the stakes were high to not inform the public in the way it needed to be informed. so it's -- this is about as big a decision as possible. what's different now than during water gate is we don't think about things in the abstract. we are in a condition and in the middle of a presidential campaign. everybody is on their sides, and there as we've seen again and again, been very little interest on the president's side to say anything that's critical of him.

particularly now when it's a presidential race where the stakes are high, there's not that pressure on the president that richard nixon had when a lot of republicans came to him and said you've got to resign. >> all right. john, thank you. good to see you. a reminder, covid-19 is still thriving. it is still very much with us. bob woodward's first broadcast revelations air this sunday on 60 minutes. he says what he learns from his nine hours of interviews with president trump and we'll speak with bob woodward next tuesday live on "cbs this

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this morning we're launching a new series called "eye on innovation." it will feature stories about the increasing role science and technology play in our lives. cutting edge technology is now shining a light on a mysterious sea creature called a larvacean. write that name down, class. you'll be quizzed later. the critter appears to be a

vital and powerful ally in the fight against climate change. jonathan vigliotti spoke with scientists at the monterey bay aquarium research institute who introduced us to an animal we might not be able to live without. >> reporter: if you drained monterey bay in central california, you would see a chasm the size of the grand canyon. it's here that scientists just discovered a key to how the oceans keep carbon out of our atmosphere. >> these animals that are less than ten centimeters in size are playing outsized roles in how things are moving around and functioning in our ocean. there's the laser housing here -- >> reporter: kakani katija is the engineer who built and deployed this unique camera and laser scanning system. it was just used to look inside a creature that has puzzled and amazed scientists for decades. >> three, two, one -- >> reporter: her team attached that system to remote

underwater vehicle that dove almost a mile deep in the bay to find their elusive subject. what are larvaceans? >> what's amazing about these animals is their ability to create really complex structures, completely out of mucus that they secrete. >> reporter: the camera gave them these images of the tiny creature at the center of a -- >> three feet of snot as you put it. >> exactly. you know, some people say snot palace -- >> snot palace? >> i feel like a palace is a better term than just a house because of the complexity, right. >> reporter: it was only when the crew deployed their new laser scanning device that they were able to explore the interiors of those palaces. that's when they discovered the creature's vital role in the

ecosystem. >> those structures serve to filter particles and food from the water around them. you know, those particles are essentially made up of carbon. they actually stay kind of confined or trapped within those mucus structures. and these animals will actually abandon these structures, swim away, and build new ones. that's the animal's mouth right there. >> reporter: as the larvaceans swim away, the particle-laden webs sink to the ocean floor, keeping that carbon trapped or in the marine food cycle and out of earth's atmosphere. >> we have estimates that they filter anywhere from 40 to up to 80 liters per hour. >> reporter: 80 liters of water an hour? >> per individual. here in monterey bay, it's approximately 500 olympic-sized swimming pools being filtered per hour. >> reporter: since carbon in our atmosphere traps heat and warms the planet, scientists say anything that helps keep it sequestered in the ocean is a huge ally in our battle against

climate change. >> i spent a lot of time looking to nature for designs or developments that could be inspirational for new engineering technologies. and so this is where i'm hoping the research will go. >> reporter: how possible is it for man and woman to memorialic what the larvacean does? >> it's a great question. i wish i knew the answer. >> reporter: it seems to me if we could somehow tap into what the larvacean knows and does, we could eliminate carbon permanently. >> perhaps. it's hard to say at this point. >> reporter: what's easier to say is that since larvaceans have been found in every ocean basin on earth, these tiny palace builders of the sea play a huge role in keeping life sustainable for us back on land. they're amazing engineers. >> they are amazing engineers. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning," jonathan vigliotti, monterey bay, california. >> wow.

is that fascinating. >> yeah. loses the creepiness when you see what they're doing. you see the work they're doing. >> a little creepy. >> a mucus palace -- >> you lost me with the snot palace. i got past that, and you see what -- >> they did. >> i love the series. the bar is pretty high for good stories. that was an amazing piece. >> the images, too, tomorrow stunning. >> and kakani katija, one of the best names ever. like that, too. nice. >> you liked everything but the mucus. >> yes. ahead in our "a more perfect union" series, how a school bus turned into a rolling basketball court is on a roadtrip to inspire social justice. that's ahead on "cbs this morning." super emma just about sleeps in her cape.

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here's a question for you -- are you right now breathing through your nose or through your mouth? believe it or not, it makes a difference according to the author of a new book.

james nester, we'll talk about why breathing in his view is a missing pillar of health. also, the secret to what he calls t perfect breath. good morning, it's 8:25. i'm len kiese. doctors say people with pre- existing heart and lung disease are most at risk. they're recommending sensitive groups including pregnant women and children to limit time outside. 97% of customers who can have service restored now have power. in napa county there are still outages but service is expected to be restored for them by noon. the 49ers are asking santa clara for a rent reduction. the city says the niners failed to pay last month's rent nearly $3 million. and the only plan to pay half a million this month but the 49ers do say they plan to pay --

[ inaudible ] and a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. we've got some brake lights working through there. it's still pretty slow. metering lights remain on and it is sluggish coming off the eastshore freeway commute as well as the -- looking good though it's a little bit slighter as you work your way across the upper deck into san francisco. there are reports of some limited visibility though especially on the upper deck. so give yourself a few extra minutes. travel times, westbound 880 highway 4 to the maze 18 minutes and now looking a lot better, things are now in the green. things have dissipationed. mary? gianna, we are tracking and starting off the day with unhealthy air quality. you can see that morning. the current unhealthy air conditions. now down to the surface. a spare the air alert that remains in effect going a record 24 days in a row with the spare the air alert for the bay area and because of the smoke, temperatures below average for this time of year.

welcome back to "cbs this morning." it's time to bring the "talk of the table." and tony, you're first. >> all right. i've got good news on the subject of vaping and e-cigarettes. there's a new government survey that suggests that e-cigarette use by young americans, teenagers and middle school students, has dropped and dropped by a lot. the fda, of course, banned flavored e-cigarettes and raised the legal purchasing age for tobacco products to 21. that seems to have an effect. high school students who used e-cigarettes at least once a day, in the last 30 days down 8%. so the number sounds small when you say 8%, but that's about a million kids. a million households that no longer are worrying about this.

when you look at the middle school numbers, it's about 500,000 households. so a million and a half young people not doing something that they were a year prior. that's been a big focus of public health. and there's still a lot of work to do. more than three million kids are still using ee-cigarettes. however, there is progress. >> 8% is huge. >> the way you started it, you've got good news. that is good news. >> yeah. it really is. >> drop that habit now. >> we spent so much time talking about this last year. >> other news has developed. >> overwhelmed by other news. that's a great development. all right. i've got some good news, too. some breaking news. it was just announced that a new bruce springsteen album will drop next month. >> yay. >> the title track called "letter to you" is out this morning. >> yay. >> springsteen also released a music video for the new song. take a listen. ♪ in my love for you i took all my fears and doubts ♪ ♪ in my love to you

all the things i found out ♪ >> boy, does that sound good. the album contains 12 songs. one of the exciting parts, three were written in the early '70s. they predate bruce's first album. the new album will be released october 23rd. it was recorded live with the e street band in bruce's studio in new jersey. he said there were no overdubs. we made the album in just five days. it turned out to be one of the greatest recording experiences i have ever had. >> wow. i can't wait. october 23rd can't get here soon enough. >> also love the cover which -- photograph for the new album which is taken from this image by great photographer and friend of mine danny clinch who worked with bruce a ton. >> i saw a "60 minutes" piece on him. >> fabulous photograph that danny took that is the cover for this part of the cover for the new album. exciting news. >> i love all things bruce springsteen. i can't wait. also, here's my story -- not as good as bruce springsteen, but it's good.

we have a new list of finalists for the national toy hall of fame is what she's trying to say. they include baby nancy, who's baby nancy? a black doll that debuted back in 1968. five games are on the list -- risk, sorry, yahtzee, bingo, and jenga. other candidates are lite brite and sidewalk chalk, the toys must meet key tearia like -- criteria like fostering longevity and creativity. they will be inducted into the hall of fame in november. the committee and the public will help decide which toys get in. it may not be a surprise, but i'm pulling for you, baby nancy. i'm pulling for you. when i was a little girl, we didn't have black dolls. by the time they came, i don't want to play with them. i don't think they're pretty. it goes to show it's so important that there is representation in all things. we all probably played sorry as a kid. i loved that game. >> yes. >> you know sorry? >> i did not play that game, no. >> you didn't play sorry? >> no. i mean -- i'm pondering a lot.

there's a lot of information in that. i'm not sure who i'm rooting for on the list. >> did you play yahtzee? >> my parents played. i didn't play yahtzee. >> oh, my -- >> i played with a he-man. >> did you play bingo? >> that was going on at the adult table. that's not a -- sidewalk chalk is a big one. i like that. >> i recommend sorry. i recommend sorry. >> good, too. >> i'm going to get you one, tony dokoupil. >> we'll play. we'll play. all right. >> i think we should have a game of yahtzee at the table. >> we do have the room here. >> yep. i'm talking about a new book now. >> okay. >> a new book. it examines how breathing and breathing techniques and easy exercises can actually improve your health. this is according to new resear research, a growing body of research that shows it can help anxiety, sleep apnea, adhd, autoimmune diseases, hypertension, also dental health, believe it or not. author james nester writes about techniques in "breath: the new science of a lost art."

now we should point out nestor is not a doctor, he's not a scientist. however, he spoke to a lot of them in researching this book and also went through a journey on his own from not breathing too well to doing it better. none of what he's about to say is intended to be a substitute for a doctor's advice. but i do think this is going to be an enriching conversation. and james nestor joins us now. good morning to you. this is an unexpectedly fascinating book, i will say. i had skepticism when i picked it up. i think, okay, breathing -- as long as you do it, it's all the same, right? but you've convinced me that it's not. that you can -- there's a difference between breathing through your nose and your mouth, for example, and that we've done doing it wrong, many of us. how did that happen? how did we as big, old mammals get bad at this essential part of life? >> i had a lot of skepticism which i was first researching this book. i didn't think there was a very interesting story in breathing at all until i started talking to biological anthropologists,

there are such things, and they showed me ancient skulls. and if you look at an ancient skull, it's going to have perfectly straight teeth, very powerful jaw, forward-growing face. if you look at a modern skull such as mine, it's going to have crooked teeth, a flatter face, recessed face. when we have a smaller mouth, and that's what's happened with modern humans, teeth have nowhere to grow in. so they grow in crooked. and having a smaller mouth also means we have a smaller airway which is one of the main reasons so many of us have sleep apnea, why we snore, why we have other respiratory issues. >> in other words, cavemen did not snore. they did not need braces. it was a tradeoff. our brains got bigger, but our mouths got smaller, our jaws got smaller, now we're struggling to breathe. it's no one's fault we're dealing with it. how do we improve our breathing? >> well, it's much easier when you're a young kid or an infant because so much of the growth is happening. so eating hard foods, not eating

industrialized mush because that's the number-one culprit to why our mouths have grown so small and our teeth are so bad, but when you're in adulthoods, it's a lot harder. you can adopt healthy breathing habits, but you can also do exercises for your mouth. what we have here in our throat is basically a muscle tube, and it gets flabby just like any other muscle. and the more soft, processed foods we eat, the less we're able to really have that stress which we need to keep this muscle fit. >> so james, you call this a lost art and a missing pillar of health. why aren't doctors generally talking about this? why isn't the medical community traditionally putting this in the forefront of healthy living? >> well, they were for thousands of years. you look at the oldest medical text from india, from china, even from greece, and they were talking about healthy breathing. there's seven books in the chinese dow that talk only about

breathing. all the bad things that are going to happen if you do it improperly, and all the good things that will happen if you do it properly. so you know, there's a growing body of research, it's been there for hundreds of years actually, in the western cultures about how healthy breathing habits can really improve so many chronic conditions. but i think a new pills and other potions came around, we thought, oh, we don't need to consecentrate on breathing, we' take this pill. we'll just do this thing. what we're finding -- yes -- >> go ahead. what we're finding -- >> what we're finding is that you really do have to show up and do some of this work for your body to stay balanced. western medicine is a miraculous thing that has so many innumerable benefits to us. but breathing is something we carry with us all day long, 25,000 times a day we're breathing. if we're doing that improper, the body is just never going to be healthy. >> james, can i just say -- excuse me, tony -- can i say, tony has been so excited about

you coming. he was saying, "i can't wait to talk to him. i can't wait for you guys to hear what he has to say." apparently he talks about you at home. his wife, katy tur, who works for the competition, but we love her anyway, said good evening from my dinner table where tony dokoupil is explaining to me that our nose holes are a lot smaller than they were 1.5 million years ago. so you have definitely made an impression, james. bravo to you. i'm curious, is it better to breathe through your nose or breathe through your mouth? >> that's an easy question. >> is it? >> when you're breathing through your mouth, the reason why that is so damaging for you is specifically because you are not breathing through your nose. if you were to cut my head in half, and i've seen my head in a cat scan, what you see here in these sinuses is this incredible volume, it's this very ornate structure. so when we breathe through our noses, we force air through this labyrinth of all these tubes, different structures, so that it

is heated, it is moistened, and it is conditioned by the time it enters our lungs. so if you're breathing through the mouth, you don't get any of those advantages. when you're breathing through the mouth, it's almost like yourlinyour lungs are an external organ seconds seems long. no? >> there's more in the book. pick it up. don't be skeptical. he will convince you. the book is "breathe," and on sale now. ahead, our "a more perfect

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our series "a more perfect union" aims to show that what unites us as americans is far greater than what divides us. this morning, that message has found a home with basketball fanatics. cbs sunday morning correspondent

lee cowan introduces us to a team creating hoops to connect communities and open a dialogue for social change. >> reporter: the venice beach basketball courts, they're a haven for pickup ballers. players come from everywhere to shoot the venice vibe. until covid shut it all down. that sent sparks flying for one player who had suddenly lost his favorite outlet. >> this is thin line between being safe and sane. you know, our motto is the game never stops. that's the way we connect. >> set them up -- >> reporter: nick ansom who goes by nico naismith founded the venice basketball league. he's also an artist who grew up outside paris. his twin passions found a home at the end of a welding torch. deftly wielded by fellow artist and friend lori powers. together they created what they call survival hoops. >> we built about 100 of them, and we were together every day

making hoops. the hollywood would go right in here. >> reporter: all made from reclaimed items, chairs, shoes, even car bumpers. >> you just see a hoop in just about everything? >> i see a hoop in everything. you could put a few things on the ground there, and i could immediately make a hoop out of it. >> reporter: they've hung them in back alleys all over venice. played them, too. >> from downtown -- >> reporter: but this is their real hoop dream. that old school bus turned into a rolling court. it was built to bring venice street ball to streets outside venice. [ cheers ] [ chants ] when those streets filled up with people protesting racism and police violence, nico thought his hoop bus should hit the road, too. >> like 2020's canceled. i'm like, but i have this bus, and it's -- it's funded by the people. it's powered by the people. like, let's use what we created together to make change.

>> reporte: the hoop bus became a magnet for protesters, even police were drawn to it in unity. >> there you go. >> reporter: did you ever wonder what a guy who largely grew up in france -- >> right -- >> reporter: how he ended up in the middle of a black lives matter protest? >> we're all fighting for the same cause, for just. we're all one. i'm doing what feels right. >> reporter: for the past month, the hoop bus has been on a cross-country roadtrip stopping along the way to preach the gospel of basketball and its ability to bring strangers together. [ applause ] it's a mobile art gallery from top to bottom. this is one of the artists making the track. that's him working on painting on the roof. this is his artwork, too. >> it was just amazing to see how many people like from every ethnicity, every race, it was just phenomenal. >> reporter: he, too, was

targeted by police who mistook him for someone else when he was painting a mural on a wall a few years ago. that makes this pilgrimage personal. >> i was like george floyd, face down, and a knee was to my back. there was eight cops with guns drawn to me. >> reporter: the youngest among us are most inspired like 11-year-old dash corman. he made his own blm buckbucket. >> everyone can speak up, even if it's a small threatening it helps a lot. >> reporter: the hoop bus isn't going to end racism, but nico naismith hopes it's a reminder that victory comes when everyone on the team is shooting for the same goal. >> you see the back of the bus says vote. this is a beautiful country that has a lot of opportunity. but if there's something you don't like, like take action on it. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning," i'm lee cowan in venice beach, california. >> go, lee cowan. i love ever being that story. everything -- everything about

that story. everything. the hoop bus -- >> everyone's working on the same goal. shooting for the same goal. that's what we need in this country. we made it a shared reality and a shared goal. >> i love the black lives matter sign at the front and then the vote at the back. >> i love that he saw the opportunity that he had this bus park thursday aed there and he something with it. >> and the little boy dash who says it doesn't matter your age, you can all do something. you go, dash. on our pac we'odcast we'll with first amendment lawyer greg lukianoff about the concept of cancel culture. we all know what that is. listen on your favorite podcast platform, and we'll be right back. look, this isn't my first rodeo...

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good morning, it's 8:55. i'm len kiese. smoky air is persisting in the bay area. doctors say people with heart and lung disease are at risk. they're also recommending that sensitive groups including pregnant women and children and seniors limit their time outside. a deadly wildfire has burned more than 250,000 acres across three counties in northern california. the bear fire in yuba, plumas and butte counties is 24% contained. three people have died. extreme fire conditions have forced every california national forest to shut down. eight closed on monday and ten more yesterday. officials say they'll evaluate the conditions daily to determine reopening dates. i'm gianna franco in the traffic center.

and looks like the roadways are easing up nicely as we take a look at the travel times. everything for the most part -- on all the major freeways are in the green. along 58 o and eastshore freeway and highway 4 as well as 101. taking a live look now at 880. the nimitz freeway through oakland near the coliseum. it's pretty light conditions there in both directions with no trouble spots. as you head through there. if your commute takes you to the san mateo bridge, so far clear across the span between 880 and 101. and just a little foggy with limited visibility at the golden gate bridge as well as the bay bridge. mary? well, gianna, we are starting off our day with unhealthy air quality. so that smoke not just aloft up in the higher elevations but now down to the surface. so our air quality sensors measuring that smoke with unhealthy air this morning, a spare the air alert that remains in effect a record 24 days in a row with our spare the air alert. and because of this smoke temperatures are below average for this time of year. looking at mid 70s for

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