that's it for us at 5:00. we will see you back here at 6:00. >> along with vern glenn. cbs weekend ne ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs wildfires, historic devastation and pollution. 100 fires raging in 11 western states, the pacific northwest parched and vulnerable. lives lost-- dozens are missing, hundreds of thousands evacuated in california, oregon, and washington. air quality indexes in some of these areas are the worst ever recorded. >> we're in the midst of a climate emergency. >> garrett: also tonight, pandemic divide: president trump insisting the u.s. is "rounding the final turn" on coronavirus. this as dr. anthony fauci says a return to normal is nowhere close., maen tds tnd of 2 to nevada for another big outdoor rally in an increasingly blue state. and in montana, high stakes and

headaches for one of the country's least-populated states, with the deadline for the 2020 census closing in. later, a father and son team up, serving the hungry, feeding body and soul. >> if you just believe that god put you out here for a purpose, you're going to inspire somebody. this is the "cbs weekend news." >> garrett: good evening, everyone. i'm major garrett in washington. death and destruction from this year's wildfires is as alarming as it is extensive. adding to the flames on the ground, thick clouds of ash turning day into night along the west coast. in several major cities there, to breathe is to take new risks. consider this: the e.p.a.'s air quality index labels anything above 300 emergency conditions. the index in salem, oregon, today, nearing 800. the skylines in seattle, as well

as the major cities of los angeles and portland, oregon, now smokey, gray, and bleak. here is danya bacchus. >> reporter: unrelenting wildfires continue to wreak havoc on the west. >> this is insane. >> reporter: leaving behind unimaginable destruction and a rising loss of life. this week alone, at least 19 people have died. 16-year-old josiah williams was one of them. >> the family is just so heartbroken. >> reporter: in oregon, officials are bracing for a mass-fatality incident. fires there have wiped out more than 800,000 acres. and after only five days, this outbreak of fires in washington state is the second worst in its history. mandy mcdonald is now homeless. >> and, unfortunately, i went at the very exact moment to come around the corner to see my house falling to the ground, completely in flames. >> reporter: aaron buck's home was in the path of the massive creek fire. >> we all knew in the back of

our minds up there, this could happen. >> reporter: his home is still standing, but more than 300 structures were lost.>>e'veost . we have what we have left. we're going to rebuild. >> reporter: this fire is one in a record-breaking fire season that is just getting started. more than three million acres have burned in california. governor gavin newsom surveyed the catastrophic damage on friday. >> this is a climate damn emergency. it's happening and this is real. angeles, and san francisco's poor air quality is forcing many to stay inside this weekend. oregon now has the worst air in fire crews are hoping this weekend's temporary cooler weather will give them a leg up in the firefight. >> we're all out here and ready

to continue the fight, as long as we should need to do that. >> reporter: fire crews here tell me they do not expect to have a complete hold on the creek fire until next month. major. >> garrett: danya bacchus, thank you. president trump will visit california for a wildfire briefing on monday. for more on the fires, plus a topical storm, let us bring in cbs news meteorologist and climate specialist jeff berardelli. jeff. >> major, you get a true appreciation for the scale of these fires and especially the smoke by looking at that satellite. socked coast socked in with smoke, and that's being pulled into a big storm system across the pacific ocean. that is going to deliver a little bit of rain to the pacific northwest as we head into monday and tuesday. right now, the smoke socked in along the coast. the good news is we're going to see a wind shift pushing everything northward away from california and across northern tier states. it's going to be dry again on sunday and warm, but not as hot. then we're going to see the storm move into the coast. a little bit of rain will get into the pacific northwest, but only along the coast. the bad news is the breeze will pick up and the rain will not reach very far inland. al right, let's switch topics and talk about the tropics.

we are about three weeks ahead of record pace. not very organized right now. that's tropical storm sally, but it's going to be moving over very warm waters in the gulf of mexico, eventually becoming a hurricane. you should prepare for the possibility of a cat 1 or cat 2 hurricane on the northern gulf coast as we head into monday night and tuesday. >> garrett: jeff, thank you. as students return to class and diners head back to restaurants, new covid cases continue to rise in at least 20 states. and as michael george reports, increasingly, many of the recent infections are among the young, especially college students. >> reporter: for americans hoping to resume their pre- coronavirus lives, the nation's top infectious disease expert warns that return may be far off. >> if you're talking about getting back to a degree of normality which resembles where we were prior to covid, it's going to be well into 2021, maybe even towards the end of 2021. >> reporter: while new coronavirus cases are down in 24 states, more than 1,000

americans are dying daily with the death toll nearing 200,000. at boston college, at least 81 students have contracted the virus, and a cluster of positive cases among athletes at the university at albany in new york has the school considering shutting the campus down. >> we will definitely continue to move in this direction if we find that anyone is endangering the health of our campus community, and of our surrounding communities. >> reporter: furthering concerns, a harvard university study found covid-19 is increasing rapidly among young adults 18-34. health experts are also worried about more outbreaks as flu season approaches and cooler weather leads to more people gathering indoors. florida's two biggest counties, miami-dade and broward, have been given the green light to start in-person classes. and bars can reopen in most parts of the state on monday. >> pretty ecstatic. you know, this year has been really, really tough on a lot of

us. and this is just the rainbow after the storm. >> reporter: in nebraska, where ndarly all social the governor distancing rules for bars, churches, and gyms. and in the race to find a vaccine, pharmaceutical company astrazeneca is resuming clinical trials in the u.k. trials were suspended earlier in the week after one participant had a potentially serious adverse reaction. major. >> garrett: michael george, thank you. president trump will be in nevada tonight, kicking off the first of a three-state swing out west. the president is campaigning there, despite the silver state's ban on gatherings larger than 50 people. rts fm lagar:residentruordeair force hh befoakeoffhe went to a roundtable with supporters at his d.c. hotel. the president is moving ahead with stops to the silver state, despite objections from the governor and local authorities,

who blocked the campaign's initial plans to hold a rally in reno saturday because of covid restrictions that limit large gatherings to 50 people or less. >> you ought to be able to stand shoulder to shoulder and exercise your first amendment right of free speech. >> reporter: hogan gidley is national press secretary for the trump campaign, and insists safety measures are being taken, even though earlier this week at events in north carolina and michigan, many supporters did not comply. a lot of people aren't wearing masks. they're not socially distant. is that a concern? >> we hand out masks and we encourage people to wear them. i think that's very important it's part of the guidelines the federal government put forward. but at the same time, it can't be, you know, only trump events that cause coronavirus. >> reporter: the biden campaign called the president reckless. >> we know that trump deliberately downplayed the seriousness of covid-19. >> reporter: the president is also facing scrutiny in another key battleground, north carolina.

he tweeted "to make sure your ballot counts, sign and send it in early. when the polls open, go to your polling place to see if it was counted. if not, vote!" twitter flagged the post, and north carolina's attorney general countered, "do not do what the president directs". he encouraged voters to track their ballot online and warned "not to vote twice" which is a felony. gidley told me the president's tweet was pretty clear and insists the president wants voters to vote once. as for nevada, the campaign believes the race is tightening, which is why the president will hold two more events here in the las vegas area sunday. major. >> garrett: nikole killion, thank you. here's a programming note: tomorrow on "face the nation," margaret brennan's guests include oregon governor kate brown; united airlines c.e.o., scott kirby; and albert bourla, chairman and c.e.o. of pfizer. in charlottesville, virginia, another divisive symbol of the confederacy fell today. a 900-pound statue of a confederate soldier was lifted from its base outside a county

courthouse. it had stood there for 111 years. charlottesville is the site of a 2017 white supremacist rally that sparked violence, violence that ended up killing one counter-protester. iran executed a popular wrestling star today, despite an international campaign to save him. that included a plea from president trump. 27-year-old naveed afkari was convicted of murder in the stabbing death of a government worker during a protest in 2018. iran released a video of his confession, said to be given under torture. recently, president trump tweeted afkari's only crime was, "protesting the country's worsening economic situation," adding, "i would greatly appreciate if you would spare this young man's life." the afghan government and taliban met today in doha, qatar, for the start of peace talks, the historic negotiations aimed to form a power-sharing government between the two parties and thereby ending more than 40 years of war.

u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo was on hand, saying the united states hopes for "sustainable peace and an enduring partnership with afghanistan." this evening, naomi osaka won her third grand slam title at the u.s. open. osaka, down a set, rallied to beat victoria azarenka in three sets, 1-6, 6-3, 6-1, defeating the former #1 women's player in the world. it is the second u.s. open title for the 22-year-old osaka. straight ahead on the "cbs weekend news," counting montana. why census taking is so important and yet so dficu in bkyry. plus, college football's gridiron gamble. can players stay safe and save the season? soan providing nourishment with a very large side of human kindness. kindness. n take first. one that could mean... a chance to live longer. opdivo plus yervoy is for adults newly diagnosed

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>> garrett: the census, like everything else, has been slowed by the pandemic. now, some states are still way behind, and have gone to court to seek an extension past september 30 to keep counting. hundreds of millions of dollars in federal aid and seats in congress are at stake. republican red montana has asked the trump white house for an extension. with residents there spread out and internet connections spotty, an extension.librarians have been trying to help the census find a home on the range. "big sky:" it's the state's name and a way of living. to be in montana is to behold sweeping vistas and seemingly endless horizons. but, there are practical angles too. montana has one member of congress for its 147,000 square miles. montana believes it has enough population for a second house seat, something it has not had since 1993. but first it has to prove it

through a successful census of its roughly one million or so population. >> library open monday through friday. do your civic duty and be counted! >> garrett: so on radio, at libraries and on bulletin boards the message is as constant as the prairie wind: "be counted." that is more challenging than it sounds. take simple delivery by mail of a census form. >> oftentimes, they don't have traditional mailing addresses. and so we about a quarter of the state that has been, you know, not getting the information. >> garrett: mike cooney is the lieutenant governor. >> montana gets about $2 billion a year based on the census. when we do not count a montanan that should be counted, that equals about $20,000 over the 10-year period of the census. >> garrett: most of montana is rural. many residents receive their mail at a post office box. the census bureau only sends forms to addresses. if the letter carrier does not match every post office box totf

americans have filled out the census online. montana has a problem with that, too. only 59% of rural montanans have broadband internet. >> when you have a system for the first time where we're asking people to go on the computer and self-report, and you don't have the ability to do that, then you have to make adjustments very quickly. and that's why we've engaged libraries throughout the state, where they do have connectivity. >> garrett: but ed o'connor said connectivity proved a bigger challenge than the standard ten out.s questions. >> the stat >> probably longer to get into the internet than fill it out. >> garrett: the state outfitted its 119 libraries with high- speed internet, a real break for 88-year-old rolph tunby. >> i don't use a computer all that much, and it's easier to have somebody else help me. >> click the mail. >> garrett: in fallon county,

where census responses are below 30%, librarian stacy moore is a "be counted" volunteer, and she's got her work cut out for her. moore was tunby's census mentor. >> this should have only taken us five minutes. >> garrett: it helps when somebody helps me with the computer, too. next on the "cbs weekend news," college football is under way, with some small businesses betting on a big win. they felt comfortable. ey met and it's what we did with coogan's. you felt safe and, if you were safe, you could be joyful. and, if you were joyful, then you could really go home with the dream that you had. (woman 1) really, really fun times. (man 1) you just end up there for hours. (woman 2) it's like the heart of the community. (man 2) coogan's is a special place for me.

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>> garrett: today, the a.c.c. and big 12 started their seasons as we mark week two of a revamped college football season. however, several other conferences are opting to sit out or delay the season due to coronavirus. now, these pandemic restrictions not only hurt the schools and athletes, but the towns that rely on revenue. here is omar villafranca. ( cheers and applause ) >> reporter: in college station, texas, football isn't just a sport-- it's the pulse of the entire town. barry ivins owns several bars and restaurants, including the corner bar and grill. it has its own view of the stadium, and usually hosts 600 to 700 people on game day. ( cheering )

how much does your business need college football here in college station? >> 50% of our sales come from the fall semester with college football. at this time of the year, i'm fully staffed up on football. like, right now, i'm just 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 is the engine that drives the train. >> reporter: the school's athletic director ross bjork says the safety of students it 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 in place.e structure that we put we believe tha in place. we believe that we've educated them. but we also know that there's temptations to socialize. we have to just indful and that our student athletes those messages. >> reporter: but some major conferences, including the big

ten and pac 12, have already postponed their seasons. now, many local businesses in those towns are stranded without much guidance. 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 need to reimagine what it looks like. >> reporter: the financial impact on the schools themselves would also be devastating. a recent study estimates that if the power 5 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. >> we'll get through this time and, you know, i graduated a&m, i love a& m, there's no place i'd rather be.

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>> >> garrett: finally tonight, a father and son simply will not let coronavirus stop them from feeding those in need. mireya villarreal introduces us. >> good morning! >> reporter: from 8:00 to 11:00 in the morning, keith branch passes out meals. >> i'll give you two just in case you want another one later, okay. >> reporter: nourishment for the body and soul, while remembering the golden rule and his faith. >> he's not going to be thrilled with me when i don't do what i'm supposed to do. >> reporter: branch works with a nonprofit that feeds children facing food insecurity. however with the pandemic and a stalled economy, millions of families find themselves in need of food, so kids bring life began feeding children young and old. branch and his 15-year-old son, keith, give out 50 meals a day five days a week. the nonprofit has 40 locations around dallas.

janelle hicks is their operations manager. how many a day? >> we are doing about 2,000 to 3,000 a day. i see more people that are just kful, some peopleople that are using money for bills now they don't have to use it on the food. >> how many meals you need? >> reporter: how does it make you feel? >> it makes me feel very good. >> reporter: the coronavirus has taken much for all of us, but for keith branch, this is an opportunity to practice what he preaches by doing unto others who need a simple act of human kindness. >> if you just believe that god put you out here for a purpose, you're going to inspire somebody. so you have a blessed day, okay? >> reporter: a gold standard we could all live by. mireya villarreal, cbs news, dallas. >> garrett: and that's the "cbs weekend news" for this saturday. later on cbs, "48 hours." and don't forget, "sunday morning with jane pauley" first thing tomorrow. i'm major garrett in washington. good night.

logic from the cbsn bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. and now at 6:00, the sun started to peek through its thoughts today, but they are is just as awful as ever. is there any relief on the horizon? not the news i wanted to share, but another fire in this year has blown up today and there's a lot of new smoke heading toward the bay area. i'm going to show you that specifically coming up. napa county the air here is as bad as everywhere else, so how is that going to affect the wine industry week we will have that story coming up. and is more reopening's role across the bay area, how are people balancing the bad error with the urge to get out? let's start with a logic look at the conditions right

now. you can barely see the bay bridge from our roof came and we are just a couple of blocks from the water. on the other side of the bay you have to peer through the ashy grit on our cam to see the hazy skies in the tri-valley. and on the san mateo bridge, looks like westbound traffic is driving off into oblivion. >> the spare the air about going on for more than a month now has been extended again through monday and cities across the bay area are setting out smoke shelters from the homeless and others who need relief from the bad error. if you don't like what you see outside, you are really not going to like what darren is about to show us. when is it going to end,ffa diu overhe next 24 hos are going be seeing moresmoke from enr our skies. 5bug . see all that smoke there emanating from something called the sqf complex. you probably have never