don't forget the news continues all day on cbsn bay area. good morning, and good morning and welcome to "cbs this morning." it is wednesday, january 27th, 2021. i'm tony dokoupil with michelle miller. gayle king and anthony mason are off. president biden unveiled an ambitious plan to get most americans vaccinated by the end of summer, early fall at the la latest. we will talk about how he will remove log jams and schools to reopen. former democrats trying to convict the former president in the senate get off to a rocky start. most of the republicans vote against the trial and there's a health scare for the presiding senator. new video shows astonishing

damage after a tornado ripped through a california town. and california braces for a fire hose of rain, forcing thousands to evacuate. plus gayle's conversation with melinda gates, who has big ideas on fighting the pandemic, and what she says about vaccine conspiracy theories surrounding her husband. i like the sound of big ideas. but first here's today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds.world in 90 seconds. >> 100 million more doses of pfizer and 100 million more doses of moderna. we expect these additional 200 million doses this summer. >> reporter: the biden administration promising to ramp up the supply of the coronavirus vaccine. >> heard the president say that anyone who wanted to get a shot would be able to get one by spring. >> the fact is every american is not going to be eligible this spring. >> reporter: senator patrick leahy was hospitalized hours after presiding over the opening of the impeachment trial. >> reporter: just five republicans agreed an impeachment trial of the former president is constitutional.

>> a partisan, divisive, angry impeachment trial. >> democrats are wasting the nation's time. >> this is a vengeance play, that's all this is. >> reporter: drought-plagued california preparing for an atmospheric river. heavy snow in the mountains, flooding on fire-damaged hills. >> this could be a matter of life or death. >> reporter: a huge cleanup under way in alabama after a tornado ripped through. the search is underway to find the missing. >> reporter: a bear showed up on a ski slope and chased a skier through the resort until someone on the ski lift managed to distract it. and all that matters -- >> dealing with the covid outbreak that all began with a celebration for a feline. 15 people came down with the virus after a birthday party for a cat. >> yo, that's the most embarrassing things i've heard. i don't want my last words to be tell mr. whiskers i had a great time. on "cbs this morning." >> the white house corrected a story that said president biden had removed trump's famous diet coke button from the oval

office. the so-called usher button is not gone from his desk. but they wouldn't say what biden will use it for. you know what he should use it for? for usher. how cool would that be? if a world leader is like do you agree to this treat, president biden, and he's like -- yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. >> james, james, james. the red button is a "what to watch" button. you press it so vlad duthiers arrives with the news. please, mr. president, do not do it this morning. we've got a different setup. vlad duthiers is here along with michelle miller. good morning to you guys. >> good to see you. >> good morning. glad to be here. >> do not adjust your television. it is 2021. we've had a positive test at the studio so i'm back home.

and out of an arbackundance of caution gayle king and anthony mason are quarantining. we'll deliver you the japannews. we begin with a bold new plan from president biden to beat the pandemic. he says the government will soon buy another 200 million vaccine doses, and the goal is to get 300 million americans that they vaccine supply issues. part of this new plan is to try to boost vaccine supply by about ten milli that communication is a big part of

his new plan. >> we're going to get this done. >> reporter: vowing certainty and consistency as part of the plan to fight coronavirus and promising states will get more of a heads-up on how many shots to expect. >> we've had to guess how much vaccine to expect for the next week. this is unacceptable. you know, the lives are at stake here. >> reporter: for weeks, governors have complained they can't make better vaccine distribution plans because the federal government is giving them little warning of how many shots to expect. >> the past federal administration, they made so many people eleligible, but the was so little supply. that disconnect is creating this public confusion and anxiety. >> reporter: new york governor andrew cuomo was on a call tuesday with officials leading the federal response. >> the federal administration will now tell the straits how much they're - -- states how mu they'r're getting for the next three weeks. and they're increasing the

allocation. that's a big deal for a state like new york. >> reporter: as he announced the 200 million more vaccine doses will be delivered by the end of the summer, the president set a big new goal. >> it will be enough to fully vaccinate 300 million americans to beat the pandemic. >> reporter: among those getting the vaccine, vice president harris who got her second shot on tuesday. >> take the vaccine when it is your turn. it will save your life. >> reporter: and hundreds of white house staffers are being vaccinated with plans to give shots to everyone ic response.

michelle? >> staying busy. thank you. the u.s. isn't the only country dealing with a vaccine shortage. the competition to secure doses is now threatening to create conflict in europe and with the developing world. charlie d'agata is following this in london. charlie, what are we seeing there? >> reporter: we knew the vaccines would be competitive but it's getting ugly. a dispute between the eu and uk threaten supplies while world leaders accuse rich nations of nationalism and hoarding. the nighttime curfew that sparked rioting this week in the netherlands was just one of the more aggressive measures taken to stem the runaway variant of the virus first identified in the uk. where a grim-faced prime minister boris johnson announced the country had become the first in europe to surpass 100,000 deaths. >> on there d-- on this day i should repeat that i am deeply sorry for every life lost. >> reporter: the scramble for

vaccinations has never been more critical and tensions never higher. after british-based astrazeneca said there would be around a 50 million-dose shortfall in promised eu supplies, the eu threatened to impose export limits on the moderna vaccine manufactured in belgium, some destined for britain. >> the european union will take any action required to protect its citizens and rights. >> reporter: the eu demanding vaccine companies provide early notification before exporting to third countries, raising a possibility of holding back supplies for themselves. addressing the world economic forum in davos, the south african president lashed out at vaccine nationalism. >> rich countries in the world are holding on to these vaccines, and we are saying release the excess vaccines that you've ordered and hold it. >> reporter: as numbers of cases and deaths continue to climb,

vaccine embargoes only threaten to worsen the global pandemic. let's put those numbers in perspective. it took 11 months for the world to reach 50 million cases. just three months for that number to double to 100 million cases. vlad? >> that's an eye-opening statistic. in london, as always, we thank you. nearly all republicans in the u.s. senate have made it clear they are not ready to convict former president trump in his impeachment trial. all 100 senators were sworn in as jurors yesterday, and then one republican tried to stop it. soon afterward, the democrat who will preside over the trial, that's senator patrick leahy, was taken to a hospital. nikole killion is on capitol hill. how is he doing? >> reporter: well, senator patrick leahy is home and could be back on the job as early as today. his spokesperson says he wasn't feeling well in his office yesterday and was taken to the hospital out of an abundance of caution. >> will all senators now rise

and raise their right hand -- >> reporter: not long after administering the oath to his fellow senators at former president trump's impeachment trial, vermont senator patrick leahy was transported to this washington, d.c., hospital for observation. kentucky senator rand paul tried to have the proceedings dismissed on constitutional grounds. >> democrats are wasting the nation's time on a partisan vendetta against a man no longer in office. >> reporter: only five republicans joined democrats to defeat the motion, signaling an uphill battle since democrats will need 17 republicans to convict the former president. mr. trump will be represented by south carolina attorney butch bowers. in his first interview with the "washington post," bowers would not say if the former president will appear at the trial or if he will call witnesses. he told the paper, "you'll see our case when we present it, and i think the facts and the law will speak for themselves." [ chants ]

three weeks after the riot that led to mr. trump's impeachment, acting capitol police chiefs apologized in a closed doing session. she said the department knew militia groups and white supremacists would attend and may have weapons, acknowledging the department failed and should have been more prepared for this attack. >> we knew at some level they knew, but the real question is, you know, why was that intelligence not acted upon. >> reporter: federal investigators have opened up cases into more than 400 potential suspects and expect to bring sedition charges against some of them soon. tony? >> thank you very much. turning to weather now, people in alabama who survived a deadly tornado say they are amazed that the death tollhighe. one teenager died when the twister tore through a town north of birmingham. at least 30 people were hurt. carter evans looks at the damage there and a new threat in

california from a powerful storm system moving on shore. >> reporter: authorities in alabama are still combing the wreckage caused by the tornado that tore through a small town north of birmingham. a 14-year-old was killed while sheltering in a basement. at least 30 others were injured as the twister traveled nearly ten miles. meanwhile, in northern california, overnight heavy snow blanketed the santa cruz mountains leading to hazardous, near whiteout conditions for drivers. the rain and strong wind toppled this tree, crushing the back of a mobile home in sonoma county. two people were inside, but no one was injured. wind also knocked down power lines in santa rosa. more than 38,000 bay area customers are without power. this is why officials are video concerned. recent wildfires have left huge burn scars across large portion of santa cruz and san mateo counties, increasing the likelihood of debris flows. >> if you hear something coming

down the hill, it's too late. the only thing to do is get out of the way. >> reporter: authorities went door to door tuesday telling residents to evacuate. hundreds are refusing to leave, and some waited until the last minute late last night. >> i think the most are out. i don't think there's a lot of neighbors at home. >> reporter: you can probably see the rain blowing sideways now. the wind is gusting up to 60 miles per hour. the storm is now expected to stall, and it could dump up to a foot of rain in some parts of california. when it's said and done, it could deliver six months of rain by the end of the week. vlad? >> thank you very much. there are new allegations of racist, sexist, and homophobic behavior against two longtime cbs executives who oversee the network's local tv stations. don champion, a former freelance reporter at our wcbs-tv, said in a facebook post that he was bully and discriminated against

for being a gay black man. it follows more reported by the "los angeles times." our national correspondent jericka duncan spoke to don champion about experiencing what he calls blatant bigotry. >> my agent warned me, be careful, you're gay, black, and a man -- >> reporter: don champion says he was warned of problems at wcbs-tv in new york before he started his job as a freelance reporter in 2013. >> you know, i can't say enough how much fear you live in when you're in this situation. whether i was able to make rent or eat that month was dependent on how david felt about me. i was just trying to endure it and survive. >> reporter: champion came forward tuesday after the release of an "los angeles times" report alleging sexism and racism by cbs executives david friend and peter dunn who run 28 local cbs stations. whwhat's the biggest concern in

all of this when you look at how long they have yielded this amount of power? >> how many other lives and careers they've ruined. i mean, these are two very, very powerful men in the tv news industry. >> reporter: the "los angeles times" report focused largely on cbs station kyw-tv in philadelphia. the article reviewed allegations that dunn and friend cultivated a hostile work environment that included bullying female managers, and blocking efforts to hire and retain black journalists. margaret cronin was nose director at kyw for nearly two years. she left in 2017. cronin said friend, her boss at the time, didn't explicitly use racist language, but she says it was implied. >> in some emails i would receive that when i was trying very hard to hire people of color, i seemed to get them rejected left and right.

and i would get emails that say "he can't talk" or "he can't write." >> reporter: cronin told the "times" that dunn reportedly took aim at a veteran anchor yuki washington, calling him "just a give guy." do you think that dunn and friend are racist? >> i don't feel comfortable in something that. i believe they should no longer be running the cbs television division. >> reporter: what about the dozens of people impacted by decisions made at the very top who will never get a chance to be yuki? >> my heart goes out to them. >> reporter: last night, an emotional washington, who has been at kyw more than 30 years, thanked his supporters. >> my mom told me as a kid that there is strength in numbers. it's still true. we all have the power to create change, and we can do it together. >> reporter: cbs internally investigated dunn in 2019. in a statement to the "los angeles times" the company said, "senior management at the time addressed the situation with him

but had not had new complaints since then." earlier this week, cbs announced dunn and friend are on leave pending a new third-party investigation, adding cbs is committed to ade diverse workplace. in a statement the company said all concerns presented will be considered in the new investigations. >> when you hear of people now in powerful positions at cbs saying we are about diversity, we respect everyone, what do you make of that? >> i have watched from the outside at the changes at the network level, and i certainly applaud that. but everyone in the tv business knows that from the local news level, this was a reckoning that needed to happen. >> reporter: friend previously told the "los angeles times" that he has a strong track record when it comes to hiring, supporting, and placing women and people of color in important roles. and he also went on to tell cbs news that champion's accusations

are "based on nothing but conjec conjecture." friend offered champion a staff job as a reporter at cbs in 2019 which champion did acknowledge. friend said his critiques of mr. champion were "always based on performance and had nothing to do with race, gender, or sexual or mention it." dunn's attorney tells cbs news that dunn is confident that he has always acted properly, and any investigation, he says, will confirm this. >> jericka, it's important as don said in your reporting that this comes to light. i'm so happy that it is. and i saw the outpouring of love for yuki on social media yesterday. just once again cementing that he's not just a peer to many in philly but all over this country. how's don doing? >> reporter: yeah, he really is. and i just want to mention that because i worked with him for several years at that station. as for don, you know, he said that this was a trigger for him, and this is why he decided to

speak out. seeing that "los angeles times" article and for him reminiscing back to what he went through he said made him want to call attention to his experience. >> yeah. both yuki and don, excellent reporters. thank you so much, as always, we appreciate it. ahead, how an executive order signed after a six-month cbs news investigation is helping veterans who were exposed to toxic materials at a

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welcome back to "cbs this morning." we have an update for you on a six-month cbs news investigation into a military base that was used by u.s. service members after 9/11. we've shown you how veterans suffered serious illness after they were exposed to toxic materials at the base in uzbekistan. it's known as k2. in one of his last acts as commander in chief, president trump signed an executive order that enables aid for those very veterans. senior investigative correspondent catherine herridge is at the pentagon for us this morning. good morning to you. what does this mean? >> reporter: well, the executive order does not link k2 to an illness, but it recognizes vets

are sick and should be considered for the same programs as those who served in iraq and afghanistan. after years of being dismissed, it is a significant step forward. >> it was disbelief because it was already a moon shot. >> reporter: k2 veteran mark jacks said responses poured in after an executive order signed boy president trump during his final hours in office. >> hundreds of the members had logged in and written all sort of things about how thankful they were. >> reporter: after years of resistance, k2 vets reported the va was reaching out to them. >> we even had a few people put screen shots of emails they had gotten from the va that week. >> reporter: jackson is one of at least 2,500 vets who self-report illness according rare cancers they believe are linked to a former soviet airbase in uzbekistan known as k2. after 9/11, u.s. forces launched classified missions from the base into neighboring afghanistan. >> we were the first responders

to 9/11. so we got sick first. >> reporter: the investigation documentsed k2 was a dumping ground, used chemical weapons equipment, soil saturated with jet fuel, radiation and chemical agent warning signs dotted the base. what d does the executive order get the k2 veterans? >> the executive order demands that the va and the dod follow their own rules, respect uzbekistan as a combat support area. >> reporter: jackson told us it opens the door to previously denied services. >> every veteran of uzbekistan can now go into the va and receive the same care as someone in afghanistan. >> reporter: the executive order ultimately is a first step toward this direct link between k2 service and illness. >> yes. >> everywhere is decay -- >> reporter: he shared his journal, a raw account of his ten months at k2. >> every yellow tab is a day i

felt sick. >> reporter: his thyroid stopped functioning two years after leaving the base. he also received a cancer diagnosis, an all-too-familiar story for k2 veterans. doug wilson spent three months at k2. he can no longer work or drive after a rare cancer caused brain damage. wilson's plight caught the attention of lawmakers. >> mr. wilson rides a mile and a half in a mechanical wheelchair twice a week to attend his physical therapy appointments. >> reporter: in december, after seeing wilson's story, event-acting defense secretary chris miller, who as a special forces commander passed through k2, drafted the executive order. >> let's err on the side of the veteran and not get caught up in bureaucracy and endless studies like we've done in the past. >> reporter: now the defense department has just one year to conduct a rigorous study into the health consequences of k2. >> this isn't a 5, 10, 15 day

survey. they have 365 days of result -- >> reporter: a huge step forward says analyst elba barr who blames her reproductive health issues on toxic exposure at the base. >> disbelief and just validation of a decade's worth of issues. >> reporter: vets are looking to the biden administration to finish the job. >> i would ask the president himself, help us, you can fix this. you can get us the presumption of service connection and get these sick and dying veterans help that they need. and the families of those who have already died, the help that they deserve. >> reporter: a spokesperson for defense secretary lloyd austin tells cbs news he is aware of the k2 health issues and will consult with the va about the most appropriate way forward, adding the secretary believes strongly in our nation's obligation to care for veterans and their families. >> such an important story. glad you're staying on top of it. thank you so much. ahead, dr. david agus on new

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♪ piano plalaying back now with new research this morning from the cdc about when exactly it's safe for schools to reopen. researchers say that the coronavirus rarely spreads in schools. at least schools where public health recommendations are followed. key phrase there.

for more, we are joined by cbs news medical contributor dr. david agus. dr. agus, good morning to you. virtually every parent and every student in america right now is dealing with some form of distance learning, and there's no standard plan for any particular school district. what does this research mean for the experience generally. will we see a standardization? more people going back and following those recommendations? >> well, finally we have data, right. the data show that in schools that were in full session, 17% of schools now are full session in the country. in those schools, when they did it right with masks and social distancing, there wasn't spread in the school more than the community. even if there are high numbers of cases in the community. that's a big data point. but what was cautioned is when they did indoor sports or gathering indoers or didn't wear masks, there was significant spread. if you do it right we can get kids back to school in the short term which is optimistic. now we have data to standupon.

>> dr. agus, michelle here. could the new contagious strain change all of that? >> hi, michelle. yeah. no question about it. i mean, this new contagious strain is easier to spread. so it's more infectious. we don't have data with that strain. the hope is the same public health things, wearing a mask and the social distancing, will work here. we just have to be extra cautious. i think it merits now going out and schools making plans to do it. and having good ventilation, social distancing the kids, it may be that you have to divide a school day into two if your school can't handle larger loads. we have to figure it out. kids need in-school learning. >> they absolutely do, dr. agus. most of the health recommendations for reopening schools we know about. testing is a variable that can be different depending on where you look. there was an op-ed in the "usa today" arguing that the key to opening schools nationwide was widespread testing at the

student and teacher level. why would that help so much? >> you can't be against testing. unfortunately, or fortunately i guess is what you say, kids have a lot of asymptomatic spread. they're not symptomatic many times with the virus. you need testing to identify people who are positive and then to quarantine them. so if you do it in a data-driven fashion with the technology available today, we can do that in a rational way. and schools need to have a testing program. what i hope is the biden administration and the cdc together put together prescriptive elements for schools going back. this article in "jama" the "journal of the american medical association," had the broad points. now we need prescriptive elements. most schools don't know the details. i think together with the administration we're going to get kids back in school, hopefully in the near term. >> president biden announced that he's purchasing some 200 million more of these vaccines. what does that mean for the timeline for everyone to get vaccinated? >> well, we need more vaccines

clearly. and so that timeline puts the end of the summer, having enough vaccines for people who are eligible to receive the vaccines. the hope is is that we have more vaccines approved over the next month or so which would actually accelerate that timeline. i think we're getting better. he increased his goal for the first 100 days from 100 million to 150 million. and hopefully we can go even higher. we have to vaccinate people which is the only way we're going to get long-term solace from this virus. >> yeah. it is still just an order right now for vaccines. i'll be doing a happy dance when it's delivered. that's the key part. dr. david agus, thank you very much. ahead, a very special "what to watch" in which i will be watching from home. going to enjoy that. it's the

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time for "what to watch." and a very different "what to watch" because for the first time ever, i'm hope with my own mug of coffee and a little italian cookie. going to dip it and enjoy what's coming up, vlad. what do you have? good morning. >> enjoy, my friend. enjoy it. so here are a few stories we think you'll be talking about, tony. there's a war brewing on wall street. and the video game retailer gamestonk is at the center. take a look at the company's stock. it's up 300% on the year. its value doubled in the last 24 hours. keep in mind, this company was facing potential bankruptcy not that long ago. so what's going on? a number of big wall street firms have been short-selling gamestonk stock, essentially betting against it. short selling is potentially risky and a bad bet can cost firms big, big, big money. that's where the internet comes in. thousands of amateur investors have banded together to fight these hedge funds.

they're using the chat website reddit to get others to buy the company stock. when you buy the company stock, it boosts it, and at this level it's really, really high. and they're getting support. elon musk and other big names have weighed in cheering them on. all this activity has big implications for hedge funds in the market in general. so it's been a crazy right on wall street. >> yeah. you really had to explain all this. you had to explain it to me because i didn't get it. >> so short selling, betting that the stock price is going to go down, people jump in, and they boost the stock up. potentially losses are unlimited. >> you said infinite. >> infinite. not only -- key here is not only reddit where you can organize a group but there are a lot of stock apps like robin hood, also td ameritrade and charles schwab have options like this when you can buy fractions of a stock if you don't have a lot of money. you can buy a single share at a time. easy on your phone. you press a button.

people who have never invested before by the millions in the past year have come on line. and now i guess the little guys are whipping the ears of the giants. >> they really are. >> they are. >> i've seen people posting that they invested $20,000 or $30,000 and now have a couple million dollars riding this out. it's very risky. if you're trying this at home, please don't. talk to your financial adviser. stay invested for the long term. that's what the experts recommend. now a man who hit the ski slopes ended up speeding away from something dangerous, and it was not an avalanche. that's a bear. that's a bear chasing a skier through the snow. so this frightening scene played out at a resort in romania. you can hear people yelling as they watch in horror. the man was able to distract the bear by throwing a backpack. rescue crews arrived on a snowmobile and scared the bear away. no one was hurt. don't try to run away from bears, folks. pho they can run in some cases as fast as a horse. >> he was just a little hungry.

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♪ it's wednesday, january 27th, 2021. welcome back to "cbs this morning." 8:00 a.m. you made it. i'm tony dokoupil with michelle miller and vlad duthiers. president biden said most americans could be vaccinated by late summer or early fall under his new plan. how he plans to achieve this ambitious goal. >> urgent new efforts under way to tackle the right wing domestic terror threat after the assault on the capitol. former homeland security secretary michael chertoff will tell us what he thinks must be done. >> and gayle talks to melinda gates about fighting pandemics and misinformation on social

media. >> but, first, here's today's "eye opener" at 8:00. >> a bold new plan from president biden. he says the goal is to get 300 million americans vaccinated by the fall. >> if you or someone you know is trying to get the vaccine and the supply is too low, know that you're not alone. the supply is dwindling. >> we knew the race for vaccines would be competitive but now it is getting ugly. a dispute threatens supplies here while world leaders accuse rich nations of nationalism and hoarding. >> the rain blowing sideways now, the wind is gusting up to 60 miles per hour. the storm is now expected to stall and it could dump up to a foot of rain in some parts of california. when it is all said and done. >> target is the latest retailer to drop chalka coconut milk. >> stopping monkey labor is

important, not just for the monkeys, but for human kind too. because we're in the going to be able to compete against the monkey for a job. i would like a living wage. i will do it for bananas. >> welcome back to "cbs this morning." as you can see, we have a little different look this morning. vlad duthiers, michelle miller joining us. good morning to you guys. >> good to see you, my friend. >> we're in good hands. gayle king and anthony mason are off. out of an abundance of caution, several of us are social distancing today. we had a positive test in our studio yesterday. which is why i'm back in the brooklyn basement broadcasting center in all of its glory. first, vlad, still bringing the news. what do we got? >> we have the news, better than having the blues. we begin with big plans from president biden to significantly boost the number of vaccine doses getting to states. governors have been warning of a

dwindling supply causing long lines and delays. ed o'keefe is at the white house. president mentioned a possible business deal. >> reporter: that's right g morning. good morning, everyone. the president saying the federal government will be buying more vaccine doses from manufacturers pfizer and moderna. he says up to 300 million americans could be vaccinated by the end of the summer or early fall. the president's plan also calls for boosting vaccine distribution to states by up to a little more than 10 million doses a week, starting next week. and for better communication with states, wondering how many doses they'll be getting up to three weeks in advance. andrew com cuomo tells us for governors like him it is a big improvement. >> we're going week to week, that's part of the confusion you see places canceling appointments, setting up appointmtment for a vaccine and canceling. you couldn't plan because you didn't know what you were going to get next week. we now have a schedule of what we're going to be receiving for the next three weeks. >> reporter: as they deal with the big crisis here at home, the

new president also re-engaging the world. he held his first call with russian president vladimir putin. the white house says he talked tough to the russian leader, pressing him about recent poisoning of the opposition leader alexey navalny. recent cyberattacks against federal agencies here in the united states, and reports that russia put a bounty on the heads of u.s. troops in afghanistan. for those of you keeping score and putting pins on the map, as of today, the new president has now spoken with the leaders of canada, mexico, the united kingdom, france, germany, nato, and president putin. tony? >> all right, ed, thank you very much. the acting capitol police chief is apologizing for security failures during the assault on the capitol, saying they should have been better prepared for violence. all this comes as president biden directs law enforcement to study the urgent threat of domestic extremism in the wake of that attack. according to one recent analysis, white supremacist groups and far right extremists

conducted 67% of u.s. terror attacks and plots in first eight months of the last year. examples you may recall include a car attack at a black lives matter protest in virginia, and plans to kidnap michigan governor gretchen whitmer. the number of right wing attacks and plots has more than doubled since 2014. former homeland security secretary michael chertoff joins secretary chertoff, good morning to you. we'll mark the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, a moment in our history that led to significant security changes at airports, in surveillance, in intelligence, in the way we fight overseas terrorism. what do we need to do now to fight what many people, despite the lack of a law, are calling domestic terrorism. >> well, i think it is domestic terrorism. and i think we need to treat it as seriously as we have been treating global jihadism in terms of a threat to homeland

security. so the first step is to very aggressively investigate that people who committed an insurrection at the capitol on january 6th, because that's going to lead you to a number of groups which have espoused violence or other kinds of disruption. beyond that, i think we need to think carefully about how do we monitor what is going on over the internet to detect threats. >> so we have got noon it really quickly here. the key phrase is seriously investigate and monitor. we have laws allowing law enforcement to do that when the threat is foreign. when the threat is domestic, you run into constitutional issues because a group may be saying things that are poisonous, but they are protected perhaps by the first amendment. how does law enforcement navigate that very difficult terrain. >> that's exactly right. it is very challenging domestically because not only do you have laws about search and

seizure and wiretapping, that are more restrictive here, but there is a concern about showing legitimate political speech. but let's remember, incitement to violence is not political speech. and i think we need to look carefully at what the line is, between what is protected and perhaps disturbing speech and what is unprotected violent speech. when people are planning or urging acts of violence against public officials, or against minority groups, that is not really protected speech. and i think we need to be a little bit more pragmatic about how we apply these rules. >> one thing we know for certain, right now, mr. secretary, is that nobody associated with the assault on the capitol will be charged as a domestic terrorist. there is no criminal statute in this country with that category. should that change and if it changes, how will that help law enforcement? >> well, first of all, there are a lot of statutes that can be

applied. it is not necessarily true you have to apply something called domestic terrorism. we also, by the way, have hate crime laws, which could be used in some of these circumstances. the question about passing a domestic terrorism law is does it really add anything and, again, we don't want to go so far as to criminalize unpopular ideas. so i would take it slowly, and i wouldn't rush to pass something, i would recognize there are existing laws that prohibit violent activity such as what we have seen, including sedition, and then as we see whether these laws are adequate, decide whether we need to tweak them in order to embrace things that are now emerging as real threats. >> secretary chertoff, i'm interested in why you say take it slowly. though president biden just recently directed the fbi and the department of homeland security to assess and come up

with a plan to fight domestic terrorism, the rise in domestic terrorism has been recognized by all of those organizations already. there has been a tripling, i believe in the number of attacks since the '90s according to data collected by an organization at west point. so why go slow given that we have seen this. there is consensus that it is an issue. it is not a new concept, isn't it time to act? >> well, let me be clear. i think we should be very energetic in investigating and prosecuting people who are committing these crimes. and we should treat it as a high priority in terms of investigation and in terms of monitor within the law. what i'm saying now is in terms of new criminal statutes, we ought to go slowly before we put something in place that winds up in a year or two getting a negative reaction. after 9/11, understandably, we put a number of measures in place, including measures on collection of intelligence and

communications, that subsequently got some real pushback a couple of years later because people said you overreacted. so this, to me, is a question of calibrating to get what you need, but making sure you're respecting the boundaries of what is protected political speech. >> while we have you, i want to get you on one other delicate constitutional private public question, which is social media. they are attempting to police hate speech and speech from white supremacists and related right wing extremists. how do they strike the balance, should they be banning widely -- what would your recommendation be? >> i think that the social media companies have stepped up in being more energetic about not just labeling, but actually shutting down incitement and violent speech. the reality is the first amendment applies to the government, private platforms like newspapers have their right

to manage what peers -- readers, and i think most of these companies understand that if you have violent imagery or incitement, you're going over the line of your terms of use, and over the line of what's appropriate. so i do think that by and large the platforms are moving in the right direction, again, we don't want to overreact. but i don't think there is a right to get out there and urge violence under any theory of free speech. yeah, it is a fascinating conversation. i would like to say it is only intellectual, but lives are at stake as we speak. so it is good that there is a swift and energetic as you say effort to get on top of it. michael chertoff, thank you very much. ahead, gayle king's wide raf ranging conversation with melinda gates. why she says we should start preparing for the next pandemic, oh, man, and her response to

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themselves in cramped quarters. but quarantine is the price of playing in a grand slam tournament in a country where life is almost back to normal, and the government's been lauded for its tough response to the virus. covid has killed just over 900 people in total in australia. that's around 36 deaths per million people, c compared witi over 1,000 deathss per milillin the u.s. beginning in march, australia closeded its b borders to every except citizens and residents with some rare exceptions like the tennis players. those who do come are forced to spend two weeks isolated in a government-supervised hotel. how crucial is that system of international quarantine? >> that system is absolutely crucial. >> reporter: public health professor jody mcvernon advises the australian government and says the country got a lot of things right including rapid contact tracing and a generous social safety net. >> just very painful to watch

what has happened in the u.s. and it's just -- it's so sad. and to think this may have been preventable. >> reporter: while the u.s. bans foreign arrivals from some countries including china and the uk, only some u.s. states require people to self-isolate, and many states have no regulations at all. closing borders during a pandemic is against the recommendations of the world health organization. and public health experts say we still need more data to understand exactly what impact it has. it's also much easier to do if you're an island nation like australia. >> you're under arrest in -- >> incitement? >> reporter: the australian authorities have been criticized as heavy-handed at times during the pandemic, including when this pregnant woman was arrested after posting on the internet about an anti-lockdown protest. >> i have an ultrasound in an hour. >> reporter: 85% of australians support their government's

handling of the crisis according to one survey. >> i think that was one -- >> reporter: i asked my own australian family members back home whether they feel trapped living inside a fortress. >> to some extent it's frustrating because we don't know when the border will be lifted. but also we know that that system is working. i think it really makes us feel much safer. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning," holly williams, london. >> 36 per million compared with 1,000 per million -- >> yeah. the statistic that holly mentioned in her report, 85% of australians support the government measures, that's a big number. >> it is a big number. >> big difference from other countries. >> just people working together, coordination. >> that's right. >> is key. >> it is. ahead, first on "cbs this morning," super bowl lv's honorary captains. why the nfl is recognizing three everyday heroes for making a difference in their communities. stick around. you won't want to miss it.

for the first time in eight years and only the nineth time in baseball history, no new players will be inducted into the baseball hall of fame. that announcement came yesterday in cooperstown from hall of fame president tim meade. this is actually the baseball writers association of america that votes. revenge of the writers, i like that. nominees need 75% of the vote to be inducted. no one's got it. pitcher curt schilling came the closest, just over 71%. but some have opposed his inclusion due to various controversies, and his remarks on social media in particular. here's what's really going to be debated -- form superstars barry bonds and roger clemens, two of the truly all-time greats, also missed the cut. why? well, one theory -- they've been tainted by steroid allegations. if we put it delicately. there will still be an induction, though, in july, for

fans of that. i am one. last year's class includes derek jeter, looking forward to that speech, and that's after the induction didn't happen back in 2020 because of the pandemic. so some of the details that are . good morning. it's 8:25. here is overnight flooding over the winchester overpass. you can see vehicles creating large splashes. fortunately no reports of crashes. and this was the scene at boulder creek overnight. heavy rain pounding. check out that flow of water on runways and sidewalks. no weather damage has been seen in the boulder creek area just yet. and the storm bring that heavy rain, strong winds now out of the area. we have a flash flood watch in

effect because of wet weather as we head through today and into tomorrow. that flash flood watch until thursday afternoon for the east bay hills and santa cruz mountains. you can see still looking at lingering showers for today. we will see off and on rain, sun breaks, breezy conditions, highs in the mid to upper 50's for today. taking you hour by hour by future cast and you can see that light to moderate rain in spots as we third base through the afternoon and we are looking at another wave through tonight and tomorrow morning. unsettled weather today, tomorrow, few showers friday into the weekend and another storm for early next week. as we take a look at the roads, live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. just past this point you will have slight delays as you head into the city and pretty breezy as you work across the upper and lower decks of the bay bridge. windy conditions on most of the bay area bridges. if you are taking the golden gate give yourself about 15 minutes to go south 101 as you

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welcome back to "cbs this morning." 8:30, time to bring you some of the stories that are "talk of the table" this morning. and miss michelle miller, you're going first. >> that's right. it's fun time, everybody. this is kind of a serious story. my story is about the only black woman who will be leading a fortune 500 company. walgreens has named rosalyn brewer as its next ceo. brewer, who's 58, will join walgreens next month. she had been the chief operating officer at starbucks where she had worked to diversify the company's leadership. brewer was also president and ceo of sam's club from 2012 to 2017. she was there at the time when

they had that mixup with those two young guys in philadelphia, trying to ease that storm. i have to mention she is an hbcu grad, spelman college. >> shout it out, michelle -- >> and a member of alpha kappa alpha sorority, inc., which has -- another kamala harris -- i'm not getting in trouble. and you know, there are only four black ceos. all of them are men in the fortune 500 ranking. >> it's a big deal. >> this is a big deal. >> very big deal. >> all right. i'm -- she had to do it. she had to -- i love it. i love it. i love it. i love it. all right. mine is actually something a little fun and a little sweet. easter is not complete without something we didn't have for most of 2020. we are talking about peeps marshmallow treats. >> ooh. >> you like peeps? >> no. >> exactly. so these colorful confections are coming back just in time for easter. production was halted last year during the pandemc to protect

plant workers. a new specialty peep is also being released -- doesn't sound good. hot tamale peeps. it combines a spicy cinnamon flavor with a fluffy marshmallow. if you like your easter candy to be sweet and spicy -- i see the look on your face -- you want some. >> he looks like a spicy kind of guy. >> you know -- >> i was looking at those things and thinking, you know, they might be good as sorts of coasters like you don't scratch the floor when you're moving the couch. the pads underneath the furniture. >> they're not good tasting -- >> for eating them i'm unsure. >> they're tradition. >> they're a tradition. i bite the heads off. and while i'm biting them and eating them, i'm like, this is so gross, but i can't stop eating them. we love peeps. over to you, tony. >> all right. i do. i do. in my heart, despite what i'm saying, i do love peeps. i'm going to put both of you on the spot as i announce the world's tall test, longest, and

fastest sing-rail roller coaster is finished, and it's not far away. the final track piece was placed on monday on the jersey devil coaster at six flags great adventure -- >> my god -- >> yep. yep. yep. great state of new jersey. i've been here before. we can all get to it very easily. so the question is, 13 stories tall, speeds of up to 58 miles per hour, spans more than 3,000 feet of track, will you two go on it this summer if you can? covid allowing? >> well, covid allowing certainly, but i know it's already on the list for my daughters. >> really? >> a site must go to. six flags, are you kidding? she rides those things like never before. my gosh. >> i -- no. i'm not -- >> no? >> i'm not a roller coaster dude. no, no. we can do a ctm field trip, but i'll watch from below. >> dude, really? >> i'm afraidy cat. >> we'll give you a bag of peeps and michelle and i will go up. >> thank you. we're keepers.

we're keepers. >> remember the buccaneer -- that ship that went like this, back and forth? i remember screaming my head off as a kid because i hate it. i hate those kind of rides. >> the centrifugal force was the one that i hate, you know. >> i'll eat the peeps. i'll stick with the peeps. well, for decades, microsoft co-founder bill gates and his wife melinda have been using their influence and wealth to advance health care around the world. now with the pandemic, the importance of their mission is clearer than ever. this morning, their foundation is releasing its annual letter spelling out what it says we need to do to build a better future. only on "cbs this morning," melinda gates spoke with our own gayle king about the letter and why she says world leaders should put women at the center of their covid response. >> you know, when i read the letter and based on the work that you've done, is there a part of you all that's going "we told you so, we told you we need to pay attention to this"?

>> well, we try not to look backing in that way too much. it's just not constructive. >> bill and melinda gates are no stranger to pandemics. it's something that you all have studied for a long time. you've been saying for many years that global health is local health. and covid-19 certainly proved to be the case of that. what did you mean? >> well, i think this is a disease that we're living through that we'd never heard of before, and most people haven't traveled to a place called wuhan. yet here it is in our own back yard, and we're all experiencing a global health that's come local to our own communities. >> were you surprised that we were not prepared for this? >> yes. so we have been calling on the world for quite some time to prepare for a pandemic and not nearly enough governments took it seriously. >> why do you think we didn't take it seriously? >> i think sometimes we're shortsighted, and we tend to forget about disease until it hits us in our homes and on our doorsteps. >> how did covid exploit some pre-existing conditions that we were all dealing with?

>> those gaps in society were already there, but a lot of times we just didn't want to look at them. we didn't want to look at how are the health centers treating african-americans when they go into the health center, why don't latinos want to go in the health care center. it's exposed the systemic racism that's been there all along, and the inequities for women. >> women seem to be paying a bigger price, too. >> absolutely. and during this year of covid in the united states, women have lost a million more jobs than men. and that's because they hold quite often the low-wage jobs, those service industries that we're not using. but also a huge piece of it is the child carthat they're doing at -- childcare that they're doing at home. >> you're calling on world leaders that when it comes to the covid response women should be at the front lines of that. why? >> because when we put women at the center, they take care of everybody else. so they are 70% of the health care work force. they are the central person in

the family quite often taking care of the children, taking care of the elderly. you invest in women, and they invest in everywhere else. >> you've expressed some concern that the vaccine rollout has gone so poorly. what happened? >> you have to do coordinated planning for that. that didn't happen because the previous administration sidelined the cdc, the centers for disease control. >> do you have more confidence that the biden administration will do a better job when it comes to the vaccine rollout? >> i do. i mean, we're already seeing the signs of that. i see it in my own back yard in seattle. >> bill gates at 65, he got a vaccine. how's he doing? >> he did. and he had no problem with it. >> you know, even bill gates became part of the conspiracy theories. it's so crazy. that bill gates put microchips in the vaccines in order to control people. did you hear that whackadoodle theory? >> i certainly heard many of those conspiracy theories. that disinformation causes more

death it causes people not to do the right thing. >> how does something like that take hold that somebody can actually believe that? >> if you take up one conspiracy theory on the internet, we now know the social media platforms will serve up many, many more. and so people start to go down those dark holes. >> do you think that social media has a responsibility to make sure that those things are not put on line? >> i absolutely think social media, the tech companies and platforms need to look at these issues and address them. it's time to have more government regulation over the social platforms so we don't get these conspiracy theories that cause more death. >> the letter included at one point what many saw was an ominous warning -- you suggest that we should prepare not by training and in war games but playing out germ games. what does that mean? >> yes. >> do o you believe there will another pandemic? >> well, there will be other emergent viruses that we've never seen as a globe. it's up to us as a world of do

we prepare so those diseases stay contained, have emergency response centers, have an early warning system, and then yes, one thing we need to do is to run germ games. those are all things we can do to be prepared so we don't have a global outbreak. >> in your letter you say when it comes to covid, it's really the end of the beginning. >> yeah. it's what winston churchill said during the world war. you know, it's still going to take another good, solid 18 months for the rest of the world, for everybody who needs vaccine to get it. but we are starting to have the light at the end of the tunnel. and that's encouraging. >> like what she says. you invest in women and they invest everywhere else. >> that's true. we take care of everybody. just like i take care of you, and i take care of tony. i mean, you know -- >> it's true. it is true, tony. michelle does take care of us. >> i do feel taken care of. i also like how she doesn't want to say "i told you so" after

predicting that a pandemic would come. >> right. >> i'm going to take her advice at home when katy says "i told you so," say i don't think it's constructive to look back that way. let's not. throw her the reins. let her take care of it. yeah. ahead, first on "cbs this morning," the super bowl. it's going to be here on cbs. it honors three everyday heroes in a way that's usually reserved for famous people like presidents and civil rights

we are striving to forge a union with purpose, to compose a country committed to all cultures, colors, characters, and conditions of man. >> if you don't know, now you know. that is inauguration breakout star and youth poet laureate amanda gorman. now she's getting ready to perform at the super bowl preshow where she will pay tribute to three remarkable americans who will be honored at the game for helping their communities navigate the very difficult past year. first on "cbs this morning," we're revealing the nfl's honorary captains for the super bowl lv coin toss. suzie dorner is a manager at the university hospital in california. trimane davis is a los angeles educator. and james martin is a veteran from pittsburgh. and manuel bojorquez spoke with all three ahead of the big game.

president bush, would you please toss the coin? >> reporter: it's an honor and appreciation for some of the modern heroes. >> reverend king -- >> i'm still surprised. i'm probably going to be at the super bowl like there is. happening. >> reporter: trimane davis, suzie dorner, and james martin all met for the first time on the zoom call. and in less than two weeks, the three will be on the field in tampa honored for their dedication to communityty durin the pandemic. >> i'm still waiting f for the "psych." >> reporter: at a time when so many are feeling isolated, marine corps veteran james martin has kept his focus on staying connected. martin, a father of three, is streaming high school sports in his pittsburgh, pennsylvania, suburb free to the community. >> she needs a reason to smile. >> reporter: connecting fellow veterans through gaming as part of the wounded warrior project, and opening his home to neighborhood kids facing domestic issues.

>> you know, hats off to my wife. knowing full well that was going to cost our grocery bill astonishingly. my daughter switched out her bedroom to give the boys the bigger room. our laundry machine has not stopped. but if it's not for the village, how -- how else do we grow? >> my dad kept on sayingng, "ist april 1stst todaday? is this april fools' day?" i i'm like, "no, dad, there is real." >> physically exhausted -- >> reporter: suzie dorner is a registered nurse managing the covid intensive care unit at tampa general hospital in florida. >> there's been a personal toll for you, as well. >> during the pandemic, i lost both my grandmothers, and i was unable to be there with them as they passed away. one of my grandmothers was actually a nurse i in w world w ii. and she would always tell stories about what it was like to be a nurse caring for our soldiers. she was a very big inspiration in my life.

>> the work that we do at ucla is a high focus on first-generation college-going students, and also students of color. >> i'm hoping that you will have more -- >> reporter: trimane davis has worked in higher education his entire career. now at ucla, providing mentorship and opportunities to the underserved. he's been a beacon for his students during the pandemic, securing laptops and tablets for remote learning, internet access, and mental health support. all while supporting his family at home. >> i'm going to use this to make sure that i represent for those -- for all of us that work in these spaces, to be that example of that we do amazing work day in and day out, and if there's one thing that i can be thankful for in regards to the pandemic is the fact that we got a chance to showcase that. >> reporter: it seems like for all of you the question that drives you is what can i do to help. >> the commonality of all of us is that we're in a position of stewardship. we're in a position to serve others. >> it's because of a nurse that

put her head down and said "everyday no matter what the circumstances of going to work, i'm going to do my best to save people," or a teacher says, "the world is about to shut down on these kids," so when everybody does the work we can all do better. >> reporter: they are each so worthy of this honor. now on top of the honorary captains announcement, the nfl has revealed that it will invite about 7,500 vaccinated health care workers from tampa and the surrounding central florida area to attend the super bowl. and that all 32 nfl teams across the country will be able to invite health care workers from their communities to attend the big game. tony? >> just exemplary individuals. thank you very much. i don't know what's better if you're those three, being the honorary captain and being on the field at the super bowl or having a poem from amanda gorman written in your honor. >> yeah. >> that is pretty cool.

to me, it's -- it signifies a veteran, an educator, and a medical professional, sort of a bedrock of our society. salute them not just this year but like every year. >> yeah. and add to that the fact that there will be an audience. there will be fans participating in that game. i know the players are going to be really excited about that. >> can't wait. can't wait. you can watch super bowl lv on sunday, february 7th, where, michelle? >> right here on cbs! >> we'll be right back.

before we go, let us take a deep breath -- one more sip of coffee -- >> let me see it. >> you know your wife -- >> take a deep, deep, deep swig of that, tony dokoupil. >> just a mug -- just a mug i grabbed at random for this difficult morning. we've made it through another

day. >> couples goals. check out this instagram. >> i know -- >> on family life. it is awesome. >> yes. >> couples goals. >> it's been fun. we'll do it all again tomorrow.

. good morning. it's 8:55. heavy rain and wind lasted the santa cruz area over night and the threat is not over yet. the experts are waiting to look at the damage until they know it's safe before allowing people to come back home. this is new video from san francisco this morning where heavy rain water caused flooding across some of the city's highways. cars on i-80 driving through the high water there. and i'm mary lee the storm now aimed at the central coast. heavy rain for them. the brunt of the action there.

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