sure they coordinate and at the end of the day if you have an urgent situation in the middle of the night, that we have a way to actually transfer or be able to handle that situation. >> reporter: he says infrastructure is vital. but according to a recent report from propuck from pro-publica, the federal system for tracking any vaccines spoiled or thrown out nationwide has fallen short with reporting rules not reliably communicated to vaccine providers or regularly enforced. and wastage numbers not reported to the public. luckily dr. shah says last week's hustle showed good commic stael can save desnts happen. >> we coordinated throughout that system of local health care to the local jurisdiction and obviously to the state health department, and none of those doses were wasted. >> that was jonathan vigliotti reporting. armsunti, sk of getting

and nowhere more challenging than rural alaska. this morning we take a look at two organizations racing across the frozen tundra in the thick of winter to deliver the doses. nancy chen has the story. >> reporter: far beyond the reaches of the nearest connecting roads, these villages of rural alaska are only accessible by small aircraft -- or boat. but there are few latitudes too challenging for the doctors of the final frontier. >> people of rural alaska are vulnerable just like anybody in rural america. >> reporter. d a teamm t hwest , aveling le tesy,ncding on sleds pulled by snowmobiles. we caught up with bengarrd during one of her latest vaccine runs which started with a flight. >> you have to cross a river to get to town and the river's frozen right now.

so we were able to go just right over top of the water, which was kind of a fun experience, and i pulled up to the clinic. >> reporter: a hop, skip and a jump? >> that's right. >> reporter: their itinerariude alth care to 12 federally recognized tribes. coverage area? the size of indiana. >> was this atypical what you did today or the standard to do health care? >> this is how we get around up here. >> reporter: as bengarrd's team and others navigate the rough alaskan terrain they visit the homes of those most vulnerable and distribute vaccines inside local clinics, or on a chartered single-engine plane, as well as on the tarmac. patients rolling up on snowmobiles vs. >> it's hard to get o eporter: dge is

chief of staff. which inoculated about 6,000 people in southwest alaska. hodges calls it a race against time to get to as many people as possible, especially in communities where multiple generations live together. there's so many challenges when it comes to getting these shots in arms. why is it worth it? >> because we have some of the highest case rates in the nation right now, and alaska natives are disproportionately affected by both hospitalizations and deaths. getting our population, primarily alaska native, vaccinated is right now my number one priority. >> reporter: hodges has been a doctor in alaska nearly two decades and used to traveling to far-away villages without hospitals, but as for a challenge like this -- >>e you ne to this extent before? >> not in this exact way or for this exact reason. >> reporter: that extra effortv

plane rides and making sure doses stay at the right temperature. >> can't refreeze it. it destroys the vaccine. we didn't want to waste a drop of this precious resource. >> reporter: you put it under your shirt? >> yeah. between my shirt and coat to keep it warm, and right before we injected it. the wind can freeze things like that really fast, then it won't inject. >> reporter: the harsh and unpredictable winter days demand creativity and nimbleness and t health care workers have plenty to juggle. >> just the logistics. making sure that the weather's cooperating. making sure that we have a pilot. we tried to go out to a village yesterday and weren't able to get a pilot to go out. >> reporter: that's where community collaboration comes in, even from those without medical degrees. >> one of the most important trips i've ever taken. >> reporter: jacksonater

xiveheines.poor weather prevented them flying. >> i immediately got choked up. feeling like this is a first step, but also, it's going to be a bumpy ride. so a trip that normally takes about a half hour that day took us about an hour. just to slowly crawl our way across the bay. just try to be as gentle with our precious cargo as possible. >> reporter: it's an effort that's paying off. alaska now has one of the highest coronavirus vaccinations rates in the country. this was hodges after the first doses arrived. >> this is amazing. wonderful. i can' i am overwhelmed how amazing this is. >> reporter: what struck that sense of happiness in you? >> alaska's dark in the winter a lot and slowly get light back a this time of year, a few minutes every day this time of year. that's what that's what this vaccine feels to me. every day a little better. every shot in an arm is one less

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that 18-time traingrammy winner suffering from alzheimer's disease. gayle king spoke with them to see how the star is doing. ♪ lovely ♪ >> he likes to say he's in the business of making people feel good. he never wanted then know if he had a problem. but obviously, you know, as long as things have progressed, it's -- it becomes more and more obvious when you interact with tony that there's something up. and so it seemed like now was the right time. >> no. he's not in any pain. that's why he doesn't think anything is wrong with him. he said, i feel great. he works out five times a week. he sings twice a week with a pianist that comes over. if you ask how he feels, he hing says, "i feel great." "is anything wrong?" "no, nothing's wrong." tony bennett has been singing for more than 70 years. but not long ago, he began to worry.

>> we came home one night after the show and he said, you know, i can't remember the musicians' names. andi chalked it up to him being at the time, you know, late 80s, we forget things. and he said, no, he said, this isn't right. >> set soon after that show, bennett received his diagnosis. that was back in 2016. so four years later, what is his life like? does he know who you are? does he know who -- >> thank goodness he does. he knows all his kids, absolutely. and he knows me. when you're somebody's caregiver 24/7, it goes a long way if they still know you. every night he says, "i love yo susan," and every morning, "" we've heard the horror stories which alzheimer's hits, people become mean, verbally abusive. they become in some cases physically abusive. you've had none of that is what you're saying? >> none of that. he gets frustrated and doesn't

like being frustrated and confused. but none of the real negative things. >> despite the disease, bennett continued to perform. he recorded an upcoming album p s ladtheind tog s she e?e . wonderful. >> does he remember and know who gaga is still? >> most definitely. gaga is hard to forget. ♪ that's why the lady is a tramp ♪ >> what is the prognosis, susan? >> obviously with covid things have gotten a little worse. but there's -- again, who knows? but according to his doctor there's no reason to think that he will drastically decline. ♪ >> bennett's greatest therapy is singing. it's when he's most lucid. he's recorded a series of mini concerts from his home, and he still remembers every single word. >> he's devoted his whole life to the great american songbook. now the songbook is saving him.

♪ >> he rehearses twice a week in his living room. >> no cue cards. sings for about an hour or 75 minutes, sings the whole show because if somebody calls up and says, hey, there's a theater you can come sing, he'll be ready. ♪ oh the good life ♪ >> you refer to yourself as his caregiver. obviously i'm his wife. i signed up for better or worse. if someone has to take care of him, i want it to be me. ♪ so please be honest ♪ there is nothing that gives me really greater joy or greater pride that i'm able to be with him and take care of him. when people say, what do you do? i say, i take care of a national treasure. ♪ it's the good life ♪ >> that was gayle king reporting. just as a footnote to that

story, more than 5 million americans are living with

the chiefs and buccaneers will take to the field this sunday for super bowl lv in tampa. and because of the pandemic, it's going to be like no other raym james emp've e s of people that is. but there will be a lot of faces in the stands. jam jamie yuccas explains. >> five years ago, would take an hour to print. but now about five seconds. >> reporter: jared smith has been in the printing business for more than 20 years. his tempe, arizona, company, blue media, and their 120,000 square-foot factory was tapped by the nfl to help with a super bowl-sized problem.

>> the league had the challenge of do we fill the stadiumh ut whs ally resib as a of real fans who will be socially distanced inside raymond james stadium will be these plastic recyclable cardboard-like cutouts, submitted from football fans around the world. they're all created here in arizona, and all part of the nfl's program called "fans in the stands." for $100 per cutout, fans uploaded their photos online with all proceeds going to charity. >> i think we'll be producing between 20,000 and 30,000 cutouts for the super bowl by the time it's done. every single one of these are actual people from all over and it's cool to see almost everybody is smiling. just the concept that they're going to get to be at the game. ling counterparts, theoutsd owis st weekend. >> reporr: minnesota vik

bd know iikan? >> i did not know that. we opened it -- >> reporter: jason baker is director of execution for blue media and is responsible for installation. >> we'll have basically seven-day install from now until the 6th. all the way up until saturday night. game time on the 7th, then we tear it out on the 8th. >> reporter: they're being specially grouped, including sections for military veterans, health ca

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