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this is the "cbs overnight news." >> we begin tonight with new concerns about america's vaccine supply. there's enough to go around but vaccinations are slowing as cases remain high. this week, president biden will mark 100 days in office, and most americans including democrats, republicans and independents approve of the way he has handled the distribution of vaccines. as of today, more than 53% of american adults have gotten one shot. more than 36% are fully vaccinated. >> cbs is leading off from los angeles where it's becoming easier to access those shots.
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>> here at l.a.'s forum, they are offering vaccinations one st drive u andetour officireryg getting a dose. 1/3 of californians are fully vaccine had the nated but the u.s. may find that the vaccine supply is greater than the demand for shots. >> there's people skeptical of vaccines and worry about the safety of vaccines. i think some portion of those people we can reach with better education. >> reporter: tonight, a cbs news poll finds more than half of the people is surveyed who are hesitating to get a shot feel more testing is needed. 40% of those reluctant worry about side affects and 36% about blood clots and 35% don't trust the government. also, concerning more than 5 million americans have skipped getting their second dose. according to the new york times.
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dr. tom kenyan, the cdc director of global health. >> the fact that 8% of americans have missed the second shot is of course, concerning. but it's not unexpected. >> reporter: is it too late for people who just bhismissed the second shot? how long can you wait to take fit? >> the answer is get it as quick as you can. we say up to six weeks. >> reporter: after thollywood pt everything on hold, they have the returned with the academy awards. producers will rely on sa satellites to unite nominees. there will be 170 people inside instead of the 3,000 for the osc oscars. vaccinations behind me without an appointment will continue through monday depending on
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vaccine supply. >> reporting for us in los angeles tonight, thank you. for more on america's covid fight, let's check in with cbs news medical contributor dr. david agus, doctor, good evening to you. we know confidence in vaccines is down after the pause on johnson & johnson. how difficult do you think it will be to gain the trust and confidence back now that the fda lifted the pause on the j and j vaccine? >> we have no choice. we are going do it. leaders have to step up and explain the data and explain the benefit of the vaccines and explain what happened with this very, very small number of incidents with the j and j vaccine, and every other vaccine. and develop a path forward. because we have to vaccinate the country to come out of this pandemic. >> reporter: j and j only represented a small percentage of the vaccines that have been distributed but right now, we are seeing a drop weeks over week in that number of daily doses. why is that? and is that significant? >> yeah, it's concerning. it's really the first drop since february where winner storms caused a drop then.
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and so, the j and j vaccine is a critically important vaccine for our country. it's a one and done vaccine and it can go to people rather than people coming to the vaccine. for many of the under served, for college students where it's hard to get them to go to appointments we have to get this vaccine out. and so we have to change the hesitating and the pause that happened in the last ten days and get back on the band wagon and start to vaccinate more people. >> and we have heard about herd immunity when it comes to getting to the 70 and 80%, what happens if a large segment of the population still chooses not to get vaccinated? >> yeah, i'm worried. i think we are going to do it. i think we as a country will coming together and get over the politics of the vaccinendoth t that these are remarkably safe, and these prevent the devastation of the virus. but if we all don't do it in tr the virus had continue to spread and especially people who are immune surpressed and not respond to the vaccines will be in trouble. so, we are going to come together and the nation will as one get vaccinated and we will
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move on. >> and hopefully move forward, thank you very much, dr. david agus, the biden administration today said it will send vaccine materials and other medical supplies to hard hit india. it has a dire shortage right now and the health care system is on the verge of collapse. cbs news senior foreign correspondent, elizabeth warren has more. >> reporter: the holy family hospital in dehli was not designed for a crisis like this. critically ill covid patients are fading away while they wait, sometimes dying before they reach the door. [ yelling ] >> the sister of this man tried to keep him conscious. but in vein, a father of two, he didn't make it. ambulances arrive at the emergency doors to be turned less it's already too late. inside, doctors and nurses are
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triaging patients, prioritizing the very sick and the even sicker. currently india accounts for half of the new covid cases on earth every day. but doctors warn staff that as bad as things are, this could get much worse. >> we are running out of oxygen, the whole country is running out of oxygen. okay? >> oxygen, essential covid treatment is so scarce that the indian air force has begun air lifting emergency donation in from abroad. the waiting room is a sea of desperation. crammed with people defying the strict lockdown to seek help. the exploding infection rate here is bound to send the death rate soaring well beyond the current 2,500 a day. cremetoria are working over time
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and grieving families are forced to say goodbye in full protective gear. elizabeth palmer, cbs nurks london. >> the family of an unarmed black man shot by sheriff's deputies will view body cam video of the deadly incident tomorrow. andrew brown, jr., was killed while deputy thes were carrying on out a search and arrest warrant wednesday. seven sheriff's deputies tied to the incident have been placed on administrative leave. >> the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.
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♪ ♪ this is the "cbs overnight news." welcome back to "cbs overnight news." as hollywood celebrates the winners of last night's academy awards many are looking forward to new coming attractions. several highly anticipated movies are set to hit the theaters after more than a year in the dark due to oh, covid. some say the big stage is about to have a comeback. we have the preview. ack iedit to tell you how happy ,akinictureagain. >> repr: sunset boulevard
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norma desmond was tragic and glamorous. the cinerama dome was a land mark movie palace and a true hollywood player since the day it opened in 1963. >> the domed movie palace cost $1 million to build and the motion picture cost upwards of $10 million to produce. >> reporter: blike so many othe movie houses it shut down last year. another casualty of the financial realities of the pandemic. >> the pandemic literally overnight, decimated the movie theater business. >> reporter: the media analyst paul -- >> it was so bleak that that people could not imagine theaters were shut down for a month, let alone a year. that moment changed the world for the movie theater industry
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and nobody saw it coming. >> reporter: and now the dome's owner said it will stay closed even after the pandemic. but, even if it is closed for good, that doesn't meanha gostr movie business may be getting ready to take off and soar to heights that no one thought possible. >> coming soon, to a brick and mortar theater near you. a flock of big movies. fighting for your attention. >> good morning aviators this is your captain speaking. today's exercise is dog fighting. >> two birds with one, he has to be kidding. >> reporter: tom cruise's much delayed "top gun" sequel will be in the thick of it. so will marvel's "black be with
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wid -- "black widow," and by the fall, "james bond" will make an entrance. >> you can imagine why i have come back to play. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: so, why are studios sending movies back to the theaters? you could ask these guys? since it opened march 31st, the movie godzilla verses kong has been crushing it with a 30 million dollars plus opening weekend that gave the industry reason for hope. >> people are wondering what will happen with godzilla verses kong and there was a collective sigh of relief when it over performed by a huge margin in theaters around the globe. >> i have expected starting this story that at least someone would be doom and gloom. but it's not going to be you. i mean it sounds like -- >> look, here's the thing.
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if godzilla verses kongdone $5 million instead of $32 million. you could argue with me that the theater is the product of a by-gone era that would go extinct, and it is not happening. >> reporter: what is more, the movie opened day in date. meaning it released on streaming on the same day, and people still went out to see it. >> so, it's no flash in the pan. godzilla was an important milestone for the industry. >> reporter: and there'sing something else at work here. as movies are the lifeblood of theaters so too can theaters be good for a movie. for example, last year's best picture winnera. >> i think it absolutely changed the course of parasite to be in theater as long as it was and the fact that it ran in theaters for six months straight only made it a bigger phenomenon and
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more exciting for the audience. >> you miss the old life? >> do you? >> every day. >> reporter: talk about exciting. >> i like to talk about the wild missions we have been on. >> reporter: the fast and furious franchise will bring the ninth installment to theaters in july. still fast. >> is you ready? >> still furious. still wildly profitable. if youtold me or told the industry, this a film franchise about fast cars with diverse stars, right, it's one of those most diverse film franchises in history, would be the number one movie in china ever, two say you are crazy. but that is what happened. >> reporter: he is a former movie executive that started the black list, a survey of film producers favorite unprusd movie scripts the ones that got lost
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in the hollywood shuffle. >> it's not to save one passenger, it's to win the war. >> when they do get made they often win oscars. >> now, because of the pandemic, leonard said that even more black list films could be on the way. >> as the pandemic began, people were stuck at home. if you were a movie maker or television maker. you would to be reading good stuff to try to go make. that's what we saw happening. when this is all over and we are coming out of it, we will need to share stories with each other how we survived this moment, what it means and what we do now. >> and what we do now, or at least soon, if text pertain -- s are right, is get up off the couch and go to the movies. you can see things start to come back. >>yeah. >> what happens next? >> i think next up is the
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you may have heard te term frm to table. how about fish farming to table? fish farming has notthe best reputation, but new practices are leading the war ture o foode practices. >> reporter: we went to the park in florida, it's twents 20 mile the ocean, but it has ocean water running through it recycled all day. fish under quarantine is not for covid reasons. them i fro thed,have them by e puthe treatments. >> 4.14. >> reporter: at this farm, they are raising are red drum snook
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and more. >> so these are what kind of fish? >> alamco jacks. >> reporter: they look hungry. >> yeah, yeah, they are hoping we givethem lunch. >> reporter: if i stuck my finger in there, i would not lose it, but it would hurt? >> you could lose the tip. >> reporter: they have sharp teeth and are adaptable. they found the fish 100 miles out of the gulf of mexico they have been raised to be the perfect breeders. >> three-four times a week, they will reproduce in the tank. >> fertilized eggs rise to the surface and thenrelected and sent to a hatchery and then to your plate. it's like a fertility clinic. >> it is for fish. >> reporter: farming fish is not
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new. 52% of fish come from on shore or off shore farms. the first thing you will think of is farm raised salmon. but the industry has been hampered with bad reputation. fish farms have faced opposition. why do you believe the protests are misguided? >> because they are based on technology that has been going through a change. moving from learning to do you it to learning to do it better. >> reporter: which is what they are working on here. she said depending on the size of the fish, the water in the tanks could be used, filtered and reused again in as little as an hour. after it leaves the pools it is sent to an outside filter system thatat eliminatess toxic materi
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and then is returned to the finish. it seems that development of the new technologies could not come at a more crucial time. >> it's critical that we provide protein to pediatfeed the world there's no more sustainable protein that is produced than through fish farming. these plants are being grown hydroponically. >> they are getting support from chefs from around the world. including this chef, who is becoming a supporter of farm raised healthy fish. >> to watch an operation that i can have a protein and a salad on the same plate right now is fascinating. >> reporter: if you recognize him, he is one of the chefs wefeatured on the dish last month. >> i'm afraid of what is happening on the waters. the pollution in the water. the quotas are all starting to get, quota getting smaller and pollution getting higher and they are going to stop fishing
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soon. >> over the last 60 years, global demand for fish meat has more than doubled while global supplies that dropped. according to him, it does not have to be that way. >> we were so long on told to buy wild. that's not the case anymore. >> no, you know, the numbers are staggering of how much we are over fishing and what is great for a restaurant and a chef like me is we have consistency in product like this. they are fed the same thing. they are in the same environment. they are harvested at the same size. so, when i go to create a menu, i can always guarantee that i will have a two pound fish on it or whatever is necessary. >>for these people, the key to ensuring the future for farm raised fish is getting the right information out there about the process, where the food comes from and what it will take to make sure it lasts. >> we have to communicate more with the public. when people come here and see how it's operating, they are comfortable with it.
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and get really good, specialized care. and i could just be her daughter again. young man was not stopped and got on the mound at theity top of his game. >> walker smallwood of dixie heights high school in kentucky dreamed of pitching in the pros until he started to post very disappointing numbers. six surgeries, six chemo cycle. 24 treatments and 18 hospital stays. >> break. >> back in 2018, the promising lefty was diagnosed with a rare
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bone cancer in his leg. he is now in remission but his baseball career passed. >> it was devastating. >> reporter: walker's mom, pam. >> he just kept asking, can i just pitch? and we kept saying no, you know, you just really can't. >> at the time, i guess i was just kind of in denial, because my whole life day in, day out was kind of built around baseball. and sports. >> reporter: but no, that left leg was too fragile. he resigned to games of catch. before stepping off the mound for good. his parents and coach decided to let him start one last game for old time's sake. >> what we agreed to was an inning, a few batters. >> do it and have fun and that will be it. obviously that is not what happened. >> reporter: here's what did. in the first inning, threw a strike. quite a few, actually.
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in fact, he did so well they decided to let keep pitching. at least until he gave up a hit. which never happened. walker smallwood threw a no-hitter. striking out all by two batters, tying a school record. >> when the last strike game, i was in denial all over again. i was like, that didn't just happen. >> i was in tears most of the stands were in tears. just one of those special moments that we will cherish forever. >> number 6, walker smallwood. >> walker may never play again. and he is actually fine with that now. because who needs a world series ring,ring, when you have alread taken on your greatest rival. and undefeated. >> and that is the overnight news for this monday. for some of you the news continues and for others check with us later for cbs this morning or follow us online at cbs news.com. from the broadcast center in new
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york city -- it's monday, april 26th, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." back in circulation. the pause in the johnson & johnson single-shot dose is over. how health officials hope to win over vaccine skeptics. america weighs in. a new poll reveals what people think of the guilty verdict against former police officer derek chauvin. hollywood's historic night. the biggest winners and perhaps the biggest upset at the 93rd the biggest upset at the 93rd academy awards ceremony. captioning funded by cbs good morning to you. really good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. president biden hits a milestone
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