don't forget the news continues all day on cbsn bay area. >> cbs this morning up ♪ ♪ good morning to you, our viewers in the west and welcome to "cbs this morning." it's wednesday, may 5, 2021. i'm gayle king. that's anthony mason and tony dokoupil and we have breaking news. facebook's oversight board upholds a ban of former president trump over the assault on the capitol and we'll have more on that and the growing rift in the republican leadership. the biden administration sets a new goal in the vaccine push and gives family doctors a much bigger role. we talk to the cdc director about the plans to overcome vaccine hesitancy. derek chauvin's lawyer is asking for a new trial in the george floyd murder case, why a controversy over a black lives matter t-shirt could play into

the arguments. and the ringling brothers circus elephants find a new home. only on "cbs this morning" we take you inside their new retirement community in florida. >> i hope they like the sun, but first here's today's "eye opener." it's your world in 90 seconds. a new goal in the fight against covid-19. president biden wants at least 70% of all adults to get a shot by the fourth of july. i want to be absolutely clear. you do need to be vaccinated. it could save your life or the lives of people you love. her i of violent storms.seve >> mobile homes that are completely upside down and houses with no roofs on them at all. former president donald trump will not be allowed back on facebook. the company's oversight board just announced. house republicans clash with liz cheney over her criticism of former president donald trump. >> kevin mccarthy says he's had

enough. >> i've had enough. i've lost confidence. lawyers for chauvin who was convicted for the murder of george floyd have filed a motion for a new trial. >> all of that. >> they teach them young. >> raising them right! >> and all that matters! >> did anybody see this photo going around of the bidens with former president and first lady jimmy and rosalynn carter. this photo looks as though your grandparents were also your children. >> on "cbs this morning". >> a head writer of "saturday night live." he titled his memoir, a very punchable face. >> who is conan o'brien? >> that's incorrect. >> looking for colin jost. >> what the hell is that? the guy is fed two clues. wrote for "saturday night live" and has a face you want to punch. not even hesitation. bang! conan o'brien, and then nobody else can come up with anyone!

>> this morning's "eye opener" is presented by progressive, making it easy to bundle insurance. >> he's understandably upset. >> i love how he's handling it, though. that would be some kind of an ouch. i'd be feeling some kind of way. >> he's the most famous of the punchable faces. >> we welcome you to cbs this morning. >> as you wake up in the west, we have breaking news from facebook. the company's independent oversight board has ruled that former president donald trump was properly removed from the site. facebook and other social media platforms banned mr. trump after his fiery speech to supporters in washington on january 6th, which was followed, of course, by the assault on the u.s. capitol that left five people dead. nancy cordes is at the white house for us following this. there's a lot more to this decision than just the headline. so what's in the ruling? >> it's kind of a mixed bag for the former president, tony. on one hand, facebook's new oversight board essentially sided with facebook executives

and said the president did incite violence back on january 6th and violated facebook's rules when he posted a message that appeared to show support for the insurrectionists at the capitol. but -- and there's a big but in the ruling and facebook was wrong to simply ban the former president indefinitely. they called that a standard list decision and they're giving facebook executives six months from the date of this decision to come up with what they call a proportionate response that is consistent with rule applied to other users of the platform. many people may be wondering, what is this oversight board? i've never period heard of it. well, that's because it was new. it was put together by facebook and these are individuals who were paid by facebook. prominent people from around the world, human rights lawyers and constitutional law experts and a nobel peace prize winner, and what they decide side that this original post on january 6th did

show support for the insurrectionists. he posted, quote, these are the things and events that happen when a sacred landslide election victory is so unceremoniously and viciously stripped away. tony? >> so that board is now saying you've got to write those rules, facebook and then we'll take a look at them, but as it stands currently, there is no standard and nothing to tell you and they have six months to write those rules. >> how do you think republicans are likely to react to this, nancy? >> they won't like the fact that this board determined that the former president incited violence. many of them have argued that he was simply issuing his free speech rights and that, of course, he didn't want damage and destruction and even death on that fateful day. on the other hand, they will like that this decision opens the door to the possibility of the former president returning to the site and not just because

it will enable limbhim to post again, something we know he likes to do and it would enable him to run ads on the site again and it would enable him to raise money on the site again which is very important if he wants to run again for president in 2024 or if he just wants to show support for other republicans. >> yeah. a lot of big questions here about free speech in the age of disinformation. nancy cordes for us. thank you. this morning the number two house republican says it's time to replace the number three house republican. congresswoman liz cheney, daughter of vice president dick cheney is under fire for gop members for opposing former president trump. steve scalise this morning said he no longer wants her to be in the gop leadership. nicole killian is at the capitol. why is this happening now? >> anthony, these tensions have been building for months over former president trump's role in the republican party and just this morning, house republican

whip steve scalise is being bahh backing away from liz cheney and supporting one of her rivals for leadership position. just this week, cheney blasted the former president over his claim that the 2020 result was a big lie and she voted to impeach him after the insurrection. leader mccarthy has defended mr. trump and visited him in mar-a-lago earlier this year. they say members are concerned about cheney's ability to carry out her job and the party's message if they want to win the majority next year. in a hot mike moment, he went further. >> i think she's got real problems. -- i've had it with her. i've the had it with her. i've lost confidence? a cheney spokesperson tells cbs news that this is about whether the republican party will perpetuate lies about the 2020 election and attempt to whitewash what happened on january 6th. liz will not do that. scalise became the latest gop

aker to push for new york congresswoman and elise stefanik to take over cheney's position in house republican leadership, a vote to replace chain could happen as soon as next week and if she is ousted it would send a clear signal about the direction of the republican party and how far it's willing to go to back the former president and his false claims which many gop voters stil voters still support. >> a lot of people watching this. thanks, nicole. there is a push to get americans vaccinated with a focus those who are so far, unwilling to get that shot. president biden says he wants 70% of american adults to have got know one shot by the fourth of july. that number is now 56% and so far, there is plenty of work to be done. our lead national correspondent david begnaud has more on the measures to make it easier to get the shot especially in rural america. >> this is your choice. it's life and death.

>> the plan has always been the same, get as many shots into as many arms as possible, but with so many people now hesitating and demand way down, there is a new plan. make getting the vaccine easier than ever by offering walk-in appointments at local pharmacies and expanding pop-up clinics. >> welcome back. this is your second dosage of moderna. >> just like this site in queen anns county, maryland. >> it's very important for people to have these mobile units. it is really a service for the community. >> ida jefferies who just got her second dose says she knows people still on the fence about this. >> as they see their friends and neighbors doing things they can no longer do and they're no longer accepted in the group i think that might be the persuasion. >> the biden administration is working with more local doctors who they believe will be key to break the vaccine distrust in local communities.

>> dr. stephen laky works in the northern part of the state. >> there will be demographics who will be suspicious or have not heard the message from national sources or national news and not having the leader in those environments it will be critical. >> back in maryland, vaccine administrator cornell candidate says some people have been able to overcome their vaccine hesitancy. >> they're doing it for their loved ones and that's huge when you're thinking beyond yourself. >> people like trisha and thomas stokes who were expecting a baby. >> hopefully my baby is protected. >> that's what we're doing it for. >> yeah. >> for our kid, and obviously, people around us. >> so the next step is talking about vaccinating teenagers. look, by the end of this week, pfizer may end up requesting emergency approval to start vaccinating kids ages 12 to 15 and the biden administration says they'll be ready to go if that happens and by this fall, pfizer could ask for emergency

ki as young as 2. vaccinating >> david, thank you. we are joined by dr. rochelle walensky. thank you for being with us. >> good morning. >> as we heard david reporting, given the vaccine hesitancy out there, how do you reach 70% -- 70% vaccination rate by july fourth. how will you make that happen? >> good morning. we are really enthusiastic about the progress we've made to date, having vaccinated 40% of the population over the age of 18 and what we know now is we have to do the hard work of reaching the people where they are. so that means, as you noted, having more pop-up clinics, having more mobile clinics and walk-s in available so it is convenient for people to get the vaccine. we know now that we have vaccine available to 90% of the population within five miles of where they live and we need to do more than that because some people can't get to five miles.

we have resources heading to retail-based organizations and we're going to rural clinics. over 4500 rural clinics to make sure we can get to the more remote areas. we need to make it convenient and trusted messengers delivering a messengers. >> we've made a big deal about reaching herd immunity and it is unlikely that we'll reach a number that high. does that matter? >> my goal is not the specific number and every american knows that getting vaccinated, it protects you and your family. the more people we get people vaccinated the less we will have in the community and the safer we'll be. >> is there likely the variants will spread and we'll get a resurgence? >> the fewer people that are vaccinated the fewer disease will be out there and with that we have more virus replicating

and the more virus that replicates the more likely we'll have variants and more people vaccinated, less disease, less variants. >> you laxed therelaxed the mase and they can go out without wearing a mask unless they're in big groups. how long before we relack the mandate entirely, do you think? >> yeah. i've been enthusiastic about relaxing restrictions as we see more and more signs of people getting vaccinated. that mask mandate was our third release of guidance for what happens when you get vaccinated. what we are watching now are the population rates of the vaccination and the disease rates and watching them come down and as soon as we're feeling more comfortable with increased vaccination and decreased disease, we'll look f relaxed restrictions. >> i want to ask you about a book called "premonition" who was on yesterday and was quite

critical about what he calls institutionalized cowardice among federal health officials during the pandemic and particularly critical of the cdc which he said operated out of fear in the pandemic. what's your reaction to that? >> there are many lessons to learn over the last year and first, i feel extraordinarily honored to serve for the cdc and thousands of people that dedicated their life to science and public health. they are still here. they did not have all of the voice that they wanted over the past year and what i've been doing is working hard to make sure the science matters and we'll convey the science and do that moving forward. lesson to we had a frail public health infrastructure at the outset. we were never prepared in this country to conquer this pandemic the way it has hit us. we've lost 56,000 public health jobs just in the last decade

during a time when we had h1n1, ebola, zika and now covid-19 and we have to develop the infrastructure to be prepared. >> dr. walensky, thank you for being with us. we appreciate it. >> thanks for having me. a third day of intense storms brought more tornado, wind damage and major flooding to the south yesterday. a confirmed tornado near jackson, mississippi, blew off roofs and downed trees and power lines. the national weather service reports five tornadoes spinning through the south and mid atlantic yesterday. in birmingham, alabama, heavy flooding led to water rescues. dozens had to flee an apartment complex to escape the rising water. fortunately, everyone got out safe. taliban fighters reportedly captured a district in northern afghanistan this morning. it's part of an offensive against afghan forces in more than 20 provinces as forces start to leave for good. the u.s. made fundamental errors

ahead of the pullout. [ shots fired ] >> a huge surge in violence is proof taliban militants were never going to honor u.s. assurances to hold back attacks. the vice president is self-evident. >> taliban are not terrorists. >> and -- >> simple. >> do you trust the taliban at all? >> no. >> it was a mistake for america to negotiate with the taliban in the first place and president biden's justification for the pullout -- >> we degraded the terrorist threat of al qaeda in afghanistan. >> he said that was misguided, too. >> the whole idea of coming to afghanistan was to teach a lesson to terrorists, their allies, don't do it again. have we taught them that lesson? no. >> salei says his soldiers have

killed or captured dozens in the last few days alone. >> they operate shoulder to shoulder with al qaeda today. >> he survived several assassination attempts including when a suicide bomber and gunman killed 20 people in an attack on his office. with the withdrawal of u.s. forces and nato allies, salei knows afghanistan faces a dangerous few months ahead and he says if there's any hope of peace the taliban needs to stop waging war. >> at the end of the day, taliban cannot subdue afghanistan through the barrel of the gun. they can kill people. they are killing people every day, but if they are waiting for a moment of surrender from the afghan people it won't come. >> the vice president started by saying he was grateful to america for the lives lost here and the vast amount of money spent, but in his words he said we need the u.s. to remain

engaged, diplomatically, economically and strategically. >> that's a powerful interview with the vice president of afghanistan. charlie, thank you very much. ahead, while derek chauvin waits inrinhis las askg for a new trial entirely. how a black lives matter t-shirt once worn by a juror on the cas

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they are as big as they are majestic. members of the largest asian elephant herd in the western hemisphere and retirees from the ringling bros. barnum & bailey circus. earlier this spring, they were shipped here -- their lush new habitat at the white oak conservation center. for conservationist michelle gad it's a dream come true. >> a lot of kids have a dream of running away to join the circus. i was the kid who wanted to let all of the animals out ohe circus. ♪ >> reporter: elephant attractions were a part of ringling bros. barnum & bailey circus for most of its 146-year history. in 2016, ringling finally retired the act after years of public outcry about what many considered animal cruelty. their retirement wasn't perfect. they were moved to this small preserve south of orlando. so last fall the nonprofit walter conservation stepped in

and bought the 35 elephants and bought the habitat. they were finally able to roam and feed and bond as a herd and even cool off when the florida sun becomes a bit too much. elephants are among the most social and empathetic animals there are. and here not only are they getting to know their new surroundings, they're getting to better know each other. >> the two oldest girls, i refer to them as the mean girls, but perhaps they're just a little bit bossy. >> reporter: this is their first time really interacting as a herd. >> it's the first time interacting as a herd. they seem to have sorted out a hierarchy amongst themselves. they regrouped right outside the fence. and again, reassured each other, rumbled, touched each other, put their trunks in one another's mouths. >> reporter: nick nubee leads the project and works with the animals every day. he knows them all by name, even if they're only showing their ba backsides. >> angelica, sarah, mabel,

myrtle -- >> reporter: he says because they have been raised and trained and become dependent on humans, sending them into the wild is not an option. but here, he hopes they can help humans better understand and appreciate this endangered species of which only about 50,000 remain. so what is your mission for them here? >> just for them to live a holistic life and a really complete life. the best thing for these animals is to live in a complex environment that's pretty darn close to the wild, honestly. >> reporter: this is as wild and free as they can be. >> i believe so. yes. >> we want people to realize that elephants are beautiful just as they are. they don't need to be ridden or trained or do tricks or travel the world. just let them be where they an beautiful than that. >> reporter: back out here at the watering hole this morning, and the elephants are clearly still sleeping in. while there are possible plans for viewing areas around the habitat, white oak has not

decided whether they will be part of public tours. as for the other elephants virgithat have not yet been transferred, there's no solid timeline on when that will happen because new habitat is still being created, and the summer months are too hot for a move. tony? >> all right. they're retired. they can sleep in. >> i was going to say, i love that they goat sle/th get to sl. >> i love nick knows the difference between the elephant butts. they all look the same. it's so nice they goat bet to p and cuddle. >> beautiful animals. watch where you step on your way home. >> it's big, isn't it? >> it's big -- >> other side of the water. next, vlad duthiers has the stories y

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>> in new yorci asian women were attacked by a stranger with a hammer sunday. this is tough to watch. >> yes. >> no arrests have been made in that case. now the attacks come, of course, as the united states celebrates asian american and pacific islander heritage month. i'm proud that our network has been on the forefront of reporting these attacks. they've gone underreported. >> yes. >> by the asian american community for so many years. >> it's important to show because it's disgraceful. there's no excuse for it. quite often the people get away. that's the problem, too. they do these vicious, vile attacks and walk away like nothing happened, and there are no consequences. >> i hope we put a spotlight on it and it does end. spotlight on l inue to put a another greatciano. a mother and son from mexico are back together in the united states. they were separated at the border nearly four years ago. that was under president trump's administration and his zero tolerance policy. brian chavez and his mom sand

radsandera reunited yesterday. they came after escaping gangs. after six weeks in the shelter, brian could stay with his brother but his mother was departed. listen to what he told our lilia luciano. >> you just don't expect that as a kid to be separated from your mom because when you come here, you're like, oh, they're going to help us. and we're going to go together. but you never expect them to tell you, oh, no, you are going alone. like she has to go somewhere else. >> imagine how difficult that is to be separated. >> i can't. >> from your mom when you've come to the united states seeking a better life. >> and now he's working to help others. that's the other thing that i thought was -- i saw it yesterday. the fact that he now wants to help others who have been through this. it was really nice to see the two of them together, though. the love that you felt between the two of them was so palpable. it's inexcusable, too, that they were separated to begin with. let's not forget that. we did that. >> they're going to be staying in california. >> that's right. one of the things that i thought was cute is his mom said -- you know, when your parents haven't seen you in a while, even if

you're at college, you come back for your first spring break, and you kind of look different. >> yes. taller. >> his mom was like, he's taller. exactly. very, very cute. cute ending to that. lilia will stay on thatte, of course. let's turn to the duchess of sussex. she's a children's book author. investigation man is releasing "the bench," that focuses on the close bond between a father and son viewed through a mother's eyes. meghan said the book started out as a poem she wrote for prince harry on father's day a month after their son was born. "the bench" will hit shelves on june 8. >> the illustrations look great. and she's a beautiful writer. she's a beautiful writer outside of a children's book. she -- >> i'd like to see that poem. >> i know. >> i want to see that poem. >> nicely done, meghan markle. >> i'm a sucker for father-son books. >> going on the tony dokoupil list. brand new father-to-be. a new father-to-be. >> many times over. >> all right. check out this video which

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it's wednesday, may 5th, 2021. it's wednesday, may 5th. welcome back to "cbs this morning." that's tony dokoupil, that's anthony mason, i'm gayle king. here we go. there's a big goal in the vaccination push before the fourth of july. how the biden administration wants to make it easier for all americans to get the shot. a personal tragedy is followed by a surprising choice in the career of one liquor company's ceo. how she's using her seat at the table to push for chab. and the hidden history of freed slaves in the south through rediscovered burial site in a story millions can relate

to. >> first, here's today's eye opener at 8:00. breaking news from facebook. former president donald trump was properly removed from the site. >> facebook's new oversight board essentially sided with facebook executives and said the president did incite violence on january 6th and violated facebook's rules. just this morning house republican whip steve scalise is also backing away from liz cheney and supporting one of her rivals for her leadership position. we are enthusiastic about the progress we've made to date having vaccinated 40 % of the population over the age of 18. and what we know now is we have to do the hard work of reaching the people where they are. >> by this fall pfizer could ask for emergency approval to start vaccinating kids as young as two. >> will smith is admitting he's struggled to maintain his figure

during quarantine. he posted a photo saying i'm getting real with y'all. i'm in the worst shape of my life. >> we've seen him at his worst, to be honest, will smith doesn't even look that bad. i bet if he sets aside ten minutes a day doing the karlton, he'll be in shape before the summer. >> i agree. so he has a tummy. we all have tummies? >> he looks great. it's about where you start and where you go. >> but i love that he shared it. for him, he probably thinks he looks bad. i love that he shared that. >> he looks comfortable. >> that's right. comfortable is nice. >> is that what we're calling it these days? >> i feel very comfortable then. we're going to begin with president biden upping the vaccination goals so american life can get back to normal. the president announced that by july fourth he wants 70 % of adults to have at least one shot and 160 million adults to be fully vaccinated. >> there's a lot of misinformation out there.

but there's one fact i want every american to know. people who are not fully vaccinated can still die every day from covid-19. this is your choice. it's life and death. >> more than 145 million american adults have at least one shot. that's about 56% of the total adult population. that means about 35 million more people would need to get a shot in the next two months to meet the president's goal. if the current trend holds, we'll get there early. but the daily vaccination rates have been going down. the white house says walk-ins at pharmacies will help along with more popups and mobile vaccination units. in afghanistan taliban forces are launchi much of the country as possible. this comes as u.s. troops begin to pull out of the country after nearly 20 years of fighting.

afghanistan is one of many topics robert gates discusses in his book, exercise of power, american failures, successes, and a new path forward in the post cold war world. it's now out in paperback. gates served as defense secretary under george w. bush and president obama. and joins us on "cbs this morning." good morning, mr. secretary. thank you for being with us. >> good morning. my pleasure. >> you famously said in your memoir, sir, that mr. biden has been wrong on nearly every national security issue over the last four decades. is he wrong on this one, too? >> not necessarily. i think i would have probably agreed with secretary austin and the joint chiefs in recommending keeping a small group of 2500 or so u.s. forces just to bolster the afghan forces, but the truth is even with those forces there, as you just pointed out, the taliban are making increasing

gains in afghanistan. they control more and more of the country side with each passing day. you know, of all the possible endings in tsiation, a i prohe the decision that has to be made and is critical is to continue economic and military assistance, meaning security assistance to the afghan government. the soviet installed government lasted for three years after the soviets left. and it was only when the soviet union collapsed and all that military and economic assistance stopped that the government collapsed. so it's really important now that the president's made this decision, which i think is a reasonable decision under circumstances, to keep the economic and security assistance flowing to afghanistan both from ourselves and our allies. that's the only prayer i think this government and afghanistan

has. >> at the same time, you write that afghanistan can hardly be considered a success story. is there anything we can, for us, is there anything we can do to make it a success story? >> well, at this point it kind of depends on how the story plays out. and if this government is able to survive and if women are able to remain active and social business and government life as they have become if the girls are allowed to stay in school, that would be an outcome that we could point to that would say the country is better for our having been there, but right now, our efforts to build a different kind of country in afghanistan are looking pretty grim. >> secretary gates, it's good to see you again. you've divider in the country. but he still is a key figure in the republican party, and now the republican party appears to be very deeply divided as well. what are your thoughts as you're

watching this disarray play out? >> well, first of all, i think that divisions within parties are nothing new, and among both republicans and democrats. and those divisions can be healthy as long as they're focussed on programs and policies. it's when you get focussed on personalities that i think these differences have the potential to become kind of a circular firing squad, and i don't think that does the party any good at all. >> but these divisions don't seem to be based on facts. the old saying, everyone is entitled to an opinion, but you're not entitled to your own set of facts and the point is that there are still many people who believe this election was not fair and square. >> well, you know, that's troubling. i mean, maybe that's an understatement. but we've got to start at some .

now, how to effect that reality -- and change it is what politics about. if you don't understand the situation you're in, and the factual circumstances that got you to where you are, i think you're behind the eight ball. >> should the president get his president trump, former president trump get his facebook privileges back? the decision is going to be released today. >> well, that's up to that facebook board. that's above my pay grade. >> no, it's not. >> you know what? if you wanted to be on that board, they're looking for additional members. they want to get up to 40. i think you could probably have a seat. let's switch gears to another matter, you could say, is of compelling public interest. that is, and i say it with a bit of a smile. ufos. the pentagon which you used to run is set to put a report out on ufos next month. how serious is this within the

military world? are they real? what are your thoughts on the subject overall? >> well, years ago when i was secretary, i had a senator come to me in deepest secrecy. he wanted me to give him a briefing on aliens. and i said well, cia doesn't handle immigrants. he said no, no, i mean aliens. i said oh, you mean aliens. and he said yes. i courageously answered, well, that's the air force's problem. you know, in all seriousness, in all my years as director of central intelligence and secretary of defense, no one ever brought me any evidence or any information relating to ufos, which is not to say they're not out there, and it will be interesting to see what the releases have to say. >> although, you haven't had any sightings yourself?

>> no sightings up here. >> thank you for joining us this morning. the paperback of "exercise of power" is on sale now. ahead, we'll talk to political contribuor jamaal simmons about how black leaders are still rare at elite institutions and why efforts to

ahead, an ambitious effort to identify former slaves gets, well, personal for a cbs news producer, rodney hawkins.

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many of america's top institu institutions, black leader are few and far between. that's the conclusion of cbs news political contributor jamal simmons who vi publicly available data on diversity at several u.s. companies and universities. simmons found the percentage of black people in leadership jobs is often stuck around 4%, that's even though 13% of americans are black. apple, amazon, google, and facebook report their diversity numbers publicly every year. so we can see what simmons is talking about. in 2020, only 4% of apple's leaders were black. amazon, facebook, and google were all hovering around 3%. the 4% phenomena as simmons calls it is a pattern he also found among tenured faculty at some of the most elite schooame. that includes harvard, yale, duke, mit, and the university of california at berkeley. as jamal puts it, quote, it's as if someone has put sticky tar

paper on the road to african-american inclusion." we should also point out that these companies and universities have almost without variation made public and significant investments and commitments to narrowing the gap and promoting diversity and inclusion on a broad scale. so let's bring in jamal simmons now to talk about all this. jamal, good morning to you. the article is in a new -- the new article is in a journal called "democracy." you make the point in it that these goodwill efforts by companies while sincere have not so far been very effective. what needs to be done? >> yeah. you know, tony, 25 years ago i was a graduate student at harvard, we had a racial incident on campus. we confronted the dean of the school at the time about why there were no african-american tenured faculty at the carrier school. he said, for the most part it's a pipeline problem. there aren't enough people coming through the pipeline. that was 25 years ago there were none. you know how many there are now? two out of 55. less than 4% of the faculty at

that school. that's true for harvard, yale, as you went through. i began -- as george floyd happened and breonna taylor and companies started making a lot of these statements about commitment to racial equality and dealing with systemic racism, i began to wonder do the companies and organizations have the teams at their fingertips that can deal with this very significant problem? and the more research i did, the more i kept finding that those teams are coming up short. here's the thing -- it's not just about one particular company, it's about a whole sector -- all about a trend that runs across sectors. i'll give one story and we can go to the next. colin powell was chairman of the joint chiefs 25 years ago. we're honored by that. the first african-american chairman. 25 days later, not another black chairman of the joint chiefs, there are 41 of the most senior commanders in the military who could even be considered. only two of them are african-american. about 4.9%. if you think about there like a parking lot and the number the

spaces one through ten, most of the cars would be clustered around space number four. and so it's not a ceiling, it's a cluster around 4%. and why is it we can't break through that? >> the 4% eventon that. one of the -- phenomenaphenomen. one of the points is institutions look left and right and say we're doing as well as the other guy so i guess we're doing okay. that's a false sense of comfort in terms of their progress. how do they push beyond that? what needs to happen? >> you know, mellody hobson's before here, she was talking to you in february. she talked about this. when she became chair of the starbucks board. we've got to attack this problem from both ends of the pipeline. you got to deal with the people coming into the pipeline at the entry level and make sure we have recruitment criteria that allow more people to come in, and then we've got to deal with people at the top levels, in the leadership. and what i find is most leaders, many leaders have come through black-led organizations. and so if we think about building formal

there are two women on the board. they went from tokenism and they predict that at some point there will be three-kenism. people will decide two's not enough. the same exists with racial diversity at the lel. >> talent is everywhere, t opportunity should be, as ell.

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jeremy fason honored jeremy fason honored a man who doesn't live here. let's have lunch one day on us. would like to know more about you as a person." the representative responded, "i would be honored to break bread with you." >> notice -- nice. >> a lot of support including kacey musgraves who tweeted, "massively disappointed in the tennessee house republicans for blocking my friend from being honored because" all capitals "he's gay." we talked to t.j. and john osborne last month. t.j. talked about his decision to come out. let's take a look. >> what i didn't know was how positive it would be. i did not know that. >> you got a l o su amounts of pp thers bee some peoe saying some off-color things to me. but it was a lot less than i expected. >> it was great that this legislation was introduced in the tennessee legislature to honor him for being essentially

a pioneer in this. >> but come on, legislators. >> come on -- one legislator -- >> it's 2021. >> what concerns could you have? i hope they get that -- >> i hope they have this meal and we movtoo. >> that's what i hope. in my house last night we were unable to move on after dinner because my wife katie put a picture on her computer that a lot of people have been talking about. it's a picture that the carter center posted. there it is -- that is the president biden and jill with the former president jimmy carter and the first lady rosalynn carter. and what is strange about the picture, if you look at it, is the bidens look gigantic. >> the perspective is very odd. >> very odd. and the carters look unusually small. "the washington post" did some very keen investigative work and called jonathan alter who wrote a biography of jimmy carter and said, are the carters really small? and he used his big brain to say, no, they're regular sized. they called the photographer who said what's going on in the picture is something called forced perspective.

so there was a flash, so there's no shadow, so the eye doesn't see depth. there's also a wide-angle lens, and as a result, joe biden is just a little bit ahead of rosalynn carter, but with those two elements he looks much larger. so he looks exaggerated, and she looks extra small. >> so does dr. biden -- >> they look like puppets. >> looks like they're in a doll house. very weird. i think james corden said it's as though your grandparents are also your children. >> yeah. >> carter family puppets. kind of look like that. mine is about cinco de mayo. did you know that it's cinco de mayo? a as good, too.

a lot of people want to celebrate in this country. 7-eleven, everybody has a favorite 7-eleven. they're offering a small arin t $1. you can go to chili's, they're having a scavenger hunt to get five different drinks. >> yeah. >> i don't know if i feel like a scavenger hunt for my food. >> it's today. happening today. >> that's right. >> it is may 5th. and chipotle they've got a contest you can answer some questions correctly and get stuff there. they just opened a chipotle around the corner from us here on 57th street.

i can walk there. >> are you going today? >> maybe. maybe, maybe. >> no, rex is for me -- >> i like that, too. chipotle got some good cauliflower stuff over there. >> we should think about doing a sa cinco de mayo -- >> today is cinco de mayo, bring your own mayo. shifting gee iing gears, we personal story from rodney hawkins and his family's efforts to restore their ancestral cemetery in east texas. it's one of many projects across the country aimed at preserving historic black burial sites. rodney is also digging deeper into his family's past with the help of researchers at steven f. austin state university. their ambitious goal -- find records of every senior citizen slaved person in texas -- every enslaved person in texas before and after they were freed in 1865. as rodney shows us, it could help millions trace their ancestry.

>> let us pray together -- >> reporter: what started as a simple search for family history a year ago is becoming a multigenerational journey of self-discovery. >> good to see you. >> reporter: family members came from all over the country to complete the restoration of our nearly two century-old cemetery, old mt. gillian. like my great uncle billy curl from los angeles -- >> this is the one that i was named after. bill cirl. >> reporter: a sharecropper was my great, great grandfather. last year, we found his grave, bringing to life unexpected memories for my granny. >> he was wonderful. >> you had your grandma there and she talked about who her parents were, and she found her grandfather. we were able to find him in the records. >> reporter: linda reynolds and kyle ainsworth are digging deep into the archives of steven f. austin state university. >> there are 182,576 slaves in texas in the 1860 census.

182,576. >> reporter: they're digitizing the records for each enslaved person registered as properties in texas. they call it the lone star slavery project. why is it just now getting done? >> somebody has to be interested in wanting to do it. where did my curl family come from? >> i have a feeling inside of these books you're about to tell me a great story. we begin with the bill of sale from 1842. i do by here sell -- $5,900 for 14 slaves including richard a. negro boy aged about 20 years. so if i'm thinking right, that richard is my great, great, great granddad? >> yeah. >> reporter: i'm getting kind of emotional reading this. just because -- i'm sorry. despite this being a document

that shows my ancestor as an asset, it still documents that he existed. >> your reaction is the whole reason to do the research. >> reporter: they found many more priceless documents. we shared them with some of rchard's oldest ling descendants, my granny, curlin hurd, graunt aunt ira nell maxi, and great uncle, billy curl. starting with the bill of sale. >> there are two things. one is i want to cry. i'm trying my best not to. and the second one is that's my slave name. i'd like to know what my african name is. >> i don't know. >> i don't know. i have a history now. >> it's understandable -- >> reporter: these documents including richard's 1867 voter registration help us understand how far we've come and how far we have yet to go. >> i remember going to the polls with my father. he had to recite the alphabet

before they would let him vote. >> reporter: that's humiliating. >> and he did it and paid $2 for his poll tax. i'll never forget that. >> reporter: we're restoring the cemetery to honor our ancestors who endured for us to be here. >> oh, pretty. >> yeah. >> reporter: my cousin drove from houston to thank them. >> this is special to be able to pay respect. >> reporter: right. >> that's the thing. paying respect. >> we don't have generational wealth. we're not millionaires, we're not wealthy people, but we have a home, and i call that our legacy. >> reporter: there's much more work to do -- >> for all those who have shown up, we thank you -- >> reporter: and we pray we can continue to restore our legacy for "cbs this morning," rodney

hawkins, nacogdoches, texas. >> wow. >> hairs are standing up on the back of my neck. i can understand rodney's emotion when you think about your relatives who were assets. but what i like is what rodney said, it shows that they existed. and then you can connect all the dots when you see -- beautiful family, by the way. >> yes. i thought the same thing. >> beautiful family. you see why rodney is who he is. that was so beautifully done. this is part two of the story that he told. >> it's what billy curl said, "i have a history now." the other thing that struck me was 182,576 slaves in texas in 1860. >> and voting is an issue there. how things change and how they stay the same. >> yeah. had to recite the alphabet. >> people matter. >> and on today's "cbs this morning" podcast, rodney shares what's next on this journey including reaching out to the family that owned his ancestors. plus, building a roadmap

many americans say they've been drinking more during this pandemic. this morning we'll hear from an executive who may be sorry to hear that. in spite of her position in the. ann mekherjee is arican ceo of pernod ricar, one of the largest wine and spirits companies. she also knows the risk of alcohol abuse firsthand.

she tells mireya villarreal that if someone cannot use her products responsibly, she does not wantheiromet at you w i do >> reporter: ah. ann admits a little prayer can help as climbing the corporate ladder has never been easy. >> this notion that not everything is in your control. and the courage to understand that is really hard sometimes. >> reporter: mukherjee faced personal hardships beginning in india where her earliest memory as a little girl is of an assault she suffered at the hands of two drug teenage boys. >> one of them would guard the door, the other one sexually molested me underneath the dining table. and you know, basically said if you tell anybody, i'm going to hurt you. so you stay silent. >> reporter: did you? >> i did. for years.

>> reporter: what does that do to a 4-year-old? >> makes them guarded. makes them scared to show affection. and makes them always want to seek protection. > reporter: not long after that assault, her father looking for a better life moved the family to chicago where alcohol, this time a drunk driver, would again play a tragic role. >> my mom was ahead of us in one car, and my father and i were behind in a second car. and she had been t-boned in the driver's section, so the car was just in half. >> reporter: you watched your mom -- >> i did. i did. i ran out of the car. i'm like, that's my mother. i saw her take her body, put it into the ambulane. and i realized i'm not going to. but she left a spirit in me that i think that has guarded me and protected me all my life. >> reporter: that protection helping her through a first marriage she describes as abusive. >> i remember the first day he

beat me. it was the day i was graduating from university of chicago. and i remember my roommate saying, it's not too late. don't do it. but just like any woman who's in love, they think, you know what -- >> he'll change. >> he'll change. there comes a point where i realized if i stay i'm going to die. >> reporter: she did leave and embarked on a career in marketing with recognizable companies including kraft, pepsico, and s.c. johnson. in december, 2019, she joined pernod ricar. how do you end up working for an alcohol company? >> i'm a rebel at heart. >> reporter: her company, one of the largest in the industry, is the maker of iconic brands like jameson, kaluha, and absolut vodka. >> i talk about the notion of taking pain and turning it into power. i feel like it's my responsibility to make change. so i believe in walking into

fire. if i want to make change to the things that happened in my life so other people don't need to go through it, i need a seat at the table. that gives me an opportunity to start creating positive change. >> reporter: she came at that positive change with two-fisted enthusiasm. as the first woman and first person of color to lead the company, she began her tenure creating social responsibility messages by partnering with rainn, the rape abuse, and incest national network. the campaign launched on valentine's day, 2020, aiming to take a stand on the idea of consent. >> this is about people taking responsibility. it's a two-way street. and as manufacturers, we have a responsibility. and as consumers, they have a responsibility. if someone is using our product happy to say you don't need to use my product anymore. >> reporter: she followed with another campaign about voting

responsibly. >> this is not just a job. it's a quest. it's a quest about making this industry better. >> reporter: that includes making people around her better, as well. >> good mentoring is telling people what they wantneed to he not what they want to hear. >> reporter: her role as a mentor as important as being a role model. >> my mom said god put a gift in everyone. your job is to figure out what that gift is and learn from it. stop being perfect. it's in your imperfections that comes your strength and your talent. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning," mireya villarreal, dallas. >> boy, i hope she's giving a graduation speech somewhere. taking notes. taking pain and turning it into power. >> what a story. >> beautiful story. you're watching "cbs this morning." we'll be right back. california phones offers free specialized phones... like cordless phones, - (phone ringing) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program.

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