>> reporter: pledging $1.7 billion to fight racism. the company that processes donations worldwide since 2008 said that this time last year, more than half of all donations went to racial justice and equity causes. >> $166 million went to social justice and racial equity causes in june. that was the most we had ever seen of any cause category in our history. how is that cause category doing today? >> now it's back to 5-6% of all donations. >> reporter: what does it tell you? >> we are driven to move when an issue is acute and when it's the focus, when we get back to normal, we step in to normal things which is usually nothing. he said in 2020, the number of

donors doubled. >> reporter: do you worry that that moment, is not sustainable? >> i look at it this way, there's been support not at the levels to confront america's most demanding and pressing problem and that is the challenges around racial justice. >> reporter: and as protests continue, people like andrea hudson presses on. >> we have to keep fighting. i say we are fighting for freedom because it's free, and since it's not, i have to fight for it. >> reporter: new york. the u.s. continues to win the battle against the coronavirus, new cases, hospitalizations and deaths are falling rapidly. but there are disturbing new questions this morning about the origins of covid-19. according to the "wall street

journal," u.s. intelligence police believes three researchers in wuhan china got so sick in november of 20 they had to be hospitalized that is of course is before the first cases of the virus were disclosed. china maintains the coronavirus did not come from one of its laboratories. meanwhile, the cdc is warning all americans to avoid travel to japan because of a spike in covid cases. that won't keep u.s. athletes out of the up coming tokyo olympics. there's calls in japan to cancel the games all together. we report. >> reporter: when tokyo won the bid to host the 2020 summer olympics, japan was excited. fast forward to today and coronavirus is surging across the country for a fourth time. less than two months before opening ceremonies. a new survey indicates that the

masked majority of japan a, more than 8 in 10 people want the games to be postponed again or canc instructor who said she fears the olympics could cause a surge in covid infections and another state of emergency that would force her school to close. tock yo based political scientist said that is a real possibility. it could be a super spreader event. >> that is why the state department is telling americans in plain language, do not travel to japan due to covid-19. a japan's 126 million people, only about 2% have been fully vaccinated. compare that with nearly 40% in the u.s. health systems and cities like osaka have been described as on the brink of collapse. >> should the games go on? >> no, it's not just feasible, people are upset with the

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grammy winning is onech of riter sarah bureis mu r w album, amidst the chaos, she headlined the famed l.a. venue for the first time. she and her band went back to the bowl for a virtual show. giving her fans a taste of what we all had a been missing and then sat down with a chat with anthony mason. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: when she reunited with her band for the first time in over a year, they played to more than 17,000 empty seats. ♪ ♪ what was it like to play an empty hollywood bowl? >> it was a lot of things. just became so clear to me that

you can even play the most pristeen cathedrals of music in the world and it doesn't really mean anything without the audience. ♪ ♪ >> she was last at the hollywood bowl in november of 2019. touring her sixth studio album, amidst is chaos, to a sea of singing fans. ♪ ♪ you played the hollywood bowl, you played madison square garden. that was pretty great tour. >> it was wild. ♪ ♪ >> venues that i only ever dreamed about. ♪ ♪ >> for someone like me who, i have bee grassroots my whole career and worked my ass off,

that felt like a milestone moment. ♪ ♪ >> just a few months later thee sh dr new york city apartment. ♪ ♪ >> have you been creative in the writing sense in this or not? >> notally really. >> reporter: yeah. >> i was a little shell shocked and a lot of my artist friends processed in writing, and in making and creation and i was just very quiet. and depressed. >> reporter: yeah, it was easy to be depressed. >> it was, i mean, just horrific. >> reporter: on top of losing a friend, broadway star nick co are -- cordero to covid-19 and catching it herself, it weighed

o her. >> i was like, there's nothing to be said about this. >> reporter: then came a zoom call out of the blue? >> yeah. yeah. >> it was tina fey, ask canning her to star in a new -- asking her to star in a new scripted show. >> i was very scared. >> reporter: what were you scared of? >> there was the fear of can i do it. this is outside my comfort zone, i have never done on tv before. and i'm now number one on the call sheet. >> reporter: in the comedy, she and her co-stars, play mbs of a '90s girl group that reunite in their 40s and reclaim their fame. i'm going to write us a hit. >> an anthem to things that are not perfect and still great. >> i love celebrating women doing something that is

boundless and unexpected. >> reporter: you have not done actually that much acting. >> no. i did a lot of community theater growing up. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: and after moving from l.a. to new york city eight years ago, she composed the tony nominated score for the hit broadway musical waitress. she even standarred in it. have you done anything on broadway before stepping in to waitress? >> no, my philosophy is go big and then go home sgloo. >> reporter: was it hard for them to convince you to take on the lead role? >> no, are you kidding? like a ham and a half, again, i was nervous, but you know, i think sometimes when we get that little voice that's fearful, but curious i think that is a good combination. >> reporter: a broadway revival of waitress is in the works for this fall. you are going to do it again?

>> well, um, nothing, nothing is confirmed. i wish i could tell you yes sign me up, here we go. it's not confirmed. >> reporter: but it's being talked about. >> it's being talked about and you know, the prospect of being a part of broadway welcoming audiences back in to theaters. >> reporter: yeah. >> i would give my right arm to be a part of that. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: as the world and her beloved new york city opened back up, she is ready to get back on stage. this time, with an audience. ♪ ♪ ♪ she is gone but she used to be mine ♪ >> anthony mason. you are watching the "cbs overnight news."

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designed for you. the boys of summer are back, and baseball is in full swing. in the windy city, fans of the chicago cubs are getting to know a new announcer at wrigley field. we report, that he is practically a cub himself. ♪ ♪ a new voice is in the air at chicago's wrigley field. >> good afternoon and welcome to baseball here at beautiful wrigley field! >> reporter: it's deep. >> for your attention please. >> reporter: animated. >> anthony rizz sounds. your voice sounds like you are 58 years old. but how old are you actually? >> i'm 21.

yeah. >> reporter: in college, his senior year classes are still online. >> i thought this dream was out of the ballpark and here i am in the ballpark as a voice. anything can happen. >> reporter: so, where is your new office? >> i'm in the press box. >> reporter: jeremiah is the youngest pa announcer ever at wrigley home to a historic team. legendary play by play broadcaster, and superer fans like bill mumurray. >> we came here to win the ball game. >> reporter: and he is the first ever black public address announcer. >> it means a lot, people reaching out and saying you are a huge inspiration. >> reporter: an inspiration who is now a bit of a sports star of his own. >> awesome, man, congrats. >> reporter: his passion nor baseball came from his mother. she once worked as a parking attendant here, and he would go

to games and mimic announcers. can you give me samples, of announcing? >> of course, yeah. ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon and welcome to baseball here at beautiful wrigley field. >> reporter: that is amazing. it got series in high school. >> this is a reminder for seniors -- >> reporter: and this spring, he saw the job pop up for audition, and his mom showed him the job, and he knocked it out of the park. >> we want to offer you the job of the new moannouncer of wrigl field. >> i thought maybe i was dreaming, i don't know. i'm still speechless. >> reporter: hopefully not too speechless, he has a lot of talking ahead of him. cbs news, chicago. we get set to meet the starting lineups for today's

contest. >> and that's the overnight news for thiswe tesinm the nation's it's wednesday, may 26th, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." >> if you are vaccinated, you are protected, and you can enjoy memorial day. >> vaccinating america. the u.s. hits a major milestone ahead of the holiday weekend. grand jury seated. major developments unfold in the criminal investigation involving former president trump. rare rebuke. top republicans call out one of their own over holocaust their own over holocaust remarks. captioning funded by cbs good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with a positive milestone in the battle against covid as tens of millions