difficult. >> reporter: the pace of vaccination is slow, and the on goal, a distant one million each day, and currently half that. more infections and deaths are happening more compared to when tokyo froze the games in march 2020. and japan's top covid adviser said it's not normal to hold the games in a situation like this. a state of emergency. just extended to june 20th, now blankets much of japan. around 10,000 volunteer toof 80,000 have quit as they expect thousands of coaches, officials and journalists. what is the concern that when all of those 10s of thousands of people go home that we may see another wave of covid is this. >> that would be the worst case scenario for the tokyo olympics. >> reporter: as the first international athletes now arrive in japan from australia's women's softball team, no oh,

olympian knows whether they will be flying home carrying a medal or carrying covid. here in the u.s., the pandemic may be easing, but its impact on home prices could hinge er to for years to come and a reason, the cost of lumber. it is up 250% over the past 16 months. saw mills, scaled back production during the height of the covid crisis, just as home renovations drove up demand, and now, lumber yards say that they cannot find workers. wr we have the story from a home under construction in alabama. >> the contractor working on this house said that this framing right here, the cost has gone up more than 300%. floors have gone up 400% and the plywood up 900%. the cost is getting so out of control, they are asking the government to step in. the saw mills that are benefitting from the higher prices say it's a bit of an over

reach. hard to tell from this view, but bob dixon, southeast alabama mill is considered small by industry standards. >> the game is to get it to somebody else's shed not mine. >> reporter: he said staffing and delivery issues are i camak it hard to respond to the lumber will demand. >> the employees are being paid to stay home, it's not just our industry, it's everywhere you go. >> reporter: and they are facing soaring demands for home renovation. the result, lumber prices have tripled in the last month since april. adding $36,000 to the price of a new home. it's tough. birmingham builder said that higher prices threaten her business and price homeowners out of the market. so if this is going up for you, i would imagine then that cost gets pushed on to the homeowner? >> it does. right now, i cannot tell anybody

how much a house will cost. >> reporter: what does it do to the american dream? >> kills it. >> reporter: the affect reaching families that need help the most. the nonprofit, habitat for humanity is no longer taking applications and they believe the big mills are taking advantage of the situation. >> i think it's great for the lumber mills. >> reporter: home builders have told us that they believe the big mills are the problem, they are jacking up the prices. is that happening? >> i don't believe any mill can control the industry. it's based on a standard pricing guide that prints every thursday. >> reporter: this industry expert said at the start of the pandemic, mill operators and home builders scaled back to prepare for a recession that never came. >> we saw people wanting to move out of the cities and purchase new homes. we saw people wanting to add on and make improvements to their homes. that strong surge in demand at the same time we saw production and buying decline is what drove

the prices so high. >> reporter: dixon believes the industry will correct itself in time. >> hang on, and we will respond in the prices, they will come down. >> reporter: that industry expert that we spoke with said that the prices are already starting to decrease and we should see a significant decreases in the fall when the demand comes down. but he warned do not expect prepandemic pricing. >> you are watching the "cbs overnight news." cookieies and breyeyers. that's s like gettiting two o desserts!! waitit... do we e have to thank ouour moms twiwice? i don'n't know..... (l(laughs) brbreyers. 10000% grade a ak and cream,m, and loloaded with h delicios cookokie pieces.s. betttter starts s with breye.

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♪ ♪ there's a forest of dead trees in the heart of manhattan. but instead of sparking outrage from environmentalists it's drawing flocks of new yorkers seeking refuge from the bustle of city life, ghost forest is the latest art installation of maya lin. she was a under graduate in yale in 1981 when she won a competition to design the vietnam veteran's memorial here in washington. she went on to create a catalog of other famous works, including the civil rights memorial in

montgomery, alabama we have the story of the ghost forest. >> reporter: deep in the pine barrens of southern new jersey back in february. >> what height is that one? >> they are all in the 35-40 range. >> reporter: the designer maya lin was picking out dying trees. >> i think the two, they are just too short. >> okay. >> reporter: for a public art project aimed at illuminating the cost of climate change. >> if we cut him at 40, he may be okay. >> reporter: she made it clear she wanted trees in trouble. >> we are looking for something that will die. >> reporter: forester bob williamss who worked with lynn said these krecedars are dying because of the rising sea levels and hurricanes. >> we have to get the public to better understand our forest and

what is happening and this is terrific. >> reporter: when the did you first see this idea in your head? >> summer of 2019. >> reporter: yeah. lin's idea -- >> i would like to bring a ghost forest to manhattan. >> reporter: and in march, that's what she did. the trees trucked in to new york could be no taller than 52 feet. so the flat beds on could take the city's tight corners. >> the main preparator lost a lot of sleep saying we would move 50 foot dead trees to the middle of manhattan. >> reporter: late at night, they arrived at madison square park. >> there are 49 trees. >> reporter: this is how you mapped it out. >> i mapped it out but literally, we had to avoid all the lines. electrical lines, sewage lines. >> reporter: lin modeled the entire project in her new york studio. >> i literally had to choose and

recalibrate every hole after the first hole because each tree was in complete dialog with its neighbor. and spacing, distancing -- >> reporter: having mapped it out and studied and made models do you still get surprised? ? i'm terrified it's not going to work. every single time i have nightmares and i never know if it's going to work or not. >> reporter: how on do you feel about it now? >> i'm feeling pretty good about it. i think we need to plant everything. >> reporter: the ohio born artist and architect has made a lasting mark on the american landscape, designing the vietnam's memorial and the civil rights memorial in montgomery, alabama and a series of wave field installations like this one at the university of michigan. >> i am making them closer and i want to see what happens. >> reporter: as lin was in the final stages of creating the

ghost forest in late january, her husband of nearly 25 years daniel wolf died of a sudden heart attack. >> you the did this in a trying time for the country and yourself. how did you get through it? >> i'm still getting through it. >> reporter: yeah. >> and my kids are getting through it. you know, it's, it's very, it's hard. >> reporter: somehow, she went ahead with the project. did that help you in any way? >> yeah, it did, works is something -- creativity to me is a real gift, maybe it's because my dad was in the arts and my mother was a poet, something that i really have needed and loved. >> reporter: the 49 trees in the ghost forest, will stand until the fall. slowly graying as the park sees the seasons change. >> they are majestic trees. they are beautiful. just as a work of art, they are

50 feet tall, they are 60-80 years old, i'm hoping people are going to do go through and go, these trees are spiritually pro found. i mean, there's something really there. sometimes i think haunting and beautiful can move you in a way that will hopefully get us to say, this is happening, care enough to do something. >> reporter: maya lin has dedicated the ghost forest to her late husband, now she waits to see what the thousands who walk through madison square park every day will make of it. what are you hoping to see? >> wonder, awe, maybe some head scratching. hopefully some smiles and hopefully kids running around. >> reporter: yeah. >> and looking up at the trees and going, wow, and i'm hoping people will kind of find their own favorite tree in the grove. >> reporter: but there's warning signs too. >> absolutely. no, it's a wake-up call.

>> anthony mason reporting, ghost forest will remain standing until mid november, so if you plan on being in new york city, you have time to check it ou we are back i when you humble yourself

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the pandemic has led to a surge of pet adoptions, as people who were stuck in their homes have wanted the company of on furry friends. a record number of dogs were adopted and this year it may be more. many shelters are practically empty and the breeders can not keep up with demand and there's another demand, a traveling pet nanny. >> this woman and her kids are at the airport to meet the

newest part of their family. to meet rex, a new puppy. >> hey, this is your new baby. >> i know! he is so tiny. >> reporter: but getting tiny rex to the big apple was a big problem. >> on our breeder is colorado so we cannot fly out there, so you need somebody to transport them. >> reporter: they are not alone. pet nanny sue murphy said her doggy delivery business has doubled in the last year as americans have sought out pandemic puppies. for about $500, plus airfare, murphy will see to it that a dog is getting vip treatment to its new home anywhere the in the country. >> the minute i get the puppy i'm in contact with the client with pictures and videos, they know where i am at at all i'ms. it's 5:30 a.m. >> reporter: on this day, that meant picking up rex in colorado. flying to denver. and to new york.

>> it was awesome to a see he is so cute and small. >> reporter: sue makes about 13 trips like this a month. she said she feels safe flying and her business is booming. it's so busy, she hired her husband to help keep up with the demand. >> it's to me, not like a real job because it, i just love it so. and it makes everybody so happy. it brings tears to their eyes. and of course then, you know, i see them crying and i start crying. tears of happiness. so when you get home feed him. >> reporter: for sue murphy, working like a dog is actually a labor of love. let me give them a hug and kiss goodbye. >> okay. >> reporter: cbs news, washington. and that is the "cbs overnight news" for this friday, for some of you the news continues, for others check back later for cbs this morning. and you canni always follow us online any time at cbs news.com.

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