conditions, back to you. we will be watching it and waiting. in the meantime, keeping up, in case the governor called, saying we won't ♪ good morning to our viewers in the west and welcome to "cbs this morning." it's tuesday, june 15th, 2021. i'm anthony mason with tony dokoupil, gayle king is off, adriana diaz is with us. president biden prepares for his high-stakes meeting with vladimir putin, a man he recently called a killer. how he's getting ready. plus we take you to the trenches of russia's conflict with ukraine. amazon profits soared during the pandemic but some workers say the retailer is better at processing packages than managing people. "new york times" journalist jody cantor shares the results of a year-long investigation. california, the nation's

biggest economy, is fully open again after more than a year of covid restrictions. why misinformation online could hamper the recovery. and the live audience is back for "the late show with stephen colbert." how stephen welcomed back his fans to the ed sullivan theater. >> great to see them. but first here is today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> what's your mindset walking into a meeting with a former kgb agent who you said has no soul. >> i'll tell you all that when it's over. >> president biden and nato leaders target russia while the president looks ahead to the meeting with vladimir putin. >> the house judiciary committee will investigate the justice department seizing phone dateda. >> california fully reopens, capacity done, social distancing, done. >> it's been a very catastrophic day.

a chemical plant explodes in illinois forcing those nearby to evacuate. >> please do not pick up waste that falls from the sky. >> police in decatur, georgia say a man shot and killed a grocery store cashier because she asked him to put on a mask. >> all that -- >> the clippers even the series at two. >> kawhi put a frame on that poster. >> -- and all that matters -- >> here we go. one more time. we're doing it. >> stephen colbert's late show is back in front of a live audience. ♪ ♪ freedom ♪ >> -- on "cbs this morning." >> i've not been on this stage in front of a live audience for 460 days. [ cheers and applause ] hey! it feels a little bit like the first day back at school, you know. >> that's right. >> i'm excited. i'm a little nervous. i got a new haircut, new clothes. and cbs sent me this beautiful paramount plus trapper keeper. it's pretty sweet.

>> announcer: this morning's "eye-opener" is presented by progressive, making it easy to bundle insurance. >> we got the best swag. we got the very cool trapper keepers. if it doesn't fold over it's not a genuine trapper keeper. i hope that's real swag. >> i hope we get them, too. >> i am thrilled. we've got a big day ahead for president biden, he is one day away from what could be the biggest foreign policy test of his presidency so far. a face-to-face meeting with russian president vladimir putin in switzerland. they last met ten years ago when mr. biden was vice president. since then, russia has taken a series of aggressive actions including interfering with u.s. elections. a cbs news poll shows most americans, 58%, want the president to take a tough stand with putin as he's promised to do. 41% say the recent wave of cyber attacks on the united states is the most important issue to address.

nancy cordes is in brussels for us where president biden is meeting with european leaders today. nancy, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. there's a point with president biden meeting with all of the allies before he sits down with president putin. mr. biden wants to demonstrate that he's going into the summit with the west entirely united behind him. in fact, he told me some of the leaders he met with wished he had met with putin even sooner. >> he's bright, he's tough. >> reporter: president biden told us he's prepping for his meeting with vladimir putin by seeking input from nato allies here in brussels. >> i had discussions with them about what they thought was important from their perspective. >> reporter: the putin summit comes in the wake of cyber attacks on u.s. infrastructure by criminals likely based in russia. putin laughed off the allegations in a recent interview. >> translator: where is the evidence? where is proof?

>> reporter: president biden said he'll also confront putin about his invasion of neighboring ukraine. >> have any of the world leaders you met with this week expressed concern that by meeting with president putin this early in your presidency, that it will look like you're rewarding him? >> every world leader here as a member of nato spoke today, most of them mentioned it, thanked me. >> reporter: another topic likely to come up, russia's record on human rights and particularly the fate of jailed opposition leader alexei navalny. putin would not guarantee his critic will leave prison alive, and so i asked mr. biden -- >> what it will mean for the u.s./russia relationship if alexei navalny were to die or be killed in prison? >> it would do nothing but hurt the relationships with the rest of the world in my view and with me. >> reporter: president biden and the other nato leaders also

issued a tough new stance on china, saying the country's assertive behavior presents challenges to the rules-based international order. but it's russian cyberhacking that worries many u.s. businesses. >> it came up over and over again. >> reporter: commerce secretary gina raimondo met with executives from about 20 companies here in europe yesterday. >> as the bad guys become more sophisticated, so do we need to it's a call to action for the private sector to step up its game. >> reporter: i asked secretary raimondo how expensive it is for companies to protect themselves. she said it's actually less expensive than dealing with the fallout from being hacked. but she acknowledged that no security system is foolproof which is why president biden is hoping to make some headway on this issue when he sits down with president putin tomorrow. tony. >> nancy cordes for us in brussels. nancy, thank you very much. we will bring you president biden's remarks after his summit meeting with president putin

tomorrow in a cbs news special report. norah o'donnell will lead the coverage from geneva. russia's undeclared war against ukraine began in 2014 when moscow sent unmarked military forces to occupy the southern region of crimea and backed separatists in the eastern part of the country. our holly williams met with the president volodymyr zelensky, he gave a rare look at the front lines in the conflict. >> reporter: this trench looks like something out of the first world war. ukrainian soldiers are on this side and russian-backed rebel fighters are about 300 yards in that direction. some people say this is the front line in a new cold war that's brewing between russia and the u.s. we hitched a ride with the ukrainian military to a corner of europe where lush pastures have become killing fields. we hiked past decimated villages. and through muddy trenches with ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky. less than 150 yards from the

enemy, we were warned they could hear us. >> they go a little bit forward to see what is going on here and, for example, that in may, two guys were killed by snipers. >> reporter: this war has cost more than 13,000 lives since it began in 2014. after protests toppled a government that was presently to moscow, russia responded by sending troops to seize control of crimea. and backing an armed insurgency in eastern ukraine. the usa is a very long way from here. why should ordinary americans care what's happening here in ukraine? >> it can be tomorrow their houses. >> reporter: you're saying if russia will do it here, it may do it tomorrow? >> why not? >> reporter: the next day attack americans? >> i don't know why. why not? >> reporter: that may sound far-fetched but experts say

russian hackers using ukraine as a testing ground including attacking the power grid before using similar tactics in the u.s. and this year tens of thousands of russian troops amassed at ukraine's border, the goal apparently to scare an american ally and send a threat to the west. away from the front line, president zelensky invited us for breakfast with his parents. he grew up in this soviet style apartment when ukraine was part of the ussr. he claims vladimir putin has imperial ambitions, for russia to control its neighbors once again. >> they don't want to make us free. yes, to be an independent country. >> reporter: the u.s. is supporting ukraine with money, weapons and training. but what president zelensky really wants is america's backing to join nato, giving his country more protection from russia. >> speak about nato with us, propose us. we have war.

>> reporter: in the u.s., there are fears that nato membership for ukraine could exacerbate tensions, but president zelensky argues that ukraine is holding the line against russia and deserves more support from its friends. many ukrainians have little hope that the summit between presidents biden and putin will change anything. here on the bloody battlefield that's divided their nation. for "cbs this morning," holly williams in eastern ukraine. >> yeah, holly, literally you're in the trenches there in ukraine. democrats on the house judiciary committee are launching an investigation to find out how the trump administration's justice department used secret court orders to obtain digital records of journalists and democratic lawmakers from apple's president. biden's attorney general merrick garland has ordered an independent investigation into what happened. jeff pegues is at the justice department. jeff, good morning. >> reporter: anthony, those

secret subpoenas didn't just target journalists and democrats, but according tomorrow "the new york times" they also targeted the electronic devices of former white house counsel, don mcgahn. now lawmakers here in washington manding answers. >> the notion that any president, be it political appointees could manipulate our democratic system to tap into personal data has the fingerprints of a dictatorship. a dictatorship all over it. >> reporter: lawmakers on capitol hill clashed over investigations into the trump justice department's secret subpoenas of members of congress and the media. >> there's no need for partisan circus here in the congress. >> reporter: in a statement announcing the house judiciary committee investigation monday, chairman jerrold nadler alleged that the department of justice used criminal investigations as a pretext to spy on president trump's perceived political enemies. federal prosecutors secretly subpoenaed phone information

dating back to 2017 and 2018 from apple for congressional democrats eric swalwell, adam schiff, staffers and family members, including a minor. reporters' records were subpoenaed in connection with leaked investigation. >> this is about the public. >> reporter: on monday, media executives met with attorney general merrick garland to address the growing controversy which started under his predecessors. former attorneys general investigations and william barr have denied knowing about the subpoenas. former doj acting assistant for national security mary mccord said that would be unusual. >> i would say this is something that would have had to go all the way up the flag pole to the highest levels of the department for approval. >> reporter: meanwhile, john demers who is a trump appointee who led the national security division through the end of the last administration has decided to leave the department of

justice. this decision was made, we're told, before the secret subpoenas were made public. anthony. >> jeff, the house oversight committee just released documents which it says show that former president donald trump tried to use the doj to push false election claims. what can you tell us about those documents? >> reporter: yeah, these documents allege that last december then former president trump, or president trump at that time sent an email or had an assistant send an email to then deputy attorney general jeffrey rosen. that email contained, we're told, false election claims in the state of michigan. we're also told that less than an hour later, president trump then tweeted out that william barr who was then the attorney general would be stepping down. and that mr. rosen would be taking over as acting attorney general at the department of justice. it was, of course, william barr who said publicly that there was

no widespread election fraud. anthony. >> jeff pegues, thank you, jeff. the uk is extending its strict covid restrictions for at least four weeks amid a surge in cases and a rapid spread of the more infectious delta variant. britain saw more than 7,000 new coronavirus cases just yesterday. the prime minister says cases are increasing by about 64% a week. meanwhile here in the united states, the state with the largest economy will reopen this morning. california was one of the first states to shut down more than a year ago. and is one of the last states to lift those restrictions. carter evans is at dodgers stadium in los angeles. carter, how is life going to change today? >> reporter: oh, a lot is going to change. good morning. throughout the past year, the home of the dodgers served as both a covid testing site and a vaccination center. well, tonight, the stadium opens to full capacity. that's 56,000 fans. for the first time since the pandemic began.

now, from amusement parks to bars and restaurants, capacity limits and social distancing requirements are lifted, as of today. and people who are fully vaccinated they can ditch their masks in most situations like gyms and grocery stores unless a business wants its customers to keep wearing them. now, if you're not vaccinated, it's still recommended that you wear a mask in indoor settings and everyone vaccinated or not is going to have to continue wearing face coverings in places like hospitals, schools, and on public transportation. california's governor said the state has now administered more than 40 million covid vaccines. that's the most of any state. here at dodgers stadium tonight, they'll going to be offering vaccines to ticket holders through the seventh inning. tony. >> all right. on behalf of my wife, carter, i'll have to say go dodgers. thank you very much. here in new york, another sign of america returning to normal. cbs' "the late show with stephen colbert" brought back the

audience last night. more than 400 fans packed the ed sullivan theater for the first time in 15 months. meg oliver is there when she's talking to some of those people. i'm guessing things are not as fun as they were last night, meg. good morning to you. >> reporter: no, but it certainly was exciting, tony. it felt like old times. after more than 200 remote episodes, "the late show" is welcoming back live audiences, including jon staewart, and the audience's energy was off the charts from the moment colbert stepped on stage. when a clearly elated stephen colbert walked on the stage at the ed sullivan theater after more than 400 days away, he was greeted by a nearly minute-long standing ovation. >> i don't know if i even remember how to pander to the most beautiful crowd in the world. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: hundreds waited in line for hours monday after snagging tickets online. are you ready for a laugh? >> i'm ready for a real laugh.

i'm ready to see him in person. >> reporter: audience members had to show proof of full vaccinations to attend the show. guest jon stewart said we owe a debt of gratitude to science. >> science has in many ways helped ease the suffering of this pandemic, which was more than likely caused by science. [ laughter ] >> reporter: you're shaking? >> i know, i'm so excited. >> reporter: marissa godfrey, a nurse from connecticut said her family tuned into colbert nightly during quarantine. >> he's been a form of therapy for me. >> colbert got me through this pandemic. >> a lot of people thought this is going to be years before new york gets back to normal. maybe it's just months. >> reporter: the return of this staple is also a sign of hope. the majority of theaters set to reopen in mid-september. broadway brings in an estimated $14.7 billion to the economy and supports nearly 100,000 jobs.

when you see this line, what does it symbolize? >> i mean, i think it symbolizes return and revival and restoration. it symbolizes the power and strength of new york city. >> we're the first show back up on broadway, suck it "lion king." [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: tony, you mentioned the excitement from last night. i have to tell you the uplifting mood along this sidewalk was contagious. everyone was smiling. strangers were making friends in line. when was the last time you saw something like that happen? they were so excited to be the first live audience in more than a year. >> meg, we are smiling this morning, thank you very much. so good to see new york bounce back like that. i am thrilled to see colbert back in the studio. >> we spent a couple of weeks in that empty theater when we got kicked out of here. >> i do recall. i was down in the pit. that was my dressing room. meg, thank you very mu . right now, it's 7:18. time to check your local weather.

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longtime observers agree that the relationship is now at a low point, but at least the leaders are still talking. >> the conference is to seal hitler's fate and establish lasting peace. >> reporter: near the end of the second world war leaders from the powers met in yalta to negotiate piece. >> this meeting crystallizes the resolve. >> reporter: the idea set up a cold war pitting u.s. democracy against over yet communism, still, diplomacy continued. >> for 15 minutes the two men hurled charges and countercharges against one another. >> reporter: vice president nixon got into a heated debate with nikita khrushchev. but that cultural exchange didn't head off the hottest confrontation of the decades long standoff between nuclear powers. >> this government has promised, has maintained the closest surveillance of the soviet

military buildup on the island of cuba. >> came within a hair's breath, literally seconds of nuclear war. >> reporter: matthew rojansky studies war. >> staring down at the abyss, it was that administration but subject administrations. >> what you see is president reagan and mikhail gorbachev beaking off. >> reporter: against all odds, president reagan and gorbachev. >> mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. >> reporter: continued engagement helped bring down the berlin wall ultimately leading to the collapse of the soviet union. president clinton tried to get next to boris yeltsin, hoping to bring about reforms. as yeltsin has struggled to hold power in the kremlin, the russian message to the u.s. has been blunt. >> reporter: instead, the aging

yeltsin was replaced by a youth soviet intelligence agent named vladimir putin. president bush believed they could find common ground. >> we had a very good dialogue. i was able to get a sense of his soul. >> reporter: but gained little traction. president barack obama attempted a russian reset, but his diplomatic wish list went largely unfulfilled. >> and putin loves it. he loves it when i'm brilliant. >> reporter: despite intelligence reports that russia tried to influence the presidential election on his behalf trump met with putin in it wasn't 18 and appeared to accept his denial. >> i have president putin he just said it's not russia. i will say this, i don't see any reason why it would be. >> reporter: president biden has met with putin before but more recently called him a threat to democracy and even a killer.

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and slow. >> reporter: according to a tsa memo obtained by "the washington post," 235 airports are currently understaffed. including some of the nation's busiest, like boston logan, denver international and washington dulles. with some airports short as many as 100 officers. >> there's a long process in getting an employee ready for their safety. >> reporter: hydrick thomas is the presidnt of the tsa officers union and is skeptical the agency will hit its hiring target. so, why do you think the tsa won't hit its benchmark? >> right now, it's not too many people applying for the job, maybe because of the pay. they look at all of the federal agencies and compare the pay. >> reporter: the tsa says it is, quote, well positioned to meet rising traveler volumes and on pace with established benchmarks to meet hiring goals. part of its recruitment pitch includes a $1,000 incentive for

new hires. over the weekend, passenger screenings at tsa checkpoints were at about 70% of their prepandemic levels and only expected to push higher. >> the recovery in luxury travel demand is taking almost everyone in the airline industry by surprise. >> reporter: travel industry analyst henry harteveldt says air schedules are also part of the problem. >> you can only travel when the airlines have flights going. if they have flights leaving at 7:00 in the morning and 7:00 p.m., then, that's when you go. guess what, if all of the other flights are leaving at 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., there's a bottleneck. everybody needs to pack a little patience as they go to the airport this summer. >> reporter: preach, and to mr. hmr mr. harteveldt, behind me is the baggage point and as people go to the security line. the tsa is asking staff to

volunteer to help to direct traffic. they won't screen luggage. but they are offering existing security officers at these short-staffed airports 500 bucks to work overtime. telling me that is not enough, tony. >> errol, thank you very much. it's good advice. >> it is good advice, this big comeback is trying a lot of people's patience, i think. >> the economy is not ready. we don't have enough workers and industries to keep up with everybody's behavior. >> it's a hard job dealing with the public. have you seen us in the public? we're not always friendly

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fixed all of the flaws. but now ercot says heat over 90 degrees could strain the grid before sunday. ercot wants customers to set the thermostats to 78 degrees or higher. >> nobody does that. >> they want you to avoid using large appliances like ovens, washing machines, dryers. a lot of things. why it's interesting and why it's important is texas is unique in the way its power grid is set up. no other state has this. they have their own power grid which allows them to avoid regulations but means when moments like this happens they don't have any reserves and that's what we're seeing. >> if they're worrying about anything over 90 degrees they've got trouble in texas. >> big trouble, big trouble. because it's going to get hot it can feel over 100. >> i don't know how reasonable it is to tell people 78 on the thermostat, don't use or oven or wash your clothes.

>> and texans have gone so much this year. >> back in the storm, people died. hoping for the best over in texas. christian eriksen, the soccer player from denmark who suffered cardiac arrest in the middle of game is reaching out to fans for the first time. eriksen collapsed saturday, medical personnel used a defibrillator to start his heart before taking the 29-year-old to the hospital. eriksen posted this on instagram flashing a smile. he thanks fans, under the circumstances he has to undergo tests. >> defibrillators are in public places, something we should all brush up on. that saved his life. >> the average age for cardiac arrest is 60. >> i called my doctor. i said what is up with this? what do i need to do to make sure this doesn't happen to me?

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as a deterrent against crime. san francisco's mayor is keeping some covid restrictions as california's reopening begins. large events must have a health and safety plan 10 days in advance and indoor event organizers must collect proof of vaccination. and though most health orders are being lifted today masks are still required at work. at that could soon change. cal osha will vote later this week on whether employees should be required to keep masking up. as we take a look at roadways, if you are commuting to the northbay we do have reports of a trouble spot, an accident with brake lights in both directions. it's on the southbound side of 101 between hartland and cloverdale. also check out these travel times, westbound highway 462 minutes from antioch over toward 80 and there is a crash not too far from san marco blocking at least one lane and involving a motorcycle so injuries involved. we are tracking extreme heat as we look to wednesday, thursday and friday. today a little warmer with sunshine and low 60s along the coast, low to mid 70s in the bay and 80s and 90s inland but tr

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>> first here's today's eye opener at 8:00. president biden is one day away from a face to face meeting with russian president vladimir putin. mr. biden wants to demonstrate that he is going into this summit with the west united behind him. >> this trench looks like something out of the first world war. but some people say this is the front ride in a new cold war brewing between russia and the u.s. throughout the past year the home of the dodgers here served as both a covid testing site and vaccination center. tonight the stadium opens to full capacity, 56,000 fans for the first time since the pandemic began. after more than 200 remote episodes, the late show is welcoming back audiences and live guests. >> please give a big late show welcome to ebbycolbert. >> thank you for being here.

>> okay. audience, he's all yours now. and don't forget to laugh, because he really needs it. i think a lot of spouses feel that way. >> i know. i love that. that's a love story. live on stage. >> and she was such a part of the show during the pandemic. it's great to have her there when he goes back to the studio. >> great to see everything back there. >> we begin this hour with president biden in brussels ahead of tomorrow's meeting in switzerland with russia's vladimir putin. today he's talking with european leaders about covid and climate change. and he's also helping to launch a new counsel on technology standards across the country. yesterday the president met with our nato partners to reaffirm our alliance against all security threats including from russia. this is president biden's first meeting with putin in ten years. and he's got a lot to address including russian-linked cyber attacks on the u.s. in a new news poll, 41% of

americans ranked that as the most important issue on the agenda. we will bring you president biden's remarks after his summit meeting with president putin tomorrow in a "cbs this morning" special report. norah o'donnell will lead our coverage from geneva. some 200 amazon employees tell the new york types they had to face unfair working conditions during the pandemic. a time when the online retail giant had record profits. in an article those current and foreig former workers claim they relied too much on -- we asked amazon for a response but have not heard back. amazon acknowledged some issues to the new york times with inadvertent firings, loss of benefits, job abandonment notices and leaves. amazon argues those problems and others chronicles in the article were outliers. they introduced new safety

initiatives and diversity plans. we have a new york times respondent jodie cantor who has been working on this story for nearly a year. this is the first interview you're doing about this article. it was just posted. throughout this pandemic, we've been hearing about the issues at amazon, and then in the article you talk about how the turnover is so high. basically they replaced the equivalent of their entire work force every eight months. what's going on there? >> it all goes back to the original vision that jeff bezos had for this company, and we quoted, actually, some brave former executives who went on the record with us to describe his philosophy and express their concerns about how it's playing out. he wanted quick turnover, because he wanted people when they were fresh and new. he felt that -- to par freaphra him, he almost felt human beings were inherently lazy. he wanted to keep people moving

through the system and intentionally limited upward mobility in the warehouses. it's hard to start at the first level at amazon and progress up high. >> he may not have expected he would have as many employees as amazon does. >> part of the issue is scale. it's now a gigantic company. i think the question of the investigation in many ways is how come amazon can be so precise with packages and yet, treat people so differently? and is this what powered amazon success? is this their secret? does it work really well or is it actually an impediment to the company's survival? some of the executives are worried that amazon could run out of workers because they are burning through workers so quickly. >> so they get to the point where everyone in america available to work for amazon has already done so, and they're looking for a second reup. part of what the article lays bear and makes clear is how well amazon tracks its own employees. not only the packages, but it

tracks things like time off task. what does that tracking do to the culture at amazon? >> so it is true that in most of these jobs in the warehouse, you're tracked every second. when you pause, a computer is noting that. it's almost like an attendant's system within a system. now, you may have an excused reason for pausing, but you have to go to your manager and ask them to code that in. we write about a woman who was an excellent performer. she had lots of praise. she had one really bad. a series of things, some of which beyond her control went on. she was fired for one bad day. after we went back to amazon with that story and asked them many times about it, they did say they are going to change that policy. >> what does that do to the morale ithen ork force? >> well, there's a lot of frustration as msnbc-- frustratt amazon. this is true of workers of

color, black workers who were fired back in 2019 at a much higher rate, nearly 50% higher than white employees, felt like i give this company my best effort, and there's no reward for me even if i excel on this productivity software. even if i work really fast. there is no path to progress. in one of the most successful organizations of our era. >> and that's the staten island facility where they were protesting during the pandemic? >> this is a narrative about characters wrestling with the pandemic year in this place called jfk-8. jfk-8 got us a lot of our packages when we were home bound. we relied on the workers, even if we didn't know jfk-8, the only fulfillment center in new york city, really was. >> it's heart breaking learning about employees trying to take

leave and thinking they're above board and then discharged. >> this is one of the most striking findings. people were mistakenly fired for trying to take leaves. and the story is about what happens when you have this giant system that's very highly automated. there's a big question about whether amazon has invested enough in these systems, and people would get these even just for applying for a leave sometimes, you could get a job abandonment notice as if you had done something wrong. and also, one of the most poignant stories in the article is about a woman samnaimed ann. her edelma her husband got very sick with coronavirus. he suffered brain damage. his condition is very serious. and yet, she had questions about why is the company -- did they even know what is happening to my husband, and it led her to ask are there workers truly replaceable to them?

>> that's an unfortunate possible reality, and you're holding amazon accountable in your reporting. i think the question is whether customers will in some way hold amazon accountable. they're so big and good at what they're do, they're almost unavoidable in the marketplace. ahead and only on "cbs this morning," oprah will reveal the book you will be talking about this summer. i can guarantee it. i know what the book is bu

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♪ only on "cbs this morning," oprah winfrey is revealing her latest selection for her book club. take a listen. >> so, one of the great joys for me is finding new authors. and i am so thrilled to introduce you to a debut author with his debut book "the sweetness of water" by nathan harris. "the sweetness of water." >> "the sweetness of water" takes place immediately after the emancipation proclamation. the white family that hires them after the brothers walk free from the plantation where they've spent their entire lives. fantastic book and author is a very interesting fellow. we sat down with him as well as

oprah, as she announced her pick. and spoke with both of them, about that unique moment in our history. >> and i'm very happy to be joined by oprah and nathan harris. and nathan was here live watching you make that announcement, smiling to himself. got to be a surreal moment. >> one of the most surreal moments i've had in my life, i would say, yes. >> as a person who works in imagination, did you ever imagine a moment like this one? >> no, never in a million years. i remember when oprah made the call. my editor told me i had news. i thought it was bad news. i actually got hives. and i was going to urgent care. i was kind of panicking, what's going on. then i got the call from her. there's no better cure for hives than a call from oprah. >> i think dr. fauci would support that. oprah, it's an unusual book because it's historical fiction.

a lot of people don't write that. and also it's about the '60s. not the 1960s which is a lot of people write about but 1860s and the war right after. >> which nobody has done that. i was reading it, too, i was like, oh, yes, of course, what would those first few days, weeks, months, years be like, then when i found out it was a young 29-year-old who wrote this book, i'm like, wasn't that my first thing to you -- wasn't that my first thing to you, how did you do this? >> yeah. >> how did you do this? >> you guys, there's a good answer for it. i was just as curious as you were. i mean, i feel history class goes from the civil war to reconstruction. i was thinking, what were those moments like, you know? in my mind, those two brothers are on the plantation. and it was almost like the gate swings open. >> yeah. >> you can go, you can stay. you can do whatever you want.

>> and the two brothers go we walking out of here, no where we stand another minute. i wonder, you brought to light so vividly, i wonder did you study a lot of history? did you read a lot of books prior? >> yeah, yeah. i read a number of oral histories. oral narratives taken down from slaves talking about their experience freed people. the second i started reading i ws like, whoa, whoa, i want to sort of not read more to let my imagination take over. >> people walking away with their freedom, no resources, very little political agency. i never thought of that part of history and here it is so clear. were there parts of the book that you read thinking there's a line i can draw from this moment here all the way to today and things that are still with us? >> i think one of the things that's so relevant about the

story is that you can feel the essence of what it means to have come from there to here. that's why i liked it so much. it's because you get literally look at how far we have come. >> what do you hope people take away from it? >> gosh, as you were talking, i think the past resonates so much in this novel, and we're dealing with today. issues of race, issues of class, and the scars of the past. and i guess i want this novel, and what this community faces, to show that we can come together in a way. there is hope. and there is a chance to be uplifted, but we have to have empathy for people who don't look like, people who, you know, again are from a different class. and we can do that. >> oprah, do you see significance, symbolic or otherwise, in the book coming out so close to juneteenth? >> yeah, because i look at it really kind of a juneteenth celebration.

it's a perfect book for reading at exactly this time. and a great book to take with you no matter where you go this summer. >> i couldn't agree more, nate. and a million readers pick it up. >> all right. >> and come to oprah's book club to talk about it. >> and may a million conversations follow. >> this is the thing, you're going to want to talk about it. the thing is i'm always reading when the books aren't out, so i don't have anybody to talk about it. you're going to want to talk about it. read and talk about it. >> nathan, congratulations. >> nathan, congratulations. >> thank you, guys, so much. >> i have read the book, you guys can't talk about it because you haven't yet. it is terrific. it's a towering, towering achievement of imagination. nathan is a heck of a guy to root for. he's only 29 years ago old. he wrote a lot of this book in his mid-20s as a delivery guy

for post-mates, his father was a novelist, ended up being a teacher. >> starting at 25. boy, i feel inadequate. >> not at all, anthony. what's so fascinating about this time in history, after emancipation, you had all of these black codes that controlled black people. then with the reconstruction act of 1857, black people served in congress. they were on state legislatures in the south. but, of course, that only lasted a few years before white supremacy took over and reversed that. >> andrew johnson became president after lincoln's assassination, he had a very different view of the role in the south and we're dealing with the repercussions. this book will help you know what that was like. and you'll be entertained and like oprah said, you'll want to talk about it. sweetness of water is on sale

now. dr. tara narula looks at the huge impact online and misinformation and people working to get rid of it. we will be right back.

this is a kpix 5 morning update. good morning, i'm len kiese. bay area business owners are eager to open their doors on this day of reopening, x-rated customers can go without masks but it is an honor system and businesses can set their own restrictions if they choose. triple digit heat is on the way in the bay area, there will be high demand for power which could overload the electrical grid. at this point no blackouts are expected but the operator could issue flex alerts starting tomorrow. masks are still required in the workplace but that may change this week. cal osha will vote on thursday

to require coverings only for those who are unvaccinated in the governor will enact the change that same day. good morning, if you plan on taking transit this morning just a heads up we are getting word that there are delays for line 67 so check the schedule before heading out the door. if you're headed to the bay bridge metering lights remain on and it's a pretty slow ride out of east bay into san francisco, busy there and busy as you head south on 680 at mainstreet because of a crash to the right shoulder adding to an already busy ride out of pleasant hill down toward the connector. checking travel times the busiest spot is along highway four westbound, 60 minutes from antioch to hercules. plenty of sunshine today with temperatures a bit warmer compared yesterday, low 60s at the coast and low to mid 70s in the bay, 80s and 90s inland we are tracking and extreme heat with dangerously hot conditions inland as we look to wednesday, thursday and friday with heat advisories, an excessive heat

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[announcement on pa] how far would you go for a togo? welcome back to "cbs this morning." it's that time again stories that are talk of the table. tony is up first. >> according to polls, most americans own at least one house plant. i'm among them. you two, are as well, i imagine having apartments. ask yourself this, i'm going to put up a picture of a house plant. you tell me what you would pay for this guys. a variegated minima, it's got eight leaves.

a ninth leaf might unfurl soon. it went for $27,000 on the island of new zealand where apparently house plants have become the new it item. there was a fierce battle between foliage patch and meridian land. i want to say this was 10,000. >> the problem is you asked how many house plants do i have, you should ask how many have i killed. because they inevitably guy. >> i'm way off, clearly. >> it's a nice looking plant. >> mine is a brooklyn story. i have a riddle why did the ducklings cross the road in brooklyn? >> not to get to the other side? >> to get to -- >> -- the bagel store.

>> -- the bagel store. this happened, new yorkers stopped in their track to this rare sight, a family of ducks, a mother duck and eight ducklings. they walked straight into bagel world in brooklyn. we don't know what happened inside. we don't know what they ordered. but they left soon afterward. and we were told -- or somebody who was there said that the people from the store actually used bread crumbs to lead them out of the store to get them out. everything happens in new york. >> this is what i love. >> that's amazing. there are so many elementary age kids in brooklyn where that happened there would be have been a flock of people to protect the ducks. >> that's a great new york scene. my talk of the table is actress annie murphy both known as playing alexis rose in the hit comedy shitsz "schitt's

creek." >> we came to take you home. >> i texted alexis. >> i'm sorry for not responding to like one text, david. >> david! she took home the emmy for best performing actress for her performance. now murphy is shifting gears in the amc plus series "kevin can f himself." she plays a fed-up housewife tired of being the butt of every joke of her husband's sitcom world. >> allison, i can't have you leaving kevin for me. [ laughter ] ♪ >> yeah, you see the darker side of that world. annie murphy, good morning. welcome. so exciting you have a new project.

but can you stop taking shows that are difficult for us to say the names on television? >> does my mom tell you to say that? i'm so sorry. >> you deliberately wanted to play a character that was essentially 180 from where you were? >> yes, i did. i was getting a lot of auditions for -- from people who are like, it's definitely not alexis. she has brown hair. she wears pants a lot. >> yeah. >> so when this character of allison mcroberts came along who is, you know, like lower working class, very angry. >> yeah. >> deeply unfashionable, it kind of like ticked all of the boxes for me. >> it's almost like you're acting in two different shows, the sitcom part of this is very standard sitcom. and the other part as we saw is much darker. >> it is. it is. when we follow allison into her own world, it becomes a lot grittier, a lot darker. a lot more chaotic. and a little bit more murdery.

>> yes, murdery. i like that word. >> yeah. >> but it's not a show within a show. the character is a real person. >> yes. >> not playing a character. not an actor in the show. but the sitcom format allows the viewer to look with new ideas on some of the sort of common habits of the american male over the years. >> yeah. >> what attracted you to that idea? >> i mean, i feel badly now when i watch sitcoms i didn't do it with an analytical eye. because, now, in watching this sit sitcom, it is so obvious how much racism and misogyny and bigotism is hidden by laugh tracks. >> did you go back and watch this? >> i did to a certain degree. and that's enough, sigh wati wa

enough. >> the sitcom part is actually sharp. part of while you're watching, you're laughing at it and it's wait a minute, i shouldn't be laughing. >> it feels natural with horrible jokes that we've accepted for so long. >> yeah. i think as soon as you see the impact that these jokes are having on a woman in kind of the way she's been chipped away and become a shell of herself because of men makes these jokes you can't go back and watch the sitcom part in the same way. >> yeah. >> you said while you were shooting the sitcom scenes you were actually getting kind of jealous of the male actors? >> yes. because they got all the jokes and all the bits. and mary hollis who is patty in the show, anytime the writers would come in with a new joke for the guys, we're like, is it for us? no? we don't have a joke?

we would sit there with our arms crossed and nagging. >> annie, your growth in acting is incredible. you almost went away from kt aing. you had three dollars in your account before "schitt's creek" came your way. how is that molded tell you as a person and then to have this huge success? >> well, it's a good lesson learned even when you have nope hope left that -- you know, i truly gave up acting. i proclaimed to the pacific ocean that i was not going to do this anymore. the next day i got the audition for "schitt's creek." >> yeah. >> you never know what's coming down the pike. it does take a lot. you need a thick skin to do this. >> you ended up in really what was an extraordinary family. >> oh, the best family. i miss them. >> i'm still watching them. >> you are? >> yeah, i saw a little bit of

alexis episode. >> yes! there it is. >> thank you, annie murphy. >> thank you. >> how did you put that character together? >> i watched -- i watched bits and pieces of the world of the kardashians and the world of lindsay lohan. >> yeah. >> and you know, put a little vocal in the mix and put a little t-rex arm in there, and fell into place. and the hair and make-up and glamorous wardrobes didn't hurt either. >> one of my favorite creations. it's brilliant. >> i'm excited for the new show. i feel like it's a husband and wife activity, if you're at home and watch the show together, maybe then one of your colleagues, you might see behaviors you might apologize for. you might turn to your wife and say let's do things differently from now on. >> yeah, hopefully this will spark nice discussion between partners. >> and bonding time. >> and bonding time.

>> annie murphy thank you, you can watch "kevin can f himself" streams on amc plus and will air this sunday. still to come, there's been a rise in medical misinformation during the pandemic. what

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the amount of false information being posted online about medicine and science has surged during the pandemic. youtube temporarily suspended republican senator ron johnson on friday for violating its medical misinformation policy. the wisconsin lawmaker had posted a video where he advocated for unproven covid treatments. dr. tara narula shows us what social media companies like youtube are doing to stop the spread of misinformation. it is a big problem. doctor, good morning to you. >> good morning, tony. as it turns out we have an emotional relationship to information. and i learned misleading information often spreads so quickly out of fear. companies are now finding innovative ways to try to nip the issue on the bud. and on the ground efforts are being made to educate communities and arm them with accurate, fact-based information. >> we're trying to get some information on the vaccine. to our people in the community.

>> reporter: for over three decades, nurse cathey avery has made it her position to underserved communities in north carolina. >> a lot of these people are low income, no income. for me, it breaks my heart because people are trying to get health care in these environments. the only person they may have is me. help us pass the word, okay? >> okay. >> it's a grassroots effort to combat misinformation and conspiracy theories. >> you need the vaccine for real. >> yeah. >> if you can't seal how people really live, you can't help them. when you're out there door to door and talks one-on-one, you can hear all of the craziness that they read on facebook and then you can give them real information so it's ununderstandable so it's not misunderstood. >> challenge is most of us don't have the training to discern fact versus fiction. >> jennifer granston leads the

team at zignal working to track misinformation. >> you'll see that what it means 5g causes covid. we still things about hydroxychloroquine. these things tend to spin and spin and spin. >> since the start of the pandemic, the company has pulled in over 3 billion stories relating to misleading and false narratives around covid and the vaccine. >> oftentimes, you can see within the hash tags of what's being shared more deliberate effort to spread misinformation. and you can sometimes trace that back to a particular group or set of actors that are doing that. >> a government census recently found that 36% don't trust the vaccine. almost 29% don't trust the government. do those numbers correlate with what you're seeing? >> absolutely. our job is to really identify those things we see emerging online and put it in the hands of people who are able to make decisions with it. >> in the hands of social media platforms like twitter and youtube.

>> misinformation has entire public health consequences. >> dr. garth graham heads a new youtube partnership with well trusted health associations like the american public health association and mayo clinic to counter myths with fact-based videos. >> we give them the science, put in the culture specific and culture appropriate way. literally allows the right information in the right formula and the right way. >> you can't get the infection from the vaccine. >> what vulnerability did covid expose? it turns out our ability to get misinformation. >> what covid showed we need to do a better job at least first empowering individuals with information needed immediately as we develop the science and disseminate the science, we have to be able to give people that information in a timely manner. we need to reach people where their minds are and where their hearts are. >> that's why on the ground community efforts by people like

kathey is crucial. how do you convince them that your information is correct and not what they heard last week in gathering with their friends or on facebook? >> you have to keep listening. you have to say what they think and feel because then they feel respected and heard. that's the only way you change people's minds to show you're willing to listen. not just listen but to understand where they're coming from. >> i also spoke with claire wardle who is advising the biden administration on combatting medical misinformation. she says it's critical to build trust one-on-one in communities. draw conversations based on empathy, and to realize we can all be potential publishers and vectors of misinformation if we're not careful. there's a responsibility every time we comment or tweet or share on social media. we have to be careful. >> such an interesting point that you make that

misinformation can especially be emotional. because people develop fear, it travels much faster. >> that's right. >> it used to be so obvious what the information was between good and bad. there was an authoritative spread of media and then now you have to make the distinction. >> the importance of what nurse kathey was doing. doctors keep saying it's when union l you're one-on-one with the patient in the room or on the virtual meeting where you can convince people. >> that's exactly what i find in my practice. it's that one-on-one, those couple minute where is you explain to educate and then suddenly the patient says, okay, i think i'm going to get it. >> thank you. on today's cbs podcast, the duo between the art podcast, russell tovey and robert diament

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