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the allegations. nfl star richard sherman is arrested after his wife makes a 911 call alleging violent behavior. what we're learning about his encounter with police. and a quest for glory among the biggest waves in the world. surfer garrett mcnamara will tell us why for him it's about more than breaking records. >> he's amazing. first, here's today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> we're going to get this done. >> reporter: president biden met with senate democrats as they announced a deal on a $3.5 billion spending plan. -- trillion spending plan. there's not a single republican who's going to support this level of taxing and spending. we're hearing the desperate calls to 911 made after that condo building collapsed. >> there will be many, many people dead. it's housing. it's appliances. it's food prices. it's electricity. it's gas.

>> lawmakers barraged state chairman jay powell with concerns about inflation. >> we are committed to price stability. >> reporter: former u.s. president george w. bush has criticized president biden's decision to withdraw u.s. troops from afghanistan. >> i think the consequences are going to be unbelievably bad. >> reporter: a new report faults the fbi for mishandling allegations of sex abuse against former usa gymnastics dr. larry nassar. all that -- >> reporter: a judge finally approved britney spears' request to hire her own attorney to end the conservatorship by her father. pop star olivia rodrigo went to the white house to promote vaccines. rodrigo told everyone who's already been vaccinated good for you, you look happy and healthy. if you didn't get that reference, i'm guessing you you've been eligible for a vaccine since december. [ laughter ] ♪ on "cbs this morning." >> this building is shaking. >> milwaukee bucks beat the suns and tied the nba final. >> player of the game, giannis gets the massive block! >> what a block from giannis. >> listen to the bucks fans who

were pumped up. [ cheers ] this morning's "eye opener" is presented by progressive -- making it easy to bundle insurance. >> i want to talk to that guy before this day as over. everybody's going to know his name. now the series is even, 2-2. i stayed up late. it was such a good game. >> that block was phenomenal. >> really good. here we go. welcome to "cbs this morning." you said go, bucks? >> yes, i did. i'm in chicago. i get it. >> go, bucks. the coronavirus is on the rise in 49 states. in the last two weeks, the rise is due to the delta variant. the threat is especially severe for those who have not been vaccinated. jericka duncan is in nashville, in tennessee. good morning to you. we're hearing more teenagers in tennessee are getting sick,

but the outreach has stopped to young people. what's happening there? >> reporter: good morning to you. you know, the health department officials here in tennessee tell us that they do support outreach when it comes to vaccinations, but right now we've got more than 80% of children 12 to 15 years old who are unvaccinated. it makes it a very scary time for one tennessee mother we spoke to who said her immunocompromised son is set to start school later this month. for the grant family, covid is a constant threat. 11-year-old chase suffers from respiratory issues and regular seizures. whie he's eligible for the covid vaccine in november, there's no guarantee it will help. >> chase requires herd immunity. that's what he relies on to stay healthy. every single time you have a "not me" attitude, you are -- you are saying it's okay for chase to potentially become critically ill. >> reporter: his mother, tanya graham, is worried about her state's low adolescent vaccine

rate, especially as chase and his brother prepare to head back to school because graham says there are no virtual options. will they be wearing masks? >> no, ma'am. repter: will they be social distancing? >> no. >> reporter: how are you confident enough to let him go to school? >> i'm not. i'm terrified. >> reporter: adolescent vaccination has become deeply politicized in tennessee. we spoke with the state's former vaccination director who says she was fired after sharing with state health care providers a more than 30-year-old state law that allows teens 14 and up to get vaccinated without parental consent. it's called the mature minor doctrine. there are parents out there that will hear that and say, well, who determines how mature my 14-year-old is? >> there's certainly a discussion and a debate that can be had. but what case law is in tennessee is that if you are a child 14 and older and your medical providers determines that you are mature enough, that you can consent for your own

medical care. >> reporter: nationally just 29ofn 12o 17 are fully vaccinated. >> i have a special guest with me today -- >> reporter: why on wednesday, the white house called on the star power of teen idol olivia rodrigo. >> hey, i'm olivia rodrigo. >> reporter: and her 14.5 million instagram followers. >> so important that we all get vaccinated. >> reporter: the graham family hopes the message gets out before it's too late. >> my biggest fear is that landon will bring it home to chase. i don't think that landon could deal with that. that would just destroy him. >> i don't want to do that. it would crush me. >> reporter: it could potentially hurt your brother. >> it could potentially do more than just hurt. it could kill him. >> reporter: and landon, as you heard there, chase's big brother says he has been fully vaccinated as of about three weeks ago and told us he feels relieved knowing that he's helping to protect his brother

and keep him safe. as for the state health department, a spokesperson says the department did not end immunizations completely for children. however, they said they are, quote, mindful of how certain tactics could hurt the progress. anthony? >> thank you. we're joined by cdc director dr. rochelle walensky. dr. walensky, good morning. >> good morning, anthony. >> more than 90% of the recent covid cases, doctor, come from counties with low vaccination rates. how big a risk is that for the rest of the country? >> right. so this is something that we anticipated with the diversity of how vaccine is being taken up across this country. we anticipated that we would see areas with high vaccination, low case rates, and now we see in areas of low vaccination very high case rates. avacc really quite good. they are safe.

they are effective, and we're fortunately working now against the variants that we have circulating here in the united states including the delta variant. but we do worry about these cases that are occurring in communities that are unvaccinated. they tend to occur in families where the entire family is unvaccinated, and really this cn take off as we are seeing across these unvaccinated communities. >> with the surge in the delta variant cases, the former fda commissioner predicted another spike in the fall, in september. do you see that happening? >> you know, i think that right now is preventable. that is in our control at this point. what we do know is these respiratory viruses tend to prefer the winter/fall weather, and they tend to circulate more indoors in the cooler weather. what i'm really hoping is as we're starting to see these cases that people will take the message, see that they don't want this to go on, and to really go and get vaccinated now so we could present what might happen in the fall. >> less than 30% of kids between

the ages of 12 and 17 are fully vaccinated at this point. are you worried about those numbers? >> i absolutely am worried about those numbers. i'm worried about every demographic that has low vaccination rates. so you know, it is the case that in many states there are different policies for how the teens will get vaccinated. some haven't prioritized it. some don't have the information. some parents want to have more information about there vaccine for younger kids. i will tell you all three of my children are vaccinated. so i'm in that demographic. you know, these vaccines are safe for that demographic. but importantly, as we vaccinate more and more people it protects everyone. it protects them, and then it protects everyone around them. >> meanwhile, in tennessee, as we've been reporting, they've stopped all vaccine outreach to kids and to minors. what do you make of that? >> i found that -- find this incredibly disturbing. so not only does -- is it disturbing for covid, but for

all vaccine-preventable illness that we don't want to be surging as we're trying to tackle the pandemic. so other vaccine-preventable diseases, hpv, measles, mumps, rubella, these are all preventable, and we need all of our children to get vaccinated for all of these things. we are in fact more than 12 million pediatric vaccinations behind from last year. and so we really do need to get up to speed for all of our pediatric vaccinations. >> that's another worrying number. dr. rochelle walensky. thank you so much for being with us. we appreciate it. starting today millions of parents could see extra money in their bank accounts thanks to a new expanded child tax credit. eligible families could get up to $300 per month per child through the end of the year as part of president biden's american rescue plan. now some democrats want to make the payments permanent. ed o'keefe reports from the white house. it's pretty much paycheck to

paycheck. >> reporter: julie page and her husband lost their jobs during the pandemic. he found another one. when schools closed she needed to be home watching their five kids. she says the new child tax credit can't come soon enough. >> back to school is coming up. all the kids are going to need clothes and shoes and things like that. >> reporter: julie says the money will help pay off bills that piled up during the pandemic, and it allows for a bit of normalcy after struggling all year. >> we have a birthday on friday. so we're hoping to be able to do something fun for her birthday that we otherwise probably wouldn't do. >> reporter: starting today families making less than $170,000 per year or single parents making less than $95,000 begin receiving monthly payments. that's as much as $3,600 a year for each child under six, $3,000 for each child between 6 and 17. some of the money will come by december. the rest when parents file their 2021 taxes. for now, it's just a year-long benefit, but some democrats want to make the payments permanent. as vermont's bernie sanders told

cbs' kris van cleave. >> it's enormously significant because among working families in this country, there is a feeling that the government has forgotten about their needs. >> reporter: president biden met with fellow democrats wednesday on capitol hill to shore up support for a new $3.5 trillion budget plan. >> we're going to get there done. >> we are getting there done. >> reporter: details are still being finalized, but in addition to expanding the child tax credits, it could also include expanded medicare coverage, money to fight climate change, and a pathway to citizenship for certain immigrants. republicans won't back the plan. they say it's too costly. so every senate democrat needs to be on board in order for the plan to pass, and some moderates aren't there yet. >> i want to make sure that the priorities that we have is what we need in our country, and a chance to look at that in detail. >> reporter: lawmakers still have to sort out some of the finer details of this plan including how exactly to pay for it. by the way, the treasury department says that the first

toou$1iorehi fs of today will million american children. about 86% of the payments are going out via direct deposit. i you think you're eligible, check your bank account. gayle? >> a lot of numbers to digest. thank you so much, ed o'keefe. always good to see you. we tg sere weather across the country now. this tornado hit the iowa town of jewell yesterday. it's about an hour north of des moines. you can see its enormous cone barreling through farmland. in california the dixie fire is raging near the town of paradise. the fire, one of dozens burning in the west, has scorched more than 2,000 acres since tuesday. and heavy rain in flagstaff, arizona, caused flash flooding that swept this car down a street. >> wow. a scathing new report blames the fbi for mistakes and delays in investigating sexual abuse allegations against former usa gymnastics doctor larry nassar. the justice department found fbi

agents learned of the allegations in 2015 but waited more than a year before opening an investigation. during that time, nassar abused dozens of gymnasts. jeff pegues is at fbi headquarters. how's the bureau responding? >> reporter: well, good morning. there were some really serious failures here, and the fbi is acknowledging that, calling the actions and inactions of some of the agents involved inexcusable and a real discredit to the organization. still, a lot of larry nassar's victims are not satisfied that everyone involved in this scandal has come clean. >> it's pretty disgusting. >> reporter: olympic gymnast jamie danzscher says she's outraged. she said she was abused by larry nassar for years, including while she was on the 2000 u.s. olympic gymnastics team. >> the main reason why i came forward and when i came forward wasn't for myself, it was to protect this from happening to other little girls in the future.

>> reporter: according to the 109-page report released by the department of justice's inspector general, usa gymnastics reported sexual assault allegations agains nassar to the fbi's indianapolis field office in july, 2015. but the agents conducted limited followup and did not formally open an investigation into the matter. meanwhile, nassar continued to work at michigan state university, and about 70 more girls were abused at that time. it took until october, 2016, after a news report and a separate sexual assault allegation was made to the michigan state university police for the fbi's lansing office to open an investigation into nassar. the report also concluded that indianapolis former fbi special agent in charge jay abbott violated fbi policy when he communicated with former usa gymnastics president steve penny about a potential job opportunity with the u.s. olympic committee while continuing to discuss the nassar allegations.

>> when girls came forward and told an adult, the adults didn't listen. >> larry nassar, i hate you. >> reporter: after hundreds of victims testified, information officer is now serving what amounts to a lifetime in prison. >> the only person that is in jail at this time is larry nassar, and it's very clear that he's not the only one responsible for this happening. >> reporter: abbott retired from the fbi in 2018 and the justice department declined to prosecute him. abbott's lawyer says that his client hopes the courageous victims of nassar's horrible crime find peace. >> jeff, thank you. ahead and only on "cbs this morning," we will talk to former team usa gymnast and nassar victim, survivor jessica howard, about the report and the fbi investigation. south africa is calling out thousands of troops to stop

protesters and looting and arson now in its sixth day. more than 70 people have been killed. more than 1,200 have been arrested. debora patta shows the desperate attempt to stop the "reuters." -- rioters. good morning. >> reporter: good morning about 25,000 troops report for duty today. it's the biggest deployment since south africa's first democratic election in 1994. looters brazenly saunter down roads carrying their bounty. >> they've looted everything. >> reporter: in this area, soldiers went door to door hunting for stolen goods. it was an easy haul. it appears just about everyone was guilty of stealing something. i'm surrounded by piles of stolen goods that's police and soldiers have retrieved from looters. there's everything from foot to clothing, even cooking pots.

years of distrust in an often powerless police force has seen armed groups take the law into their own hands. that included carrying out vigilante justice with devastating consequences when a 15-year-old boy was gunned down in the crossfire. the anger by former president jacob zuma's supporters over his jailing for contempt of court has dragged up something far more explosive -- a burning resentment over decades of inequality, poverty, and hunger, fueled by pandemic hardships. as the streets of south africa smolder, it's hoped that boots on the ground will put out the flames of insurrection. while the looting appears to be limitless, police are investigating 12 ringleaders who they believe instigated the initial violence. >> that was debora patta from south africa. ahead, a longtime nfl star is arrested. hear what richard sherman's family is saying after a late-night confrontation with

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welcome back to "cbs this morning." former super bowl champion richard sherman is expected in court today after allegations of a domestic dispute. the longtime nfl star and social justice advocate was arrested early yesterday at his wife's parents' house in seattle. he did not enter the home or hit any family members. ni y batiste is -- nikki battiste is with us. >> it came as a shock because sherman has been a role model on and off the field fighting for message awareness and social justice. he spent much of his career playing for the seahawks even taking them to the super bowl

before joining the san francisco 49ers. >> mr. sherman physically resisted officers' efforts -- >> reporter: according to police, nfl free agent richard sherman was arrested early wednesday morning after they received this 911 call -- >> i need officers to my house now. my husband is drunk and belligerent. >> reporter: sherman's wife called 911 around 2:00 in the morning and said sherman was trying to force his way inside the home. our cbs seattle radio station kiroor taped the 911 call. >> he's trying to leave, he's being aggressive, he's threatening to kill himself. he's said he's going to hang him. please don't shoot is what i'm asking. >> reporter: the five-time pro bowler was taken into custody in seattle wednesday after an alleged domestic dispute at his wife's parents' house. sherman was also booked on suspicion of resisting arrest and malicious mischief. authorities say he fought with officers who used a police dog to arrest him. he's also under investigation for dui and hit and run

following a one-car crash earlier in the morning. the former 49er and seahawk loc pushed for mental health awareness among football players. >> whether they're playing well or not playing well, i think the axiety a lot of times is the same. >> how about the -- >> reporter: a super bowl one with the seattle seahawks and a graduate of stanford university, sherman has also been an active participant in the nfl player association where he is vice president of the executive committee. in a statement, the nfl players association said they were aware of the arrest and closely monitoring events as more facts were made available. in a statement to the "seattle times," sherman's wife said "my kids were not harmed in the incident. he's a good person perks and this is not his character.

we're doing all right, just trying to get him out. i want people to know no one wa the statement. it shows everybody that knows richard sherman -- and i don't -- say what a great guy he is. that this is very surprising. clearly there are ses but the fact that she wants everybody to know he's a good person, that nobody was hurt -- and a 911 call she's saying "don't shoot." >> i noticed that. >> a very, very, very -- very clearly dicey situation. relationships are complicated. you flthough in alcohol -- >> you look at the dui earlier in the day, something was wrong. >> i think she said in the 911 call that he'd had a bottle of vodka and henessey. dangerous. >> surprising for his fans. >> hope he gets the help he needs. >> thank you. coming up, britney spears' joyous reaction to a big legal win and the road still ahead in her fight for -- court fight for independence. that's coming up on "cbs this morning."

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britney spears has won a major victory in the battle to end the legal arrangement that controls her life. a california judge ruled yesterday that the pop star can hire her own attorney for the first time in this fight. after the hearing the singer posted video of herself celebrating with horseback riding and cartwheels. she says, quote, new with real recession today.

i feel great gratitude and blessed." jamie yuccas has more. ♪ >> reporter: she's lived much of her life delighting fans, but wednesday britney spears broke down as she pleaded with a judge to remove her father, jamie spears, as conservator of her estate, estimated at $60 million. the singer described what she called cruelty saying she had been stripped of basic freedoms like her driver's license, hair vitamins, even coffee. she told the court by phone, "you're allowing me dad to ruin my life." she wanted him charged with conservatorship abuse. how hard is in a conservatorship to prove someone's been abused? >> it's very difficult. what matters is for her to show that she is ready to assume control of her own person and her own financial affairs. [ cheers ] >> reporter: and perhaps the biggest move toward spears'

people to so far, the judge granted the 39-year-old permission toe former rosengart to represent her going forward. he called for jamie spears to resign immediately. >> we will be moving promptly and aggressively for his removal. ♪ >> reporter: the hearing came just weeks after spears made stunning allegations against the conservatorship saying she was forced to work against her will and use a contraceptive device to prevent her from having any more kids. an attorney for jamie spears insists her client only has his daughter's best interests in mind and that he controls her money, not her life choices. >> what dee o we want? >> reporter: outside the courthouse, dozens of fans called for the conservatorship to end. >> every single time something like this happens, you have there feeling of it's not enough. but it's still a massive step. >> reporter: with more than a

million americans living under conservatorships, legal experts say the case could have implications beyond britney spears. >> now legislators are going to be looking at ways to make sure that this type of total control by a conservator should not be allowed to occur again. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning," jamie yuccas, los angeles. >> seems to be good news for britney that she get to take a little bit of control by hiring a lawyer she wants. got to hand it to britney spears' fans. in the beginning people thought, okay, they look a little -- cuckoo for cocoa puffs. nobody is saying that now. it's because of them that the story has the legs that it does. >> that's right. >> so big. >> very vocal. >> in the instagram post that she posted last night where she was doing the cartwheels we showed, she used the hash tag #freebritney for the first time. >> i noticed that, too. >> she's pretty good at cartwheels, by the way. the thing that startled me most was 1.3 million americans are

living under conservatorships. i had no idea it was that many. >> it stood out about using that hash tag, it says she's saying, yeah, thank you. keep that going. free britney, a lot of people on board. in other news, johnson & johnson is recalling five types of spray-on sunscreen after finding a chemical in samples that could cause cancer. now the health care giant says traces of benzene turned up in its aveeno and neutrogena products. they're sold by many retailers like target, walgreens, and cvs. this recall is totally voluntary. johnson & johnson says it's trying to find out how the benzene got into those sunscreen samples in the first place. benzene, as you may know, can cause cancer in high contendterations. we're get -- concentrations. we're getting to a time when a lot of people are using sunscreen. please be careful. next, vlad duthiers has the

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initiative. >> check this out -- the president's instagram shared photos of mr. biden and the good for you singer trying on his signature aviator sunglasses. she blew up twitter when photographers posted the photo of her walking intooutfit. >> everybody did. >> the outfit, the shoes, all of it. and i loved her who was there. her album is great. >> yeah, "sour." >> love it "driver's license." she's great. i thought everything about that was so pitch perfect. she has how many million followers -- >> 28 million followers. >> that will make a difference. >> yeah. big deal. very big deal. and you know, this is not new. i tweeted about this -- mega celebrities have used their platforms to promote vaccines in the past. dolly parton encouraged fans to follow her lead by showing her getting a dose of the moderna shot. she put up money to help develop the vaccine. in 1986, author of "the charlie and the chocolate factory" and other classic books, he wrote a

powerful essay pleading with parents to vaccinate their children about measles because he lost his own daughter to the measles. >> i was friends with her daughter at 4 and 5 yearsol we played together. that was one of the most devastating things i remember from my childhood. she died in 1962. >> so he became an advocate for the vaccine, for plemeasles vaccinations. and 1956 elvis got a polio shot in front of reporters before his performance on "the ed sullivan show." vaccination rates among american youth rose to 80% following this shot in six months. and a lot of people slipped into my twitters say willing, you know, this is the king of rock and roll. olivia who? i had to remind people in 1956, elvis had only had one number-one hit. he wasn't the king yet. he was on his second appearance on "the ed sullivan show." a lot of the oelds probably sai "elvis, who?"

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olympian talks about his fight against racism in the pool. but first here's today's eye opener at 8:00. the coronavirus is on rise again in 49 states. average daily cases are up nearly 84% nationwide. house department officials here in tennessee tell us they do support outreach when it comes to vaccinations. but right now, we've got more than 80% of children 12 to 15 years old who are unvaccinated. less than 30% of kids between the ages of 12 and 17 are fully vaccinated at this point. are you worried about those numbers? >> i am absolutely worried about those numbers. i am worried about every demographic that has a low vaccination rate. the fbi is calling the actions and inactions of some of the agents involved inexcusable. a lot of larry nassar's victims are not satisfied sni surrounded by piles of stolen goods that police and soldiers

got from looters. encouraging people to get a vaccination with a new release of his song back that thing up. we have naughty by nature to update their song, hip hop, her way. >> let me say to your face, the mechanism is safe, mrna, hey, hoe. >> whatever it takes to get the message, i love that, mrna, hoe -- very catchy. welcome back to "cbs this morning," as the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus spreads nationwide, los angeles county is seeing a disturbing spike for the sixth straight day. new covid infection there is ticked above 1,000. around 400 people are currently hospitalized in the county. health officials say none of those people are fully vaccinated. this comes after the world

health organization released a sobering report on the global spread of the disease. it recorded a 3% increase in worldwide covid deaths last week after nine straight weeks of decline. some of the hardest hit countries include indonesia, brazil, and india, where low vaccination rates and strained health care systems allowed the deatha variant to drive. the fbi made fundamental errors in its sexual abuse investigation of former u.s.a. gymnastics dr. larry nassar. the justice department's inspector general accuses the fbi of failing to respond to nassar's allegations with the utmost urgency that they deserved. the report also says 70 or more young athletes were allegedly sexually abused by nassar after bureau first learned about the accusations but before his arrest a year later.

>> hundreds of girls and young women say he sexually abused them under the premise of medical treatments. one of his accusers, a former team u.s.a. gymnast jessica howard described her or deal in a 60 minutes interview in 2017. >> i remember thinking something was off, but i didn't feel like i was able to say anything. because he was, you know, this very high-profile doctor. and i was very lucky to be at ranch working with him. >> did any of the other girls in your cabin talk to you about dra nassar. >> yes. the girls would say, yeah, he touches you funny. >> howard also testified to congress about the abuse and was one of more than 200 women who gave impact statements at nassar's trial. jessica howard is with us now only on "cbs this morning." good morning to you, jessica. it is good to see you again. i walked right past you because i remembered you as a brunette. we are really glad that you are

hear. i can only imagine what this fbi report has done to you or how it has made you feel. has it been triggering for you. >> it has, but in a slightly different way than the visioners began at the beginning this process. it used to be fiery and outrage, like, how could this happen? and now, i don't know, i guess i have come to expect that nothing will be done. but, again you are talking about the fbi. >> yeah. >> the fbi is one of the most trusted institutions in our country. so reading this list of horrible criminal activity that actually has a human cost and resulted in the sexual abuse of more than 70, we think closer to 120 new victims who were as young as 8. so it's not that they just messed up 's not that they and messed up. they actually have aff least 70

young girls. >> do you think all along the way so many people messed up in this case? we are going to focus on the fbi today because of the report. but when you look back at the big picture, do you see that it is much bigger than what it appears to be? >> it's -- it's astounding how massive it is. again, unfortunately, maybe i am cynical, maybe i have been through too much at this point to make excuses for anyone. but it's not people messing up. it's people turning away. >> yeah. >> it's people not paying attention. it's people deciding not to act. and that, to me, is the most heinous, heinous way you can treat a child. >> yeah. >> so when you read -- you read the entire report? >> yes. i skimmed some parts, but yes. >> i can't imagine what this was like for you. the recommendations out of this are new policies and training

for the fbi. what do you make of that? >> again, throughout this process there have been revelations regularly, since 2017. >> yeah. >> that go back to 2015, you know? and each and every single time there is some, some sort of proof and facts that point out that this has happened, and this is the way it happened, and it was a failure. >> yeah. >> but at the very end, you get to page 104 of the report, and after reading about all of this criminal activity, they just say, well, we are going to try to do better in the future. and that is not good enough anymore. >> jessica, do you want criminal charges brought against agents? >> absolutely. i -- i want congress to get involved. i want the d.o.j. to get involved. i want a special prosecutor. i want agents who were maybe not even mentioned in the report. you cannot tell me in u.s.a. gymnastics, in the u.s. olympic

committee and in the fbi that it was only one or two bad players. that's what they have said about larry. absolutely not true. he's the only one in prison. >> what are your thoughts about larry? i am curious because when i learned that he was married and had daughters i was so proosurpd by that. i don't know why, but he had little girls himself. >> i don't know the details of what went down in larry's family. there has been talk but i don't pay attention to night so you weren't aware he had a family when this was going on? >> not at all. >> he is saying he was unfairly punished by the judge who sentenced him. he is seeking a new judge and sentencing hearing. what do you feel when you hear he thinks he has been unfairly punished? >> i mean, i have tried to see it from other points of view, i really have, when people come up with these things about how they have been mistreated. but the truth is they have caused so damage and mistreated so many people and are

narcissistic criminals, maybe psycho paths and they will never think they were wrong. >> what are your thoughts about the olympics next week. you know many of the young women who are going to be competing. what are your thoughts about them as we get ready to celebrate? >> i hope amid all the glory and amazing accomplishments, and all the performances that you are going to see that these people have been working towards for so many decades of their existence, that that should be celebrated. and they should be uplifted. but we cannot forget that to get to that point, so many of them, especially in gymnastics, have suffer severe psychological, emotional, and sexual abuse at the hands of these people. and it wasn't stopped at one point. it was covered up and lied about. and to the fbi. >> it is hard to hear you say they have suffered from psychological abuse.

you have, too. how are you getting through, jessica? i was really worried about you when you were sitting back there? >> as i mentioned, when this started coming out, and before the first time i got to visit you here, i wouldn't even let people in my family take pictures of me. i -- i was not well. i was not well. and this began to grate more and more and more on my -- on my ability to handle and deal. and the ptsd was severe x. the side effects of ptsd and sexual trauma are real. it has taken me about four years to -- to know within myself that i'm going to be okay. i can't control what congress is going to do, or what the president can do, or what any of these institutions can do. i don't trust them. and i don't believe in them. but i do believe that i am doing what i can to help protect future generations of athletes. >> you are.

thank you so much, jessica, for your courage, for your voice. people are watching and that can affect the actions they take. thank you for joining us? we are going the keep on keeping

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prices are rising faster in america than at any time since the financial crisis in 2008. a recent harris poll survey for "usa today" found that 83% of -- sorry, 83% of americans are concerned about it, and that's, of course, bound to have an effect on how people shop. we are joined now by "usa today's" economic opportunity reporter, i love that title, charisse jones. good morning. >> good morning. hi. >> well, quickly, what is an economic opportunity reporter? and what is going on with these prices? >> yeah, i write about racial equity, what you need to do economically to get people to be able to bridge the wealth gap that exists between different racial groups. so it's a really important thing to talk about right now. and the prices are really impacting people because a lot of folks don't have enough money, and everything is up across the board from clothing to groceries to cars. >> and why? what's going on? >> it's a lot of things. i mean, the pandemic up-ended everything, right. so supply lines got really clogged, you couldn't get people to ports and to factories to

produce these things. so it's costing a lot more to ferry the merchandise, the materials and the items. so companies and brands are charging more, are getting charged more. they're passing that on to consumers, we're seeing that at the grocery store and the shopping mall. there, we and they said -- earlier this week, and they said december -- >> of this year? >> yes. >> a christmas present. >> furniture makers are paying 30% more for lumber, what you need for sofas and chairs. a lot of economists are saying they think ift's going to slip n the next few months as the pandemic eases and people start -- the demand goes down a little bit, and the flow starts again. but you never know. you never know what forces are going to act up. >> do you think that's where the biggest changes in prices might come? relief? >> yeah. i lot of this is logjam and pent-up demand. people couldn't go anywhere, couldn't buy things, were

flying. when you get that out of your system, prices slip a little bit. we hope in the next few months. >> are there things you need to buy in bulk? i think toilet paper, i don't care how much money you have, everybody's going to need toilet paper. do you think buying in bulk is good idea if you have someplace to put it and you're going to use it. if you buy a lot of fruit, a big family, three or four kids, and you're going to go through it, that's a good idea. we learned during the pandemic we needed toilet paper and hand sanitizer. you've got to have a place to store it. you don't want the big jar of tomato sauce. you take the lid off and there's mold on the top because you haven't used it. >> yes. >> make viewer going to use it -- make sure you're going to use it. >> i feel that about avocados. i buy them and most of the time they sit there and go bad. somebody needs to think of something. >> i'll eat them. >> okay.

>> were you going -- >> absolutely. shrin shrink-flation. >> you go to the store and buy something you're used to, there's less in the bag or box or package, but the price is the same or it's more. and the reason that companies get away with this is that we're very sensitive to price. you notice when the orange juice costs $1 more, but you don't notice when the carton's a little bit lighter. so it's a way for them to make more money, you know, boost profits, and own that you're getting ripped off a little bit. >> and nothing we can do, accept being ripped off? >> you can -- make notes. look at the weight of the product, look at the price, and then compare it. and if you go back next time and it is lighter or more expensive, you can go to a rival brand and see what they're offering. store brands tend to be cheaper. and they tend to be the last brands that play that game with the volume. so that's often a good bet, too. >> that's happening now, the volume of products is going down and the packaging? >> yeah, it sends to go with inflation. so when prices go up, companies

are looking at lots of tricks to get more money and to boost their profits. a lot of things -- cereal and snack goods and paper products, people are noticing that they're not getting as much bang for their buck. >> yeah. when you pick up the peanut butter jar and it feels a little smaller, it's not all in your imagination? >> no. it's not. >> the paper towels -- definitely raisinettes. you open it up, it's like that high. do you have any tips on how people can save money during this time? >> coupons are always -- they've been around for generations. >> coupons. >> they still work. and they're easier than ever -- >> it takes work to get coupons -- >> no. your app now. you get them on your computer website. again, store brands are always a good way to go. look at alternate store chains like aldi. aldi is exploding, right? and a lot of their products, produce and dairy, might be cheaper than walmart and some of the better-known chains. really mark your calendar. about every six weeks, things go on sale at the grocery store. >> yeah. >> so if you have a discount at this time and roughly a month,

you might be able to get a similar discount on a similar item. >> charisse jones. great advice. thank you so much for being with us this morning. ahead, ice cream that's supposed to taste like mac and cheese? >> yikes. >> we'll try it and tell you what we think. you're watching "cbs this morning."

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welcome back to "cbs this morning." it's that time again, time to bring you some of the stories that are the "talk of the table." this morning, gayle is leading us off. >> i like my story today. it's about a restaurant in cape cod, massachusetts, responding to a growing problem of rude customers. and you know who you are. last week the restaurant decided to close briefly to give its staff a day of kindness. >> wow. >> the owners of at cape cod say some customers are so rude they've been arguing and yelling at staff, even making some of them cry. and the owners believe this verbal abuse is just unacceptable. >> they told one of our ie you r when you leave work today.

>> another person was upset because she -- we couldn't guarantee her a seat outside, so she says, "i'm a lawyer. i'm going to sue you for discrimination." >> well, the day of kindness gave those employees a chance to decompress and focus on their well-being. needless to say they've gotten a lot of attention from this. and one of the people wrote, "having just come out of the last 15 months, you would think people wouel jt to be able to go out and enjoy a meal out. so sad that much of society has gone back to become unkind and untitled." most of the employees are young, they've got 24 employees, and just -- they've had it with the way people behave. >> i think to some degree people lost their social skills over the last 18 months. >> they did lose grace and kindness in a lot of different places. i think this is a good thing to highlight. come on, everybody. we can do better. >> yeah. and you know, there's so much pressure on these restaurant workers now because there's such a shortage. >> yes. >> we have to give them extra grace. >> we sure do. for my "talk of the table," i was wondering did either of your kids, any of your kids sell lemonade when they were younger? >> i sold lemonade.

>> you sold lemonade, anthony. >> sure did. >> i like that. >> i did. five cents. that tells you how long ago it was. >> not corrected for inflation. my "talk of the table" is about a girl who made it easier for kids in illinois to sell lemonade this summer. our chicago station wbbm-tv introduced us to haley martenez in 2019. what happened there, in 2019, county health officials actually shut down her lemonade stand because she didn't have a permit, and they said it was unsani unsanitary. i know. people around the world rallied behind her, and then last week, illinois' governor, he signed what's now called haley's law. that's allowing children under 16 to run a lemonade stand without a permit. hailey, who's now 13, told cbs 2 in chicago's reporter jim williams, we love him, that the outpouring of support means so much. >> could you have imagined two years ago when we first ran your story this a law would be passed

with your name on it? >> no, never in a million years. thank you guys for supporting me. thank you guys for keeping a smile on me and my mom's face. >> aw. >> it's just amazing. you know -- >> i lovehat ory.>> it's and she said,an do big thing m rea o th yeaht s i'm glhe's got on >>sabouice cream. in particular, one flavor of ice cream -- the ice cream company van leeuwens which has stores in new york, california, texas, new jersey, and soon pennsylvania, came up with a new flavor with kraft -- yes, kraft mac and cheese. before you say eww, my son and i tested it out. does it taste like mac and cheese? >> a little. honestly it kind of tastes almost like their honeycomb ice cream but with a little like kind of cheesy taste. not bad.

>> well -- >> yeah, right? >> it has a mac and cheese texture. and it sort of tastes like mac and cheese. but i see what you're saying. it's interesting, though. i like it. yeah. >> did you really like it? >> i did really like it. we've got some samples here, as you can see. and you're lucky to have samples because this is actually already -- it was a limited edition, it's already sold out. but i will say when i posted that video on instagram, like the overwhelming response was literally just "eww." >> that's how i feel, too. >> the idea is a little -- i actually -- >> it's good. >> right? i found it an inspired interpretation of mac and cheese. and gayle, she's still eating. >> it's sweet and salty which who doesn't love that? >> it does have a little cheesy flavor to it. >> it does, but it's not offensive. i like it -- i love mac and cheese. >> gayle's putting the lid back on. >> i'll save it. you know what it tastes like to me? cho cheetos. i'm not sure i like it in an ice

cream. i'm happy for all of you that are enjoying it. i'm not knocking van leeuwens because they have great stuff. >> they do. >> i'm going to stick with banana. >> that's good, too. i like that. we're excited about our next guest. professional surfer garrett mcnamara. in 2011 he rode a 78-foot-tall wave off the coast of nazare in portugal and broke the word record. he's an eight-time guinness world record holder. now mcnamara is the star of the new hbo documentary series "100-foot wave" about his journey to find and conquer the world's biggest swells. the series also focuses on the small portuguese fishing town that's become an international surf spot with thrill-seekers lining up to take their shot at these massive waves. garrett mcnamara joins us now. good morning. thank you so much for being with us. >> good morning, anthony. thank you. it's a pleasure to be here. >> it's -- you have an incredible story, sir, and i don't know what it takes for someone to have the courage and

the lack of fear t y te these s.o yo wple t get for this n series? >> i just really want them to realize that everything is possible. it's never too early, it's never too late to follow your dreams. and i'm a perfect living example. i gave up on surfing at 35 and wrote a business plan to keep surfing, and here i am still surfing at 53. >> i know, but i loved you in the documentary where you say "it just comes from getting the rush, being out there" a matter of looking for bigger and bigger and no wave is just -- no wave is really big enough for you. so what are you searching for? i love that you opened the surf store and you liked it. then you just had this hunger to get back on the water. you're more comfortable on the water than anyplace else. you have to take us inside that barrel and what that feels like and what you're searching for out there. >> you know, i'm just looking to have fun and find the bigger

wave than we've surfed before. and really the goal is to get inside of the barrel on every single wave we ride. s that is where just time stands still. the most beautiful -- your own world with just you're encompassed by water and looking out this little hole trying to come back in the world. but you want to stay, and it's so -- it's beautiful, beautiful place to be. >> the risk is substantial. you had a -- a rather famous wipeout in 2016. in which you dislocated your shoulder, spent time in the hospital. does that weigh on your mind at all? it doesn't seem like it does. >> no, it actually shattered by shoulder in ten pieces. i believe you guys covered it. >> yes. >> it was the worst -- worst wipeout i've experienced. and it -- i started being afraid. i was never afraid before, after this injury i was afraid because i kept thinking about all the

pain and thinking about what could maybe happen in the future, thinking about the past. so just staying in the moment, enjoying the moment, and doing my best in every moment. i let fear consume me. i chose to be afraid. fear is something we manufacture. >> you know, you've mentioned a barrel earlier, and i love that that's your son's name. i was wondering, when you're out there and you see that giant wave coming, are you filled with excitement or are you like the rest of us and have that "oh crap" moment? >> like a kid in a candy store. like a kid in christmas. it's so exciting, can't wait to ride it. every time. >> you said on the doc you don't get nervous because in your mind you've played it -- riding this wave -- over and over and over again. i thought that was pretty interesting. i just think you're so cool a . --torsinfectious. i would never do this, but i am

very interested in how -- i never thought of surfing as a learned in your doc, it really is a team sport. it takes a lot of people to make this happen. >> yeah. you know, the success of this doc is dependent on so many people. the team at hbo and chris smith and joe lewis and the team at topics. then you, gayle, and anthony and adriana sharing it here today, you're part of the team now, too. so you guys are invited to hawaii. i'll take you swimming with the dolphins, and we'll make -- we'll get you on a surfboard. >> that might be tough at this table. but got he ask you real quick -- if you're a kid in a candy store, the candy store is the town of nazare. why are the waves so huge there? >> this underwater canyon that's three times the size of the grand canyon that magnifies the waves. it creates a wedge. you know, i was actually from pittsfield, massachusetts, believe it or not. so around the corner from you guys right now. >> i know. i love that part. >> i would go -- i would go on

this wave if you will take me on your back. if i could piggyback -- i weigh 169 pounds. can you do that? >> we'll make it happen. i'll go do some squats the next couple of days, and we'll get you out there. >> you're going to need more than squats, pal. you're going to need more than squats. >> i'd pay today that. >> you look nice and light, easy to carry around. >> good to see you. >> garrett mcnamara, thank you so much. "100-foot wave" premieres this sunday on hbo and hbo-max. ahead, a former water polo olympian who's now an er doctor shares his journey overcoming racism to

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hold it. ♪ >> reporter: out of his scrubs and in the pool at the university of california irvine, er doctor omar amr is still fueled by competition. his strength and speed made him stand out as a student here in the '90s. amr recalls being a small guy with big dreams. >> since i was 7 or 8 years old, my only dream in life was to be an olympian. >> reporter: he came to the campus on a swim scholarship but wanted to try water polo. so amr asked the coach to give him a shot. >> he laughed at me, and i just got in the water. within five minutes, one of the seniors broke my nose. made me well aware of where i was at. the coach was in his most loving way was like, you know, you're going to let this little bomb beat all of you guys, and i wanted to kill someone after that. but i just use that as more motivation to succeed. >> reporter: while amr was enraged by the slur, he fell hard for the sport.

>> nice. >> reporter: and tried to prove his worth to the team and himself. >> you could look across the pool and there was no one that looked like me. at one point my coach told me that dark-skinned people had lighter bones and do better at land sports, you know. >> reporter: in so many sports, the great equalizer is once you can play, no one cares about anything else. >> not in swimming, in water polo. >> reporter: in 1996, he made the national team, despite enduring physical and emotional intimidation. >> they just destroyed me in practice. just make it so miserable that they'd hoped that i would quit. i am certain now that if i was white none of this would have happened. >> reporter: after spending his undergraduate years strengthening his body and mind, amr applied and was accepted to harvard medical school. but he remained focused on his olympic dream, splitting his time between med school in boston during the week and water polo training some 3,000 miles

away in california on the weekends. amr made the 2004 team competing in greece along wit goalinicaic the u.s. in the sport. >> i remember turning over to our goalie and being like, we're here, wow. i finally did it. >> reporter: did you enjoy it then? >> i loved it. i loved it. >> reporter: last year as protesters filled the streets demanding social justice, amr began to reflect on how his race and ethnicity impacted his life. he published an essay. >> nearly every team meal included pork which as a muslim i could not eat. when i asked for different food, i was singled out and told it was this or nothing. >> reporter: while amr was shunned by some for speaking out, the essay prompted a flood of public speaking invitation. he spoke by zoom to employees at global marketing firm in ocean. tim murphy is coo. >> i think it's really opening

up people's eyes. i want to make sure that all employees understand how -- how to treat people in a workplace. it was so impactful and so inspirational. i ink thrashleigh johnson, the first black woman on the roster, will be attending in japan. amr has encouraged her since she was a kid. >> it makes me want to fight harder. it lets me know there's so much more change that needs to happen in our sport. >> no one looked at me and said, oh, this guy is going to succeed, they just gave me a million reasons why i should quit. it was just fuel to the fire for me. i'm going to be better and smarter and stronger than all of these people, and someday they're going to give me respect. >> reporter: the son of egyptian immigrants, in his essay amr writes -- >> i am a dark skinned, curly haired, southern californian. i am an american. i do believe we have the power to heal ourselves from the poisonrng," dana jacobson,

huntington beach, california. >> love everything about it. your heart goes out to the struggle and shout out to tim murphy who saw that and said my employees need to hear this. that's what i think all this conversation is about -- that it will touch someone in a way that they will say, you know, we need to learn more about this. bravo. >> and he's turning the pain that he experienced growing up in this sport into power to inspire others. look at the athlete that they just highlighted who's going to the olympics. >> we're lucky that he was as resilient as he was, that he kept going. >> that's true. >> look at the stuff he had to take. the shot where he's in the picture and his head is hanging down and everybody's looking -- that's pain. he made it. >> yes,ly did. >> you made it, doctor, you made it. >> we'll be right back. stay with us. if you smell gas, you're too close.

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