>> cue that song. >> exactly. >> thanks for watching. >> the news continues all day on cbsn bay area. >> cbs news this morning is coming up ne good morning to our viewers in the west, and welcome to "cbs this morning." it's thursday, july 22nd, 2021. i'm gayle king with anthony mason and vlad duthiers. tony dokoupil on baby leave. president biden says kids under 12 may soon be eligible for covid vaccines. how this could affect the fight against the virus as case numbers surge. plans for a bipartisan committee to investigate the assault on the capitol fall apart. we'll show you the partisan clash over who should be on it and what's next for the investigation. there's new trouble at the olympics just one day before the opening ceremony. we are in tokyo with the latest

controversy. and before she returns to the stage in new york, brandi carlile joins us live here in studio 57. we'll ask her what it will be like to hit the road again with a brand-new song. >> you can say anthony, she's right on time. get it? first, today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> this delta variant has a great capability of spreading from person to person. it's 83% of the infections in this country. >> reporter: hospitals across america brace for the country's fourth covid wave as new cases more than triple over the last month. >> reporter: republicans blast speaker nancy pelosi for rejecting their choices to serve on a newly formed january 6th committee. >> this is the people's house, not pelosi's house. >> reporter: deadly flooding in china trapped some people in subways and in schools. >> reporter: more than 200,000 residents have been evacuated. >> reporter: a key test vote on capitol hill to start talks on president biden's infrastructure

plan failed. >> reporter: president biden said the bill is a top priority. >> i think we're going to get it done. >> reporter: harvey weinstein has pleaded not guilty to rape and sexual assault in california. >> weinstein awaits a second trial. all that -- >> reporter: in new jersey, a girl was on a slingshot ride when a seagull flew right into her face. [ screams ] and all that matters -- >> i'm here with my baby. >> when you score 50 points to win a title for the first time in 50 years, what do you do to celebrate? >> a 50-piece chicken nugget meal. >> not 51, not 49, chicken, yes. 50. on "cbs this morning." >> kevin mccarthy is vowing that republicans will launch their own investigation into january 6th. >> we have law enforcement, we have military, we have doctors, we have people from all walks of life. >> kevin mccarthy will have people from all walks of life. law enforcement, military, construction workers, cowboys,

native americans, his committee will get to the bottom of why it is fun to stay at the ymca. this morning's "eye opener" is presented by progressive -- making it easy to bundle insurance. >> you know, i feel like doing the dance. ♪ we all know how to do it. nicely done, stephen colbert. we welcome you to "cbs this morning." >> we begin with the latest on how the coronavirus numbers are heading sharply in the wrong direction. more than 52,000 cases were reported in the u.s. yesterday. a major jump in just the last few weeks. florida, louisiana, mississippi, arkansas, missouri, and nevada are the hardest hit states right now as unvaccinated americans are driving these trends. our lead national correspondent, david begnaud, is in louisiana where they hit one of their highest single-day totals since the pandemic began. david, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anthony. i got to tell you, it sent a shiver down the spine of the

doctors. i was walking around this hospital with yesterday. they were shocked by the number. more than 5,000 new covid infections, even the governor was shocked. here he is. >> i actually lost my breath today when that daily update came to economy. to me. >> reporter: that is louisiana's governor who is dealing with the highest number of covid infections since the winter leading to a surge in hospitalizations. deaths will certainly follow. >> not want to bury a child -- >> reporter: betty's son brandon became a covid statistic. >> i begged him, i said, you need to take the vaccine, brandon, oh, no, mom, i'm not going to take it and you better not either. his doctor wanted him to take the vaccine. he told her no. >> reporter: brandon told his mom and his friends that he had done his research and he wanted to wait. >> but he did not tell his friends all the underlying health conditions he had.

he had a bad heart, he had lung problems, copd. >> reporter: six days after he tested positive for covid, brandon died. when you stood by his bedside after he had died, what did you think? >> first of all, i was so full with -- i want to say angry. i was kind of angry not so much at him but because he did not take the vaccine. and i said right then i'm going to ask his friends and everybody to take that vaccine in honor of him. >> reporter: she asked that vaccines be offered at the funeral. why did you want to do it at his funeral? >> i wanted them to see brandon's ashes, i wanted them to know, look, brandon is dead because he did not take the vaccine. >> reporter: there were three people who got vaccinated at the funeral. ten of brandon's friends followed. among the 100 million americans

unvaccinated, many are health care workers. health officer says 24-year-old nurse olivia gidry died of covid. she had in the past spread anti-vax misinformation. >> i believe every nurse should be vaccinated now. if that requires a mandate, i'd support it. >> reporter: christopher thomas is a critical care icu doctor in baton rouge. >> in order to protect the patients, we have to not be carrying virus. we've done this for flu, we need to be patient centered, and that requires us as health care professionals to take the first leap. that first leap is to get vaccinated. >> reporter: you know, the american medical association says 96% of physicians around the country are vaccinated. the american nurses foundation says 70% of nurses are vaccinated. so there's some hesitancy there. and there's hesitancy among patients. i want to end with this, it's so important -- one patient i interviewed said, you know, i

don't want that vaccine because it's not fully approved, there's only an emergency use authorization. so i went to a doctor and said what do you say to that? he said, i'll tell you, that guy was treated with medication using an emergency use authorization. that medication is not fully approved. so the doctor said if he was willing to take that to get better and get out of the hospital, he ought to be willing to take the vaccine, too, to prevent him from having to come back here again. gayle? >> boy, david, that is such a good point. thank you so much. cbs news medical contributor dr. david agus joins us now at the table to continue this conversation. i have a relative that says that exact same thing. this is emergency use authorization, i'm not going to take it until it's approved -- this is an emergency, that's why it's called emergency use authorization, sylvia -- not their real name. uh-oh. but what do you say -- there are a lot of people that think the way that she does. >> yeah. i say sylvia, you know, an emergency youth authorization

has 60 days of followup because almost all side effects are seen in that window. and we could get out quickly to the american public. a full authorization have six months of followup. we have that data, it's been released, it's transparent, it's amazing. so when that full approval comes, probably the end of august, it's going to be no different than today, right. the data are the same. we know what the data are -- they are safe, and they work. and anybody who says, well, i'm waiting for full approval doesn't mean anything, right. we know, you know, the manufacturing is safe. we know that the clinical trials, they worked. and in real world, it's as good or better than the clinical trials. it's pretty impressive. >> why as -- as david begnaud was telling us, there's hesitancy even among nurses. you have a 70% who have just the first dose. why do you think that is? >> you think they know something we don't. >> no question about it, and i think it's wrong. we took an oath as a doctor, a nurse, a health care professional to really not bring harm to patients.

if you are not vaccinated, you could unwittingly bring the virus to a patient. and that's just not right. we have to educate better. part of it's my fault -- obviously we're educating wrong if those rumors are still out there. we have to rise above with the data and get people to understand the safety and efficacy of these vaccines period. >> should there be a mandate for doctors and nurses to get a vaccine? >> i don't think there should be, i think there will be. there will be. no question about it. doctors and nurses need to be vaccinated, or they can bring harm to people. i think there's going to be a mandate at workplaces also once we get the full approval. that's a milestone set in the sand. companies have said as soon as there's full approval i'm going to stand up. bruce springsteen stood up a month ago and said, you come to my concert only if you're vaccinated. >> bravo. bravo. >> you have a right not to be vaccinated in this country, but you don't have a right to leave your house and potentially harm others without a mask. >> as we sit here vaccinated, i'm worried about the breakthrough cases that are coming from people that are not vaccinated.

is it rude to ask people are you vaccinated? i'm now asking people because i think if you don't want to get the vaccine, that's fine with you, but now you're endangering other people. it's not just you. that's the problem that i have. >> gayle, you have a right in who you associate with and the risk with those associations. any time you're with someone who's unvaccinated, there is a risk for you as an individual. even if you're vaccinated, you can be exposed to the virus and have a mild breakthrough case. they're rare, but they clearly do happen. >> dr. david agus, always great to see you. especially at the table. >> at the table. >> good to see you here. >> we were wondering what is he going to wear. >> everybody did. surprise. >> works every time. >> i got to hug some of you before the story. i love that. >> i do, too. i do, too. all right. there are plans for a bipartisan congressional committee to investigate the deadly assault on the capitol, but they are in disarray this morning. house speaker nancy pelosi rejected two of republican leader kevin mccarthy's five picks for the panel. both of those congressmen have

opposed an investigation into what happened on january 6th. kris van cleave has more from capitol hill. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. speaker pelosi justified her decision saying january 6th is so important, it warranted this unprecedented action. kevin mccarthy blasted her for playing politics and said the gop will do its own investigation. let's be clear here -- both parties are going to claim victory because this plays directly to their bases. >> pelosi has broken this institution -- >> reporter: the top republican in the house, kevin mccarthy, slammed the stunning surprise from speaker nancy pelosi, rejecting two republican fire brands for the january 6th select committee. the speaker denied congressman jim jordan and jim banks citing the integrity of the investigation and pointing to previous statements made by the two. >> it's always about getting the president no matter what. >> reporter: jordan and banks are both outspoken allies of former president trump whose supporters made up the mob that stormed the capitol.

both also voted to overturn the election and previously criticized the committee. >> they just want to be partisan. they want to continue to attack the former president. they want to play political games. >> reporter: pelosi's move drew an immediate response from mccarthy -- >> why are you allowing a lame duck speaker to destroy this institution? this is the people's house, not pelosi's house. >> reporter: he announced he'd pull all five of his appointed members and instead republicans would do their own investigation if the speaker doesn't reverse course. pelosi fired back. >> i don't care. >> reporter: breaking with her party, liz cheney is the lone republican staying on the january 6th committee. she said she supports the speaker's decision and criticized mccarthy. >> at every opportunity the minority leader has attempted to prevent the american people from understanding what happened. to block this investigation. >> reporter: now cheney is still

on this panel because she was appointed by the speaker, not kevin mccarthy. the select committee's first hearing is set for tuesday. they will be hearing from law enforcement officers who were at the capitol on january 6th. anthony? >> thank you. president biden's bipartisan infrastructure deal suffered a temporary setback on capitol hill when senate republicans rejected an attempt to move the package forward. they voted yesterday against debating the legislation which is geared toward rebuilding the nation's bridges, roads, and broadband systems. president biden called the setback irrelevant, pointing out that the senators did not shoot the bill down, they just delayed it. but there is a growing sense of urgency to pass it before the lawmakers leave for their august recess. a group of attorneys general has announced a $26 billion settlement with four companies involved in producing and distributing opioids. mckesson, cardinal health, and amerisource bergen are being

sued along with johnson & johnson. they were accused of playing a role in creating and fueling the opioid epidemic. if the deal is approved, the first three companies would collectively pay up to $21 billion over the next 18 years. johnson & johnson would pay up to $5 billion over nine years. states have 30 days to agree to the settlement. in a statement, j&j said the settlement is not an admission of liability or wrongdoing. the other three companies said they strongly dispute the allegations made in the lawsuits. harvey weinstein has pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of rape and sexual assault ahead of a second trial. this time in california. the disgraced movie mogul entered a los angeles courtroom yesterday in a wheelchair. he now faces 11 counts of sexual assault involving five women. he says any sexual contact he had with these women were consensual. now this trial you should know is separate from his new york case where he was convicted of rape last year. he has been searching a 23 -- serving a 23-year sentence but was extradited to california.

now to china where the military has been called in to blast open a dam to help control catastrophic flooding. dramatic video shows people trapped inside subway cars submerged in chest-deep waters in the city of zhengzhou. the flooding has killed at least 33 people after the area saw a year's worth of rain in just three days. ramy inocencio reports. >> reporter: the deluge took the city and these commuters by surprise. trapping hundreds in subway carriages as floodwaters rushed in. the flood was too powerful and people got washed away, this passenger said. another person and i almost wanted to give up because we didn't have enough strength. but i used my arm to hang on. many struggled to get out of the sbway system themselves and back on to higher ground. with no other option, rescue workers were forced to cut open carriage roofs and pull people

to safety before any remaining air ran out. we smashed the upper part of the glass to let some air in, otherwise we would have suffocated. on ground level, dramatic video shows a group of people attempting a rescue before the ground gives way beneath them. across the city of 12 million, the rising floodwaters turned streets into raging rivers, trapping drivers in their cars and residents in their homes. around 100,000 people have now been evacuated. china's military has now been deployed to assist. this video shows a nearby dam being blasted open to divert floodwaters away from the flood-ravaged city. but with more rain on the way, what climate scientists have described as a once in a millennium event could become even more common in the future. for "cbs this morning," ramy inocencio, hong kong. >> that's just terrifying.

in tokyo, there's new controversy stirring ahead of tomorrow's opening ceremony for the olympic games. jamie yuccas is in the japanese capital covering the story. good morning to you. please stay safe. what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning, gayle. we're doing our best. it seems like every day there is a new scandal officials here are having to deal with. in this latest incident, the director of opening ceremonies has been forced to step down. he's accused of making fun of the holocaust in a comedy skit that aired back in 1998. he took over in march when his predecessor stepped down after making sexist comments. the opening ceremony also recently lost its composer after an interview resurfaced where he revealed he bullied disabled classmates. the controversies are the latest embarrassment for japanese organizers. a rise in covid cases in the country, nearly 2,000 new cases today in tokyo, is threatening to overshadow the biggest night. to give an idea, in rio in 2016, 65,000 fans attended opening night festivities here in japan.

it will be just 1,500. some japanese have been extremely frustrated that the games are continuing at all with many complaining on social media asking the government to focus on that vaccine rollout and not the games. anthony? >> jamie yuccas in tokyo for us. thanks. i'm still surprised that the japanese weren't more ready for this. >> me, too. and the people clearly are saying don't come, don't do it. >> yeah. >> that's why i'm very worried about the people who are there who are covering it. >> and the athletes. >> and the athletes. >> you feel so bad for the athletes. >> the reporters, everybody. we're already seeing acts of protest by athletes at the olympics. a reminder of what american john carlos did back in 1968. coming up, we spoke to carlos about the power of protests then and now.

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spoke with gop congresswoman cathy mcmorris rodgers, the top republican on the energy and commerce committee. catherine, good morning. >> reporter: the congresswoman says she's trying to answer the critical question of whether u.s. government grants played a role in risky research at the wuhan lab that could have started the pandemic. those records are just one data point in a complex investigation. >> we want to know what was funded through taxpayer dollars to the wuhan lab. >> reporter: republican congresswoman cathy mcmorris rodgers told cbs news that despite two formal requests, the national institutes of health has not fully cooperated with congressional investigators. >> we need these grant letters to better understand when the united states of america, nih in particular, started funding grants at the wuhan lab. >> reporter: in a letter obtained by cbs news, mcmorris rodgers and other house republicans said "the nih has not provided a single document," about whether nih funding played a role in risky research in

china. >> we're 16 months into the pandemic. why do these records still matter? >> think about every loved one that we've lost. every health care worker that's been on the front lines of combating the coronavirus or every student now that is struggling with mental health because of isolation. we deserve these answers. >> reporter: the committee's democratic chairman, frank pollone, told cbs news he is waiting for results from an intelligence review ordered by president biden. writing, "this is a complex issue that unfortunately has become politicized by the republicans." adding, "the administration needs to be given the time to complete this important work." a former deputy assistant secretary of state told cbs news he had uncovered safety issues at the wuhan lab. >> there was work with very dangerous viruses carried out at biosafety level two which has been compared to the safety level roughly of a dentist's office. >> reporter: the nih recently confirmed money went to the

wuhan lab through the ecohealth alliance, an american research group. the nih emphasized their application did not propose research to enhance any coronavirus to be more transmissible. earlier this week, dr. fauci pushed back against the claim that u.s. money supported so-called gain of function research that may have made the virus more dangerous. >> dr. fauci, knowing that it is a crime to lie to congress, do you wish to retract your statement of may 11th where you claimed that the nih never funded gain of function research in wuhan? >> senator paul, i have never lied before the congress, and i do not retract that statement. you do not know what you are talking about, quite frankly. >> reporter: would providing the records strip away the politics? >> absolutely. transparency is the key. we need to have answers. we need to know the origins of covid-19 so that we can protect ourselves moving forward and that this doesn't happen again. >> reporter: in a statement to

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members of the u.s. women's national soccer team are among the first athletes to take part in a protest at the tokyo olympics. they joined other teams yesterday taking a knee on the field at the start of their opening games to oppose racism. newly relaxed olympic rules allow the athletes to express themselves before the start of competition. it's part of a long history of protesting at these games. jonathan vigliotti spoke to a man who changed history with his olympic protest back in the day. ♪ >> reporter: the year was 1968. american sprinter john carlos joined by tommy smith stood on the podium in mexico city. their fists raised high into the air as the national anthem belted through the stadium. >> why am i being defiant? because i felt like as a young individual i represented america, but at the same time

america seemed like it doesn't want me to represent self. and that's a distaste in my mouth and in my mind. >> reporter: it was a silent call for civil rights heard around the world, and one only made possible because of the stage on which he stood. >> you know, i could have gone in front of the apollo theater, i was raised in harlem. i could have gone there. i could have been in europe and made a statement, but the statement would not reach the masses that i'm trying to reach. i'm not the only person as a black man in peril here in the united states. there are people of color that's in peril around the world. we need to send a message out to give them hope, as well, that we are fighting for a better day for all people. no significance to me, the medal was the ticket to reach the victory stand. that was my purpose. going to the olympic games was to make a statement, not to win a medal or show the world how great i was in track and field. >> reporter: for you taking that platform and using it to send your message was more important than even placing to begin with. >> absolutely.

it was just as important today as it was back at that time. i'm committed to this. i'm not in here for the moment. i'm here for the movement. >> reporter: that movement has exploded since that momentous day 53 years ago. from colin kaepernick's kneel to nba and wnba players locking arms, to hammer thrower gwen berry looking away from the american flag at these olympic trials. >> gwen berry is a symbol of defiance. you know, her symbol is like john lewis said, she created good trouble. understand? and that's something that you should be proud of particularly when a people or a race of people are in the fire. many individuals run when -- in the crisis situation. but there are certain individuals that stand tall for all those individuals that stood as well as those that ran. >> reporter: this year the international olympic committee announced new rules for the games that will still deter these acts. they allow athletes to protest before their events but not

during competition or on the podium. punishments will vary case by case. >> it's a really difficult balancing act. >> reporter: doug hartmann is a sociology professor and expert on athlete activism at the university of minnesota. he expects protests at these games across the spectrum of human rights causes. >> i think it's a really catch 22 tough spot that the olympic movement has put itself in by making grand claims about its progressive role in the world, but also thinking that that happens kind of naturally and organically when in fact i think an awful lot of sports' progressive forces come through conflict, through people speaking out and protesting. >> reporter: that's the message of john carlos, that speaking out can help bring unity and respect to all, no matter the pedestal from which it comes. >> i didn't pull my pants down, show my butt, i didn't give the finger, i didn't do anything that was distasteful. i think what i did was very

educational. it was very thought provoking. >> reporter: if you could give a word to the fist up in the air, what would it be? >> the answer is the fist is this -- if you look at that hand as open hand, but when you sit back and think about how frail this is as five individuals. but we think about when these five individuals come together, how powerful they be, that was the essence of the fist. it wasn't about black power. it was about unity amongst people that had the right mindset. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning," jonathan vigliotti, los angeles. >> wow. >> so powerful, john carlos. a shame that we're still having this conversation. >> yeah. >> all these years later. i thought it was an interesting point that he made. i was just trying to get a message across. >> that -- i'd never heard that before either. >> me either. >> it's hard to understate how shocking that protest was. >> right. >> in 1968. and because people didn't do that sort of thing in sport. what we've learned now in the current age is how many athletes are willing to do that and how

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called "right on top." >> and she is that too. but first the eye opener at 8:00. more than sgo 52,000 cases were reported yesterday. >> i believe every physician should be vaccinated right now. speaker pelosi said january 6 6th warranted this action. harvey weinstein's pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of rape ahead of a second trial. the military has been asked to blast in to open a dam to stop catastrophic flooding. and accused of making fun of the holocaust in a comedy skit that aired back in 1998. some places are reinstating mask mandates, including clark

county that pazzed a mandate to wear masks while at work. that's tough news for many vegas employees because your job just got waysier. >> nobody likes to wear a mask, i get it. but it's so important to wear a mask at this time indoors. that picture was funny. we begin this hour with new comments from president biden on when younger children could be eligible for the vaccine. the president said he expects that to happen soon for children under the age of 12. he also addressed the issue of masks in the schools. >> the cdc is going to say everyone under the age of 12 should probably be wearing a mask in school. that's probably what's going to happen.

if you're vaccinated, you're not going to be hospitalized, in the icu unit and you're not going to die. >> the president expect full nonemergency approve maybe by october, as case numbers surge due the delta variant and some people's refusal to be vaccinated. as u.s. troops withdraw from affidaviten withdrawal is expected to be soon for interpreters. and cbs correspondent recently spoke about how hard it is to get visas to the u.s. mahir maded it to america after four years of waiting. in this clip he talks about the dangers of the job. >> translator: for the thousands of afghan interpreters who stood shoulder to shoulder with u.s. troops, translating for them is

only the beginning. >> what type of jobs did you do as a linguist, as a translator? >> first to secure the base and have a patrol around the base, make sure nothing goes wrong and make sure there's no threat to the base. >> american soldiers also relied on interpreters for their regional. >> if you don't have respect in your own community and they think you're the enemy of your country, trader of your own people. so, what do you expect from the taliban? >> reporter: his family lived in jal jalalabad. he shares one of the letters

with us. >> if you do not stop, quit your job, the islamic emirate will kill you and cult your head off, along with your family. >> do you think that would have happened? >> yes. because the taliban, they were looking for me. i was on their list to kill me. >> and enrique joins us now. good to see you. let me clarify. it was his brother, his father in law and two cousins. but that's just one family. how many afghan interpreters are waiting to come to the united states and how long could it take them to get here? >> you're right. that's what's at stake for the interpreters, right, their lives and families well being as well. there are 18,000 pending applications for the special immigrant visa that they're

using to bring interpreters to the u.s. imagine 18,000 applications pending. and family members from those interpreters, staff members, those healthy stood shoulder to shoulder with american soldiers in afghanistan. >> whether you hear retired general petraeus, telling you it would be quicker to put a rover on mars than approve all these visa applications, what goes through your mind and mind of the interpreters? >> it was set up for vetting each applicant accurately. it's a 14-step process and takes an average two years. because thousands of dollars for the families. the medical exams, cost of travel to the u.s. is sometimes the biggest hurdle to take them out of a gan stan and harm's way. >> what are these interpreters doing as they await approve?

>> hi, anthony, they're praying that the taliban doesn't regain full control of the country while they're there. and they know that's been happening. as taliban forces regain control, they fear they'll be assass nalted. that's why they want to get out first and then figure out a way to get to the u.s. >> do you feel the u.s. is doing everything they can to get them out because of the role they played was usual, it would be right to do them right at this time? >> i think the answer is no. we withdrawal all the remaining troops from afghanistan without a plan to have these people out of danger.

and now we're scrambling to get them out. i don't think that's at a pace where we're securing these people's well being. >> important work you're doing for the crucial job those interpreters played for the united states. thank you very much. cbs has signed a letter to help those who risked their lives to come safely to the united states. you can watch enrique's report on 60-minutes plus, which you can find on paramount plus. we introduce you to military veterans finding a new calling on the lamb. >> what did you feel like that first time you put your fingers in the soil here? >> terrified. >> terrify snd. >> terrified. i had no way to do it. >> how service members are turning to farming and why the

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those people. good morning. >> here at arcadia farm, the philosophy is veterans have the skills needed to be successful farmers. and if you're wondering what farmers and veterans have in common, well, the answer is a lot. jenny spent 15 years as a united states marine. now, she's a farmer with a focus on flowers. >> these are what i want and i want healthy. healthy zinnias. >> reporter: she learned the science and the art of farming here at arcadia farm in alexandria, virginia, on land once owned by george washington. >> it's exhausting, it's hot, it's buggy, and it's the most satisfying and the happiest i've ever been. >> reporter: she began three years ago in arcadia's part-time veteran farmer reserve program that gives veterans an opportunity to decide if farming is for them. for her, it was a perfect fit.

>> i think it's an incredible program for veterans transitioning from years of service into the next career. >> reporter: she now farms here full time and dreams of one day having a small farm of her own. about 125 veterans have learned to farm at arcadia, and most including army veteran marcus roberson, developed a passion for growing fruits and vegetables. what are you growing here? >> right in between us we have some strawberries. to my left we have some garlic. to my far left we have cucumbers. we're growing pumpkins, watermelons, tomatoes here. >> reporter: what did you feel like the first time you put your fingers in the soil here? >> terrified. >> reporter: terrified? >> i had no clue what i was doing or when to do it or how or even why for that matter. >> reporter: but over four years with help from arcadia farms experts, he figured it out. do you think of yourself as a farmer now? >> yes.

yes. i'm even thinking of changing my name. farmer marcus. >> reporter: farmer marcus. pamela hess is executive director of arcadia farm and helped create the veteran farmer program. the goal is to give veterans an opportunity to earn a living in a new but surprisingly similar walk of life. >> they can work in all temperatures. they can carry very heavy loads. they are great at long-term planning. they are not freaked out by crisis. farmers and military folks have a very similar mindset when it comes to their work. farming is a mission-oriented business in the same way that the military mission is. you can't stop at 5:00, you stop when the mission is done. >> reporter: we caught up with hess at arcadia's mobile market which sells the farm's fresh produce in several underserved neighborhoods in washington, d.c. >> in neighborhoods that don't have grocery stores that have a high use of food stamps and low car ownership which means people have a hard time getting their hands on good quality, beautiful, healthy food.

>> reporter: government nutrition benefits are accepted here, and the market's many regular customers -- you love kale? >> yes, you wash it and cut it up. and it holds. like if you make your salad today and put it in the refrigerator, it's still going to be fresh the next day. >> there are many people in this area over here in the apartments who do not have transportation, and they need to have fresh produce. >> reporter: the mobile market has seen double-digit growth every year since 2012. hess gives most of the credit to her team of veterans. >> thank you. >> arcadia farm, we don't just grow food, we also grow farmers. >> reporter: framers who after serving the nation have found their next mission. >> the best part of being out here is realizing that i can succeed, that i can do things i never planned to do, and i can do more than i thought that i could still do. >> allow yourself to see what's

possible, to see the potential, to see what you can do. don't be afraid to dream. don't be afraid to try. don't be afraid to fail. and know that if we're lucky, tomorrow's another day. >> reporter: and one other thing -- this program is not just for veterans. they also accept some active duty service members who are trying to get a head start on deciding if life on the farm is the life for them. vlad? >> chip, that last sound byte from farmer marcus is one that i'm going to write down. >> the don't be afraid to dream? >> don't be afraid to dream. >> don't be afraid to fail. i'm afraid of that. i do like -- >> but you never do. >> chip looks like he's ready -- >> i know. thank you so much. that was wonderful. >> you look good out there with that greenery. >> farmer chip. >> you look good. >> i might have found my next career. >> okay. >> chip reid for us, as always, we thank you, chip. appreciate it. ahead, how scientists are using drones to try and take control of the weather away from mother nature. plus, a controversial move by guitar legend eric clapton when it comes to vaccines.

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welcome back to "cbs this morning." is it my turn, pat? yes. we were talking to brandi in the green room, and you lose track of time when you start talking to her. it is time to bring some of the stories that we call "talk of the table" this morning. anthony, you're in pole position. >> i'm going first. and my story's about eric clapton and how he says he will not play at venues that require proof of vaccination. the singer made the announcement after british prime minister boris johnson said vaccination passports will be required in the uk to get into nightclubs and other venues by the end of september. in a statement, clapton said he

would not play, quote, any stage where there is a discriminated audience present. he added, "unless there's a provision made for all people to attend, i reserve the right to cancel the show." this is obviously very controversial. he got the astrazeneca vaccine and said he had significant reactions after both shots. he said my hands and feet were either frozen, numb, or burning, and pretty much useless for two weeks. i feared i'd never play again. he does have peripheral neuropathy which can cause numb innocence -- numbness in his hands. >> this could potentially be a big divide in the country, not that we need another thing. i thought dr. david agus said it well, you have the right not to get the vaccine, but you don't have the right to infect others. that's what happens when you don't get the vaccine. it could potentially affect other people. that's why i'm so worried. i admire bruce springsteen who said if you want to come to my show, please get vaccinated. >> you've got to be vaccinated. you have to show your card to get in. >> i like those kind of shows.

>> with respect to eric clapton, i probably won't be going to his shows. >> a lot of people. my story -- >> yes? >> muhammad ali, greatest. float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. the greatest, muhammad ali. the iconic boxer. did you also know he was an artist? >> no. >> first on "cbs this morning," we're showing you this never-before-seen image that ali made of himself in the ring with smoking joe fraser at new york city's madison square garden -- >> what is that? >> smokin' joe? >> no -- >> the figures in the ring with all those people around -- >> as an artist, tell us what we're looking at. >> i was an artist using it in air quotes. there's the digitized version, what you were looking at, of the fight of the century. it's hitting the sotheby's auction black tomorrow. take a look at this. [ cheers ] [ bell ] >> so it's little stick figures, says ali, smokin' joe. you can hear the crowd erupting

in applause. it was made for the 50th anniversary of the fight. the object is what's called an nft which is a digital asset that represents real-world objects. >> yeah. i do think that's fun. when you say artist -- when i go, what is that? he goes the ring. i know it's a ring, vlad. i know a little bit about boxing. i know that's a ring. i was just talking about the -- use of the word artist. okay. mine is about -- mine is also about an athlete. you know, some athletes go to disneyland after winning a championship? others, they hit up chick-fil-a. >> can i have the 50-piece -- do you mind or no? >> sure. >> just -- 150,000 people watching you right now. >> really? >> yes. >> that's giannis, love everything about him fresh off of his first nba championship and finals mvp award, thank you so much. he ate up his victory by ordering exactly 50 chicken minis from a fast food restaurant.

so that's one nugget for each point that he made in the championship game against the phoenix suns. during his instagram live, the 26-year-old superstar, married with a baby, love that, too, he was also driving around with his larry o'brien trophy in between his legs. his final mvp trophy. take a look at this. the athlete was surrounded by very excited fans outside his car. love this, too. they were cheering him on and congratulating him. i love the fact that he's young, of course, but he has such the enthusiasm of a boy. of course he's a grown ass man and just completed something that really is amazing. and from everybody who knows him, and i don't, but everybody that knows him says he is the nicest guy. >> one of the things -- >> best of all that you could see that when he asked her, can i film you? that's so polite in this world where people stick phones in your face all the time. he's like -- you're on with 150,000 people. >> watching. >> yeah. >> no pressure. right. i still can't get over -- 50 points -- >> i know. >> he probably ate those 50

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either way i lose you in the silent days ♪ ♪ it wasn't right but it was ♪ >> there she goes. that's grammy award winning artist brandi carlile's single "right on time" from her album "in these silent days." the singer/songwriter is back on tour this month for the first time since the pandemic began. she's with us ahead of her performance tomorrow here in new york city. first here's a look back at her genre-defying music over the last two decades. ♪ i see you talking ♪ brandi carlile sings anthems for the underdog. ♪ her soaring performance of the song "the joke" was one of the most memorable moments of the

2019 grammy awards. ♪ by the way i forgive you ♪ her last album "by the way i forgive you" earned the singer/songwriter six of her 12 total grammy nominations. she's won six times. ♪ only if you stare me in the eye ♪ the self-taught musician emerged from the seattle music scene. she's played with her band mates and writing partners phil and tim hanseroth since 1999. ♪ all of these lines across my face ♪ their 2007 song "the story" was their breakthrough hit and attracted a loyal fan base from elton john and former president barack obama to joni mitchell. ♪ you can hold my hand ♪ her country supergroup the high women with maren morris, amanda shires, and natalie hemby, won

best country song at this year's grammys. ♪ wherever is your heart i call home ♪ like most artists, the pandemic forced her to postpone her 2020 tour. in montana this month, she and her band returned to the stage for the first time. ♪ and now she's ready to make her comeback here in new york city. and we're excited to welcome brandi carlile to the table. so excited to welcome you. you're playing foresthill stadium friday night. >> that's right. >> we saw you there in montana. you actually drove a camper to montana. why? >> i was just trying to keep it real. and i knew it was such a big deal to like return to live music. but i needed just a little time alone with the stage. i slept there -- >> you slept there the night before? >> yeah. i slept there. >> were you nervous? were you nervous? >> i was so nervous, gayle. >> why? >> i was so nervous -- >> have you looked in the

mirror? you know you are brandi carlile. >> i think i felt -- at that moment i felt more like a trout fisherman, i needed to sort of fuse the two together. so i just wanted to like sit in the audience alone and just -- the night before, and sort of be ready. >> what were you telling yourself in that moment? >> i was telling myself don't cry. >> yeah. >> you won't be able to sing. >> yeah. >> but still be vulnerable for the people because we're all feeling vulnerable, and we need this together, you know. >> yeah. and you opened your mouth and the words came out, and then you felt what? was it -- i was kidding when i said is it like riding a bicycle, but i wonder when you've been off for so long, did it instantly come back to you, the audience? >> it did. like i -- i really had to give it the emotional space that like i haven't not sang in front of people for that long since i was 8 years old. >> oh. >> so it was a really big life change for me. and coming back did feel like riding a bicycle, but i couldn't have told you that before. i wasn't sure it would. >> you weren't sure. we saw the video for "right on time," your new song.

which courteney cox, your friend, directed. you sent the song out and they sent treatments back and you picked hers, why? >> hers was the best. and she face timed me and acted out the whole thing. and i was riveted -- >> sold -- >> that's the song. you get it. like i didn't tell anybody that that's what it was. that's the song. >> but the look and everything, when i saw that i said, oh, brandi has another side that we don't know about when i looked at that video. and the song is -- this is what i like about your music, it's the lyrics that you write. it's the lyrics that you write in addition to your voice. >> are you a lyric girl? that's what you attach to? >> yes, i do. yes. very much so. very much so. i do. and then you have the voice, too, to back it up. the voice to back -- people keep saying -- your fellow homeys in this business say during this pandemic they felt more creative or they just felt totally undone and were sort of paralyzed. which was it for you? nobody thought it would be this long. >> i know.

that -- that's the thing. first paralyzed and in denial that it was taking as long as it did. i kept calling my managers and telling them to stop telling people shows were canceled, they were like, "honey" -- >> yeah. yeah. >> but then i accepted it, i accepted what was happening spiritually and got -- got creative. >> and then you finished a memoir. >> yeah. >> that is now -- number-one bestseller. >> yeah. >> "broken horses." do you mind if we mention the name of the memoir? was it hard to write? sometimes people dig in places they don't necessarily want to go. >> yeah. well, it was pretty awesome. i actually recommend that like anybody write their story. you'd be amazed at how cathartic it is to chronologically mine your life and the things that make you who you are. it really did a lot for me as a mom and as a wife to like understand so many of the mechanisms that i've put in

place and make a decision about which ones to keep and which to leave in the book. >> yeah. >> had you not thought of that before? sorry, anthony, had you not thought of that before? >> i want to tell you that i had, but i hadn't. i just turned 40 and obviously that was existential. it was all kind of -- this has been a pretty powerful couple of years for me. for you guys, too. >> we saw in the piece in front of this that -- that some of your great heroes have become your great friends like elton john, joni mitchell, who is now a kennedy center honoree. >> yeah. >> you facetimed with her yesterday? >> yeah, yeah. we facetimed. she's so excited about it, guys. she's -- she's pretty profoundly moving and exciting and funny person, really funny. >> how did it feel to hear her name on the list? >> i freaked out. they were like, we were sworn to secrecy. pretty excited for her. >> joni mitchell's funny? >> oh, she's so funny. she's always the last one to speak. the room will go through a whole

thing, it will get quiet for a second, then she'll drop a one liner that put you on your knees. >> now that we're coming out of it, allegedly, as long as people get the vaccine, this delta variant is no hoekstjoke, what u looking forward to? >> hugs. >> yes. hugs. >> yeah. can i ask you about growing up? you were a backup singer for an elvis impersonator. >> i love this. >> isn't that crazy? but your music has antecedents of elvis in it like "the joker," your producer wanted you to channel late elvis. >> yeah. dave cobb loves elvis presley. and elvis is in my voice and everything because of that background vocal thing. also it's like you can't get a better education in terms of background vocals. so that -- that's a big part of my music. and also like sometimes it's hard to tell the difference between elvis and roy orson. >> yeah. >> roy orbison is in there. >> yeah. >> i didn't know that, vlad.

such a great nugget. you knew it, i know -- anthony knows all things -- >> he does -- >> that's when the sequins started. >> when you were a backup singer for the elfits vis guy, did youk i want to be in front singing? a dream? >> yeah. he was quite good. he was so good. just shaking it and getting up there and being the queen and getting all that attention. i was like, yeah, no, i need to be right there. >> oh. >> we saw -- you're also -- you have a side project called "the high women" with maren morris, natalie hemby, amanda shires. you said when you formed that group in 2019 that it was less of a band and more of a movement. i'm curious how you feel about the role of women in country music is coming along right now. >> i've loved seeing some of the progress, and there needs to be so, so, so, so, so much more. >> yeah. >> i think that the role of women in roots music specifically needs to really be addressed and platformed. and everybody has to make a

really conscious effort to that. but also i think that the role of people of color in roots music is even a more pivotal point, and that so much of all american roots music needs to be handed back to the architects in a really big way. >> yeah. >> we're looking at mickey guyton who's coming out with me to music. >> brittany spencer. >> did a profile on. >> yes, yes. >> and allison russell. it's a big, big year. >> yola, yeah. >> yeah. >> you like the direction it's going, though? >> i like the direction, and i want to be a part of that moment and that, you know, efficacy. >> we talk about you, how's your family dealt with the pandemic? >> well, i mean, my big girl, she did her first grade, she did it remotely. that was tough to watch. but also pretty gypspinspiring watch. she had two teachers.

my little girl didn't know what was going on. >> we have new appreciation for teachers, but we always appreciate you, brandi carlile. i love that you love the setup piece that we did for you. when you were looking, you go, guys, there is so good, i wish my mom could see it. we'll get you a link so you can show it to your mom. we'll make sure that happens. >> brandi carlile, best of luck friday at forest hills stadium. "broken horses" is on sale tomorrow, and she performs tomorrow at forest hills stadium in new york city. on the podcast we talk with oscar unanymouslynated director garrett bradley about her netflix series, naomi osaka. hear how she was able to get unfettered access to the 23-year-old grand slam champion. we'll be right back. ♪ much

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