good morning to our viewers in the west, and welcome to "cbs this morning" on this friday, that's anthony mason. that's vlad duthiers. tony dokoupil on baby leave. let's go. new covid hot spots are popping up in places where many people still refuse to get a vaccine. we're on the ground in nevada with a federal search response team. >>e inar onstoppread cod.weow y theew rules inincan't ay because of unvaccinated players, nobody gets paid. extreme danger in the west. firefighters face terrifying scenes inside an inferno. the latest on the wildfires, plus water rescues in arizona after a powerful monsoon.

and the tokyo olympics finally get under way after scandals and setbacks. we talk with one of the stars of team usa. >> the athletes want to play. first, here's today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> vaccinated or not, please know we together are not out of the woods yet. we are yet at another pivotal moment in this pandemic. >> reporter: the summer surge health officials warn about is here. >> if you are vaccinated, you are safe. let the games begin. the olympics get under way as tokyo remains under a state of emergency. >> reporter: a manhunt under way in washington, d.c., after two men were shot at an intersection near several restaurants. >> people running down the street, ducking their heads. terrifying. >> reporter: extreme heat and dry conditions are fueling raging wildfires in the western u.s. requiring evacuations. >> the fire was coming right down, and so i don't know if my house is there or not.

>> reporter: the biden administration announced new sanctions on officials for human rights abuses following the rest of protesters. the nfl players will get a covid vaccine or risk losing games and money if there's an outbreak. and all that matters -- >> twitter confirms that it's testing a dislike button. selected users will be given the option to like or dislike posts or reflilieplies. >> finally we'll be able to find out if people on twitter hate something. on "cbs this morning." >> baby! we did it! >> party time in milwaukee. the nba champions, the bucks, hosting their championship is parade. >> reporter: they celebrate the first championship in 50 years. ♪ no time for losers cuz we are the champions of the world ♪ [ cheers ] this morning's "eye opener" is presented by progressive -- making it easy to bundle

insurance. >> you know it's a party, big old bottles of that jay-z ace of spades. >> pretty good freddie mercury. >> off key. >> for a fan -- looked like a fan. >> it was all good. we welcome you to "cbs this morning" where the olympics are finally, finally under way in tokyo where some of the competition has already begun. this pandemic means no fans are in the stands including at today's opening ceremony, and there are strict guidelines for athletes. dozens of people associated with the games have already tested positive for the virus there. so we're going to get to tokyo in a moment. >> first, there's growing alarm in the u.s. over the impact of vaccine hesitancy and vaccine refusal on the fight to beat the coronavirus. in 16 states, less than half the population has received at least one dose. our coverage this week brought us to arkansas where hospitals were filling up with younger covid patients. we also visited louisiana and spoke to an unvaccinated patient who said he still would not get the shot.

and today, we're in nevada which has the highest rate of positive covid tests nationwide. our lilia luciano saw a new effort to respond to the crisis. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, vlad. that plus the low vaccination rates pushed the governor to specifically request for assistance from the biden administration, and as you said, we were there with one of these covid surge response teams as they worked with local groups to try to curb cases. at this popup clinic in las vegas, barbara collins-givens is trying to get her first covid vaccine. givens and her husband both had covid earlier this month, so while they have to wait a while net the ot now.ed, she's telling >> i em ty need to get. t'exactlat officials wanthapp >>t really has beca e vaccinate. > reporter: health and human services secretary javier becerra says community outreach is the key to curbing rises

cases and deaths. is it lack of access in certain communities or lack of confidence in the vaccines you're working against? >> a little bit of both. for our purposes, it doesn't make a difference. we want to support those who want to get out and get the unvaccinated with the vaccine. >> reporter: the clinic is run by local and state personnel working alongside the newly dispatched federal covid surge response team. >> concentrate on the lowest vaccination rate areas first and work their way up. >> reporter: the groups identify specific community hot spots, then go into the areas to promote vaccinations. >> we try to improve those rates so we can save lives. >> reporter: blocks away on the vegas strip, both unvaccinated and vaccinated workers are masking up again after county officials passed a mandate for all indoor employees. but the tens of millions of annual tourists can continue to be maskless. how is the public protected? i mean, we're indoors, and there is so much traffic of unmasked people.

>> we're pumping in up to 100% fresh air at all times and doing an air cycle every five to six minutes. >> reporter: mgm resorts' vice president of health and safety strategy john flynn gave us a rare look inside the aria hotel and casino. >> we know that the cleaner they're we can pump in here, it's going to deter the spread for our employees and for our guests, too. >> reporter: the hotel is even offering popup vaccination clinics and covid testing to help protect -- evidence to testing to help protect employees. >> the more people we can get vaccinated the sooner we can put this pandemic behind us. >> reporter: tourists indoors or out, vaccinated or unvaccinated, don't need to wear masks. and anthony, very few people are choosing to do so to try and keep cases down. las vegas is offering perks -- anywhere from a shot for a shot, free drinks, to concert tickets that are free for people who choose to get vaccinated here. >> a shot for a shot. i like that.

thank you very much. our dr. david agus joins us now. good morning. i want to start with the cdc's advisory community on immunization practices come met yesterday. what were the findings, what can you tell us about the findings of that committee meeting? >> a group got together -- the first thing they talked about was guillain-barre, slightly more than you see in the general population but very, very rare. and they're going to put a label on it and make people aware so if it's caught early it can be easily treated. there was an emotional presentation, a guy who had a kidney transplant who said "i want that third shot. i can lie and go get it, but i want that third shot so i can be with my family." it was a beautiful, beautiful speech. in israel they've approved a third shot. we haven't done so here. there's a whole cohort of people that didn't respond to the vaccine.

>> is -- is there a slightly higher risk with the johnson & johnson vaccine? >> with the johnson & johnson vccine there's a slightly higher risk of guillain-barre, a less risk of myocarditis, inflammation of the heart. there are really, really rare compared to obviously what the virus can do. >> right. okay. would you still advise people to get the johnson & johnson vaccine? >> what do you think? >> yes. >> i think yes. >> yes. no question about it. i think there's a cohort of people in the united states that they just want one shot. we've seen it. some people got the first shot of pfizer/moderna and didn't get the second. they are not protected against delta. in that group, predominantly younger people, the j&j is perfect for and we should do that. i probably wouldn't give it to someone who's elderly at the present time. but i would focus on the younger people. a college student who's going to get a first shot and move and probably not show up for the second one. j&j is perfect. >> i can't stop thinking about the breakthrough vaccines and the unvavaccinated people that e infecting the -- > breakthrough cases --

>> now affecting the vaccinated people. you know, i thought you made such a good point yesterday where you said everybody has a right not to take the vaccine, but you don't have the right to affect others. can you compare it to smoking back in the day? remember when we used to have no smoking. and we used to smoke in restaurants. >> yeah. you know, it's interesting, what got america to stop smoking the most was the secondhand smoke argument. you have a right in your home or back yard. in public the secondhand smoke can potentially harm somebody else. people responded. that was the biggest decrease in smoking in the united states. i think the same is here. you have a right not to be vaccinated. nobody will force you. but will we -- what we don't want is the asymptomatic spread to others. you have to think about your population, your city, your family, your friends, and your behavior has to be different if you have not been vaccinated. >> now it's affecting the -- affecting the vaccinated people. >> yeah. >> people are getting sicker unvaccinated. what were you going to say? >> president biden wants to see the fda approv

what will that do for hesitancy? >> so do i, not just president biden. i think all of us do. many ceos, organizations put a stake in the sand saying as soon as there's a full approval i'm going to require my employees to come to work to be vaccinated. airlines -- >> why is it taking so long? >> a great question. it was submitted may 21st. the review is ongoing. my hope and prayers -- believe me, i am pushing as much as i can, that the review can happen as soon as possible and we can have people stand up like president macron did in france. when he stood up and said you want to go to a bar you need to be vaccinated, millions of people signed up for the vaccine because they wanted that privilege. >> yeah. the nfl is taking a stand, too. thank you. after a year of delays, setbacks, and embarrassments, frankly, the tokyo olympics are finally happening right now. the opening ceremony is being held in a largely empty stadium. this year's games will feature 33 sports and more than 11,000

athletes from around 200 countries, all in the shadow of this pandemic. jamie yuccas is in tokyo with more on the story. good morning. we're hearing that many people are very skeptical about how the games are going to play out. what's happening? >> reporter: that's for good reason, right? we're just learning that at one point there were not enough test kits at the olympic village. but the issue has been fix wanted -- fixed. that on top of no spectators due to a coronavirus state of emergency might make this the most controversial opening ceremony ever. >> it's obviously a huge honor and a big moment. and i'm so glad that my team's going to be with me -- >> reporter: team usa star sue bird and baseball infileder eddy alvarez are flag bearers. >> this is unprecedented. like no other. >> reporter: organizers are not turning a blind eye to the impacts of the pandemic. covid cases in tokyo are reaching a new six-month high of

nearly 2,000 a day. the opening ceremony reflects that. >> it's going to be very true admitting that we are in the pandemic, and the athletes are the true heroes. >> reporter: marco balich is a longtime opening ceremony executive producer. he created these spectacular shows in rio where 65,000 people attended. in tokyo, there are just 1,500. are you holding your breath? there have been so many developments over the last few days. >> what can i say? for them to work in the biggest show in the world with everybody having a sentiment around them, it was not easy. >> reporter: not easy might be an understatement. just in the past week, the opening ceremonies' composer resigned, and its creative director was dismissed after separate controversies from their pasts surfaced. the two issued apologies, as did the 2020 organizing committee. but as they say, the show must go on.

stadiums will be without fans, even the athletes' families are not allowed to be inside arenas to watch them compete. so the energy and excitement will be squarely focused on athletic skill. you're known as a leader, are you carrying that into the opening ceremonies tonight? >> i kind of am who i am. i'm a point guard, a leader. it's innertwined in who i am as a person. it's going to be with me always. >> reporter: now on the vaccination front, we're learning this morning from the u.s. olympic and paralympic committee that 100 of the 613 u.s. athletes are not vaccinated. about 83% of u.s. athletes reported, though, they received vaccines. vlad? >> all right. hoping for best. jamie yuccas in tokyo. thank you so much. in the west, the dangerous tamarack fire has spread into nevada from northern california. this was the scary scene inside the cab of a fire truck as they drove through a raging inferno wednesday to battle the flames. the smoke-filled sky turned bright orange in markleeville.

it's scorched more than 50,000 acres and is 4% contained. in oregon the massive bootleg fire has burned around 400,000 acres making it the largest in the country right now. chief weathercaster lonnie quinn of our new york station wcbs-tv is following the fires and extreme weather around the country. good morning. it does not look good. >> no, it doesn't. i want to show the radar picture because there is rain now out west. unfortunately it's not going to make its way to the fires. the fires could pick up rain on monday. that rain in arizona, that's a story. look at scottsdale, arizona, overnight where they picked up rain falling at three inches per hour. the flooding conditions are going to continue for the next three days. by the time this is said and done, we're talking about portions of arizona picking up eight inches of rain. and possibly tucson seeing three months' worth of rain in three days. thfls are not just taking place in our country, they're all over the world. look at this picture. this is dramatic, right?

this is going back to last week in germany. they're referring to that as a once in a 1,000-year flood, and it's not just germany. i can show you pictures right there -- okay, this is china. at one point this week china picked up eight inches of rain in one hour. that's more rain in one hour's time that's ever fallen in any major city in the world that we have a record of. what's causing all of this? the storms are detaching from the jet stream and sitting, sitting and pouring rain in one spot. it's -- why are the storms detaching from the jet stream? it's because of arctic warning, slowing down the jet stream and the storms move away. there's a paper that challenges that saying there's no relationship at all. the fact is these situations are happening more regularly. we've got to be prepared for wetter wets and dryer dries. look at phoenix. as of today, an extreme drought. yesterday and last week they were in an exceptional drought. by the time you finish up the three days' worth of rain they'll probably be dropping out of that category altogether. the takeaway is we've got to

build structures that can be prepared for, like i said, drier dry conditions and wetter wet conditions. back to you. >> scary stuff. wish we could get some of the arizona rain to california. thank you. president biden is imposing new sanctions on the cuban regime after the violent crackdown on anti-government protesters earlier this month. the move comes as some voters in florida plan to launch a flotilla of private vessels toward cuba this morning. manuel bojorquez is in miami. manny, good morning. what are they planning exactly? >> reporter: good morning. they're planned to have dozens of boaters move in, haven't quite materialized, at least not yet. the boaters who are here at this marina plan to head to key west, economic in with the coast guard, and sail toward cuba where they will show support with fireworks and chinese lanterns. many have shown their support

for protesters in cuba on the waters off miami. now organizers of the flotilla say they'll head to 15 nautical miles from havana which would be international waters as they make a show of support for the cuban people. captain adam shamy says it's legal, but crossing into cuban waters is not and can incur fines and prison time. there's also the weather. >> what might seem safe water a few miles from shore, when you're 50 miles from shore can look very differently. >> reporter: the planned trip comes as the biden administration announced new sanctions on the cuban minister of defense, alvaro lopenz miera, as well as the interior ministry special brigade. repressing the pro-democracy protests in cuba that began july 11th. there are reports of possibly hundreds detained since the protests. in a statement, president biden said, "the cuban people have the same right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly as all people." miami's mayor argues cuba is not a priority of the biden administration. >> people are defending

themselves with rocks and sticks against guns and clubs. and so i've even called for things as dramatic as not taking off the table the possibility some level of military intervention. >> reporter: jorge duany is director of the cuban research institute at florida international university. he says the biden administration is trying to find the middle ground between the more open policies of the obama administration and the equivalent reversal. >> what to do next with cuba has to do with next year's midterm elections in florida. i'm sure that's part of the discussion within the white house. >> reporter: he says the biden administration's stated goal of restoring internet service to the island which was cut off by the community regime after the uprisings there may be the best way to help protesters keep the momentum going. gayle? >> all right. thank you very much. ahead, a controversial new crackdown by the nfl. how it puts more responsibility on the players to protect themselves from covid.

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welcome back to welcome back to "cbs this morning." the is just days before training camp begins. in a memo to all 32 teams, commissioner roger goodell said outbreaks among unvaccinated players could cause teams to forfeit games. those forfeits would also carry financial penalties for teams and players. "cbs this morning saturday" co-host dana jacobson reports on why the nfl is taking such a firm stand. there's brady's pass -- it's gronkowski! >> reporter: at the end of the 2020 nfl season, the league

managed to crown a champion, but getting there wasn't easy. covid outbreaks among teams forced the league to reschedule several games which caused logistical and financial headaches. >> nfl team owners want games played in full and as safely as possible. >> reporter: jonathan jones is a cbs sports nfl insider. he says the league hopes to avoid a repeat of last year which is why it sent a memo to all 32 teams thursday warning that if a covid spike on a team postpones a game which can't be rescheduled, the team responsible will have to forfeit, shoulder the financial losses, and players on both teams won't get paid. the memo upset several league stars like all-pro wide receiver deandre hopkins who posted then deleted this tweet, "being put in a position to hurt my team because i don't want to partake in the vaccine is making me question my future in the nfl." he later posted, "i got about nine more years in me." >> you look at the monetary side and of course it does not benefit the owners to miss out

on any of these games. think enough players are he nfl protected. >> you want to be able to deliver on the entire 17-game schedule and then play a full post season and deliver the product that all of your fans, all of your media partners. >> reporter: dr. anthony fauci told cbs evening news anchor and will managing editor norah o'donnell that the nfl is sending a strong message. >> when an organization as big as the nfl sends a message like that, what do you think that does for other organizations and businesses? >> i think that gives them the impetus to do the same sort of thing, and i think you're going to be seeing that there will be local mandates, be they from colleges and universities or places of business, that there will be pressures for people to get vaccinated. >> worth pointing out according to the nfl network only 14 of the 32 teams, less than have,

half have at least 85% of its players vaccinated. also worth noting, this is not a drastic change from last year. it is additional penalties and the forfeiture that are the difference this year. >> i like the message that it sends. if you don't want to get vaccinated, if it only affected you, i would say good on you. because it affects so many other people, i -- i'm glad they're taking this policy. i thought david agus said something interesting -- if they get the federal authorization, that more and more companies can say -- >> yes, they feel like they have the legal standing to actually force people to get vaccinated. and you can understand the nfl's position -- >> yes -- >> they don't want to disrupt the schedule because it causes chaos. >> they have said they don't want to add a 19th week which they were willing to do last year in order to get things going. the difference again this year, there is a vaccine that now is available. >> exactly. we were coming out of it. that's the thing. we were coming out of it. >> not anymore. >> no, we're taking a step back. >> will other leagues follow suit? >> it will be interesting to see. the nba and nhl, to see where

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25-year-old alexis hernandez suffered burns over most of his body in a gas explosion and was treated at a texas military burn center. then he got a bill from the government -- listen to the number -- $1.7 million. yowza. as part of "medical price roulette" we can report his bill has been waived. anna werner has the update. good morning. i like this plot twist for mr. hernandez. good for you. >> reporter: yeah. it's a great plot twist for him. he's been waiting almost two years for someone to help him with that huge bill, and now after two members of congress responded to our first story on him, it's finally happened. >> now i know that anything is possible. >> reporter: that's alexis hernandez's reaction after the u.s. government said it would no longer try to collect on the $1.7 million medical bill it has sent him.

he got that bill for his treatment at this military burn center located at the brook army medical center in san antonio. after our story, he got good news -- military officials had finally waived the bill. with permission from the justice department. how do you feel now that this weight has been lifted off your shoulders? >> i feel great because i have 1.7 million reasons to smile. >> reporter: you have 1.7 million reasons to smile. >> yes. >> reporter: we showed how a gas explosion in his apartment left hernandez with burns over 70% of his body. he was sent for specialized treatment. he spent 17 months there enduring 19 surgeries. as he told us -- >> it was really painful. i cannot express in words how painful it was. >> reporter: with a $1.7 million bill hanging over his head, hernandez potentially faced a lifetime o might never be able to return to

medical school. >> i'm not going to be able to pay. >> reporter: after he told his story, new york congresswoman nydia velazquez who herself was born in puerto rico wrote the >> reporter: representative joaquin castro who represents san antonio also contacted government officials. >> it's a tragic story. and we've seen cases like that in texas over and over. >> reporter: cases like hernandez's are the reason castro initiated legislation which passed last year that allows military officials to waive medical bills for civilians unable to pay, who received emergency medical treatment. >> oftentimes folks are unconscious and not making a decision about which hospital they're going to go to. >> reporter: castro says there's a good reason why bills for civilian patients who can't afford to pay should be waived. >> this is a training hospital

where members of our military train on treating trauma. so there's a benefit to the united states government and to see these pati, and atable to chd.ndome people ei still waiting for a waiver. meet ernest farris. >> remember hurting real bad. >> reporter: the 52-year-old welder from fisher, texas, suffered a neck fracture in august, 2018, after falling some 20 feet off a ladder. emergency responders airlifted him to brooke army medical center's trauma unit where he remained for a week. >> they put pins and screws in my neck. it broke it in two places i believe. so i'm extremely lucky to even be alive. >> reporter: the bill from brooke army -- over $114,000, which he had no insurance to cover. the best he says the government

would do was offer a payment plan of $4,000 a month. >> it would have been impossible. would have been no way. i told her that on the phone. i said, ma'am, i said, i don't even make that much a month. >> reporter: so earlier this year, government started garnishing his wages, taking over $470 every month. >> i have no control over this. they're going to take whatever amount of money they want, and i have no control over it. >> reporter: farris says the government also seized his tax refund, and with interest and penalties, the debt keeps rising. it now stands at over $159,000. >> it's not making a dent in it. i'll probably never get it paid for. i mean, you work your whole life to someday be able to retire. thank you, ladies, for the eggs. and just try to go on with life the best i can. but you know, knowing that it's there, it's pretty sickening. >> reporter: brooke army medical center officials did not respond

to our questions about faris' case specifically, but they did say that they work diligently to educate patients about the billing process and that they follow regulations and policies for collections of federal debt. treasury department officials said they cannot comment on any specific cases, vlad. but it is good news for alexis hernandez. >> it is good news for mr. hernandez. an instance again where journalism galvanizes an elected member of congress to do something to help this -- this person who is so deeply affected. mr. faris. >> yes, indeed. >> you can already tell mr. faris -- hi, anna -- mr. faris is a nice guy because he said, "thank you, ladies, for the eggs." he makes a good point. >> i was wondering who comes up with the number that they garnish from wages, $470? and 36 cents. >> and 36 cents. >> exactly. exactly. thank you again. we appreciate it. ahead, the stories we think you'll be talking about today. first, 7:44. time to check your local

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>> nope. not a word. >> he always gets attention and thinks outside of the box. we're all talking about it. i want to hear the music. >> it was a listening party, gayle. you just listened. >> all right. there is crazy, i saw this last night, could not believe this. the tampa buccaneers finally sporting their glitzy super bowl lv rings. they were made extra special to honor the hoeristoric hometown history. tom brady who has more rings than anyone in super bowl history said even he is impressed. >> this is by far the most create ring. >> repor >> they were revealed featuring 319 diamonds to mark the victory over the chiefs. it also includes a removable top that reveals a three-dimensional replica of raymond james stadium. >> so cool. >> all right. >> i think that's cool. >> i mean, when you see it on players' hands, like on twitter

they had pictures. it's like a saucer sitting on their hand. it's huge. >> i was skeptical when you came in here. i was like, it's just a ring. >> a ring. >> i don't know where you wear it. i honestly don't know, but it's tool to have. >> you wear it around your house. the designer said they felt enormous pressure to live up to the six rings that brady already had. >> right. how do you -- >> delivered. >> they did. they did. i guess if he wins another we'll see what they do next time. >> just wear one on your head. i don't know. like a crown. >> around your neck. a big, giant thing. a woman in oregon in for a big surprise when she went to the movies with her husband. for more than a decade, drew and kayla gottfried thought that their wedding video had been erased. they were wrong. a friend found the long, lost tapes this year. drew came up with a plan to surprise his wife of a private screening of the moment they said "i do." kayla, no shock here, moved to tears. the couple got to relive the

moment when they kissed for the first time as husband and wife all on their 14th wedding anniversary. >> oh, nice husband, drew. >> he took her to a movie theater. and basically she thought she was going to the movies and then saw her wedding. >> what a treasure. what a treasure. >> how do you top that for the next anniversary? >> i know. >> the fact that she thought it was lost forever and to see it -- love it. >> turned out someone who worked at their church i guess had it -- >> and found it last minute. yeah. >> had the "purple rain" cover on it. coming up, grammy winner alessia cara. rd 1.1 trillion transistors into this chip whoo! yeah! oh, hi i invested in invesco qqq a fund that invests in the innovators of the nasdaq 100 like you you don't have to be circuit design engineer to help push progress forward can i hold the chip? become an agent of innovation with invesco qqq

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♪ perf perfect friday song. it's friday, july 23rd, 2021. been a long week. i'm gale king. that's anthony mason. and more schools require masks as coronavirus numbers exceed. and caleb is favored for gold but his journey has not been easy. plus, only on "cbs this morning" grammy winner gets real about her struggles during the pandemic. plus we premier her new music

video. >> but first here's today's eye opener at 8:00. more on vaccine refusal and the fight to beat roviru >> and pushing the governor to> spectators might make this the most controversial opening ceremony ever. in the west, this was the scary scene inside a cab of a fire truck as they drove through a raging infrnlo. >> by the time this is all said and done, we're talking tucson seeing three months oaf rain in three days. >> voters at this marina say they plan to head to key west, check in with the coast guard and sail to cuba where they'll show their support with fireworks and chinese lanterns. bad news. poland sent six swimmers home from the olympics, after they

sent too many by mistake. what they thought was one swimmer was actually three in a trench coat. >> see what fun we're having? we're just getting started. we're beginning this hour with two more schools implementing mask mandates in their schools. boston and atlanta will be required to keep faces covered as cases surge nationwide. at least nine other states do have mandates in place, along with washington d.c. that's a lot to take in. this week president biden says he believes the cdc will probably recommend mask in schools only for children under the age of 12. but he's hopeful children will be a -- vaccines will be approved very soon for children in that age group. two men shot and wounded in a popular section of d.c. known

for its restaurants and bars. another three people were shot in pittsburgh and a police officer was hurt. this as the department of justice launches a nationwide crackdown on gun violence. sending them to washington and several other cities. traveling with merrick garland in chicago where the police says there's been a surge of drive-by shootings not seen in decades. this is a ambitious effort by the justice department. >> reporter: oh, yeah, the feds are making a big push because crime is off the charts, gun violence, specifically. chicago police recovered 25,000 illegal guns. many smuggled into the city and used to commit crimes. >> it's a state of emergency. >> he's been a community leader

he says gun violence in the city has been worse than ever. >> i wish there were no violence. >> there was a time when you heard of shootings, it would be young men. but now people are getting gunned down, kids on their bicycles, little children dancing on the porch for their parents, grandparents getting their brains blown out. >> reporter: chicago is a city awash of legal guns and mass shootings. >> we're sending a message to the gun traffickers we're go tooling find you no matter where you are. >> reporter: the uptick in violence has prompted the justice department to launch gun strike forces across the country. teams to chase down the illegal weapons before they get on the street. before they landed in chicago,

18 shot, including eight on this party bus. people are grieving across the city. >> i know there was terrible shootings just a few days ago and a few blocks from here. and i don't think this has deeplyfected the numbers of this group. . >> it's like a drop in the bucket. to sit back and think if we're going to come here and have a task force stay around here, that that's going to solve it. we need every institution doing something. >> reporter: what he believes is to solve this crime problem in this city, you need to give people hope, opportunity, give them jobs. and so, that's the message he is trying to communicate. also today, attorney general ga

people in chicago, the ag's home town. tokyo is the first olympics this millennium that will not feature swimmer, michael phelps. but team u.s.a. is in very good hands with rising star, caleb dressal. >> michael was a once in a million years swimmer. 400 relay, 200 fly. you throw me in a 4m, i'm going to struggle to finish the race. i'm not coming to the meet to count medals. i'm coming to perform for my country. >> we cheer you on.

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you are looking you are looking at pictures from tokyo of the opening ceremony and team u.s.a. hopes to once again claim the highest medal count, like it did in 2016. u.s.a. is full of youthful talent. he grabbed gold but some believe this year he could win up to seven melds.

dressel spoke. >> caleb dressel told us he only cares about swimming fast. and he knows his performance in tokyo, where he's expected to swim in up to seven different events, will help set the pace for americans in the school. one thing we learned was unexpected. it was his honesty. >> in lane four. >> reporter: this is what speed in the water looks like. >> explodes. >> reporter: rocketing off the starting block, caleb dressel is one of the fastest swimming human beings on the planet. he's the new face of u.s.a. swimming. but it's hardly new to the sport. that's dressel in 2016. then only 19 along side the most decorated olympian in history,

michael phelps. they won rio gold together in one of phelps' final moments on the stage. this is it the first time michael phelps won't be in the olympics in 20 years. does that put pressure on you? >> he's the goat. big swimmer since michael phelps. does that scare you? >> michael was the best swimmer. 400 fly, 200 fly, you throw me in with all that and i'm going to struggle to win the race. i understand the comparisons, but i'm not coming to this meet to count medals, i'm coming to this meet to swim for my country. >> reporter: dressel's body is lined like a sports car and his frame is built to look like one. he says he struggled both physically and mentally. >> reporter: did it change how you trained? were there any new motivations

out of it? >> there was a ton of new motivation. i did have limited pool time. i got kicked out of my weight room. it was tough. i didn't want to use it as a time to get lazy so i started really getting on top of my diet, my phone time. i had some very, very low points during that process. >> reporter: i feel like mentally that must have been really hard just to stay motivated. >> it was hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel sometimes. i'm just glad to finally be here. >> reporter: but "here" will be without those closest to him. because of covid restrictions, dressel will be in tokyo without the support of friends and family. you got married. how has that been? >> that's been great. luckily megan grew up swimming as well. that's how we met. we've had to figure things out. it hasn't been happy the whole time, but i'm thankful for the challenges thrown our way.

maybe i was a little unprepared, but we had a counselor meeting before the wedding and he said, this is a time when two people become one. i'm like, wait a minute. that's the first time i've heard that. >> reporter: dressel is figuring things out, too. >> ever since age five when i started this whole swimming ordeal, i've learned a lot about myself. >> reporter: i love how honest you are. >> i'm trying. that was actually one of our team rules in college. it's something i've been trying to be better and better at, just being honest with myself, honest with my teammates, honest with my coach. there's always tomorrow, there's always semifinals, a new event, a new stroke, a new turn, a new wall, something you can always find to get better at. >> reporter: dressel will swim in three different events and could be on up to four different relay teams. his first swim is this sunday morning. hear how he unwinds with the team. i love this.

he likes to play a lot of mario cart. he told me he played for about four hours in one sitting recently, so yes, the athlete who could play nintendo can hack it here in japan. >> i love his honesty, his candor, his outlook on marriage. what, we become one? i've never heard that before. now i want to hear from his wife, too. >> reporter: they met in high school. they are high school sweethearts. he keeps a number of different journals for self-reflection. that tattoo on his arm, largely personal. he has a bunch of florida pieces on it and i said, what does that mean? he said, you're going to have to watch and tell me what you think they mean. >> it's interesting to hear what

they had to deal with. >> reporter: not only what they had to deal with in terms of training, but there's been so much discussion about the fact that their family, their friends, people can't come over here to watch them. i did ask him about that, especially being a newlywed. i said, what are you going to d? he said, to be honest with you, i'm kind of glad my family isn't coming because they would be a bit of a distraction. when i jump in the pool, i can just swim fast. >> i would never win a medal, but i, too, would like a body lined like a sports car. i'll have to get one. >> very aerodynamic. >> he looks fantastic. what's the vibe like in tokyo this year? what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: gayle, i have to tell you, it's so interesting, because the first 14 days, my little team of three here, we are in a modified called soft quarantine where we can go from the hotel to this live location to a couple other work venues,

and that's pretty much it. there is a convenience store around c from the hotel, but we have to go there and come back within 15 minutes. right now, just from what i've seen in the van, it's a little bit quieter. i covered the rio olympics in 2016 and there is not a ton of people around, not very celebratory, but it's beautiful. it's absolutely gorgeous. but yeah, i've just been taking pictures. if you follow my instagram, i'm basically getting breakfast served in my room which the american breakfasts are very interesting here, what they think americans eat, and then pictures of the van from what i'm seeing around town. >> jamie, listen, i know your mom watches you all the time, and she wants you to be safe. we want you and everybody else to be safe. we thank you so much. you look great. thanks. >> thank you, guys. >> you can hear more from jamie on her podcast. ahead, the little boy who has become an online sensation, you could say, because of his big pipes. we'll introduce you to the

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two high school students from atlanta are using their words to make history. jayla jackson and emani stanton became the first black girl duo to win harvard's international debate competition. wow. they trained every weekend for a year. here's a look. >> this is a comparison to the average cost of college being nearly $36,000 per student per year as reported by the educational data organization. just $9,000 is not enough to sustain these students. judge, if you have an ounce of empathy for the hard-working students who bring march madness and believe in education is second to entertainment you must vote for the affirmative. [ cheers ] >> harvard's debate council brings together hundreds of high school students from more than 15 countries. this year it was virtual due to the pandemic. jackson and stanton secured the fourth consecutive championship for their team with an

undefeated -- listen top this -- 10-0 record, thank you so much. the duo tells "cbs this morning" how great it feels to make history. >> it feels amazing to do -- to be able to do something that is just intellectually amazing at that. to do it for the culture i feel like is a whole extra added set of just joy for me. >> it feels so amazing to be a catalyst for change and a catalyst for recognition. so i can be that girl that -- that another little girl can see and say i want to do what she did. >> we see you, all right. congratulations, ladies. >> very smart, they also talk very fast. >> intellectually amazing. i like it. ahead only on "cbs this morning," a conversation with grammy-winning singer/songwriter alessia cara. she shares how the pandemic has affected her mental well-being. >> i was having panic attacks like for hours on end every single day. i think if you ignore your body and your mind long enough, they force you to listen to them, you

know. >> that must have frightening. >> it was extremely frightening. >> coming up, see how she found her way through, plus we'll premiere her new music video. your lalinup next it's 8:25. i am gianna franco. tamarack fire south of lake tahoe is more than 50,000 acres and 4% contained. over 1,000 personnel on scene fighting the fire. gilroy garlic festival making its come back today for the first time in two years as a drive thru. people have to preorder online and pick up. fatal pedestrian crash in three days. a couple things to look for if you are headed to the bay

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welcome back to "cbs this morning." time to bring you stories that are the talk of the table. >> i'm excited about mine because season two of the comedy series starring jason sudeikis starts today. it's about a man hired to coach an underdog soccer team. ted lasso scored more than 20 nominations last week for acting nominations for almost the entire cast. pretty good for a show based on a series of tv commercials. i discovered this over the christmas vacation because

favorite son, will, was raving about it. so, we sat and watched it together. here's a look. >> we love this show. what's the name of this show, will? what's the name of this show, will? >> ted lasso. >> we know you love ted lasso. >> he hated when i posted it on instagram. and really going to hate i'm putting it on tv. but i'm so excited because i was trying to hold the camera down and he goes what are you doing? but it really is an upbeat show. i'm not the only one who's psyched about the show. it's like we're all discovering it at the same time. >> i watched it for the first time with my son and it's very funny. >> academy award winner, barry

jenkins wrote i know i'm not famous famous because i could not score early access to "ted lasso's season two." but finally the wait is over and i'm about to settle in with the best of old friends. >> jason kills it. the whole cast is really good. it's the message. it does pull at your heart strings in ways you didn't expect. >> my story is about a texas toddler giving lizzo a run for her money. watch. ♪ i let my hair down ♪ ♪ >> if you can see him singing, his name is landen dickerson and he sings to the hit song "good as hell." although he can't say the word as good. there are videos of singing joe cocker's classic "you are so

beautiful" and even "driver's license." his mom said her son started talking at 17 months and sang his first song, "jesus loves me" at 22 months. he's got a lot of fans. the clips have garnered thousands and thousands of views. >> when you first see it, you think this is cute for the family. but when you keep watching it, you see his tone, and even though he can't say all the words, he really does get it. it's adorable. >> that's pretty early to start talking, talking like that. >> very cute. >> anthony jr. keep an eye out for that name. mine is about a grammy-award songwriter, alessia cara. ♪ the clock is ticking so stay ♪ ♪ >> that's her top ten hit, "stay" and today we're

premiering the 25-year-old's dramatic new music video for "shape shifter" one of two new singles from her upcoming fifth album. she says her song "sweet dreams", and "shape shifter" represent two different sides. the helplessness she's felt and the light she's found all in the past year. ♪ is it too much to ask for a sweet dream ♪ >> in her new song "sweet dream, alessia cara talks of the insomnia that plagued her during the pandemic. when anxiety she thought she conquered came back with a vengeance. >> suddenly it boiled over and i was having panic attacks for hours on end every day. i think if you ignore your mind and body long enough, they force you to listen, you know? >> it must have been frightening. >> extremely frightening.

there's something called where your mind detachs from the rest of you and feels like you're living in a dream at all times. i would stair at my hands and look in the mirror because i didn't feel -- >> like you were connected to them? >> like i was looking at someone else's hands and face. and i didn't know what was going on. >> with therapy and medication, cara says, she was able to turn the corner. where was music for you in this whole process? >> it was at the forefront for me. it was my way of purging a lot of those feelings and getting them out of my system. >> reporter: there's one song on this record you wrote in a specific way. >> very exciting. >> reporter: "shape shifter" was written in the miami home where the late amy winehouse worked on

her landmark album "back to black." >> the tree in his backyard is a tree she wrote "tears dry" under. >> what did amy winehouse's music mean to you? >> so much. all the pop diva's were wonderful and great but i didn't see myself in them because i didn't sound like them or look like them. in amy in her rehab video, she had really curly hair. i saw myself in her words and the way she sang. she was one of the first artists that taught me you can still touch people with simplicity. >> reporter: six years ago, cara broke through with her debut single, "here." and in 2018 she won theest new artist grammy. >> alissia cara. >> reporter: did you enjoy it at the time? >> yes.

i had stars in my eyes. so doughy eyed about the whole thing. on the other hand, i think it's a lot of pressure for someone really young. i wish i had stayed more present and wasn't so scared. >> reporter: her song "scars to your beautiful" became an anthem for outsiders. ♪ you don't have to change a thing the world will change in time ♪ ♪ you're beautiful ♪ >> and part of your, i don't want to say image, was that you didn't have an image, you know? >> exactly. the box you get put into is you don't have a box. but it's still a box. it's a weird paradox. >> reporter: do you miss being on the road? >> i have, yeah. i think it's one of those things you take for granted when you do it so often. >> reporter: and the toronto-based singer went looking for canadian candy.

>> oh, my god, coffee crisp. this is legendary. i'm going to go for these. very excited about the harry put aer. you got a lot. >> we did good. >> all right. thank you, thank you. i have my wallet. i'll get you back. >> reporter: life is now looking sweeter for alissia cara with her new album "you are on the way." >> i can look in hindsight and realize how hopeful it actually is because i'm not there anymore. it's nice to look over your shoulder and see you've come -- >> you've gone somewhere? >> yes. so, it feels very hopeful now. >> she said medication played a huge role. she said i was terrified of medication until only this year. it's so stigmaatized, i was scared to do it until i realized

i needed it. said it made an enormous difference in her life. >> i was struck when she said i wish i hadn't been so scared. because she was here with her dad back in the day. she's so confident and vibrant, you don't have any idea what's going on behind the scenes. i love her voice. >> she's not someone who's ever wanted attention. that's not what she's tin for. so, i think it's very overwhelming. >> when do we have a date? >> we don't. it's like a

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this morning's o this morning's opening ceremony is a year late. our national correspondent, john dickerson, reveals what this means for the athletes and us. >> today is the opening day of the 2020 olympics. like the rest of us emerging from the pandemic, the olympices are racing to catch up with what they missed out on last year. after a 12-month delay the games are on, sort of. also, like the rest of us, the olympics are not quite back to normal. the events are still picked. it's the crowd that will be empty.

what is the sounds of no hands clapping. in 1986, in the gymnastics team competition, american, carry strugs broke her ankle and had to finish the vault to get the medal. hard to imagine her triumph without the crowd roar when she stuck the landing despite the searing pain. what would neymar's 2015 penalty kick been like without the throb of his brazilian countrymen, cheering on the home turf as he lined up to take the gold-medal winning shot. the athletes can probably handle the curveball. they're just happy to be at the olympics at all. and they've been training their brains, along with their bodies their whole lives, to ignore distraction too, adapt in unpredictable circumstances and they can stay focussed. those are skills we all could

have used during the pandemic. the olympics take place, not on the field but in the space between the athlete and the spectators. those in the stands stand in for those of us at home. and the global rush of feeling is unique in the human experience. in an instance, humans across the planet, watching on rectangles in their hand or on the wall experience the same range of emotions at the exact same time. at their best, the games inject joy and hope from watching dreams earnestly pursued. and deliver a vicarious spike of victory. evilen the heartbreak can be transformational. as we see ourselves in derrick redman's agony or in the love of his father who went on the track to help him finish his race. at the opening ceremony they'll light the olympic flame, a

symbol of domnearing will of the olympic athlete. through force of will, determination and courage prevails. these are not distant notions. these are human qualities that every culture has had to summon in the last year and a half with the pandemic. there may be no humans in the stands, but these games affirm something deeply human that we've all come to appreciate off the field. that those we admire, aspire to be like don't weaken in the face of a challenge but burn more brightly. brightly. >> john dickerson, beautifully put. we'll be right back. if you smell gas, you're too close. leave the structure, call 911, keep people away, and call pg&e right after so we can both respond out and keep the public safe.

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