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that's how violent the shakes were. >> reporter: she spent nine days in the hospital and 11 days in a rehabilitation facility recovering from listeria, a bacterial infection from the liverwurst she ate. the cdc says at least nine people have died and 50 others hospitalized including sue in a listeria outbreak that originated from deli meats at the boar's head plant in jarrett, virginia. newly released records obtained by cbs news show u.s. department of agriculture and inspectors discovered 70 violations in the virginia facility over the past year, including mildew and black mold building up, and numerous insect sightings. boar's head has recalled more than 7 million pounds of deli meat connected to that plant. in a statement, a spokesperson said food safety is our absolute priority, adding that the team immediately addressed all issues inspectors raised. what would you like to see
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happen now? >> i'd like to see them clean up the building. >> reporter: the flemmings are now suing boar's head. >> there is a human cost in this when a food company, you know, if they don't do their job properly, okay -- >> people die. >> people die. >> reporter: you can go to usda.gov to see what products have been recalled and double-check your fridge for those meats. if you find some, throw them away and clean any surface which they touched. the cdc says listeria symptomsy wisconsin can be flu-like usually occur within two weeks of eating contaminated foods. the infection can be especially harmful to people who are pregnant, 65 and older or have weakened immune systems. elaine quijano, cbs news, new york. cold cuts to toddler nutrition. research shows most of the baby
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food sold in major grocery stores is unhealthy, loaded with sugar and salt. the study from the george institute of global health did not name any specific products, but meg oliver spoke to one mom who is not surprised. >> reporter: danielle lives in connecticut, a full-time working mom with four kids under the age of 7. proper nutrition is a top priority. how often do you buy baby food from the grocery store? >> never. we don't buy baby food from the grocery store. >> reporter: why not? >> we can't trust it. there is too many additives. even if it says it's organic, i just don't know what's in it. >> reporter: a new study found 6% of baby food sold in u.s. grocery chains are unhealthy and don't meet nutritional standards set by the world health organization. dr. ellie erickson is a pediatrician at duke university. what does unhealthy mean in this study? >> so in this study, what they seem to be showing is that most of the processed baby foods that are sold in grocery stores contain very processed
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ingredients, high levels of salt, sugar, and fat. >> reporter: in fact, according to the study, 44% of the foods exceeded total sugar requirements. 70% of the items failed to meet protein requirements, and 25% did not meet calorie recommendations. some of the leading infant food pouchs currently have more sugar than a serving of lucky charms. >> there is convenience there, especially for things being shelf stable, but it doesn't have to be rocket science to make food for your baby. simple, whole foods are going to be fine. >> reporter: delow says pureeing food is an extra step that gives her peace of mind. >> it's so important because those are the building blocks of those are the building blocks of what they're going the eat for using these type of cleansers could be damaging and stripping your skin. i use new olay cleansing melts every day. just soak, activate and wash. to clean, tone and refresh. that's a 3x better clean. olay.
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place? >> yeah, it's an old, old friends of ours, electric lady. >> reporter: at electric lady studios in new york, where the band worked on the record, we caught up with keith richards. is it like getting on a bike when you guys go in the studio? >> pretty much. but you're not sure if the tires are pumped up. >> what is he doing here? i'm with you. >> reporter: over in london, mick jagger and ronnie wood joined us. so how did this come about? >> well -- >> well -- [ laughter ] >> my recollection is that mick said what we need to do is let's make an album. let's blitz it. basically, that was the impetus. >> we used to have to have a record ready to go out on tour. so there was deadline and we more or less did what we said we planned to do. >> which is really unusual. >> i think i said to keith, it's going to be finished by valentine's day, and keith
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looked at me. >> reporter: how quickly you know in a recording studio if you have something? >> you have to give it a minute. you can't be dismissive if you can't get it in the first minute. you kind of know in ten minutes. >> reporter: that quickly? >> if something is really there and whether it's worth chasing. >> it's a bit like a painting. you construct, you do the first layer, and then you give it a breath. >> a painter. >> nice analogy. >> come back and film the jigsaw. >> i love that. >> these people respect van gogh, man. >> van go away. ♪ don't get angry with me ♪ >> reporter: the album's lead single "angry" started with a lyric from jagger. >> i was just playing guitar in the caribbean on my own and came up with the idea. and then i took it to the next level with keith. >> mick and i, we kind of kick each other up the asses, i like that, i don't like that. whatever it is, it's a sort of
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chemistry. >> reporter: but the band's chemistry was rocked. ♪ never, never stop, start me up ♪ >> reporter: when drummer and founding member charlie watts died in 2021. did you feel the need to put an album out? >> i think maybe because of charlie's demise that we felt that if the stones were going to continue, then we better make a mark what the stones are now. >> reporter: was it hard to look back on tour and not see charlie there? >> yes, of course it's hard. all my life, ever since i was 19 and whatever, it's always been charlie. >> reporter: at some level it had to be emotional. >> of course it's emotional, but you have to get past that in life. i love charle and all those things, but i still want to carry on making music. ♪ everywhere i hear the sound of marching, charging people ♪
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>> reporter: the stones now tour with new drummer steve jordan. >> one, two, three. >> reporter: but watts plays on two tracks on the album, including one with the stones' original bassist, bill wyman, who left the band in 1993. ♪ did bill have to be coaxed to come back? >> no, not at all. i phone and are you still playing the bass even? what do you mean? i play it every day. i'm making an album. great, bill, come and do this track, because charlie is on it and i would like the original rhythm section would be a cool idea. ♪ time is on my side ♪ ♪ yes it is ♪ >> reporter: when those original rolling stones first formed in london in 1962, they never imagined it would last. ♪ i can't get no ♪ >> i remember when we had a first hit record we kind of looked at each other this is amazing. well, we got about two years, boys, and then you got to find a
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job. ♪ i know it's only rock 'n roll but i like it ♪ ♪ like it, like it, yes, i do, well, i like it ♪ ♪ it's all right ♪ >> reporter: six decades later -- ♪ jumping jack flash is a gasgas gas ♪ >> reporter: they're still one of the biggest touring acts in the world. ♪ >> we are just are pioneers in a way that no one has done 60 years of rock 'n roll ever. >> reporter: ronnie wood at 77, the youngest stone. do you paint every day? >> well, when i can, yeah, when i'm not playing the guitar. >> reporter: has a side gig as a painter. >> i'm inspired here by dellacqua. that's what keeps me going. and wow, we have to play music next. one runs into the other.
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>> reporter: have you ever considered writing a memoir? >> oh, yeah, i've considered it and i've been offered a lot of money. >> reporter: and? >> and i've seen people do it. it's takes like two years. they're living two years in their past. >> reporter: that does not appeal to me? >> that does not appeal to me. so someone else will have to remember it for me. >> reporter: both jagger and richards are now octogenarians. >> yes, yes. the big 8-0. >> reporter: how does that feel? >> i asked mick because he is six months older than me. >> reporter: yes. >> and he says it's not that different. >> reporter: how did it feel to hit that mark? >> it's a bit overblown. it's not all it's cracked up to being 80. there is no really options here. you're either going get there or not. >> reporter: well, you've gotten there in pretty good shape. >> thank you, that's very kind. ♪ pleased to meet you, hope you get my name ♪ >> he is singing the best he's ever sang, i think. that's another reason we have to keep going. when you've got it, flaunt it, you know.
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♪ >> reporter: why do you think you guys have endured? >> i think we basically love each other and we love our music. and when you're doing it, you don't really think about it, but i think with charlie going, i've realized more and more how special that is. i mean, there is something about the stones and something about us all that sort of no, we stick together. and then you can't just drop it, you know. you got to follow it right down to the end, down the tunnel, you know. >> reporter: as you said, it's bigger than all of you. >> yeah, it is. damn thing. hold on... this trip got me alaska gold 75k status?? looks like i leveled up somewhere between san francisco and new york.
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they say the hardest part of getting something done let's go! hustle! is getting started. well, we did that 30 years ago, when california first took on the tobacco industry. this is not just about access. it's about the message it sends... now smoking is down 60 percent. lung cancer 42 percent. a couple of our cities have already ended tobacco sales. a california without big tobacco isn't just possible, it's already happening. for most of us, life is lived in color. and when a group of fifth grade
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students found out that wasn't the case for one of their classmates, they decided to help. nicole nielsen has this heartwarming story of friendship. >> reporter: inside the walls of glen hope elementary school, they've been keeping a secret which is huge. a secret kept for weeks. it wasn't long ago that mrs. hays had her students discuss their favorite colors during class when they realized fifth grader jaren casillas didn't have one, more more specifically couldn't see them. >> pretty much all colors. >> reporter: his mom lindsey remembers the day she found out her son was color-blind. >> and i heard jaren's voice in the back seat saying mommy, look at the beautiful green sunrise. and i looked at it and i thought oh dear. >> reporter: green, purple and blues, for example, he sees as gray. trees are yellow, and the colorful classroom and world around him hasn't been so until -- >> this came from them, and they really were driven to do it. >> reporter: his classmates decided to take matters into their own hands, collecting their allowances and donations to buy jaren's special glasses
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to see color. and not just one pair, but two for indoor and outdoor. >> if you wouldn't mind, we would love to see you try them on and tell what's you think. >> whoa! >> is this what everybody else has been seeing the whole time? i know that my friends are really true friends for doing this for me. >> the hearts of these children in a time like this, you know, i think gives us all hope. >> reporter: he not only can see new colors, but really just how beautiful the world can be. >> you know what i'm excited about? legos. >> i think he sees a sense of what true friendship is and caring people around him. and i hope he carries this with him and he remembers this day for a long time. >> reporter: in grapevine, nicole nielsen, cbs news, texas. >> a whole new world for that
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young man. and that's today's "cbs news roundup." for some of you, the news continues. for others, tune in later for "cbs mornings," and follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the cbs news broadcast center in new york city, i'm shanelle kaul. ♪ hello and thank you so much for watching.
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i'm shanelle kaul in new york, and here are some of the stories we're tracking on "cbs news roundup." kamala harris and tim walz sit down for her first official interview since officially becoming the democratic ticket. holiday travelers hit the road for what could be a record-setting weekend. and israel agrees to pause workers look to fight off a polio outbreak. vice president kamala harris sat down for her first interview since becoming the democratic nominee wednesday alongside running mate tim walz. natalie morales has more on that. >> reporter: vice president kamala harris gave her first sit-down interview since she became the candidate for president. she said on day one she would work on improving the economy. >> one of my highest priorities is to do what we can to support and strengthen the middle class. >> reporter: harris decided to answer questions alongside her
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running mate minnesota governor tim walz for the brew broadcast in prime-time on cnn. he was asked about several misleading statements he has made. >> my wife, she told me my grammer is not always correct. >> reporter: before the interview aired, harris held a rally in savannah, georgia where she touched on the issue of abortion. >> it is a fight for freedom. like the freedom of a woman to make decisions about her own body. ♪. >> reporter: the republican presidential candidate, former president donald trump also spoke about women's health during a rally in michigan focusing on the issue of in vitro fertilization. >> i'm announcing today in a major statement that under the trump administration, you're government will pay for or your insurance company will be mandated to pay for all costs associated with ivf treatment, fertilization for women.
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>> reporter: trump also appeared thursday night in battleground wisconsin during a town hall moderated by former democratic congresswoman tulsi gabbard. trump is scheduled to be back on the campaign trail friday in johnstown, pennsylvania. natalie brand, cbs news, washington. an army spokesperson on thursday accused a trump campaign staffer of pushing a female official at arlington national cemetery. it happened during the former president's visit to the cemetery for an event honoring service members who died during the withdrawal from afghanistan. the army says the official who is not pressing charges, was trying to enforce rules that prohibit political activity and photos on the grounds. the trump campaign leader posted videos on social media from the event and said it was given permission by gold star families to attend. the tsa is predicting a busy holiday travel weekend with 17 million people expected to be
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screamed at airports across the country. but for those traveling by car, some relief at the gas pump. cbs' roxana saberi explains. >> reporter: it's summer's last hurrah, and travelers are making a mad dash to their holiday destinations, by planes, trains, and automobiles. at the nation's airports, the tsa expects its busiest labor day weekend on record with the peak travel day on friday. >> it's part of travel. even if there is a rush or there isn't, there is always going to be little hiccups this holiday. >> but driving has its perks at the pump. >> i got a full tank for $2.94 a gallon. that is great. >> reporter: the national average now $3.36 a gallon. almost 50 cents lower than last year. how long do you think prices will continue to drop? >> this is something this downward trend could last through thanksgiving or even christmas. we could see the national
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average falling below $3 per gallon for the first time in three years. >> reporter: aaa says the december time to hit the road is before noon friday. >> one, two, 3:00 in the morning is very little game on the roads. it's kind of a clear run. >> reporter: so you just zip down the highway? >> yeah. >> reporter: also kicking off the weekend early, john and adriana zisa. they flew from chicago to new york. >> we come back on monday. we're expecting that will be a lot busier. >> reporter: you can't stay a little longer? >> too many kids at home. . so. >> reporter: late afternoon storms caused some delays at airports in the south and the northeast. that's one reason travel experts recommend catching early flights to get to where you want to go. roxana saberi, cbs news, newark airport, new jersey. israel has agreed to pause fighting in gaza to allow polio vaccines to be distributed to
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palestinian children amid worries of a looming outbreak. cbs' imtiaz tyab reports from the middle east, and we warn, some of these images are hard to watch. >> reporter: for the children of gaza, the unrelenting misery of nearly 11 months of nonstop israeli strikes has been devastating, destroyed homes, persistent hunger, and the constant threat of death and dismemberment. but it's the specter of a major polio outbreak that has led to israel to lead to three three-day pauses in fighting starting sunday when 640,000 palestinian children under the age of 10 will start receiving vaccines in the hopes of sparing them the same fate as little abdul rahman. the first child in gaza to contract polio in a quarter century. one of his legs now permanently paralyzed. israeli leaders insist the pause in fighting won't mean an end to
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strikes on gaza altogether, nor is this the first step towards a ceasefire with hamas. those back talks remain stubbornly stalled. the potential cause in gaza comes as violence across the occupied west bank only intensifies. for a second day, israeli forces have been waging a massive military operation there, including at the farai religion camp outside the city of nablus. following the massive raid by israeli forces, it looks nothing short of a war zone. this man lives in the area. "israel is trying to force us out of her homes," he says. "it will not work. we're staying. in fear israel's operation is part of a wider cam pan to push them out of their communities by bringing the widespread destruction seen here in gaza to
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the west bank. >> imtiaz tyab, cbs news, east jerusalem. a judge in idaho is weighing whether to move the trial of suspect bryan kohberger out of the county where four university of idaho students were killed nearly two years ago. kohberger's terns are now arguing that the jury pool is tainted and local pressure to convict kohlburgberger are so severe. >> when we come back, fin gomez with reaction to the interview with kamala harris and tim walz, and a look at the latest polling data in the race for the whi
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to break it all down, we're joined this hour by cbs news political director fin gomez. fin, great to see you. let's start with vice president kamala harris. she gave her first interview on thursday. >> hi, shanelle, in this her first major interview where she faced some tough questions on some key issues, she did accomplish that. she faced questions on fracking in pennsylvania, also in immigration, and she did say, and i thin this was notable, that she said that there would be consequences on illegal border crossings, something of a little tougher language than we've heard her say before. overall, i think it was an effective interview for the vice president. >> got it. and how is the trump campaign responding to her performance? >> critically, shanelle.
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they did put out a statement saying she did not address a major issue to them, and according to many voters in battleground state, and that is the issue of crime. she also said she did not spend a lot of time talking about immigration. but overall, it's something that we have heard from the trump campaign and from the right. over, i think this interview may not move the dial all that much one way or the other. >> finn, both campaigns we know have been crisscrossing battleground states this week. what is the state of the race right now, and what can we expect to see in the days ahead? >> in the days ahead, we're facing -- coming up against labor day. labor day is traditionally a big marker for the campaign cycle. when the campaigns really hit the trail, really hit the ground running, and we will see both campaigns sitting the key dollar
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ground states across the country, zipping across the country, speaking to voters and really trying to get their message out there in these last two months until the election. >> and we have some new data points this hour, fin. what are the polls now saying after last week's dnc? >> you did see a little bit of a bump for kamala harris after the convention. but overall, if you look at those seven key battleground states, it's a dead heat. that's what we're seeing even in our own reporting. this is going to be a close race. and i think both campaigns are aware of that and are really driving the ball hard, if you will, to make their final message to the -- to voters in these critical battleground states. >> okay, fin gomez, thank you so much. >> thanks, chanel. and when cbs news roundup
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they get students to class. more than 25 million children take the bus, and now more of those buses are electric. that's good for the environment and for students can breathing problems. the trouble, though, these buses cost more than twice as much. jo ling kent has the story for eye on america. >> reporter: the wheels on the bus sound very different this year in the modesto city school district in central california. can't hear it? neither can some of the parents, used to the roar of a diesel engine. so you're listening for something else? >> buzzing sound. eee! you guys have everything, then? >> elvira for one welcomes the change. these electric buses are helping to put the bricks on her kids respiratory issues which she says were made worse by the fumes. >> how much has your quality of life exchanged now that you're using an ev school list.
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>> i'm not hearing complaints about lettuce, less inhalers because of the smell or the pollution of the district. >> reporter: the district transports about 5,000 students each day, and last year converted half its route. >> investing in our community and our kids. the game changer is truly the health impacts. >> what has been the environmental impact? >> 47,000 gallons of diesel we didn't purchase, which means that toxic fume is not going into the air. >> reporter: the new buses are plugged in at solar charging stations between pickup and drop-off. but going electric is expensive. overall, one of these electric school buses cost about $350,000. that's $2,000 more than its diesel counterpart. >> this bus symbolizes so much. >> reporter: the environmental protection agency forked over $5
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billion nationally to help districts lie modesto add an electric fleet. additional funding comes from state districts. the district is saving. >> we saved 41s last year. >> what are you doing with the money you're not spending in diesel? >> putting into it the classroom. after school programs, multi-tiered sport systems. >> reporter: more than 800 districts around the country have put over 4500 electric buses on the road. but other districts would need additional federal funding to electrify the rest of the nation. if that went away, could the states afford to do what we're doing? the answer is no. >> reporter: but future funding is uncertain. leah stokes who featured environmental policy at uc santa barbara says the next program will decide whether the programs already in existence can condition. >> the fact is we would lose this funding, right? they're not interested in
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about water safety. a third of all latino parents and quarter of black parents never learned how to swim, so they can't teach their kids. one coach in los angeles is now trying to change that one little swimmer at a time. here is cbs' elise preston. >> don't worry about it. we'll learn together, okay? >> reporter: this isn't you're usual swim class, and conrad cooper isn't your usual instructor. >> why are you kicking so fast? you in a snow flurry you is a date or something? >> reporter: for three decades, the 70-year-old has been teaching them to swim in the warm turquoise waters of his backyard saltwater pool. >> i love what i do. >> don't rush, take your time. >> it was about getting kids who initially looked like me to get comfortable in the water. >> reporter: diversity in aquatics is lasing. cooper took note when his own niece started swim lessons 30 years ago. so he dove into teaching. at fist it was just a side
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hustle. >> for students. let's see if we can get some kids how to learn in the neighborhood. we have access. we have a pool. take advantage of that. >> reporter: do you think the fact that you are black, do you think that helps the children trust you a little bit more, it helps the families trust you? >> absolutely. often they've been some place else they weren't treated the same way, a different environment, not like this. >> reporter: that reflection is desperately needed in a world war ii children of in water. when you look at the numbers, black children are seven times more likely to drown in a pool. >> absolutely. >> that's heartbreaking. >> it is heartbreaking. and i'm helping get them out of that situation with a they are now safe and comfortable in the water. >> reporter: a heartbreak landa parks knows. her own brother drowned when he was just a toddler. >> he was 8 years old. he didn't know how to swim. when i'm swimming, i think
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about, wow, i'm doing something that my brother didn't even get a chance to do. >> reporter: and the couple is doing its part to influence change. cooper's presence puts both 4-year-old bodey and his father at ease. >> you better stay there! >> i think he could view comrade like an uncle. >> reporter: why doesn't it give you comfort? >> i was raised in a black household. it's a reflection of how i grew up and how i learned to swim. >> you're also teaching adult news. >> as much as i love teaching kids, it's really a joy speeching someone who has been afraid of the water for 10, 15, 20 years. >> reporter: davina inspired to take the plunge at 37 years old. >> it was an amazing feeling. i don't have to have the fear that something is going to happen when i get in the water. i'm at ease. >> reporter: while it took some coaxing at first, this group of kids ended the week with some smiles and a sense of achievement. >> you tell me when you're ready. go, buddy.
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>> reporter: why is it so important for you as her mom that your 6-year-old black daughter is breaking generational and historical myths? >> because that's what we are here to do. we are at the vanguard of our experience. and i want her to go further than i did. >> keep going, don't stop. >> reporter: when you look at how many people of color around the country are not swimming, what is your biggest hope? >> that they continue to find somewhere where they can have access to a pool and learn. better swim lessons in communities that are
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