norah. >> o'donnell: ed o'keefe, thank you. and a programming note. we will have live coverage of the convention tonight and all this week at 10:00 eastern, 9:00 central. we hope you will join us. now breaking news in the coronavirus pandemic, n coronavirus pandemic. notre dame is now the second major university this week to suddenly change course and switch to remote learning, at least temporarily. hewever, there was some encouraging news as the u.s. reported fewer than 40,000 new cases in a single day. mireya villarreal. >> the virus is a formidable foe. >> reporter: late today, notre dame became the latest university to halt on-campus classes. for the next two weeks everything will be online only. the school now has at least 147 confirmed cases. covid also spiking at the university of north carolina, chapel hill. more than 300 cases so far after video like this emerged. not a surprise to students like brandon stanley. >> the university is woefully under-prepared to handle a surge in coronavirus cases. they're going to go out, they're going to party

ed o'keefe, thank you. cbs will bring you live coverage of the democratic convention beginning tomorrow at 10:00 p.m. eastern, 9:00 central. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. this is the "cbs overnight news." >> garrett: today white house senior advisor jared kushner told face the nation that he is sending his children back to the classroom. across the country, ten states have rising infection rates and covid rites are up in nine states. five set single day death records this week. tom hanson has the latest. >> back to school comes with big concerns for students and teachers. >> everyone's kind of freaking out. >> the fda is responding. it's granted emergency authorization for a new sa vooifa based test to deliver tionwide. in salt lake county 79 teachers have retired or resigned. the koams unified school district in arizona canceled its reopening set for monday after more than 100 faculty members called out sick. >> we could stay out sick for two weeks. it doesn't matter. our school board is det

political correspondent ed o'keefe is outside the chase center which tonight looks a bit look a drive-in theater. ed, what can we hear from the vice president tonight? >> reporter: it sure does, s,rah. b you hear car horns blarg behind us, they're not in traffic. they're in agreement with something being said up on screen. that's because there are 150 car loads here invited the by biden s mpaign and democrats to witness this from a social distance. the vice president and his family will be out here later tonight to watch the fireworks. as for what mr. biden would say tonight, his team wouldn't share too many specifics but said he will share plans to build back better after the pandemic and n aneconomic downtown and make an argument that this country can, indeed, unite once again. they the other interesting thing they told us today, norah, is he will make an affirmative case for why he should be elected president. that's interesting because in part, while he's been leading in the polls throughout the summer, by wide margins in some cases, a majority of those supporting him have shown that

here's cbs' ed o'keefe. >> reporter: democratic presidential candidate joe biden said today it's time every american to mask up. >> every governor should mandate mandatory mask wearing. be a patriot. protect your fellow citizens. protect your fellow citizens. step up. do the right thing. >> reporter: his running mat, kamala harris, backed him up. >> that's what real leadership looks like. we should all be wearing a mask for the next three months because it will save lives. >> reporter: the california senator also said voters should be asking the trump administration a key question: >> when am i actually going to get vaccinated? because there may be some grand rrentres offered by the current president about a president about a vaccine, but it really doesn't matter until you can answer the question, "when am i going to get vaccinated?" >> reporter: trying to show how they would lead during the pandemic, the pair rolled out a new proposal with a pair of virtual meetings with scientists and economists. president trump fired back today. >> the trust the american people and the governors wa

cbs' ed o'keefe is in wilmington, delaware, again tonight. ning, ed. >> reporter: good evening, norah. tonight in the event center behind us, kamala harris is set to make history as just the third woman and first black and asian person to accept the vice presidential nomination. up the road in philadelphia, former president obama will question president trump's fitness to serve. it's the most star-studded night of the convention so far, with kamala harris set to make history. in her speech live from the she'll sharply criticize president trump and make the case for her running mate. a video airing tonight shows harris making a direct pitch to black voters. >> the litmus test for america is how we are treating black women. >> reporter: harris last addressed the democratic convention on behalf of barack obama. tonight, the former president returns the favor, speaking from the museum of the american revolution in philadelphia, he that donald trunald trump hasn't grown into the job because he can't. and the consequences of that failure are severe.

we talked to ed o'keefe about what we can expect from tonight's headliners. >>> the encouraging trend in california's fight against coro >>> new at 5:00, some details on a wild police chase this afternoon. it started as a standoff along highway 101 in san jose. let's take you through this pretty strange set of events. shuts down the freeway in both directions about 1:00 this afternoon. the driver hops into his car and splits, he fled the scene. chopper five was there to capture it all, the driver making reckless moves, turning into oncoming traffic at high speeds, veering around other drivers in residential areas and here is something we have not seen in a while. at one point the driver pulls into two different gas stations, a shell and then at the 76 station. he actually fuels up as he tries to give police the slip. just before 4:00 the driver pulls into a liquor store when police finally catch up to him. quite a few places you can see after a brief standoff in the parking lot, the driver exits his vehicle. the driver was arrested, taken into custody, nobody got hurt buckley in all o

norah. >> o'donnell: ed o'keefe from wilmington. thank you. and this programming note: cbs news live coverage of the,:0 ag. tonight, ther there is breakings in california. deadly wildfires are raging through the northern part of the state. more than 100 homes are destroyed, and some 50,000 more are threatened. and tonight, the state is asking other states to please send help. here's cbs' carter evans. >> reporter: tonight, 21 california wildfires are threatening comty ity,undreds of thousandseen be ready to leave. in the mountains above santa cruz, 20,000 were ordered to evacuated last night. there, firetornadoes ravaged scores of home. >> there are people that are unaccounted for. >> reporter: much of the greater san francisco area now haas the worst air quality in the world. this smoke is thick, and the wind is blowing it acrossefights try to extinguish the flames. from nais, nasa shs most of california, nevada, and southern idaho covered with sickening smoke. as flames approached zach galvin's neighborhood, police had more bad news. >> nobo

cbs' ed o'keefe will lead off our coverage with a preview of the big night ahead. evening, ed. >> reporter: norah, tonight democrats are supposed to be gathering for the first night of their convention in the battleground state of wisconsin. instead they will beipatg virtu. you'll hear from party leaders all across the country. instead of thousands of cheering democrats, balloon drops and rousing speeches, democrats will kick things off virtually tonight showcasing one of its biggest stars, michelle obama. >> i know joe. >> reporter: in prerecorded remarks the former first lady said biden has what it takes. >> he will make smart plans and manage a good team. and he will govern as someone who has lived a life that the rest of us can recognize. >> reporter: biden's top primary rival bernie sanders, who campaign aides hope can convince skeptical progressives, will also speak, as will four republicans set to encourage other g.o.p. voters to switch sides and defeat the president. >> the president wanted to exploit-- >> reporter: biden got a boost today when republican m

ed o'keefe, thank you.l bring you live coverage of the democratic convention beginning tomorrow at 10:00 p.m. eastern, 9:00 central. it has been a very hard day on fire lines across the west. several fires are burning out of control. fueled by dry brush and triple digit heat and in california lightning strikes have sparked new flames. lilia luciano is there. >> reporter: wild, wild weather in the west. lightning strike from a summer thunderstorm lit up the sky in northern california and sparked at least eight fires. and for the first time in history, the national weather atrvice issued a fire tornado warning. the heat from the loyalton fire near the california/nevada border as seen in this time laps video, extreme enough to create create its own weather conditions. and in southern california, isthorities arlog in tok rathnch-r two fire which has drn hundreds from their home. ngosin aeles, in lake hughes has scorched nearly 18,000 acres. >> it is hot, incredibly hot, the firefighters are working very hard ou

cbs' ed o'keefe is setting that record straight. >> ready, set, go. >> reporter: at an eventgse jobeemocric kgn's new constitutional conspiracy. senator what, do you make of president trump and the republicans' attacks on you? >> i'm signing this because i am in this race to win and with that guy right there. >> reporter: the president and his campaign are now publicly stoking a false and racist theory circulating among his supporters, that harris is ineligible to run for vice president. >> i heard it today that she doesn't meet the requirements. >> reporter: years of settled law say otherwise. harris' parents immigrated from jamaica and india, and weren't citizens when she was born in the united states. experts say her birth in oakland, california, makes her a natural-born citizen, which the constitution requires for the president. mr. trump, who says he opposes the idea of birth right citizenship, has done this before to barack obama. >> why doesn't he show his birth certificate? >> reporter: on "cbs this morning" his son-in-law did little to clarify the president's position. >> he

ed o'keefe in wilmington, delaware. tonight, president trump is using new insults against the democratic ticket, even as joe biden holds a 10-point lead over trump, according to the latest estimate from the cbs news battleground tracker. here is cbs' weijia jiang. >> reporter: president trump is testing out new attacks on senator kamala harris. >> i have to win the election. because kamala is a socialist. >> reporter: he also predicted her popularity would soon fade. >> she's not a person that's liked. i think people will fall out of love with her very quickly. >> reporter: and one day after harris made history as the first black and south asian woman to be nominated as a vice presidential candidate, the trump campaign released a new ad, claiming joe biden has a racism problem. >> if you have a problem figuring whether you're for me me or trump then you ain't black. >> reporter: the attacks come as kanye west revealed he met with president trump's adviser and son-in-law, jared kushner, reportedly in colorado last weeken

let's bring in political correspondent ed o'keefe. center in wilmington, delaware, where we will hear from biden and kamala harris later this week. ed, what are we expecting to hear from dr. jill biden tonight. >> reporter: good evening, norah, from biden's home town, a very big night for him, also a very big night for this city and this state. they named him so much they named the train standti a t onm. dr. jill biden will speak from brandywine high school, about five miles from where we are right now. he told "sunday morning" if she becomes irshe uld like to resume teaching, even though she will be living at the white house. and he is expected to talk the anxiety a lot of families are feeling right now, but teachers getting back to school amid the pandemic. the other thing we expect her to remind people about tonight is while she is joe biden's wife, she is his second wife. remember, his first wife and toung daughter were killed just before christmas 1972 in a car accident. she will talk about howshe can't imagine how he did it, how

norah. >> o'donnell: ed o'keefe from wilmington. thank you. and this programming note: cbs news live coverage of the democratic convention begins tonight at 7:00 pacific. we hope to see you again. tonight there is breaking news in california. deadly wildfires are raging through the northern part of the state. at least two people have died. more than 100 homes are destroyed, and some 50,000 more are threatened. and tonight, the state is asking other states to please send help. here's cbs' cart evans. >> reporter: tonight, 21 california wildfires are threatening community after community, hundreds of thousands of people have been told to be e ady to leave. in the mountains above santa cruz, 20,000 were orded to evacuate last night. there, fire-nadoes ravaged scores of homes. >> there are people that are unaccounted for. >> reporter: much of the greater san francisco area now has the worst air quality in the world. this smoke is thick, and the wind is blowing it across the road right now as firefighters try to extinguish the flames. efighterse, n

let's go to the chase center where kamala harris will take the podium, nikole kill onand ed o'keefe are both there, let me start with you, what are you hearing about what kamala harris and the message she will have tonight? >> well, norah to underscore the significance of this moment, a democratic official tells cbs news that former president barack obama was initially supposed to close out the evening but he asked to swap and go before senator harris to symbolically pass the torch to her. so when senator harris introduces herself to the american people tonight, expect a very deeply personal story. she will talk about how her mother instilled values in her. she really wants people to see themselves in her speech, so she will lay out how the country can come together under joe biden's leadership but make no mistake she will be very pointed when it comes to president trump saying donald trump's failure of leadership has cost lives and livelihoods before her speemp there will be an introductory video about the significance of her candidacy. she will be officially nominated tonight by three

ed o'keefe has a list back at the will on the presidential ticket. >> in 1984 gerald even ferraro rana major party ticket for the first time for a woman. >> the issue is not what america can do for will but what women can do for america. >> in 2008, republican john mccain chose sarah palin. >> the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull? lipstick. royalty neither woman became vice president but this year could be different. >> joe biden is running for president for the third time and for the third tile there's going to be a woman on the tick. in 1984 was too new. in the other year it was too inexperienced. is third time a charm or is it going to be three strikes and out? >> in march joe biden made an unexpected pledge. >> i commit i will in fact pick a woman to be vice president. >> that set off a first of a kind scramble putting the focus on mayors, goirns, lawmakers and national security officials. back in 2008 former kansas government kathleen sa we'll yaz was the only one barack obama considered. >> i think the american public have had an opportunity to meet lots and lots o

here's cbs's ed o'keefe. >> reporter: joe biden returned to his residence in wilmington delaware todayfter spending the weekend at his second home in rehoboth beach and teasing an potential announcement. >> mr. biden, have you picked a running mate yet? >> yes, i have. >> who is it? >> reporter: so far biden's only known face to face meeting with a contender was with michigan governor gretchen whitmer who made a quick round trip to see biden last week. >> have you been interviewed by vice president biden? >> happy sunday. >> reporter: cbs news is told several others including susan rice spotted sunday in washington, have been on stand- by for a potential interview since the end of last week. in addition to rice, biden'sou a dozen mayors, governors and lawmakers. and as biden ponders his choice today he received a stark warning from more than 100 politically active black male leaders including civil rights attorney benjamin crump, rapper sean diddy combs and former obama administration official van jones: failure to select a black woman in 2020 means you will lose the election. whoever

ed o'keefe will cover the convention for us.hat do voters want to hear from the democratic ticket? >> well, anthony, good morning. democrats especially tuning in want to see this remain positive and informational. they want to hear from joe biden and kamala harris what they would do if they take back the white house, not necessarily those well-worn attacks on president trump and vice president pence. after an historically large and diverse and competitive primarye united in their race to take back the white house. >> welcome to the control room. >> reporter: democrats are putting the final touches on plans for t convention, but things will look far different this year from the mostly virtual event. instead of speeches from a sports arena, party leaders are expected to speak for two hours each night from across all 57 states and authorities. tonight's focus is expected to be on the pandemic, the struggling economy and the national reckoning on race and policing. speakers are said to include ohio republican governor john kasich, w

anthony sal sant be-- salvanto thank you, we want to bring in ed o'keefe following the biden campaign since day one. ed, we are about to hear from biedern's top opponents senator bernie sanders shortly. the independent from vermont. this is a prime speaking slot for him, important because of what happened in 2016 and the fissures between him and hillary clinton. >> that's right, a lot of what we have seen so far tonight from this virtual convention, norah, is some cross between big brother, american idol and the jerry lewis telethon, what is yet to come is the bridge building that usually happens nten the van quished opponent spe speaks out on behalf of the winner. democrats need every last vote they can get especially from sander supporters. as you said four years ago he addressed the democratic convention for about 30 minutes an his critics said he did little to rally his supporters behind hillary clinton. ut 8ght he's being given about 8 minute minutes, not a lot of time for this ver bose vermonter to remind viewers of what he sees as the danger of the president and synopsis of why

ed o'keefe has the latest. >> as he continues his running mate search joe biden is said to be considered from a group of female governors, law mack ares and former obadministration officials. two contenders spoke out sunday. >> any one of the womens whose names have been mentioned to be considered are fabulous women and well prepared to step up and do the job of vice president. >> absolutely, i do feel that i could do the job. >> as biden reviews his options, cbs news analyst robby mook who led hillary clinton's campaign said the former vice president is likely trying to answer two main questions. >> without do you think is prepared to be president of the united states should something happens to you. but also who do you want to be your partner, you know, in the west wing and the with us. >> former new mexico governor bill richardson was considered for vp by al gore, john kerry and barack obama. >> i went through the process because st an honor. >> he warned the process can place a big burden on the contenders family. >> your life is going to change dramically but at the same time that y

. >> ed o'keefe is in wilmington, delaware. he weighed in on why senator harris' speech struck an unprecedented tone for a vp nominee. >> reporter: we've been told it's an address that will focus on his family history and then try to drill down, just as little bit, into what he might do if he's elected president. this is not a wonky policy speech but what he'd do to address the pandemic and build the economy and focus on unity. one of the striking things about the week is how willing they've been to highlight the fact that republicans are coming onboard as part of the biden coalition in keeping with his bipartisan reputation on capitol hill and some of the bills he had to cut with republicans when he was vice president. he's likely to extend and olive branch to those who are looking for a reason to vote for biden. remember, coming into this week, democrats said they wanted to hear more about what biden and harris would do if they won the white house. we have not heard specifics. >> we have had a lot of big speeches so far. kama

ed o'keefe for us. thank you, ed. >>> one more big zoom call.s is suing its own former ceo over allegations of workplace misconduct. steve easterbrook was fired last year over a relationship at work that was not physical. since then three alleged sexual affairs with mcdonald's employees have come to light and the company say he tried to cover them up. >> reporter: as you mentioned that former mcdonald's ceo steve evide easterbrook was terminated without cause. he retained $42 million in cash and stock openings. mcdonald's is suing to get that money back. mcdonald's claims in a lawsuit filed monday that former ceo steve easterbrook lied to company investigators about inappropriate sexual relationships he allegedly had with employees. last year easterbrook was fired for having an alleged consensual relationship with a female employee, consisting of text messages and video calls. at the time he told investigators he had never had a physical sexual relationship with any mcdonald's employee. but according to court documents last month mcdonald's rece

. >>> i spoke with ed o'keefe, he has a sneak peek at what she will say and her big speech. >> reporter: a story that is probably much more familiar to folks in the bay area, reminding americans that her mother is from india and her father from jamaica. but also expected to take on the traditional attack dog role , questioning president trump's leadership, calling for all americans to have better opportunities as the economy is rebuilt. some experts -- excerpts that have come out. she will say right now we have a president who turns our tragedies into political weapons. joe will be a president who turns challenges into purpose. speaking from this building behind us, this modest event center in wilmington delaware that might normally host a garden show or an rv show. harris will speak from a studio built in the last few days, biden will speak from there tomorrow night and up the road on the east coast in philadelphia. former president obama will speak from the museum of american revolution where he will raise concerns about the democracy and call on americans to vote. similar to the one

cbs' ed o'keefe is in nilmington, delaware, againto behind us, kamala harris is set to make history ase third woman and first black and asian person to accept the vice presidential nomination. up the road in philadelphia, former president obama will question president trump's fitness to serve. it's the most star-studded night of thentri m in hecchnter igton, ng tonight shows harris making a direct pitch to black voters. >> the litmus test for america is how we are treating black addressed the democratic convention on behalf of barack obama. tonight, the former president returns the favor, speaking from the museum of the american revolution in philadelphia, he that donald trunald trump rowne go th anjod the cobnsequences of that failure are severe. mr. obama will also recall his eight years working alongside joe biden. >> we all know that on its own, his work... >> reporter: a partnership highlighted in this new campaign ad released today. biden, who was officially nominated last night, spentllth latino democrats, a key constituency. >> there's no question that this is a challenging tim

cbs' ed o'keefe leads our coverage tonight from outside senator harris' home here in washington. . >> reporter: margaret, good evening. today's announcement and harris' the 55-year-old senator is the daughter of immigrants, a jamaican father and an indian mother. the first woman to hold the job. the announcement came today from joe biden via text message and social media. in a tweet, biden explained he chose senator kamala harris in part because as california attorney general she had worked with his late son, beau, the former delaware attorney general. "i was proud then," biden said, "and i'm proud now to have her as my partner in this campaign." she's a former san francisco district attorney and california attorney general. harris fought to legalize same- sex marriage and defended the affordable care act in court. she's only the second black woman elected to the u.s. senate, and since 2017, she's perhaps best known for clashing on the judiciary committee with two of president trump's attorneys general... >> how can you not remember? >> reporter: ...and supreme court nominees. >>

here's cbs' ed o'keefe. >> reporter: joe biden stayed close to his delaware home today as his team remains tightlipped about who he might choose as a running mate. a formal announcement is expected next week. meanwhile, president trump, who trails biden in polls, is lashing out at his rival. today, it was comments the former vice president made about african americans. biden had to clarify comments made in an interview about immigration. >> unlike the african american community with notable exceptions, the latino community is an incredibly diverse community with incredibly different attitudes about different things. you go to florida, you find a very different attitude about immigration in certain places than you do when you're in arizona. >> it was a very insulting statement he made. >> reporter: late thursday, biden tweeted, "in no way did i mean to suggest the african american community is a monolith, not by identity, not on issues, not at all." of course, mr. trump has his own long history of racially insensitive remarks about minorities and immigrants and on thursday he also took on b

here's cbs' ed o'keefe. >> reporter: joe biden courted latino voters today, telling "hamilton" composer manuelu, who discussed progress on the arizona border wall today, had let latinos down. >> he has failed the latino community time and again in order to satisfy the vicious right wing of his party that he in fact just keeps feeding raw meat to. that's the opposite of what we should be doing in the >> repter: tig chtou, mocratnt. formally nominate biden and running mate kamala harris, with biden's wife, jill, as the evening's headliner. but yet again republican feature. there is an unexpected message from john mccain's widow, cindy, who narrates this video about the friendship biden had with her late husband, the 2008 republican presidential nominee. john and joe traveled thousands of miles together. the families got to know each other. >> reporter: the president was a frequent critic of her husband before and after his death. and george w. bush's former secretary of state colin powell will speak, he also backed former president barack obama. former president bill clinton is said to sh

here's cbs' ed o'keefe. >> reporter: joe biden's decision not to speak from milwaukee came after consultations with medical officials warning about a spike in coronavirus cases across wisconsin. now, biden, his running mate, and others will speak from their home states over four nights beginning august 17. >> hello, everybody. >> reporter: president trump already scrapped plans to hold his convention in north carolina, then florida, and today said he's now thinking about accepting the g.o.p. nomination from the white house grounds. >> it's certainly one of the alternatives. >> ting would be a very convenient idea. it's something we threw out. >> reporter: biden today also brushed off questions raised by mr. trump about his mental fitness, telling black and latino journalists, including cbs' errol barnett, that he's never taken a cognitive. >> no, i haven't taken a test. why the hell would i take a test? come on, man! that's like saying, before you got in this program, did you take a test whether you're taking cocaine or not? what do you think? are you-- >> joe biden led the recovery act that s

here's cbs' ed o'keefe. >> reporter: joe biden stayed close to his delaware home today as his team remained tight lipped about who he might choose as a running mate. meanwhile, president trump, who trails biden in polls, is lashing out at his rival. like the african americane community with notable exceptions, the latino community is an incredibly diverse community with incredibly different attitudes about different things. you go to florida, you find a very different attitude about immigration in certain places than you do when you're in arizona. >> it was a very insulting statement he made. >> reporter: late thursday, biden tweeted, "in no way did i mean to suggest the african american community is a monolithd, not by identity, not on issues, not at all." of course, mr. trump hases had own long history of racially insensitive remarks of minorities and immigrants and he also took on biden's faith. >> he's following the radical left agenda: take away your guns, destroy your second amendment, no religion, no anything, hurt the bible, hurt god. he's against god. >> reporter: biden, a catholic

>> reporter: ed o'keefe, cbs news, washington. >> brennan: tonight, for the first time, we are hearing from one of the former minneapolis officers charged in the death of george floyd. tou thao faces a charge of aiding and abetting murder. but in an interview, he told investigators he was just trying to control the crowd that had gathered at the scene. and a warning: some of what you're about to see is disturbing. here's cbs' errol barnett. >> reporter: one week after george floyd was killed in police custody, one of the former officers charged in his death gave this voluntary interview to investigators. >> it was obvious tthat he wa likehigho e something.m >> i'm not going to run! >> reporter: officer tou thao says after floyd resisted being placed into a police vehie, seen here on thao's newly released body camera footage, high suggested restraining him on the ground. >> i can't breathe! >> so that maneuver that you saw officer chauvin use, is that something you've been trained? n? >> i never used it. >> have you ever seen officer chauvin use that before? >> i don't recall. >> report

you too, ed o'keefe.eparing fir homes for two major storms. the governor of louisiana told residents to prepare to shelter in place for at least 72 hours. tropical weather systems marco and laura are expected to hit the state later this week. laura has already devastated parts of the dominican republic and haiti over the weekend. at least 11 people have been killed. a weather caster lonnie quinn is tracking this this morning. lonnie, good morning, although good morning isn't really the right word. >> it's not a great looking situation for t gulf coast. i' ts mu. in tas three gotten markedly weaker. it's down to 50 miles per hour winds with each passing hour now marco is going to get weaker. it's about 85 miles from the mouth of the mississippi river. laura is going to get stronger. it's 65 miles per hour winds. by tomorrow at 2:00 in the afternoon, marco is going to be skirting somewhere along the shoreline of louisiana or texas. laura is in the middle of the gulf of mexico. a category one. by the time yo

ed o'keefe is covering campaign 2020. what did biden say? >> well, good morning, jeff. comments came in an interview that lasted almost an hour. he was asked about immigration and how he would engage with cuba. here's some of what he had to say. >> what you all know, but most people don't know, unlike the african-american community with notable exceptions, the latino community is incredibly diverse community. with incredibly different attitudes about different things. you go to florida, you find a very different attitude about immigration in certain places than you do when you're in arizona. >> late last night, biden clarified the comment tweeting, in mow way did i mean to suggest the african-american community is a monolith. not by identity, not on issues, not at all. president trump jumped all over the comments calling them an insult to african-americans and in a separate attack during his visit to ohio, the president also took aim at biden's faith. >> take away your guns, destroy your second amendment, no religi religion, no anything, hurt the bible, hurt god. he's a

>> all right, ed o'keefe, thank you very much. >>> the coronavirus pandemic is consistently taking moreives per day than any time since may. johns hopkins university recorded 1500, nearly 1500 covid-related deaths in the u.s. yesterday. the pandemic is now blamed for killing more than 166,000 americans. nearly one-third of all confirmed u.s. cases are in just three states -- california, texas and florida. our lead national correspondent david begnaud is in miami with more. david, good morning. >> vlad, good morning. we're about a month from the start of fall. temperatures are going to cool. more of us are going to spend time indoors, and we're going to be talking about the flu. that's why this morning, the head of the cdc is asking every one of you watching to get a flu shot as he warns of this. >> this could be the worst fall from a public health perspective we've ever had. >> that's cdc director robert redfield. he's worried the flu season is going to compound america's coronavirus crisis. but he says americans can avoid the worst of it if they get serious about public health guidelin

ed o'keefe is covering campaign 2020. all right, ed.t else could change between now and november? >> everything, vlad. first, there's a debate over debates continuing. both parties are completely scrapping plans to hold anything resembling normal political conventions. the biden campaign announced neither he, his running mate nor any party leader will speak from milwaukee at the democratic national convention as originally planned. democrats now say the city of milwaukee will serve as a control room of sorts for a completely virtual convention that will include joe biden accepting the nomination from his home state of delaware. republicans already scrapped plans for their convention in jacksonville, florida, and charlotte, north carolina, and president trump is now considering accepting his party's nomination from the white house. >> i think it would be a very convenient idea. it's something that we threw out. it would be a very cost conscious by comparison to any other location. >> reporter: but. >>> including members of the president'

ed o'keefe, thank you very much. >>> on today's "cbs this morning" podcast, greg garfield, one of theexperts. he is almost fully recovered after 31 days on a ventilator and more than 60 days in the hospital. >>> and before we go, we're going to show you how a dog is warming people's hearts with his singing -- a dog can sing? how about that. ♪ yes. named bluenjy, blue. we'll be right back. well many people have such a misunderstanding as to how a reverse mortgage works. people think that the bank takes your home, but that is not true. that's absolutely 100% wrong. the home is ours. we can sell it if we want to at any time. i like the flexibility of not having a payment, but i can make the payment if i want to. you're responsible for keeping up your property taxes and you're responsible for paying your insurance on the property. for us, it was a security blanket. the value of our house, was to fund our long-term health care. for years, reverse mortgage funding has been helping customers like these use the equity from their homes to finance their lives. they know the importance of having

as ed o'keefe reports, the revelation comes as the hours tick away closer to a formal announcement. >joe biden's stayed close to his delaware home friday as his team remains tightlipped about who he mate choose as a running mate. a formal announcement is expected next week. president trump who trails biden in polls is lashing out at his rival. this time it was comments the former vice president made about african-americans. biden had to clarify comments the made in an interview about immigration. >> unlike the african-american community with notable exceptions, the latino community is an incredibly diverse community with incredibly different attitudes about different things. you go to florida, you find a very different attitude about immigration in certain places than you do when you're in arizona. >> it was a very insulting statement he made. >> reporter: late thursday, biden tweeted, "in no way did i mean to suggest the african-american community is a monolith. not by identity, not on issues, not at all." of course mr. trump has his own long o'hahistory of remarks of minorities and