manuel bojorquez reports from hard-hit florida. >> reporter: a day after the fda gave full approval to the pfizer vaccine, health officials are urging businesses to step up. >> you have the power to protect your communities and help end the pandemic through vaccination requirements. >> reporter: dr. anthony fauci said the country could get the virus under control by next spring if vaccination rates rise. >> get vaccinated, and the time frame will be truncated dramatically. >> reporter: 18-year-old danae gutierrez of california says the fda's approval swayed her to get the shot. >> social media like gets you kind of brainwashed into thinking that it's -- sometimes the vaccine can be bad. >> reporter: nationwide, the daily number of people getting their first shot has declined for ten straight days, even as the highly infectious delta variant pushes hospitals in some states to the brink. georgia's governor announced plans to send more than 100 national guard members to hospitals across the state. florida leads the nation in new covid hospitalizations and is averaging more daily deaths th

major. >> garrett: manuel bojorquez, thank you.ht, roughly half of all americans are living under heat alerts, as two heat waves bake much of the country. and, as meg oliver reminds us, this extreme weather can be deadly. >> reporter: coast to coast, heat indexes are in the triple digits. along the east coast, feels-like temperatures are as high as 106 degrees in washington, d.c., 107 in philadelphia, and 104 in boston. >> we don't have air conditioning at home, so we have to get out and stay cool the best we can. >> reporter: in omaha, nebraska, 16-year-old drake geiger collapsed at his football practice tuesday. >> the doctor came in and said his body was so overheated and his organs were working extra hard and that he was very, very sick. >> reporter: his father, scott hoffman, said doctors told him drake had an internal temperature of 122 degrees. he died that night at the hospital. >> last night, the hardest part was being alone, you know, seeing his room. it just hurt a lot. >> reporter: tonight, officials across the country

norah. >> o'donnell: manuel bojorquez, thank you.ht, the search continues for several people who still haven't been accounted for after devastating floods swept through central tennessee, killing nearly 20 people. president biden today approved a major disaster declaration for the state. cbs' jessi mitchell on the heartbreak in tennessee. >> we're being flooded right now. in waverly, tennessee. >> reporter: these are the last horrifying moments of linda almond's life as the devastating floodwaters started to right outside her home. >> this is scary. >> reporter: almond was home with her son before she started live streaming on facebook. soon after, her house was swept away by the fast-moving flood. her son survived but almond did not. she is one of at least 18 people killed in the deadly flooding. the unimaginable grief for somee fami families here is just beginning. >> i held on to a tree for seven hours, screaming that our babies are at the house. needed rescue. >> reporter: danielle hall is mourning the loss of her seven- month-ol

manuel bojorquez joins us from panama city beach, florida. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, norah. thousands are without power tonight here along the florida panhandle as the storm moves through. as tempting as the water behind me may be for some, officials say the surf is dangerous and are asking people to stay out to of the water. one of the biggest threats from fred the storm surge, could reach 3 to 5 feet in some areas of the panhandle and some areas are already dealing with the water coming up as early as this morning. tonight the main concern going forward, the rainfall. some areas could see 4 to 8 inches of rain, that is certainly enough to trigger flash flooding, and there's also the threat of isolated tornadoes. classes were canceled in some counties as a precaution and government buildings closed but, so far, there have been no evacuations. fred will lose its intensity as it heads north but could bring flash flooding to georgia and the carolinas in the next few days. >> o'donnell: we have an alert in d.c., manuel bojorquez,

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major. >> garrett: manuel bojorquez, thank you. we want it turn now to the chaos that air travelers are facing this summer from unruly passengers to grounded planes. thousands have been stranded, with one airline cancel more than half its flights. more now from cbs' errol barnett. >> reporter: pain from los angeles... >> horrible experience. >> reporter: ...to atlanta and beyond, thousands left stranded this week as american and spirit airlines cancel hundreds of flights, struggling with staffing and other issues. >> i'm-- i'm stuck here. >> reporter: spirit airlines customers being hit hardest. 60% of its flights canceled today, and more than 1300 since sunday. >> it was actually chaos, really. >> reporter: alisia cubberly's monday flight to boston was one of them. >> seven hours in that line i was finally able to get help. >> reporter: cubberly says two nights at her ft. lauderdale hotel cost her more than $300 and the airline could not get her to boston so it booked her on a united airlines flight home tonight. today, spirit apo

manuel bojorquez for us. thank you. today, we saw a rare bit of big- ticket bipartisanship, as a massive infrastructure bill cleared th senate. 19 republicans joined every democrat in voting yes. cbs' kris van cleave reports on what's in the bill and why thete president is celebrating. >> on this vote, the yays are 69... >> reporter: with the vice president presiding, the senate overwhelmingly passed a landmark $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, a major win for president biden. >> in this bill, we proved that we can still come together to do big things, important things. >> reporter: the compromise package took months to craft and will fund traditional infrastructure projects like roads, bridges, airports, waterways, and further winning over 19 republicans.ice, >> this winning over 19 republicans. >> this will be a monumental improvement in what i see every day in my state. >> reporter: but critics say it's too expensive. freshman republican bill hagerty of tennessee blocked the bill's quick passage over the

manuel bojorquez has the story. >> early 2020 just started and we were in and out of the hospital. >> reporter: when jennifer moore saw her husband's parkinson's disease take a turn for the worse, the couple knew it was time for him to live in a long-term care facility. tom moore moved into the west broward rehabilitation center. just days before the pandemic forced the home to close to visitors. >> he would tell me that he thought he was being kidnapped to mexico because nothing was familiar. >> reporter: what was that like for you to hear? >> oh, my heart was breaking. i mean, this is a man who i spent the better part of 20 some years with. and then all of the sudden i wasn't able to see him for months on end. >> reporter: when the vaccines started to roll out, i'm imagining he was probably among the first group of people to be vaccinated? >> yes. i said i want him to be the first person in that building vaccinated. >> reporter: but the nursing home staff apparently wasn't as eager to get their shots. according to the centers for medicare and medicaid services, as of august 1, only

cbs' manuel bojorquez begins our coverage tonight from miami., how fast are cases rising in florida? >> reporter: well, bill, today, florida broke records, not just for new covid-19 cases, but also hospitalizations. they are the highest numbers since the pandemic started. in the last week, the state has also reported more covid-19 pediatric hospitalizations than any other state, but requiring masks in schools remains controversial. an emergency rule in florida will allow parents to use vouchers to transfer children out of public schools that require masks. meanwhile, florida governor ron desantis is threatening to withhold funding from districts that require them. >> the decision to try to withdraw funds or withhold funds from school districts who are trying to make the decisions in the best interest of public safety is really disturbing to me. >> reporter: sarah leaonardi is a school aboard member in brevard county, where opponents have been vocal. >> one choice for a sense of personal liberty, not based in science and fact, should not impede o

more now from cbs's manuel bojorquez. >> covid related deaths in florida have hit a pandemic high.y 5,000 people died from covid over the last month. nearly five times the number from the month before. in the meantime, protests over mask mandates continue. this one outside the bra vard county school district. >> talking about liberty and freedom. what about my liberty and freedom. >> you think the children should be able to wear to school. >> 100%. >> we don't want masks on our kids, it's pointless. >> but the school board voted to enact a 30 day mask mandate after a judge ruled friday against governor desantis' ban on school mask mandates, a decision he will likely appeal. meanwhile there is a possible time line for when children ages 5 to 121 may be eligible for the 5 to 11 may be eligible for the pfizer vaccine. the company could file for authorization in early october. according to former fda commissioner scott gottlieb who is on the board. >> that will put us on a time frame where the vaccine could be available at some point late fall, more likely early winter. >> reporter: wh

we get more now from cbs' manuel bojorquez. >> reporter: a day after the f.d.a.pproval to the pfizer vaccine, health officials are urging businesses to step up. >> you have the power to protect your communities and help end the pandemic through vaccination requirements. >> reporter: dr. anthony fauci said the country could get the virus under control by next spring if vaccination rates rise. >> get vaccinated, and the time frame will be truncated dramatically. >> reporter: 18-year-old danae gutierrez of california says the f.d.a.'s approval swayed her to get the shot. >> social media, like, gets you kind of brainwashed into thinking that sometimes the vaccine can be bad. >> reporter: nationwide, the daily number of people getting their first shot has declined for ten straight days, even as the highly-infectious delta variant pushes hospitals in some states to the brink. today, georgia's governor announced plans to send more than 100 national guard members to hospitals across the state. florida leads the nation in new covid hospitalizations, and is averaging more

manuel bojorquez, cbs news, miami beach. >> duncan: the great equalizer indeed.ews for this sunday. "60 minutes" is coming up next, i'm jericka duncan in new york. thank you so much for watching. have a great night. at night. >>> live from the cbsn bay ar studios,isiskpix 5 news . >> more students headed back to the classrooms tomorrow and one district is rolling out stricter protocols. >>> sideshow fence and illegal fireworks bring out huge crowds this weekend and disturbing discovery made by police responding to a wild night in san jose. >>> i am john ramos in walnut creek. a new poll says a lot of people like gavin newsom in the state but it may not be enough to keep them in his job. you will have that story coming up. >>> we begin this evening with excitement building for students who are headed back to the classroom tomorrow, they will have to follow stricter covid rules and the neighboring school districts as well. be aggressive safety measures to keep kids safe. >> we are taking every safety precaution we can. >> reporter: for students and teachers that me

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here's cbs' manuel bojorquez. >> reporter: more than half of florida's 2.8 million public school students are in districts that defied the governor and required masks. a judge ruled those districts are within their rights. >> the law expressly permits school boards to adopt policies regarding the healthcare of student, such as a face mask mandate, even if a parent disagrees with that policy. >> reporter: robin mccarthy, a plaintiff in the lawsuits, is relieved. her six-year-old son, who has asthma, attends a miami-dade public school where masks are mandatory. >> he has a right to a safe education, and it's-- you know, he can't help that he has asthma, and he has a right to be in school, just like everybody else. >> reporter:let the ruling comes as the c.d.c. warns that covid cases and hospitalizations among children are rising as kids return to the classroom. the agency urges all eligible students, teachers, and staff to get vaccinated. and today it released this report of an outbreak at a northern california elementary school back in may. a teacher, unvaccinated and unmashed, read out lo

manuel bojorquez is outside a memorial health care system hospital that's in miramar which is located northwest of miami. manuel, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, gayle. as the ceo of this hospital chain told us, they're simply trying to weather the storm right now. but come monday, they will have to suspend all elective procedures for now to accommodate the surge of covid-19 patients. more than 90% of them are unvaccinated. inside memorial health care system in broward county, icu beds are once again filling up fast. >> it has gone up 400% in the laugh six weeks. >> reporter: aurelio fernandez is the president and ceo of memorial which recently added 266 extra beds to keep up with demand. >> we have converted conference centers, auditoriums, cafeterias, to get the surge. these are clean patients. we don't put covid patients in the overflow areas. >> reporter: but the overflow are built because of the ones that are. >> that's correct. >> reporter: that surge includes children. as of yesterday, 135 children under 18 in florida are hospitalized with covid. the highest it'

manuel bojorquez spoke to one woman who wants the shots to be mandated at her husband's long-term careearly 2020 he started falling a lot. and we were in and out of the hospital. >> reporter: when jennifer moore saw her husband's parkinson's disease take a turn for the worse the couple knew it was time for a long-term care facility. tom moore moved into the west broward rehabilitation and health care center in plantation, florida, last march, just days before the pandemic forced the home to close to visitors. >> he would tell me that he thought he was being kidnapped to mexico because nothing was familiar. >> reporter: what was that like for you to hear? >> oh, my heart was breaking. i mean, this was a man who i've spent the better part of 20-some years with, and then all of a sudden i wasn't able to see him for months on end. >> reporter: when the vaccine started to roll out, i'm imagining he was probably among the first group of people to be vaccinated? >> yes. i said, i want him to be the first person in that building vaccinated. >> reporter: but the nursing home staff apparently wa

manuel bojorquez is following all of it from miami. >> we were scared that the return of school was going to become a superspreader. >> reporter: before the school year began this week, franzella guido chacon protested and petitioned to make masks mandatory in her 10-year-old daughter's district. >> that mask is not a political statement, it's not a fashion choice. it's a safety device. >> reporter: the efforts were successful. now miami-dade school kids like more than half of the state's 2.8 million students must wear masks with limited exceptions. that could change based on a judge's ruling. in a trial that is pitting parents like chacon against ron desantis and education officials. >> parents are in a better position to make the decision about whether their kids should be wearing the masks in school, particularly young kids. >> reporter: desantis has threatened to withhold some state funding from districts with mandates, arguing they are violating the so-called parents bill of rights. a law passed this year that gives parents more discretion over a child's education. some parents would

manuel bojorquez spoke with another sheriff who is also mourning one of his men. >> he was known as mre needed a hand. >> reporter: orange county sheriff john mina's department is mourning the loss of deputy craig seijos a nearly 30-year veteran who died of covid earlier this month. the department wouldn't say whether he was vaccinated. the father of five was only 54. >> talking to his family and talking to his fellow deputies was hard, and you could just see the pain, the hurt in their face. >> reporter: that pain pushed mina to record this video message encouraging law enforcement officers to get their shots. >> do it so your fellow deputies and officers can honor you in your retirement, instead of commemorating you at your funeral. >> you view this vaccine as part of the armor. >> it really is protection, and it's really evident that the people who are unvaccinated are ending up in the hospital or needing more care. >> reporter: around the country, nearly 600 officers have died from covid-19. it was the leading cause of death in law enforcement last year. just within the last week,