Transcripts For KPIX CBS Evening News With Norah ODonnell 20240713

President tours a factory in arizona, recently retooled to make n95 masks, but hes not wearing one. Racing to a cure tonight, the First Americans receive an experimental vaccine amid word of a mutant strain more contagious than the original strain from china. Wheres the beef and the pork . Wendys cant keep burgers on the menu at all of its stores. The higher prices at the grocery store. Sniffing out covid can dogs detect coronavirus . The Ivy League School testing the power of a dogs nose. And tonight, our salute to mothers. Well meet a woman who is not only a hero at home but also on the covid front lines. This is the cbs evening news with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. As we come on the air tonight, Coronavirus Infections are still growing in much of the country, just as were learning there are now a more powerful mutant strain of the virus that is even more difficult to treat. E are now more than 20,000 new cod cases every day here in the unitedtates, and while cases are declining in the new york city area, the epicenter of the crisis, elsewhere the rate of infection is rising. Still, 44 states are moving forward with lifting restrictions, and tonight, President Trump is acknowledging those moves to reopen could lead to even more deaths, telling reporters today that americans should think of themselves as warriors. While touring a factory in arizona, the president also tanfirmed his Coronavirus Task force is winding down, to be replaced by new advisers focused on the economy. What that task force was told earlier this year and how quickly it chose to act is part of a scathing whistleblower complaint filed today by the administrations former point person on vaccines. Rick bright says he was demoted after trying to stop cronyism and Politics Around the response to covid19. Well, you can tell theres a lot to get to tonight, and our team of correspondents is covering all of it. Cbs mola lenghi is going to lead us off tonight in new york city. Mola. Reporter well, norah, whilen aew weeks ago, were still losing more than 200 people a day to this virus, so many, that bodies are being stored in makeshift morgues, like those white refrigerator trucks that you see behind me there. And that is why there is so much hope in this experimental new vaccine that could be ready by this fall. This is the moment one of the this is the moment one of the first u. S. Patients got a dose of a potential lifesaver. 360 Healthy Volunteers will initially get the twodose treatment of pfizer and the german partner biotechs Clinical Trial vaccine. Its the beginning of trying to get to the end of the pandemic. Reporter dr. Edward walsh from the university of Rochester Medical Center is helping run the study. What we learned from this vaccine study, even if not the ennal and end all effective vaccine, will provide us data that will help move possibly other vaccines forward. Reporter the evolution of the covid19 virus could also impact treatment. A new study concluded that a mutated strain from europe, which migrated to the east coast, is more dominant than the original strain from china. Scientists from the national lab in los alamos say that the new mutation is more contagious, creates more of the virus inside the body, and can reinfect covid19 survivors. Still, at a North Carolina protest against social distancing orders, demonstrators waved signs calling the pandemic a scam. This as 24 states saw new cases increase last week from the week before. Only two of those states have resisted loosening lockdowns. In texas, the governor now says barber shops and salons can barber shops and salons can open friday, but dallas salon owner shelly luther, who ripped up a citation she received after illegally opening her shop last, week will spend the next seven days in jail. In the epicenter of new york, a historic first the city will shut down the subways overnight egin using u. V. Light tot to sanitize the trains and stop the virus spread. Meanwhile, deaths in Nursing Homes increased, now topping more than 4800. All it takes is one person to bring that virus in there. And you do everything you can, but at the same time, you cant do everything. H reporter kentucky nursing home staffer Michelle Rose thompson did what she could. The 58yearold volunteered to work in her facilitys covid19 ward. She lost her battle with the virus last week. Another sign that the worst is hopefully over, at least for now. Here in new york city, the city said that the surge in 911 calls for Ambulance Service is down by half from its peak just a few weeks ago. W,s faas that vaccin trial, its Important Note that that september target date is a bestcase scenario. Norah, this is a process that yepically takes years. Odonnell all right, mola, thank you. And tonight, for the first time, were getting an inside account of the scramble within the Trump Administration as it tried to get a handle on the unfolding pandemic. Today, ousted vaccine expert rick bright filed a formal whistleblower complaint alleging his warnings were ignored. Cbs weijia jiang is traveling with the president in phoenix. Weijia. Reporter norah, rick brights complaint lays out in detail just how devastating he predicted the coronavirus would be and how he tried to get his superiors to listen. Tonight, President Trump is not addressing the bombshell report, focusing instead on reopening the country. An his first big trip in over a month, President Trump ditched social distancing guidelines to greet the governor of arizona, doug ducey, and later toured a mask production line without cto complain about a shortage of testing and protective equipment, the Vice President s acknowledgment that the Coronavirus Task force will be wound down is raising questions. Top Health Adviser Anthony Fauci told cbs news he was unaware of the plans. Mike pence and the task force have done a great job. But were now looking at a little bit of a different form. Reporter in a new whistleblower complaint, rick bright, who was ousted from his job leading the administrations efforts to find a vaccine, hiaims he warned the white house in january of the crisis that was coming but was ignored. Bright says he encountered resistance from h. H. S. Leadership, including health and Human Services secretary alex azar, who appeared intent on downplaying this catastrophic threat. And that brights persistent demands for urgent action had caused an s storm. Bright also warned in january, the u. S. Would need 3. 5 billion n95 masks and suggested putting together a disaster leadership group. H. H. S. Official robert cabot accused bright of gross mismanagement says thats appropriate but not sure if that is a timesensitive urgency. One of the 50 attachments to the complaint is a february 9 memo from trump adviser Peter Navarro warning of a serious year and called for halting the pandemic that could extend well into next year and called for halting the export of n95 masks and buying all existing doses of remdesivir. Bright also says he was reassigned because he resisted officials who wanted to promote hydroxychloroquine and demanded these drugs. And new jersey be flooded with these drugs. The president has claimed he didnt know about bright. He said he was retaliated against because he refused to promote hydroxychloroquine. I dont know anything about it. Reporter brights attorney, deborah katz, said her client believed he had a moral obligation to speak up. With respect to hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, he just decided he could no longer remain silent. Reporter cbs news has ight has agreed to agreed to testify on capitol hill next testify on capitol hill next week, and he hopes to get his old job back. Tonight, an h. H. S. Official says that he was transferred to a Critical Role at n. I. H. , and they are disappointed he hasnt shown up for work. Norah. Odonnell weijia, thank you. There is more financial fallout from the pandemic. Disney reported its profits dropped 91 in the last quarter. And there are reports lord taylor, in business for almost 200 years, could file for bankruptcy. Golds gym also filed for bankruptcy, but said it hopes to keep its gyms open after in restructuring. Now to a mystery illness that is putting otherwise healthy children in the hospital. More than a dozen children in the new york city area have ended up in intensive care with severe symptoms possibly linked to coronavirus, all this as parents start thinking about mpnd school. Heres our chief medical correspondent dr. Jon lapook. 14yearold jac loves music and video games. Two weeks ago, a rash on his hands quickly led to a fever of over 104 degrees. U was rushed to the i. C. U. And tested positive for covid19. John mcmorrow is his father. His heart rate was over 160. It was the scariest point of my life. There was nothing anyone could do. And they prepared me for the worst. Reporter jack finally responded to steroid treatment and doctors continued to monitor his heart function at Morgan Stanley Childrens Hospital in new york. Theyll have a very fast heart rate. Theyll have a high fever. And if their heart rate still stays very high, theyll oftentimes come to the i. C. U. For extra support. Reporter researchers are now investigating covid cases like jacks and the symptoms of a mysterious illness. It resembles kawasaki disease. The new york city sent out an alert. Symptoms include persistent fever, rash, swollen lymph nodes, and inflammation of the heart, eyes, mouth and skin. At north well health on long s land, dr. James schneider says ens seeing many more patients fitting this description than normal. I have 11 patients who currently fit this category of illness. Still, its much more prevalent than we would otherwise expect. Or a typical kawasaki disease. Reporter the severe inflammation throughout the body is felt to be an overreaction of the immune system to the coronavirus. Although severe disease in children is still relatively uncommon, as kids may start to return to school in the fall, doctors will be on the lookout for yet another unexpected symptom of covid19. Norah. Odonnell all right, jon, thank you. Tonight, grocery giants are a tting a cap on how much meat customers can buy as the Pandemic Forces more processing plants to shut down. And at hundreds of Wendys Restaurants managers are asking that famous question from a wendys ad campaign wheres the beef . Cbs Dean Reynolds now with the answer. Reporter try ordering your favorite wendys burger this week, and you may be disappointed. Some of our menu items may be temporarily limited, the company acknowledged today. At one drivethrough window you could get an apology but no triple cheeseburger. Mcdonalds, too, has begun partialing meat, while food stores costco, krogers and others are limiting meat sales to three items to avoid panic buying all of it tied to the slowdown at processing plants where several thousand workers have gotten sick. This smithfield plant in sioux falls, south dakota, which had more than 800 cases of covid19, is reopening now, and workers are being tested. But at the same time, other plants are closing, even as an executive order required them to stay open. Covid19 outbreaks were confirmed today at four facilities in iowa. This is the ripple effect. You can see all the shelves are empty. Reporter Danny Rodriguez s staurant serves tacos but his supplier has little to fill them with. Every shelf empty, empty, empty. And prices going up, and there is no supply. Reporter tyson foods says pork production is down 50 , while analysts say wholesale prices are up around 40 . What will that mean for the grocery shopper . Early in may, consumers are going to see higher prices. Reporter glynn tonsor is a professor of Agricultural Economics at kansas state. I will not be surprised if during the month of may we have something around a 20 increase in meat prices in the Grocery Stores. Reporter and as a sign of the times, the Impossible Foods Company announced that its Company Announced that its impossible burger, which is made with plants, will be available in 2700 Grocery Stores nationwide starting this week. And it says, its ready to expand to meet the growing demand. Norah. Odonnell all right, thank you. Ivy league researchers are hopeful dogs can detect the coronavirus with their noses. Mans best friend has a sense of smell that is tens of thousands of times more sensitive than humans. Cbs chip reid reports on a tool that could be helpful to monitor the spread. Reporter this is miss m. A particularing for a particular scent, and she knows that w scent, and she knows that when she finds it, she can scurry off for a treat. Good girl she and pancho are two of eight labrador retrievers working with the university of pennsylvanias school of veterinary medicine, where researchers hope to show that dogs can sniff out covid 19. Good girl reporter reporter this is not a pie inthesky idea, because dogs have sniffed out diseases before. Absolutely. Reporter dr. Cynthia otto is the director of penn vets working dog center. Theyve done it with ovarian cancer. They do it with a lot of other diseases. So were pretty confident that they can do it. Reporter diabetic alert dogs can even can even sniff out blood sugar levels before they become dangerous. We also know that viruses have their own special signature, and dogs can ancognize a virus in culture. Good job reporter if the dogs can successfully detect coronavirus in someone with or without cgs nd at hospitals, airports, and train stations within about six months. What is so special about dogs noses that they can do this . Oh, dogs noses are so amazing i often use the phrase that, dogs smell in color. E world with our eyesy we see the world with our eyes. Dogs see the world through their nose. Reporter noses that might soon be protecting us from covid19. Chip reid, cbs news, washington. Odonnell and there is still much mor much more news ahead on tonights cbs evening news. Disturbing video from georgia showing the moment an unarmed black man is shot to death in an altercation with two white men. And in our mothers day series how does she do it . A mom who is treating the sickest Covid Patients all while raising three children on her own. Sickest Covid Patients all while en on her own. Leave bleeding gums behind. Parodontax. Leave bleeding gums behind. If you have postmenopausal osteoporosis and a high risk for fracture, now might not be the best time to ask yourself, are my bones strong . life is full of make or break moments. Thats why its so important to help reduce your risk of fracture with prolia®. Only prolia® is proven to help strengthen and protect bones from fracture with 1 shot every 6 months. Do not take prolia® if you have low blood calcium, are pregnant, are allergic to it, or take xgeva. 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Reporter this cell phone video captures the final moments of Ahmaud Arberys life while he was jogging through this brunswick, georgia neighborhood in february. Arbery was confronted by Gregory Mcmichael and his son travis, who shot arbery twice with a shotgun before the 25yearold collapsed and died. Arberys mother, wanda jones it proves my son was not committing a crime. He was out for his daily jog, and he was hunted down like an animal and killed. Reporter Gregory Mcmichael was the only witness in the aras a burglarspect and ordered him to stop. Mcmichael then said arbery violently attacked his son and the two fought over the shotgun before travis shot him twice. At the time, no charges were filed. Attorney lee merritt represents arberys family. Today, both of the mcmichaels, Gregory Mcmichaels and Travis Mcmichaels should be behind bars. Reporter mcmichaels is a former Law Enforcement officer who used to work for the local d. A. Due to conflicts of interest, the case is now on its third prosecutor who says he will ask a grand jury to bring charges. Im hoping that all hands involved, theyre indicted and they go to jail. Reporter cbs news reached t t to the mcmichaels but they did not want to talk. The wheels of justice are moving slowly because of the coronavirus, but the Prosecutor Says he plans to present the case to a grand jury for possible charges once a grand jury can convene. Norah. Odonnell omar, thank you. Up next, our mothers day story. Three children tell us why their dr. Mom is their super hero. I came across sofi and it was the best decision of my life. I feel cared about as a member. Were getting a super competitive Interest Rate on our money. Were able to invest through the same exact platform. I really liked that they didnt have any hidden or extra fees. Sofi has brought me peace of mind. Truly thank you for helping me prepare for whatever the future has in store. 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I just look at them, and i think of all the possibilities that they could help the world with. You know, i cant wait to see who they become in life. Reporter they want to be just like her, which may be the greatest mothers day gift of all. I looked up to my mom, and careerwise and as my mom. She saves peoples lives. Reporter do you think your mom is a super hero . Yes. I love her so much and shes the best mom. Reporter shes the best mommy in the world. Thank you, baby. Reporter a super mom saving lives by day and molding three young lives at night. Meg oliver, cbs news, new york. Odonnell very impressive. Well be right back. The best eggs. In so many ways. Which cage free eggs taste fresher and more delicious . Only egglands best. Which organic eggs have more vitamins and less saturated fat . Only egglands best. Better taste, better nutrition, better eggs. Little things. Can become your big moment. Thats why theres otezla. Otezla is not a cream. 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