Transcripts For KPIX CBS Evening News With Norah ODonnell 20240713

Stealing secrets. Cbs news learns the u. S. Plans to warn china to keep their hackers away from our vital chccine research. The most valuable intellectual property in the world right now is to do with covid vaccines. Odonnell shoddy medical masks. We investigate how substandard masks from china are getting into americas supply chain. Are they endangering the health and safety of our First Responders . And tonight, well look back at the lives of two remarkable entertainers Little Richard and jerry stiller, who made us smile and brought us joy for decades. This is the cbs evening news with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. Were going to begin tonight at the white house where masks are now mandatory for all Staff Members and visitors. The new rule comes after two aides, including the president s valet and the Vice President s press secretary, tested positive for coronavirus. Tonight, the nations top Infectious Disease expert, along with the heads of the c. D. C. And f. D. A. , are all in what they call modified quarantine, because they were in contact with one of the aides. The Administration Says the president and Vice President do not have coronavirus, and that theyre being tested daily. And late today, the president declared that the u. S. Has trevailed on testing, saying any american who wants to get tested, can, though he did not explain how. He did say the white house is making 11 billion of funding from the stimulus bill available to the states to increase testing. And as we come on the air tonight, more than 80,000 people have been killed by covid19 in the u. S. , and more than 1. 3 million cases have been confirmed nationwide. Tonight, in some parts of the country, infections are still rising, even as 49 states are loosening restrictions. Theres a lot of news to get to tonight, and we have team of correspondents covering it all. Cbss paula reid will lead off our coverage tonight. Shes at the white house. Paula . To have all norah, the white houses decision to have all staffers wear masks is a significant policy change, but it comes as the virus is already spreading through the west wing, and it does not apply to the man at the top. President trump insists its safe for the country to reopen for business, but the chaos inside the white house is hurting his case. A white house memo out today, requiring staff to wears masks at all times except at their desks, was in effect today in the rose garden, but it may be weeks too late. Everybody has a mask on. Weve had just about everybody ive seen today has worn a mask. Reporter two positive cases in the west wing have forced three of the administrations Top Health Officials to quarantine, senior aides to restrict their movements, and extra scrutiny applied to any staffers dealing with the president and Vice President. Mr. Trump minimized the disruption. It can happen. Its the hidden enemy. Reporter the Vice President , who was exposed last week, was back at the white house today and taking no new safety precautions, cbs news has learned. The president was asked if he and mr. Pence should avoid spending time together. I have not seen him since then, but i would say that he i will be talkingill be talking about that. Yeah, we can talk on the phone. Reporter pences press secretary, katie miller, remains in quarantine after testing positive last week. She was not wearing a mask in several white house meetings, possibly exposing west wing staff, many of whom are still reporting to work. It is scary to go to work. Reporter the white house memo on masks does not apply to President Trump, who has refused to wear one in public. Mr. Trump claims that he tests negative on a daily basis, but no test is 100 accurate. People can test negative for a day or two, until they have ositive. Us, and then they can test positive. And so they could be infectious in the period that theyre testing negative. Reporter late today, President Trump insisted that the u. S. Had prevailed in testing compared to the rest of the world. E world. S this a global competition to you, if, every day, americans are still losing ,heir lives, and were still seeing more cases every day . Well, theyre losing their lives everywhere in the world, and maybe thats a question you should ask china. Reporter three Top Health Officials in quarantine will all testify before a Senate Committee tomorrow, looking at how to reopen the economy safely. The three officials, though, they will participate remotely. Norah . Odonnell so much has changed. Paula, thank you. Tonight, teslas c. E. O. Elon musk is defying stay at home orders by restarting production at the companys autoplant in fremont, california. Musk could face a fine or even jail time. But hes not alone in expressing frustration with the restrictions. Today, we learned the u. S. Death y ll could pass 137,000 by august because of a lack of s cbss jamie yuccas. Heres cbss jamie yuccas. Reporter open defiance at aura lacrowds, no social distancing, ignoring a state rule that bans dining inside. Fines and maybe even jail, but were willing to make a statement. Reporter today, local Health Officials made a statement of their own, ordering the restaurant to close immediately and remain closed. Late this afternoon, another large crowd defying the order. And theres this image of a nearly packed United Airlines flight from new jersey to nglifornia. This weekend a doctor on board saying the airline had promised not to use middle seats. He said passengers were shocked and scared. Tonight in a response, united says it never made those assurances, but it is planning on changing its social distancing policies. Across the country, a dilemma the desire to reopen, and the consequences. In los angeles, some non essential businesses are now able to provide curbside pick people are super ha people are super happy that im open. Reporter youre now much more hopeful that youre able to open the doors . Yeah, but i know deep down inside a lot of people are still afraid to come out, so, i cant control that. Im fighting an unseen enemy. Reporter the restless finally have a place to hike as trails reopen. My heart is all pumped and like, oh, my god. Im getting out of the house reporter late today, Major League Baseball owners reportedly approved a plan to aart the season around the fourth of july, without fans. The final schedule and where play will happen is still not clear, and the allstar game set for here at Dodger Stadium on july 14 is likely to be called off. Norah . Odonnell jamie, thank you. Today, new york citys mayor says a rare but deadly illness thats attacking children could impact the reopening of schools in november. More than 130 cases of the illness, possibly linked to covid19, have been confirmed in on, d. C. 11 states and washington, d. C. At least three children have died in new york. Heres cbss mola lenghi. Reporter the rare mystery illness being diagnosed in children prompted another alert from new york citys mayor today. We want to keep reminding parents and family members to look out for these symptoms and act quickly. Reporter state officials are investigating at least 93 cases of the inflammation called pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome. Children experience fever, skin discoloration, and in severe cases, inflammation of blood vessels and the heart. Were seeing that theres evidence of antibodies to coronavirus. Reporter dr. James schneider is a pediatric Critical Care physn at Cohen Childrens Medical Center in new york, where at least 30 children have been treated. So it seems one can lead to another . It seems to be a post infectious phenomenon. The infection is gone, but now were seeing the result of the bodys immune system inadvertently affecting itself. Reporter so far across the 0 s. , there have been more than 130 reported cases in at least 11 states and the district of columbia. I couldnt move. Reporter jack mcmurrow was admitted to new york presbyterian Morgan Stanleys Childrens Hospital on april 27 avirus. Rash and fever and tested positive for coronavirus. He had complications of an inflammatory disease. Rys dad, john. He basically could not get up or move his legs. From what we found out later on, he was inflamed. Reporter Cohen Childrens Medical Center here in queens has treated nearly three dozen of these inflammatory syndrome cases, more than anywhere else in the country, but doctors orill stress, this is rare. These cases are rare. But parents should still know the symptoms and be on the lookout, norah. Odonnell so scary for parents. Thank you, mola. Tonight, production is ramping up on a new antigen test that can quickly detect whether someone has the coronavirus. It received emergency approval from the f. D. A. Just days ago, and its already being called a breakthrough in screening. President trump says production m uld jump from 150,000 tests per day to 300,000 within weeks. Heres chief medical correspondent dr. Jon lapook. Reporter the new test is being called a game changer, allowing rapid screening for the coronavirus. The tests currently being used are called p. C. R. Tests, ones that detect the viruss genetic material. The best ones are very accurate but take time to run and analyze and are expensive. Nis new test detects antigen, the proteins on the surface of the virus that trigger an immune response in the body. Its the kind of test that we use for rapid tests, like pregnancy testing. Reporter using the companys existing technology for detecting flu and strep, this new test gets results in 15 minutes, can be done right at the doctors office, and costs less than p. C. R. Tests. The f. D. A. Warns there are drawbacks. The test is extremely accurate for positive cases, but can produce a falsely negative result. Ve cases, but can antigen test . It seems like the potential for large expansion of testing as a strategy for the country, which would be great. Reporter Public Health researchers say aggressive daily testing of millions of People Per Day is necessary to open up the economy. There will never be the ability, on a nucleic acid test, to do 300 million tests a day. But there might be with the antigen test. Reporter the f. D. A. Recommends a negative result from the new test should be confirmed by p. C. R. , so the virus doesnt spread due to a false negative. Dr. Jon lapook, cbs news, south southbury, vermont. Odonnell tonight, as researchers race to develop a vaccine for the coronavirus, hackers from china and other countries are working just as furiously to steal that research to create their own. Cbss Charlie Dagata now on how the administration plans to respond. Reporter intelligence sources tell cbs news, chinese statebacked hackers have been mobilized and laserfocused with one target in mind. Robert hanigan is the former director of g. C. H. Q. , britains version of the n. S. A. He the most valuable intellectual property in the wrld right now is to do with covid vaccines, no questions. Reporter the u. S. Is expected to issue a warning about in accusing beijing of recruiting researchers and students to steal data. How critical is the situation at the moment . I think talking to people in the healthcare sector and in the academic world, they do feel under siege at the moment from reporter under siege . Under siege. He reporter theyre hitting the supply chain, anything to do with covid19related research for vaccines, tests, and treatments. University labs, medical facilities, government agencies, pharmaceutical companies, every association a potential weak link. Now add in working from home thousands of people on laptops with vulnerable software. It sounds like a hackers paradise. Yeah, its made the playground much bigger. Reporter in the race to find a cure, its not just the good guys giving chase. Charlie dagata, cbs news, london. Odonnell and tonight, cbs news investigates the shadowy invasion of lowqualitys supply chain federal gear thats making its way to our front line workers and putting their lives at risk. Heres cbss holly williams. sirens reporter in massachusetts, First Responders discovered last month that some of the masks they were relying on, supposed to filter out 95 of small airborne particles, were likely doing nothing of the sort. M. I. T. Testing revealed that some masks distributed by the state were filtering less than 30 . Do you think that some firefighters in massachusetts may have been infected because of these substandard masks . I cant say that for sure. I can tell you that our fighters have been infected. Ted. We made the advisory that these we made the advisory that these kn95 masks should only be used in the worstcase scenario. Reporter n95 masks, technically respirators, are needed to protect healthcare and emergency workers. They are strictly regulated by the u. S. Government. But there arent enough of them, so last month the f. D. A. Approved the use of the chinese equivalent, kn95 masks, providing their manufacturers met certain criteria. But the centers for Disease Control has warned of counterfeit masks coming from china. Kn95 on it, right . We contacted several chinese suppliers posing as importers. Some told us their respirators, labeled kn95, were not suitable for use in hospitals. If someone is telling me dont use this in certain environments, that would raise concerns. Reporter Professor Joseph alan says the u. S. Government should have ramped up american production much earlier. We now see counterfeit masks coming on the market, and that is because there is not a heordinated response and coordinated oversight coming from the federal government. Reporter the chinese edvernment says its now ment says its nowzing 89 million shoddy masks. What we dont know is how many of them have already made their way to the u. S. Odonnell and there is. Odonnell and there is still much more news ahead on tonights cbs evening news. His video caused a national outcry. Now, the man who recorded the Fatal Shooting of Ahmaud Arbery is speaking out. Later, well remember two legends Little Richard, a founding father of rock n roll; and jerry stiller, a sitcom king. Sitcom king. Otezla is not a cream. Its a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. 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There was then this 911 call. No, its all open. Reporter arberys family says he was out for a jog february 23, but 64yearold Gregory Mcmichael and his son travis told police arbery was a burglar and chased him. This cell phone video shows the final confrontation between arbery and 64yearold gregory and his son travis mcmichael. gunshots ace murder charges. R charges. Complete shock. I have never been involved in anything like that before. Reporter William Roddy bryan recorded it, and spoke out for the first time this weekend to our jackson affiliate wjax. His attorney kevin gough says bryan had no part in the incident. He february 23 police3 police report, Gregory Mcmichael told police roddy attempted to block him, which was unsuccessful. Attorney lee merritt represents arberys mother. Do you believe William Bryan when he says he was not part of the incident . No, William Bryan has some very serious questions to answer. No, i dont buy his story. 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And if you cant watch us live, dont forget to set your dvr so you can watch us later. That is tonights cbs evening news. Im norah odonnell. L yoright back h tomorrow