Reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. We begin tonight with a stunning number 150,000. 150,000 mothers, fathers, sons and daughters, grandparents and friends now lost to the coronavirus in the United States in five months. More than 4. 3 million cases have been confirmed. Tonight, cbs news has learned that deaths across the country have recently surged by more than 30 . California, florida, and texas all smashing their daily death toll records today. Supposeddent is in texas tonight, where he was supposed to be joined by texas republican Louie Gohmert, but just hours before taking off, congressman gohmert tested positive twice for coronavirus, especially concerning as he was in close contact with attorney general bill barr just yesterday on capitol hill. And as we come on the air, weve just learned that Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued a mandatory mask order for the house of representatives. Now, it all comes amid the growing debate tonight about reopening schools. Dr. Anthony fauci warning that kids as young as ten can spread the virus as easily as adults. Teachers across the country who dont feel adequately protected are encouraged to strike, and some parents are being asked to sign covid liability waivers before sending their children back to school. Theres a lot of news to get to tonight, and our team of correspondents is standing by. Cbs Manuel Bojorquez is going to lead off our coverage tonight from miami. Good evening, manuel. Reporter good evening, norah. For a second day in a row florida has broken its oneday record for new covid19 deaths, reporting 216 today. Over the last week, the country has averaged about 1,000 deaths a day. The flood of covid19 patients into hospitals across the country has turned into a surge of deaths. Just about all the patxaoust, have coronavirus, with doctors placing a tube in the wind pipe to save this patients vocal chords. Otherwise, he may never speak again, even if he recovers from covid19. In the past week, more than a quarter of the states reported a Record Number of new covid19 deaths. 14 states hit highs for new cases. An internal fema memo reveals that even as cases nationwide decreased slightly over the past week, the number of deaths jumped 30 during the same time period. Now there is concern about the virus traveling back north. For the First Time Since april, two counties in new jersey have reportedly made the department of homeland securitys emerging hot spot lists. Philadelphia Officials Say they are seeing a second wave. The citys superintendent suggested delaying reopening schools. We are now proposing that we start the school year with all students remotely for the first marking period, which goes theugh november 17. Reporter in florida, the debate over reopening schools intensified with nearly 32,000 educators signing a petition asking Governor Ron Desantis to nullify his order requiring schools open in just a few weeks. One of the nations largest teachers unions told members its okay to strike. Today, dr. Anthony fauci weighed in. We should try as best as we possibly underline possibly can to get the children back to school. The hot zone, you have to take that on a case by case basis and make a decision based on the welfare of the kids as well as the feasibility of being able to open up. Reporter nearly 300 graduates and guests of brevard countys Bayside High School have been asked to self quarantine after possibly being exposed at a saturday graduation ceremony. In california today, nurses protested. Sometimes nurses put our lives on the line and dont aware proper p. P. E. S so they think get in and help the reporter the man known as californias patient zero, having contracted the virus abroad in italy in february, spoke with cbs news today after a twomonth hospital stay, where complications forced doctors to amputate most of his fingers. I shouldnt have walked out of there. My neurologist came into my room and said to me, youre a miracle. Medically speaking, you should not have been here. Reporter and today, dr. Fauci personally supported another recommendation to curb the spread wearing protective eye gear. But the fight against the virus here in florida is facing yet another hurdle. Officials have announced that staterun testing sites will have to close starting tomorrow afternoon in anticipation of a tropical system that could hit this weekend. Norah. Odonnell that storm on top of everything. Manny bojorquez, thank you. Tonight, texas republican Louie Gohmert is in quarantine, the tenth member of congress with a confirmed case of coronavirus. For months, gohmers a maskn e capitol, where there is still no testing system in place for members and staff. Cbs ben tracy address reports tonight from the white house. Reporter today in texas, President Trump was supposed to be joined by texas republican congressman Louie Gohmert, but gohmert tested positive for coronavirus twice during a screening at the white house. He then returned to the capitol, potentially exposing others, and seemed to blame his mask for getting infected. When i have a mask on, im im moving it to make it comfortable. And i cant help but wonder if that put some germs in the mask. Reporter politico reports it received an email from a gohmert staffer saying he requires a full staff in the fi and people are berated for wearing masks. Gohmert attended yesterdays Judiciary Committee hearing and was seen at the capitol, not wearing a mask, in the same hallway as attorney general bill barr. Barrs office says he was tested today. Happen believer in hydroxy. I used it. I had no problem. Reporter today, President Trump doubled down on hydroxychloroquine, requiring his own Health Experts to once again remind americans it doesnt actually work. Hydroxychloroquine is not effective in treating coronavirus disease or covid19. You dont meet a mask. There is a cure. Reporter the president admits he has no idea who this doctor is, even though he retweeted a video of her spreading outright medical lies. I was very impressed by her. Know nothing about her. Reporter President Trump also now admits that when he talked to russian president Vladimir Putin last week, he did not mention u. S. Intelligence suggesting russia paid taliban hanistan. Ghters to kill american well, that was a troops in afghanistan. Well, that was a phone call to discuss other things, and, frankly, thats an issue that many people said was fake news. Reporter today, former vice ultimately the intelligence was deemed credible enough that it made into the president s daily brief. Norah. Odonnell ben tracy, thank you. Tonight, oregons governor says the federal agents who have clashed with protesters in portland will soon begin a phased withdrawal from the city, this amid outrage in new york after plain clothed officers jumped out of an unmark minivan and arrested a protester on the street. Heres cbs errol barnett. Reporter today, oregons governor called federal officers clashing with protesters in portland an occupying force. The heavily armed agents using tear gas to protect a government courthouse. Governor brown says they will begin a phased withdrawal beginning tomorrow. They created havoc and chaos. The good news is, is that trumps troops are leaving downtown portland. Reporter but today, President Trump insists that job is not finished. Were not leaving until theyve secured their city. Reporter the Trump Administration announced wednesday it is expanding operation legend sending additional federal agents combat upticks in violence in cleveland, milwaukee, and detroit. Detroits chief of police welcomes the federal support to combat violent crime, but says he doesnt need their help with protesters. We never requested support for any protestrelated activity. We do support, you know, anything to reduce violence in our city. Reporter concerns around protest policing are heightening across the country, like this arrest of a protester by undercover n. Y. P. D. Officers yesterday who placed her in an unmarked vehicle. I think it was the wrong time and the wrong place tofe tt ar reporter nrrloyfedeents here planned for what will be a 64th night since george floyd was killed. And a quick note about seattle that citys mayor confirming that federal agents sent there, norah, have already demobilized and left. Odonnell all right, thats big news. Errol barnett, thank you. Tonight, dramatic images coming in from tempe, arizona where investigators are looking into what caused a Union PacificFreight Train to derail today. Fire from at least eight cars sent black smoke into the sky in what one witness described as a scene from hell. The bridge where the fiery wreck took place partially collapsed. One person was treated for smoke inhalation. No other injuries were reported. For the first time, the titans of tech testified together before congress. Amazons jeff bezos, apples tim cook, facebooks mark zuckerberg, and Googles Sundar Pichai were confronted with charges of stifling competition and political bias. Cbs nancy cordes joins us tonight from capitol hill. So, nancy, how did these c. E. O. S respond . Reporter norah, they insisted their companies are not corporate bully that systematically buy out, copy, or destroy their rivals. Amazons c. E. O. , jeff bezos, in his first congressional appearance, insisted that there are plenty of Shopping Options out there, even though its now estimated that amazon controls 44 of u. S. Ecommerce. This was a highstakes appearance for all four of these companies. Theyre facing antitrust investigations here and abroad, and there are some in congress, norah, who think they should be broken up. Odonnell and what about the questions when it comes to political bias . What did they say . Reporter right. Republicans expressed concern that the president and his son may have been penalized on social media this week for sharing that video that contained false claims about coronavirus. Well, facebook c. E. O. Mark zuckerberg said that his company does prohibit content that could harm people, and so his platform and others took the video down. But not before it was viewed millions of times. Odonnell nancy cordes, thank you. Now to this story. Mysterious packets of seeds that appear to come from china have now popped up in mailboxes in all 50 states. Officials are scrambling to figure out if its just a scam or if theyre intended to be seeds of destruction. Heres cbs janet shamlian. Reporter victoria degand and husband john were surprised by a small package postmarked from china in their mailbox newer houston. I was immediately suspicious. It was not a question. It was not a doubt. Reporter inside, four small bags of seeds. Shes a gardner, but never orders from china. Its very frustrating because we can no longer trust what comes in our mail. Reporter unsolicited packages, most believe from china, are landing in thousands of mailboxes across the country. State agriculture offices, flooded with calls, are urging people not to plant them. Treat them like theyre radioactive. Treat them like theyre kryptonite. Do not throw them in the trash. We do not want them to end in the landfill or the sewer. Reporter tonight the u. S. D. A. Is testing the mystery seed and believes it may be part of whose called a brushing scam, scam, where they mail unsolicited packages and fake reviews to boost sales. Janet shamlian, cbs news, houston. Odonnell today we learned three former president s, barack obama, george w. Bush, and bill clinton, will travel to atlanta for tomorrows funeral for civil rights icon, john lewis. Tonight, lewis is back home in georgia lying in state at the capitol where hundreds of mourners are paying their final respects. Cbs chip reid tonight with the wonderful story, and he spoke with one of lewis oldest friends. Reporter by age 18 john lewis was ready to get what he later called good trouble, even then convincing his then College RoommateBernard Lafayette to join him at nonviolent protest workshops. Time to go. Have time to go. But he kept badgering me. We have to try to set the stage for an actual sitin. Reporter they put their training to use. How are you . Get them out of here reporter first, leading sit ins at segregated nashville lunch counters. Lewis first arrest came at age 20. Then as freedom riders in 1961. Lewis was one of the original 13 to integrate buses traveling through the south. Over ten days, lewis was beaten multiple times. As one groups bus was firebombed in anniston, alabama, lewis faced a brutal mob in birminghams bus station. A mob, shouting and screaming men, swinging fists, baseball bats, led pipes we thought we were going to die. Reporter he would be arrested some 45 times, faced danger even more, the worst as a 25yearold on bloody sun 25yearold on bloody sunday, while leading marchers across selmas Edmund Pettus bridge. Did you ever see john lewis frightened . I can tell you emphatically no. No. He had undaunted courage. John lewis had what you call comeback. No matter how far he was pushed back, he would come back. Reporter and few have done it as courageously as john lewis. Chip reid, cbs news, washington. 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The recent spike in positive tests is tied to reopenings in several countries. Elizabeth palmer has the story from london. As soon as travel restrictions eased in mid june, europeans flocked to suppy spain. A month on, the number of covid cases there has quadrupled. Thats the biggest up tick. There are spikes in france, germany and belgium, too. Im afraid youre starting to see in some places signs of the second wave of the pandemic. We all remember what happened last time. The uk government abruptly announced a two week quarantine for brits returning from n. Ubclt officials have slockdowns this left some of the most famous tourist sites in the world eerily empty. Another lockdown brought on by a second wave of covid would be devastating and unnecessary says professor david hamer. You wouldnt be recommending a complete shuttown of travel in europe . No, i wouldnt be. I think we need to begin to understand how to travel safely and we begin we need to begin to get back to normal. 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