A summer without rodeos, a mule kick to rural america. And later, the concert that covid could not cancel. This is the cbs weekend news. , washington. This week marks a milestone in the evolution of our democracy. 100 years since women obtained the right to vote. It wasnt given. They fought for it for 41 years and the 19th amendment made it so. Election day this year is 79 days away, but earlier in states that allow absentee or mailin voting. Now, voting in a pandemic means an unprecedented number of ballots will be mailed. But there are worries the post office might not deliver all ballots on time. Toy the post office announced a 90 day moratorium on the removal of collection boxes. This has been seen in several states. President trump blames democrats, not his new postmaster general for concerns hovering over the verifiable handling of more mailin ballots. But today there is another issue, a deeply personal one. Late yesterday the president s younger Brother Robert died in new york.
Turn in this. Thank you, jan. You know, a growing number of americans are really going to extremes to get lifesaving insulin. Theyre going to canada. The drug is much cheaper there. Mireya villarreal has some of their stories. Im going to change my insulin pump now. Reporter deb souther wakes up every morning, knowing her life depends on insulin. For us, insulin is like air. Its like oxygen. We need it. Reporter even with insurance, deb says it costs more than 750 a month for the three vials she goes through. So early last friday morning, she joined a dozen other diabetics on a bus heading from minneapolis to canada, where insulin costs about 90 less than at ho quingh hav the coordina herd to canada in two months, 800 miles for medicine with a message. It has become a lifeanddeath situation for a lot of people, hasnt it . Correct. People are dying because they cannot afford insulin, and it only costs these companies 3 to 6 to manufacture a vial of insulin. Reporter they chose london, o