Im margaret brennan. With americans now dying at a rate of 1,000 a day and cases of coronavirus still increases in some areas, parents and teachers are facing tough choices about when and how to go back to school. Tonight in texas, where infections have reached more than half a million, the governor says some schools may not reopen until october. In new jersey, where classes were supposed to be held in person, hundreds of teachers now say they wont go back, forcing the governor there to offer virtual learning. And as pictures of crowded hallways and students not Wearing Masks flood social media, some schools that had just reopened are already being forced to close because students and staff are testing positive. President trump says he wants to see high school and College Football teams play this fall, even as Major Conferences are debating whether to go back on the field. And even the famed masters Golf Tournament known for its hushed crowds will be silent this year after announcing there will be no fans when it is played this fall. As we come on the air, coronavirus cases top 5. 1 millio165,00emc ir firubcap tr asm, te of presidump. A correspondents is standing by to cover it all. Cbs Janet Shamlian leads us off from houston. Janet. Reporter margaret, here in texas, many schools are not reopening, and others are still trying to decide what to do. Tough decisions as cases are rising here, more testing is available, but fewer people are taking advantage of it. This center is all but empty right now, some frustrated with the long wait for results. The wait for coronavirus testing at houstons Minute Maid Park as the states Positivity Rate has jumped to more than 24 . By the way, thats a really high number. It really means that there are a lot of cases that are being repor across the state. Reporter texas now recording more than half a million cases as the big 12 conference with four of its schools in texas today saying theyre going ahead es after the big t fall. It comes after the big ten and pac12 conferences announced they wont play, financially devastating for some College Communities and Business Owners like simon lam, whose restaurant relies on rutgers football. We have nothing. We have nothing. Reporter in cherokee county, georgia, a Second High School closed today due to high covid cases, 1,100 students and staff in quarantine, 200 quarantined at schools in muncie, indiana, packed hallways on the first day at a school in evensville, tennessee. And about 800 students showing up for inperson learning at Westminster Academy in ft. Westminster aca lauderdale. Social distancing, thats what were about. Reporter on the vaccine front, the u. S. Will purchase 100 million doses of modernas experimental vaccine currently in latestage human trials. Cbs news medical contributor dr. David agus by doing this atrisk manufacturing, it is taking off months, many, many months of development, so as soon as we have the data, we can start vaccinating. Reporter more than 900 u. S. Covid deaths have been new data finds most are le of color and nurses the hardest hit. In california, close to 16,000 essential workers would not have contracted the virus if the state had stockpiled enough masks and other p. P. E. , according to a report out of u. C. Berkeley. And the staggering impact on business. Ertailer r. E. I. Today saying it will sell its new headquarters outside seattle as it embraces remote working. But its the families who are hardest hit. Customers of cheliz restaurant in redlands, california, mourning owner letty silverio, who worked here tirelessly, hoping it would fund the future of her three children. The 40yearold came down with covid last month and died this sek. Were still praying for that miracle to take place, and we said amen, and about 10 minutes later we get the phone call that she had passed. Reporter a heartbreaking reminder that covids daily deaths are more than statistics. Janet shamlian, cbs news, houston. No two School Districts in new jersey are alike. Reporter im meg oliver in new jersey. Today, in a major reversal, new Jersey Governor Phil Murphy will no longer require School Districts to offer inperson learning. If a School District does not feel at this point that they are not prepared to open with the health and safety protocols, well work with them. Reporter the decision to allow districts to offer remote only learning comes after more than 400 teachers filed for medical exemptions in elizabeth, new jersey. How will you keep the mask on a little sixyeaolold . Reporter firstgrade teacher Marie Tichenor applied for a medical exemption because her husband is immunocompromised. What do i do when a child cries or needs her shoe tied . How do i respond and say, i cant help you. I cant comfort you because we have to be six foot apart. Reporter nationwide schools are in turmoil. In southern mississippi, 100 students are sent home this week week after coming into contact with a teacher exhibiting covid 19 symptoms. Back in the new jersey, the states biggest Teachers Union pressuring the governor on remote learning. Any chance at the last second you would order a statewide, allremote learning plan . You just cant take off the table that this thing is going to rear its head and we have to be prepared for that, as we were in march. Reporter i think superintendents are extremely concerned theyre wasting their time developing these hybrid models. Yeah, no, theyre not wasting their time. Reporter here in new jersey, many schools plan to reopen with those hybrid models a couple of days in person, virtual the rest. But with just over three weeks to go and not knowing if the vevernor will change to all remote, leaves parents in limbo. Margaret. Brennan meg oliver in montclair, new jersey. Calling the coming election a battle for the soul of the nation, today, joe biden stood side by side with his newly selected running mate, senator Kamala Harris, for the first time. Heres cbs ed okeefe. Reporter in their first appearance, joe biden today explained why he chose Kamala Harris. Kamala knows how to govern. She knows how to make the hard calls. Reporter he noted the history. All across the nation, little cirls woke up, especially little whack and brown girls, who so often feel overlooked and undervalued in their communities, but today, today, just maybe theyre seeing th repat aice presiden cling kamasty, whining about how she is mean, to his appointees. Its no surprise because whining is what donald trump does best. Reporter harris, a former prosecutor, began making her case for defeating the president. The case against donald trump andmike pence is open and shut. Just look where theyve gotten us. Reporter todays joint appearance came almost five to p sinince biden first vowed president. Reporter aides say he was primarily concerned about finding a governing partner. His search team started with 20 initial candidates and included and included dozens of lawyers to conduct deep dives into 11 innalists. The search ended on tuesday. Is the answer yes . The answer is absolutely yes, joe. Reporter as they were leaving their event here tonight, biden was asked whether he plans to campaign alongside harris this fall, despite the pandemic. He said, if the science allows us. Margaret. Brennan thank you very much. Ed okeefe in wilmington, delaware. Tonight, President Trump is using new insults against the democratic ticket, even as joe biden holds a 10point lead over trump, according to the latest estimate from the cbs news battleground tracker. Here is cbs weijia jiang. Reporter President Trump is testing out new attacks on senator Kamala Harris. I have to win the election. Because kamala is a socialist. Reporter he also predicted her popularity would soon fade. Shes not a person thats liked. I think people will fall out of love with her very quickly. Reporter and one day after harris made history as the first black and south asian woman to be nominated as a Vice President ial candidate, the Trump Campaign released a new ad, claiming joe biden has a racism problem. If you have a problem figuring whether youre for me me or trump then you aint black. Reporter the attacks come as kanye west revealed he met with President Trumps adviser and soninlaw, jared kushner, reportedly in colorado last weekend. I love this guy right here. Reporter west, a longtime trump ally, recently announced he was running for president , but in an interview with forbes magazine, the rapper did not deny he was only trying to spoil bidens campaign by splitting the undecided vote. Last week, President Trump said he was unaware of the effort. I likkanyryucno, nng to doih him getting on the ballot. Reporter but getting on the ballot is proving difficult for west, who has failed to meet signature requirements in several st several states. Tonight, during his press conference, President Trump once again pushed to reopen schools, but this time he had a new medical expert by his side, a enctor who frequently defends the president s views on covid 19 on television, even though though they are often at odds with the doctors on the task force who we have not seen at the podium since the president resumed his briefings. Margaret white e tonight, aolice officer in Salt Lake City is suspended and under investigation for a vicious attack on a black man involving a police dog. Video has surfaced of the altercation that took place in the mans own yard, and we warn you, its disturbing. Here is cbs carter evans. Get on the ground or youre going to get bit reporter just six seconds after that warning, this Salt Lake City Police Officer commands his k9 to attack. Reporter every time the officer says hit, the dog dtes down on 36yearold Jeffrey Ryans leg in his own backyard. Reporter ryans attorney, dan garner. Is he resisting at all . No, no. Even when the dog starts to bite him, hes still just laying there. O s leg. Like someone took a Reporter Police were responding to a domestic disturbance call and say ryans was violating a protective order filed by his wife, but ryans says the order was supposed to be lifted. The Salt Lake City k9 program will now undergo an external review, and deputy chief Jeff Kendrick told us they are , miting the use of police dogs during that time. Just deploying them for searches, but we do not want them to come in contact with any individuals. Reporter Jeffrey Ryans is still recovering from multiple surgeries and an amputation has not been ruled out. Carter evans, cbs news, los angeles. Brennan today, we learned of the passing of a media giant. Summer redstone, the chairman emeritus of our parent company, viacomcbs. He was 97yearsold. Redstone grew a small chain of Movie Theaters into a media empire, once declaring content is king. Cbs Mark Strassmann has a look back. Reporter Sumner Redstone was a colossus in the business of media and in life. Ive said winning is everything as long as you win fairly. I think im driven to succeed. Reporter that relentless drive began early for this son of boston. Born into little, he earned undergraduate and law degrees from harvard. At 28, he left a lucrative law career to take over his familys business. My father built what was the third drivein theater in the united states, wch w the sun rise auto theater. Reporter redstone built national amusements, one of americas largest Movie Theater chains. He sued all the major Hollywood Studios for profiteering and won, then bulldozed the drive ins to create a new movie house experience multiplexes. In 1979, he almost died in a hotel fire. He clung from an upper floor window ledge until firefighters rescued him. Thirddegree burns covered 45 of his body. He recovered and drove himself harder. In 1987, he bought and expanded viacom. Paramount studios became his. By 1999, viacom merged with cbs. In the early 2000s, a cancer diagnosis gave him months to live. Redstone scared even cancer, living for almost two more decades. Sometimes it was difficult,no retire or die. 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Thanks for staying with us. Joe bidens historic choice of Kamala Harris as his running maze has democrats cheering and President Trump and his supporters launching permanent attacks. Months ago biden said he wanted his ticket to reflect the diversity of 21st century america. Harris has a jamaican multian under withian mother and a jewish husband. She questioned tmp officls and administration nominees heres nancy cordes. You sure about your answer . Shes one of the senates newer members. Its not a shortsighted answer. It is. If youre willing to do that or not. Yet her interrogations are legendary. Has the president or anyone at the white house either asked or suggested that younn investigation of any . I wouldnt i wouldnt yes or no. Could you repeat that question . Reporter harris came to congress in 2017 drawing donations, president al buzz, and attention on latenight tv. Can you think of anybody that gives the government the power to make decisions about the miami body . Im not thinking of any right now. Abaaba. Kamala harris brings it, man. And her grilling of jeff sessions. I dont have an memory of that. And this. Im not able to be rushed this fast. It makes me nervous. And bill barr struggled, too. Theyve not asked me to open an investigation. Perhaps suggested it . I wouldnt say suggested. Printed. I dont know. Inferred . You dont know. Ok. Democrats are hoping those courtroom skills convert to the debate stage where she will go up against Vice President mike pence on objects 7th in utah. Pence congratulated harris yesterday and said see you in Salt Lake City. Nancy cordes on capitol hill. Now to the virus. Nationwide more than a quarter of all covidrelated deaths are