Transcripts For KPIX CBS This Morning 20240712 : comparemela

Transcripts For KPIX CBS This Morning 20240712

Nascar drivers Bubba Wallace and denny hamlin tell us about their new venture with basketball icon Michael Jordan. First, todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. Right here in florida, its up to you. You hold the key. If florida goes blue, its over. The candidates are making their final push in key battleground states. You have to get out and vote. We are creating the greatest red wave in the history of our country. A Louisville Police officer who was shot during the raid that killed Breonna Taylor is countersuing taylors boyfriend. The law is not on their side. The facts are not on their side. It just felt like the windows and roof was going to come off. Gulf states are recovering after getting slammed by hurricane zeta. I have no lights. I dont know how long ill be without power. Trevor lawrence has tested positive for covid19. He will miss saturdays game against boston college. All that with all eyes on zeta, that young storm chaser gave a Weather Report right on his porch. And all that matters. According to oddsmakers, the 2020 election is the most beton event. Are the stakes really not high enough that you have to bet on it, too. Its like the skydiving instructor saying, before we jump, anyone want to place a bet on whether the chute opens . The most beton event in history. Finally something to bring a little excitement to what would have otherwise been an incredibly dull evening. I mean, gambling on the Election Results which means people are going to be at home watching cnn like, come on, sleepy joe, come on. Come on, joe. Dont slow down, buddy. Go this mornings eye opener is presented by progressive. Making it easy to bundle insurance. I like the part where he said people will be at home watching, except he meant to say cbs, not cnn. Thanks. On this day before halloween, i decided to be gayle king. You are . Im in costume. Anthony mason and tony dkoupil. A halloweenlike dress. Were glad youre here. With just four days from the election day, both candidates are taking their campaigns to the midwest today. Joe biden is making his closing arguments at drivein events where some people get out of their cars and surround the stage. By contrast, President Trump is holding rallies where many are shoulder to shoulder and do not wear masks. It comes after the worst day on record for new coronavirus cases in this country. The u. S. Reported more than 88,000 cases, shattering the Previous Daily high. Thats the backdrop for ed okeefe who is following the campaign. Ed, whats the state of the race as we head into the final weekend . Well, good morning, anthony. Were here in new york outside an early voting site that stretches two blocks. They just opened the door. Scenes like this repeating themselves all across the country today. And the candidates making lastminute outreach to those who may have yet to make up their mind. Today they spend time in the same midwestern battleground states. On thursday, they spent time in a much warmer place, florida. Im thrilledbe here in my our home state florida. Reporter on thursday, the president and joe biden rallied their supporters in tampa, florida. Hello, tampa reporter tampas part of the critical central corridor that often decides statewide elections. The rallies were starkly different in messages and visuals. At bidens smaller drivethrough rally he slammed the president for holding yet another one of his bigger rallies earlier in the day with few masks and no social distancing. Donald trump just had a superspreader event here again. They are responding more than just coronavirus. Hes spreading division and discord. You know the bottom line, though. Youre going to get better. If i can get better, anybody can get better. Not only did the president again downplay the virus, which is surging across the country, he also encouraged measures not being followed at his own rallies. If you get close, wear a mask. Always controversial. Its not controversial to me. You get close, you wear a mask. Social distance. Reporter mr. Trump also boasted about the record Economic Growth in the third quarter. This is the biggest event in business in 50 years. Nobodys ever seen a number like this. Under President Trump, america reporter his campaign quickly unveiled a new ad to tout the numbers. 33. 1 the economy growing. Reporter more than 12 million americans are still without a job. The economy is still not back to its prepandemic highs. Economists warn its weakening again as coronavirus cases climb. Im not going to shut down the economy. Im not going to shut down the country. Im going to shut down the virus. Reporter but biden had to cut his tampa event short. God bless you all. Reporter because of the rain. While the president was forced to postpone a rally in fayietville, North Carolina, due to high winds and rain left over from Tropical Storm zeta. Earlier in the day, some reporters at his tampa rally had to be escorted out in the hot, humid temperatures. Yet another example of how the pandemic is upending everything. But especially in this case, elections. Iowa, where biden is headed today had to consolidate hundreds of polling sites into a smaller number of locations out of concern with the pandemic. But Elections Officials there and across the country are hoping that because so many people continue to vote early, that the lines on election day at least wont be that bad. I tell you guys. You think we were covering a Tropical Storm in manhattan this morning. But it is inspiring. That sounds cliche. Its inspiring to see so many people in line this morning. It stretches two blocks into the middle of manhattan. These people have been waiting more than an hour to vote. And again, were seeing this all over the country. No, there is a feeling that when you get in those lines, you get that ballot and fill it out, theres a feeling, and its worth it so people should stick with it. Ed, thank you very much. More on voting. Federal judges are deciding how some states will count mailin ballots. A Court Ordered that minnesota should hold on to absentee ballots that arrive after election day. Thats in case another Court Decides that those ballots should not be counted. Minnesotas secretary of state is urging people to vote in person now or drop off their ballots so they arrive in time. The Supreme Court has ruled on three similar cases so far. It allowed a threeday extension for counting absentee ballots in pennsylvania and a nineday extension in North Carolina but the justices blocked a shisixd extension in wisconsin. More than 82 million americans have already voted in the 2020 election. Young voters in particular appear to be turning out in Record Numbers. In texas, they helped contribute to the 9 millionplus votes cast so far. Thats more than the total votes there in 2016. Janet shamlian has more now from houston. Ive never been a very political person until this election, honestly. Reporter houston voters are turning out in Record Numbers this year. Texans in general are pretty fed up with how things have been. Reporter but its young texans driving the historic surge. I think the next generation, i think, is really seeing that our votes do count. Reporter 21yearold jaqulyne harrell is voting for the first time. We have to work as a team push what we want to happen in our country. Reporter shes among more than a million voters under the age of 30 shattering records for early voting in texas. And almost 165 increase from 2016. This is actually my first time voting. I usually havent really found it as important as i do this year to get out and vote. We see young people turning out in droves right now. All of our values are on the line in this election. Reporter in past elections, Younger Voters have not been a driving force. This year they could impact not only the president ial race but competitive house and senate seats. Charlie bonner is with the Nonpartisan Group move texas. Mobilizing the sometimes underrepresented youth vote. We also saw the resurgence of the black lives Matter Movement this summer thats mobilized so many young people. Reporter the Lone Star State has added almost 2 million voters in the last four years. They are largely young and latino and more likely to vote democrat. Its important to flip texas because the people in power, they have been ignoring the public desire for equality, the public priority for progress for too long. Reporter this morning, we are at a 24hour polling location which has seen a steady stream of voters throughout the night. To give you a better idea of the youth vote in texas, lets look at travis county. Thats the austin area, home to the university of texas. A young voting population. Of the 850,000 eligible voters, this year, 97 have registered to vote. Thats an astounding number. Gayle . Every time you hear the numbers, janet, it gets more exciting. Thank you. Chief washington correspondent Major Garrett joins us now. Happy to tell you that hes not here at the table but we have a special area for him. Its not the timeout corner. Its the major nook. I bring you greetings from the childrens table. Just get me a drumstick and a piece of pie, will you . Major, four days to go. Its really getting down to the nitty and the gritty. How do you describe the differences in the candidates closing arguments . For the president , its the economy, energy and strength. For joe biden, it is the pandemic, unity and empathy. Those are the closing arguments. Theres no more strategy anymore. Just repetition and more travel. You cant really fine tune your strategy at this stage of a campaign. Its too late. Reinforce what youve always been doing. For the president , its trying to remind voters that the economy before the pandemic was good, and he should get all the credit for that and that hes strong and hes got the energy to hold these mass rallies and many of them every day because hes still hungry for the job. Thats a stark contrast. Not just in tone but in look from joe biden who is saying, look, you cant control the pandemic unless you deal with public health, cautions and guidelines which im going to do which means my rallies are smaller. My travel schedule is less aggressive. So with the visuals and the way theyre actually campaigning, they are giving a portrait of america of where we are and where we might be. We know florida is a very big deal and both candidates say, ive got florida. Florida is mine. They both cant be right. Whats at stake here . For the president , everything is at stake. Theres no path for him to win reelection without winning florida. His campaign is either laudibly or laughably bullish about florida. Since they won in 2016, ill give them credit for beal bullish. They believe they know who all their voters are. Can contact them, have contacted them and will have a get out the vote operation on the dave election that will swamp the democrats early vote advantage. If the Trump Campaign is right about that, that puts them on a pace to 270. You cant get there without florida. Joe biden knows theyve run up the margins on early vote and have to have a matching dayof operation in florida. If they do, they will early. And as the former Vice President said yesterday, if he wins florida, its over. We keep hearing 82 million have voted so far. Those numbers are huge. What does this is a to you . It says to me this is an american success story. When i started talking to secretaries of state back in july about all these voter integrity issues, they were terrified we wouldnt have the money, the people, the means, the ppe to put together an election. Were doing it. Its happening right now. And people are voting in Record Numbers. They are doing so safely and with confidence. And i know theres a lot of anxiety out there about whats going to happen. One of the best ways to deal with your anxiety, cast a ballot. There you go. Thank you major, reporting from the major nook. Good to see you. Thank you. Can we brand that . I like it. Done. Tshirts being printed. Excellent. There we go. Copyright it. The Campaign Take a turn here. Its playing out against a tragic backdrop. A stunning increase in coronavirus cases to more than 88,000. All that after a dip in late summer. America has also just set a oneweek record for new cases. Adriana diaz is in chicago where there is no Indoor Service in bars and restaurants starting today. Adriana, good morning. Good morning. The Positivity Rate or rate of tests that come back positive has crossed the threshold of 8 . Illinois governor hopes this ban will save lives but the Restaurant Association calls it a death sentence. This comes as cases nationwide are surging so high that, listen to this, its the equivalent of one new diagnosis every second. We need to clamp down because we need to bring the numbers down. Reporter illinois governor j. B. Pritzker says soaring coronavirus numbers have left him no choice but to ban indoor eating and drinking in chicago. Indoor socializing is growing as the weather turns cold, says epidemiologist michael osterholm. Were seeing so many people who are congregating indoors where we know the virus concentrates in those settings and transmission has even increased. Reporter as cases continue to surge across the midwest, michigans governor tightened restrictions on indoor gatherings thursday. And officials in wisconsin warned theyre reportedly on the track to run short of icu beds in 2 to 6 weeks. In south dakota, the Positivity Rate is an astonishing 46 , meaning nearly half of all tests are coming back positive. People are acting like theres nothing going on, and its absolutely maddening. Reporter kathy janes soninlaw contracted the virus. He was an essential worker in the agriculture industry in sioux falls, south dakota. He was immunocompromised but couldnt afford to stay home. His wife katrina was only able to visit in person on his last day. I kind of got to say goodbye, but he wasnt conscious and didnt really know we were there. The final conversations that we had with him, he just cried. He said he was scared and that he was going to die and that he was going to die by himself. Reporter on facebook, kathy james criticized issed is governor kristi noems handling of the virus. The governor recommends vulnerable stay home. No mask mandate and the state has never shut down. Were on fire. I mean, if everybody wore masks would doug have gotten it anyway . Maybe. But well never know. Reporter a spokesperson for south dakotas governor says she has the family in her prayers. And even one death is too many. Now gayle, restaurants here in chicago had to get creative to stay afloat in this pandemic. One way is with these igloos which allow diners to eat outside, despite the citys dropping temperatures. We hope they can figure out a way to make it work, but we still feel for the woman who has just lost her husband. Thank you, adriana. A louisville officer who was involved in the shooting that led to the death of Breonna Taylor is countersuing accusing Kenneth Walker of causing severe traum amental anguish and emotional distress. Walker is suing kentuckys attorney general, the Louisville Metro Police department and the city. Our National Correspondent Jericka Duncan has a response from his lawyers. The law is not on their side. The facts are not on their side, and the truths are not on their side. Reporter fret rick moore, one of Kenneth Walkers attorneys says mattinglys countersuit against his client is the latest attempt to deflect responsibility for the events that led to the shooting death of Breonna Taylor. How can you sue kenneth when he was acting lawfully . Reporter kent wicker stated in the countersuit that walkers conduct in shooting mattingly is outrageous, intolerable and offends all accepted standards of decency and morality. In a statement he added Sergeant Mattingly should use the Legal Process to seek a remedy for the injury that walker has caused him. Walker maintains the place did not announce themselves when they executed a noknock surge warrant related to a drug case on taylors apartment back in march. He says he fired a single shot believing police were intruders. That single shot allegedly hit Sergeant Mattingly in the thigh. But a portion of the Kentucky State Police ballistics report obtained by cbs news says its inconclusive who fired the shot that hit mattingly. Walker spoke to gayle king earlier this month about the moment he fired his licensed gun. So you fire off a shot. In what direction . I know i wasnt like aiming it straight ahead. It was like down toward the ground. Im trying to just scare them off. Reporter also this month, Sergeant Mattingly spoke publicly to abc news in the louisville courier journal and dismissed walkers version. He said walker was not pointing his gun at the ground. I saw his gun. Our postures were the same looking at each other when he fired that shot. Reporter walkers legal team said mattingly is attempting to further victimize and harass him. You kill the guys girlfriend in front of him, shoot at him over 30 times. You change his life and then on top of that, when he tries to exercise his constitutional right and receive justice for whats happened to him, you then vindictively file a frivolous lawsuit against him. Reporter for cbs

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