Transcripts For KPIX CBS Weekend News 20210411 : comparemela

Transcripts For KPIX CBS Weekend News 20210411



while the tournament plays through a new hazard-- georgia's divisive voting law. and, finally, from the depths, explorers reach the world's deepest known shipwreck, a u.s. navy destroyer, seven decades after her heroic last stand. >> the ship still looked liked it was fighting, like it still hadn't given up. >> this is the "cbs weekend news." from chicago, here's adriana diaz. >> diaz: good evening. america's race to vaccinate appears at a covid crossroads. record doses are finding arms, even as infections rise again, but, still, there's real progress. january 2 marked one of the worst days of the pandemic with more than 348,000 infections in a single day. yesterday, there were more than 81,000. but virus variants are fueling new infections in several states. cbs' danya bacchus in los angeles leads us off. danya, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, adriana. here in california, mask mandates remain, even as other restrictions are lifted. but elsewhere in the west, conflicting rules lead to confusion. utah's mask mandate ends today, but not in salt lake city. leaders there say faces must still be covered. >> i'm using the emergency powers given to the office of the mayor to require that masks continue to be worn in all public settings in salt lake city. >> reporter: but with some people refusing to comply, businesses are in a bind. >> we really try to accommodate everybody. >> we decided today that we would just let it be up to our clients' decisions. >> someone just ideal at me. >> reporter: classics over masks continue in arizona, as the governor signs a bill allowing businesses to eventually enforce their own rules, even if that means ignoring state and local orders. michigan knows the risk. covid is raging there out of control. >> it's everybody against covid. we have to keep going until we win. >> reporter: residents are urged to stay home. >> we all have to step up our game for the next two weeks to bring down rising cases. >> reporter: in the race to vaccinate, more disruptions ahead. next week, the supply of johnson & johnson's one-dose vaccine is set to drop 86% due to manufacturing issues. late last night, a sharply divided u.s. supreme court ordered an end to a california regulation limiting religious worship at home. the state had already announced it would ease more restrictions next week. adriana. >> diaz: danya bacchus, thank you so much. we learned today that prince philip, who died yesterday at 99, will be laid to rest next saturday following eight days of national mourning. cbs' charlie d'agata is outside windsor castle with the latest. charlie, good evening. >> reporter: it's been a day mixed with sadness and celebration. well wishers have been gathering here in small numbers at windsor castle in quiet remembrance. worldwide, a tribute to a life well lived. >> three, 4! >> reporter: by land in london, and by sea aboard a navy warship... from as far north as edscburg as far south as australia, a worldwide 41-gun salute marking not just a life e served alongse the queen, but in recognition of prince philip's military career as a former naval officer and a decorated world war ii veteran. his death now leaves queen elizabeth alone for the first time in 73 years. today, prince charles said he and his family miss his dear papa enormously. >> i can imagine we're so deeply touched by the number of other people here and elsewhere around the world in the commonwealth who also, i think, share our loss and our sorrow. >> reporter: that sorrow shared in commonwealth countries, where prince philip's steadfast support left a lasting legacy, like canada, where the bells tolled 99 times in honor of the prince. flags flown at half-staff in sydney, harbor. next saturday's funeral at windsor castle st. george's chapel will be televised, but in keeping with covid restrictions, 30 people max, a poignant, almost private affair. no lielg in state, no public procession. for a modest man, famously never big on ceremonies, it's in keeping with prince philip's final wishes. today, buckingham palace spokesman confirmed that prince harry will be attending the funeral, but he said his pregnant wife, meghan, has been advised by her physician not to travel. adriana. >> diaz: many people were wondering. charlie, thank you. storms that rumbled through the south have proven deadly. this damage was cause bood by a tornado that tore through palmetto, louisiana. at least one person was killed. eight others were injured. the storm claimed another life nearby when a tree fell on a home. in florida today, severe weather prompted an evacuation at the tampa stadium hosting wrestlemania. police in the small town of windsor, virginia, find themselves in the national spotlight tonight. they're being sued by an army officer wh is black and latino after a traffic stop last december. what happened next was caught on camera. cbs' christina ruffini has more. >> get out! get out of the car! >> get out now! >> i have not committed any crime. >> reporter: in body cam and cell phone video, army second lieutenant caron nazario, still in his uniform, keeps his hands visible at the window of his new car, while two windsor police officers, guns drawn, order him to get out. >> i'm honestly afraid to get out. >> you should be. get out! get out! >> reporter: nazario repeatedly asked why he's been pulled over. one of the two officers pepper sprays and kickses him. >> why am i being treated like this. >> because you're not cooperating. get on the ground. >> reporter: he's then handcuffed as they searched his car. was he afraid if he took his hands out of view something bad would happen. >> yes. any misstep, he was afraid they were going to kill him. >> reporter: attorney jonathan arthur is representing nazario in a lawsuits filed earlier this month against the two officers. the incident report says nazario pulled over for not having tags displayed on his s.u.v., but the temporary dealer plate is visible in the officer's body cam video. nazario was released without charge. >> what prompted him to file is the need to stop this conduct, the need to hold these two officers accountable and make sure they cannot do it again. >> reporter: the windsor police department did not respond to cbs news for comment. christina ruffini, cbs news, washington. >> diaz: many questions in that case. u.s. border agents took more than 172,000 migrants into custody at the mexican border in march. that's the most in two decades. cbs' add bjork traveled to guatemala this week to find out more why people are leaving their loved ones and risking their lives to head north. >> reporter: it's happening yet again-- another tearful good-bye in the guatemalan town of campur. she is a single mother of three, the youngest only two, and must leave them behind. "i don't know if i'll be able to come back one day and hug them," she says. for her oldest, the thought is overwhelming. he doesn't have the words. if you're wondering what would force a mother to do this, take a look at the family's home. it was gutted by floods. their crops destroyed, not just what they used to eat but what they would sell to earn a modest living. it's happened to entire communities here in the guatemalan hylands, after back-to-back hurricanes hit last fall. edwin castellanos studies climate change at the university of the valley of guatemala. >> climate change is coming on top of previous problems, like poverty, food insecurity. >> reporter: castellanos says research shows a dramatic spike in severe weather events here in just the last decade. he, along with other scientists, believe the intensity and rainfall of the hurricanes that hit last fall were magnified by climate change. change. what can be done to keep people here? >> there are families who have lived in extreme poverty for many years. and so they are not really expecting big changes. small changes, a small amount of help would make a huge difference for these families. >> reporter: like rub ruben ches family. so this would be full of leaves and this is the coffee bean. no good. he's become yet another farmer dreaming of work in the u.s. to support the family he would leave here. if only he could round up the money to pay a smuggler, he says. no money to go, but your thoughts are maybe to head north. all of the people we spoke with here say they do not want to leave their homes, and especially their families, behind but their options are growing limited. the u.s. agency for international development is looking for ways to ramp up assistance to the region, but in the meantime, the push north remains strong. manuel bojorquez, cbs news, guatemala city. >> diaz: such incredible reporting. well, there was a moment of perfection at the masters today. on the par 3 sixth, canadian corey conners climbed the leader board with this hole in one, only the sixth at that hole in the tournament's history. tomorrow is the final round, but as cbs' mark strassmann in augusta reports, the maste masts teed off into controversy. >> reporter: at the 85th mast, the newest hazard loomed off this fabled course-- georgia's recently enacted and polarizing voting rights law. critics include cameron champ, one of the p.g.a.'s few players of color. >> it targets certain black communities and make it harder for them to vote. >> reporter: under pressure, the augusta golf club itself, and its power elite by invitation-only, including warren buffet, bill gates, and condoleezza rice >> they ought to speak out on this issue, because this is an issue that is at the heart of our democracy. >> reporter: condemning the law under pressure, coca-cola and delta, two of georgia's corporate giants. in protest, major league baseball yanked this summer's all-star game out of metro atlanta. but augusta national shows no sign of f bending o or of takaky position on ththe issue. >> we reaalize t that views a ad opinioions on this lalaw differ. and ththere have b been n callsr boycotts and other bunnative measures. >> reporter: this club has played in the rough before, not admitting its first black member until 1990 and its first woman member until 2012. augusta's mayor opposes the law but supports his hometown golf club. >> they're leaning into diversity, equity, and inclusion, and i see them doing more as we move forward. >> reporter: in the past, outside pressure seemed to make this club dig in its heels and not give nas one past chairman put it, at the point a bayonet. for instance, calls for the club to admit women exploded in 2005. the club finally did seven years later. mark strassmann, cbs news, augusta, georgia. >> diaz: straight ahead on the "cbs weekend news," vaccine passports-- where you might need them and why they're the latest covid controversy. also, toxic threat-- why this leak of polluted water in florida could prove disastrous. and later, deepwater discovery: a heroic warship lost to history seen again. >> diaz: the latest covid flashpoint-- vaccine passports. some sports venues, cruise lines, and colleges see proof of the vaccine as the key to returning to normal faster, but as we found, it's complicated. to return to scenes like this, may first require this-- a so-called digital vaccine passport as proof of immunization. at least 17 companies or organizations are developing passport apps. israel has required them for months. britain is considering the same. but so far in the u.s., only new york has a voluntary passport option. >> these voyages will sail with fully vaccinated guests and crew. >> reporter: norwegian cruise lines hopes requiring vaccinations will be its ticket to resuming sailing this summer. frank del rio, who runs the cruiseline, says unvaccinated americans will have to miss the boat. >> this is a pandemic. this is a crisis, and it's difficult-- if not impossible-- to please 100% of the people 100% of the time. our job is to make sure we have the safest, healthiest environment possible. >> reporter: but the white house and some governors are hesitant about vaccine passports, sighting privacy and civil liberties concerns. >> you don't want to create separate classes of citizens based on whether somebody received vaccine. >> reporter: digital vaccine passports may also be limited to smartphone users and exclude communities with less access to the vaccine. >> the science is clear. the medicine is clear. >> reporter: depaul university bioeththift craig klugman points to resdent. in 1905, the supreme court ruled public health superceded will rs in a vaccine case. and starting in 1969, this immunization card was required to enter certain countries. why is something like that appropriate for international travel but not for movement within the u.s.? >> we don't have a tradition in this country of showing your papers. it comes down our fears and the fact that we are a country founded on the idea that you don't trust your government. >> diaz: how difficult is it to strike that balance between public health and individual rights and equity? >> which do you value more, the freedom of people to go about and do whatever they want, or are we concerned about providing the best health that we can far our community. >> diaz: that is the question. still ahead on the "cbs weekend news," the toxic threat to tampa water. decades in the making. >> diaz: a toxic water leak from an old fertilizer plant in florida grabbed national headlines last week as a potential catastrophe. today, the leak has slowed, but the environmental threat to nearby tampa bay remains. >> reporter: fears tonight for the waters of tampa bay, and the shock tots ecosystem from the dumping of more than 200 million gallons of pollutants. we took a boat to portman tee, where the toxic weight water is being pumped into the bay. you can't see it, but you can smell the foul odor. did you know what was coming? >> we had a feeling. it was a gut kick. >> reporter: justin bloom founded suncoast waterkeeper. chris wittman is with captains for clean water, environmental groups calling what happened at piney point a preventable disaster. >> the state has known about this problem for decades and what we are witnessing today is a result of inaction by our legislature. >> reporter: whitman says he's frustrated by corporations that make billions off natural resources, often leaving the consequences to taxpayers. >> it can look like anything from discolored water with microalgae blooms to fish kills where you see dead fish. >> reporter: this is an algae bloom we saw in tampa bay, not known if its related. experts say the bay's restored sea grass could also be in danger, a food source for all manner of sea life, including florida's threatened manatee. >> we did the hard work to bring this bay back and have been in international recovery success story. so it's frustrating to see lost ground. >> reporter: a red tide took a devastating toll on the region three years ago. in this case, scientists say the impact won't be known for weeks or months. janet shamlian, cbs news, tampa bay. >> diaz: next on the "cbs weekend news," a hometown hero celebrate after a history-making game. the san diego padres get their first no hitter in the history of the franchise! >> diaz: a big night for padre's fans pitcher joe musgrove, who grew up in the san diego area cheering for the team, threw the first no hitter in franchise history. they beat the rangers in texas 3-0. and we learned today that ramsey clark has died. as attorney general in the johnson administration, he led the way on desegregation. later, he devoted his life to defending the infamous, including saddam hussein. ramsey clark died in new york. he was 93. when we return, the deepsea discovery of a lost ship and the story of its heroic crew. >> diaz: we end tonight at the bottom of the philippine sea, where this week, explorers got their first upclose look at a long-lost american warship that sarchg to the depths after a heroic fight. here's david martin. >> reporter: at 20,000 feet, visibility is very limited, even with a spotlight. but that whole number leaves no kowt-- this is the wreck of the disoir uss "johnston," 75 years after it went down in the last 48 naval battle of world war ii. >> the "johnston" is one of the most famous wrecks in all of naval history. >> reporter: operating a submersible with an unlimited diving depth, victor vescovo found the "johnston" four miles beneath the philippine sea, the deepest wreck ever discovered, much deeper than the "titanic." >> out of the murk, we could slowly see the bow. >> reporter: what was that moment like? >> oh, my goodness. the guns of the ship were still pointed in the proper direction of where they were firing when they went down. >> it's one of the most valiant actions in the entire history of the united states navy. >> reporter: retired admiral samuel cox, director of the nafl history command, has known the story of the "johnston" since he was a little boy. >> i knew the story of william evans, the commander of the "johnston." he was a childhood hero of mine. >> reporter: everybody should know the story of commander william evans. >> evans was the first native american to be awarded a medal of honor in the united states navy. >> reporter: for a few desperate hours off the philippine island of samar, evans lead the charge against the japananese armatata. >> withohout waititing for ordr, he turnened and toook his s shid charged ththat entire j japanese force anand was ablble to pput a torpedo in the lead japanese cruiser. >> reporter: but the japanese guguns were totoo big and too m. >> thehese japanese destroroyere firiring round after round after round into the ship. and finally "johnston" sinks. >> it was one of the most brave, last stands of a naval vessel in history, a true david and goliath battle. >> reporter: 186 sailors died, including their commander. before victor vescovo left the "johnston," pee paid final tribute to william evans and the men who followed him into battle. >> for the "johnston." >> reporter: david martin, cbs news, the pentagon. >> diaz: a beautiful tribute. that is the "cbs weekend news" for this saturday. i'm adriana diaz in chicago. good night. captioning sponsored california could be heading for a critical crossroad in the battle against covid-19. the vaccine supply about to dip just days before demand is expected to soar. i'm in the town of windsor where support for the mayor is rapidly drying up amid shocking allegations of sexual assault. we have that story coming up. from local activists to the archbishop of san francisco, the bay area stood united against asian hate. we begin in sonoma county, where the calls are growing louder for the mayor of windsor to resign over sex assault accusations. good evening. delegation spans 16 years and left the small town reeling. they got reaction from residents. we will have that story in a moment. but first tonight the chronicle is reporting that a fifth accuser has just come forward. they have turned the matter over to windsor police for investigation and is evaluating its duties and options under the circumstances. >> people of all ages gavin san mateo to unite against the wave of anti-asian attacks and discrimination attracting national attention. organizers focused on the future of the movement and what they can do to keep the community safe. we also saw a display of unity in san francisco. the archbishop led a prayer

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