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8/12: Biden adds Harris to 2020 ticket. Big Ten and Pac-12 postpone college football season. Aug 12, 2020

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Former Vice President Joe Biden's landmark choice of Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate marks the first time a woman of color has been on a major party ticket. President Trump wasted no time going after Harris. We speak with Valerie Jarrett, who served as a senior adviser to former President Barack Obama. The Big Ten and Pac-12 college football seasons are additional casualties of the coronavirus.

8/11: The Midwest was pummeled by storm with hurricane-force winds. Putin claims Russia has developed a coronavirus vaccine. Aug 11, 2020

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Half a dozen states in the Midwest are cleaning up this morning after a rare storm with 100 mile an hour winds tore across hundreds of miles. Russian President Vladimir Putin claims this morning that his country is now using the world's first coronavirus vaccine. This morning, we're learning new information about how a briefing by President Trump on the pandemic was suddenly interrupted by the Secret Service. Two of the top five college football conferences will reportedly hold meetings today, amid speculation that they may cancel or postpone the upcoming season due to the coronavirus. This morning, the Reuters news agency is reporting that Lebanese leaders received a warning last month about explosive chemicals being stored in Beirut's port.

8/10: U.S. surpasses 5 million coronavirus cases. Georgia school temporarily closes after cluster of COVID cases. Aug 10, 2020

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The U.S. has now recorded more than 5 million coronavirus cases — one quarter of all the confirmed infections in the world. A Georgia high school is closing its doors today and tomorrow after reporting a cluster of COVID cases. Congressional Democrats say they want to restart failed talks to restore a $600 a week federal unemployment benefit for millions of Americans. Joe Biden is set to announce his running mate any day now, ahead of the party's convention that begins one week from today. Outrage is growing in Beirut after last week's deadly explosion. An investigation is underway into a police shooting in Georgia over the weekend, where an officer fired shots at a car with two teenagers inside.

'The Atlantic' Science Writer on How the U.S. Failed in its Response to COVID-19 Aug 10, 2020

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An article from the September issue of "The Atlantic" aims to understand how the United States managed to find itself with a disproportionate amount of the world's coronavirus cases and deaths. A staff science writer for "The Atlantic," Ed Yong, joins CBS News' Anna Werner to discuss "How the Virus Won: Anatomy of An American Failure." He explains how the systemic problems with America's healthcare system contributed to the crisis and why a lack of information and guidance from the Trump administration exacerbated the problem.

8/7: New projection suggests coronavirus death toll could double by December. New stimulus bill stalls on Capitol Hill. Aug 07, 2020

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A new effort to break the deadlock on a massive new stimulus package on Capitol Hill ended in failure overnight. Job creation slowed to nearly 1.8 million in July and the unemployment rate was 10.2 percent. Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden is apologizing for something he said about African Americans at a virtual conference for Black and Hispanic journalists. People in Beirut, Lebanon are protesting against the government after a giant explosion killed more than 150 people. New York State's attorney general is suing the National Rifle Association to try and shut it down.

Chefs Tom Colicchio and Nina Compton Call for Relief to Save the Restaurant Industry Aug 07, 2020

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Restaurants have been some of the hardest hit businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic. Chef and television host Tom Colicchio discusses why he supports the Restaurants Act, a bipartisan proposal to provide $120 billion in aid to help small and midsize eateries. New Orleans chef Nina Compton explains the ripple effects that closing restaurants has on the economy. Speaking with CBS News correspondent Errol Barnett, Colicchio and Compton paint a dire future for the restaurant industry if assistance is not provided.

8/6: America's largest cities instate new precautions against coronavirus. Facebook takes action against misinformation from Trump. Aug 06, 2020

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America's three most heavily-populate cities are enacting sweeping new measures to try and slow the coronavirus. Chicago, the third largest school district in the nation, has announced plans to make its public schools remote to fight the coronavirus. Facebook has taken action against what it calls harmful misinformation from President Trump on the coronavirus. Investigators in Beirut, Lebanon are working to find out if Tuesday's gigantic explosion was caused by negligence. The Trump campaign wants an extra debate with presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden about a month from now, before early voting begins in some states.

8/5: At least 100 are killed by explosion in Lebanon's capital. Isaias spreads destruction over hundreds of miles. Aug 05, 2020

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Tropical Storm Isaias knocked out power to millions of homes and businesses and is blamed for at lease six deaths from North Carolina to New York City. The death toll has risen overnight in a massive explosion in Beirut, climbing to more than 100 this morning. Nearly 1,400 people died of the coronavirus yesterday in the U.S., brining the daily death toll to more than 1,000 for seven of the last nine days. President Trump is taking his fight against most mail-in voting to the courts. Aurora, Colorado's police chief promises changes in officer training after a Black family's terrifying encounter with police.

COVID-19 Survivor on His Incredible Recovery and his Message to You Aug 05, 2020

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54-year-old Gregg Garfield was one of the first COVID-19 patients in California. He contracted the virus on a ski trip in Italy and ended up in a Burbank, California hospital for more than 60 days — 31 of those spent on a ventilator. Garfield's doctors gave him a 1% chance of survival. Now he's almost fully recovered and is pleading for people to heed the advice of health experts to wear a mask and maintain proper social distancing.

8/4: Hurricane Isaias slams into North Carolina. Body cam footage shows what happened before George Floyd was killed. Aug 04, 2020

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A fierce storm is wreaking havoc today in the east after Isaias made landfall as a category one hurricane in North Carolina, packing winds up to 85 miles an hour. The head of the World Health Organization says we shouldn't count on a vaccine alone to stop the coronavirus and that we'll need to change our behavior as well. President Trump leveled strong criticism at one of his top experts, Dr. Deborah Birx, for saying the virus is now "extraordinarily widespread." Newly leaked video from the body cams of two Minneapolis police officers shows what happened before George Floyd died while in custody in May.

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