>> Adrienne: GOOD EVENING, I'M 
ADRIENNE ARSENAULT. 
>> Andrew: AND I'M ANDREW CHANG.
TONIGHT, CANADA'S COVID CASES 
HEADED IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.
>> WE'RE AT THAT LIMIT.
WE'RE AT THAT PRECIPICE.
>> Andrew: TRENDING UP, NEARING 
A SURGE IN SOME PROVINCES, JUST 
AS KIDS HEAD BACK TO SCHOOL.
>>> PUT YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR 
BACK.
>> Adrienne: A DISTURBING AND 
DEADLY ENCOUNTER BETWEEN 
AMERICAN POLICE AND AN UNARMED 
BLACK MAN.
>> I WANT JUSTICE.
I WANT THESE OFFICERS CHARGED.
>> Adrienne: AS RACIAL INJUSTICE
PROTESTS AND UNREST DOMINATE THE
U.S. CAMPAIGN.
>> PEOPLE ARE GOING TO FIGURE 
-- 
>> PEOPLE ARE GOING TO FIGURE 
OUT WHO WE ARE.
THIS IS NOT WHO WE ARE.
>> Andrew: BRACING FOR A RUN ON 
THE FLU VACCINE. 
>> I DIDN'T WANT TO GO TO THE 
CLINIC WHEN THE COMMUNITY SPREAD
IS HIGH.
>> Andrew: CANADA'S ORDERED MORE
THAN EVER BEFORE, BUT WILL COVID
AFFECT HOW YOU GET YOUR SHOT?
>> Adrienne: LOVE UNDER 
LOCKDOWN.
>> IT'S ALMOST LIKE IT WAS KIND 
OF MEANT TO BE.
>> Adrienne: HOW COVID HAS 
CHANGED THE WORLD OF DATING.
THIS IS "THE NATIONAL."
*
*
>> Andrew: WELL, IN THE FADING 
DAYS OF SUMMER, THERE ARE SOME 
TROUBLING SIGNS OF A REVITALIZED
COVID-19 SPREAD IN THIS COUNTRY.
>> Adrienne: IN PARTS OF CANADA,
THE NUMBERS ONLY SEEM TO GO ONE 
WAY, AND THAT'S UP.
>> Premier François Legault: 
IT'S AN INCREASE, SO THE TREND 
IS NOT GOOD, SO THAT'S WHY LAST 
MONDAY I SAID, AND I TOLD 
EVERYBODY, I UNDERSTAND THAT 
YOU'RE TIRED TO WEAR THE MASK, 
BUT WE'LL HAVE TO WEAR IT SINCE 
IT'S STILL FOR MANY MONTHS.
>> Adrienne: QUEBEC SAW 187 NEW 
CASES TODAY, ITS BIGGEST ONE-DAY
SPIKE SINCE LATE JULY.
ONTARIO REPORTED 132, ITS EIGHTH
STRAIGHT DAY OVER 100.
ALBERTA IS NOW IN ITS NINTH 
STRAIGHT DAY OVER 100 CASES.
TODAY'S TALLY, 130.
THESE FIGURES DO NOT INSPIRE 
CONFIDENCE, ESPECIALLY WITH SO 
MANY KIDS BACK IN SCHOOL OR 
GEARING UP TO GO.
PARENTS, TEACHERS, MEDICAL 
EXPERTS ALL WATCHING WITH 
GROWING CONCERN AS SUMMER 
DWINDLES AND COLDER WEATHER 
DRAWS CLOSER.
>> Andrew: CANADA'S BIG FOUR 
PROVINCES, ONLY B.C. SAW A DIP 
TODAY, BUT ONLY SLIGHTLY TO 89 
NEW CASES, AND THE PROVINCE IS 
STILL WARNING IT IS A TIPPING 
POINT AND PEOPLE NEED TO TAKE 
ACTION NOW TO PREVENT A SURGE.
SUSANA DA SILVA BEGINS OUR 
COVERAGE TONIGHT.
>> I THINK 89 IS WHAT I EXPECTED
GIVEN THE RECENT TRENDS.
>> Reporter: KEEPING AN EYE ON 
THE COVID NUMBERS, BUT TRYING 
NOT TO OBSESS OVER THEM.
>> IT'S NOT COMFORTABLE.
>> Reporter: WITH SCHOOL COMING,
THERE'S ENOUGH PREPARATION WORK 
THAT THE SHAH FAMILY NEEDS TO 
DO.
AT THIS POINT THE PLAN IS TO 
SEND THEIR TWO BOYS BACK NEXT 
WEEK. 
>> IF THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO 
SCHOOL AND IF I WOULD JUST KEEP 
MY KIDS HOME, I THINK THAT WOULD
HAVE BEEN THE BEST OPTION, JUST 
STAYING IN OUR LITTLE BUBBLE.
>> YOU CAN ALWAYS STEP BACK.
>> Reporter: THEY RECOGNIZE THE 
VALUE OF SCHOOL, AND TODAY'S 
MODELLING PROVIDES PARENTS WITH 
-- LIKE THEM WITH REASONS FOR 
OPTIMISM AND CONCERN.
>> WE'RE AT THAT PRECIPICE, IF 
YOU WILL, WHERE WE NEED TO TAKE 
THE ACTIONS TO ENSURE THAT WE 
CAN MOVE FORWARD INTO THE FALL 
AND KEEP OUR CURVE LOW.
>> Reporter: B.C. HAS NOW PASSED
OVER 6,000 TOTAL CASES AND THE 
TREND OVERALL HAS SEEN THE CURVE
GO BACK UP, BUT DR. BONNIE HENRY
SAYS COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION AND 
HOSPITALIZATIONS REMAIN LOW. 
>> IT'S ACTUALLY JUST STARTING 
TO BEND DOWN.
AND SO THAT -- THAT'S GIVING ME 
HOPE THAT WE'RE BRINGING THESE 
NUMBERS DOWN, THEY ARE NOT QUITE
DOUBLING AS FAST AS WE EXPECTED.
>> Reporter: OFFICIALS SAY 
PEOPLE ARE HAVING ABOUT 65% OF 
THE INTERPERSONAL CONTACT THEY 
WERE BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, AND 
WARN IF THAT GOES ANY HIGHER, 
THINGS COULD GET OUT OF CONTROL.
>> SO IF YOU KNOW YOU HAVE MORE 
INTERACTIONS AHEAD, FOR EXAMPLE 
IF YOU'RE RETURNING TO WORK, 
THEN YOU NEED TO REDUCE YOUR 
CONTACTS IN OTHER AREAS.
>> Reporter: THE SHAHS ALSO 
WORRY THEIR YOUNGEST WHO HAD A 
LUNG INFECTION AS A CHILD. 
>> YOU JUST HAVE TO FIGURE OUT 
HOW ARE WE GOING TO KEEP THEM 
SAFE, GIVEN THE SITUATION.
>> Reporter: LIKE HEALTH 
OFFICIALS THEY KNOW THE 
SITUATION CAN CHANGE VERY 
QUICKLY.
SUSANA DA SILVA, CBC NEWS, 
VANCOUVER.
>> Adrienne: AS THE NUMBERS 
TREND UP IN QUEBEC, SOME PARENTS
SPENT TODAY IN COURT FIGHTING TO
KEEP THEIR KIDS HOME FROM SCHOOL
THIS YEAR, EVEN WITHOUT A 
MEDICAL EXEMPTION.
ALISON NORTHCOTT EXPLAINS.
>> Reporter: SARAH GIBSON SAYS 
SHE WANTS PARENTS TO HAVE A 
CHOICE WHEN IT COMES TO SENDING 
KIDS TO SCHOOL IN PERSON THIS 
YEAR.
SHE'S WORRIED ABOUT THE VIRUS 
SPREADING IN THE CLASSROOM. 
>> THE SAFETY MEASURES ARE BELOW
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD SAY IN 
-- WOULD SEE IN ANY OTHER INDOOR
PUBLIC SETTING IN THE PROVINCE.
>> Reporter: SHE WAS IN COURT 
TODAY, PART OF A LAWSUIT WITH 
OTHER PARENTS TRYING TO GET 
QUEBEC TO OFFER REMOTE LEARNING 
TO EVERYONE, NOT JUST THOSE WITH
SPECIFIC MEDICAL CONDITIONS.
TODAY THEY ASKED THAT PARENTS BE
ALLOWED TO KEEP THEIR KIDS HOME 
WITH ACCESS TO ONLINE CLASSES 
WHILE THE CASE IS HEARD.
>> WE SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT, AND
ESPECIALLY IN THIS SITUATION, 
WHERE WE'RE IN VERY UNCERTAIN 
TIMES.
THERE'S A LOT OF UNEASINESS. 
>> Reporter: THEIR LAWYER SAYS 
IN A PANDEMIC FAMILIES SHOULD 
HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO CHOOSE.
>> THE QUESTION IS, WHEN THERE 
IS A RISK TO LIFE, LIBERTY AND 
SECURITY OF THE PERSON, BECAUSE 
NORMALLY THERE ISN'T, WHO'S TO 
DECIDE?
>> Reporter: BUT LAWYERS FOR THE
PROVINCE ARGUED SCHOOL 
ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY UNDER 
THE EDUCATION ACT AND THAT THE 
BACK-TO-SCHOOL PLAN IS IN THE 
INTERESTS OF CHILDREN AND 
FAMILIES.
SOME PROVINCES, LIKE ONTARIO, 
ARE OFFERING REMOTE LEARNING FOR
ALL, WHILE SOME PARENTS 
ELSEWHERE, LIKE B.C. AND 
MANITOBA, ARE PUSHING FOR IT.
BUT QUEBEC PREMIER FRANÇOIS 
LEGAULT SAYS GIVEN THE 
PROVINCE'S SHORTAGE OF TEACHERS,
IT JUST ISN'T FEASIBLE.
>> Premier François Legault: WE 
CANNOT AT THE SAME TIME HAVE 
TEACHERS TEACHING IN CLASSROOMS 
AND THE SAME TEACHERS TEACHING 
FOR THE PARENTS OF THE CHILDREN 
WHO DECIDED TO STAY AT HOME, SO 
WE CANNOT DO BOTH, AND OUR 
CHOICE IS REALLY TO HAVE THE 
CHILDREN IN CLASSROOMS. 
>> Reporter: QUEBEC SCHOOLS 
STARTED REOPENING A WEEK AGO, 
AND ALREADY THERE ARE SOME CASES
OF COVID-19 AND STUDENTS 
ISOLATING AT HOME.
THE EDUCATION MINISTER SAYS THE 
PROVINCE IS WORKING HARD TO KEEP
SCHOOLS SAFE.
>> COMMUNICATION IS A TOP 
PRIORITY, AND THE BEST PLACE FOR
THE STUDENTS IS TO BE IN SCHOOL.
>> Reporter: THE JUDGE TOLD THE 
COURT HE'S MINDFUL OF THE 
URGENCY OF THIS CASE AND THAT 
THE PLAINTIFFS CAN EXPECT A 
DECISION ON THEIR REQUEST BY 
EARLY NEXT WEEK.
ALISON NORTHCOTT, CBC NEWS, 
MONTREAL.
>> Andrew: NO MATTER WHERE THEY 
LIVE, MANY PARENTS OF CHILDREN 
WITH DISABILITIES ARE FEELING 
EXTRA ANXIETY OVER BACK TO 
SCHOOL THIS YEAR.
AS DEANA SUMANAC-JOHNSON SHOWS 
US, THEY SAY MORE PLANNING IS 
NEEDED TO KEEP THEIR KIDS SAFE.
>> GOOD JOB, BUDDY.
>> Reporter: IT'S THE FIRST DAY 
OF KINDERGARTEN FOR 
FIVE-YEAR-OLD GIPP.
NERVE-WRACKING FOR HIS MOTHER, 
BUT SOMETHING SHE FELT SHE HAD 
TO DO TO MAINTAIN HIS SUPPORT. 
>> WE ONLY GET FUNDING IF HE 
GOES TO SCHOOL. 
>> Reporter: BUT EVEN WITH EXTRA
WORKERS THERE TO SUPPORT GIPP 
WHO HAS -- DEVELOPMENTAL 
DISABILITIES, SHARON ROBERTS HAS
FEARS.
HE TENDS TO RUN AWAY IF HE'S 
OVERWHELMED. 
>> HAVING OUTDOOR LEARNING FOR 
THE FIRST HALF OF THE DAY, WHICH
OBVIOUSLY I THINK CREATES OTHER 
OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIM TO GO 
MISSING, AND SO THAT'S MY 
BIGGEST FEAR. 
>> Reporter: IN OTTAWA, CLAUDINE
SANTOS WILL SEND HER SON 
WILLIAM, WHO IS BLIND, TO SCHOOL
FOR A FEW HOURS EACH DAY. 
>> HE'LL GO INTO HIS OWN BRAILLE
ROOM.
HE'LL ONLY HAVE INTERACTIONS 
WITH TWO TEACHERS.
>> Reporter: IT'S A SITUATION 
SHE SAID SHE WAS LUCKY TO BE 
ABLE TO MAKE HAPPEN. 
>> I AM THANKFUL THAT I HAVE 
ACCESS TO A GREAT TEAM, BUT 
THERE ARE LOTS OF PARENTS THAT I
KNOW THAT LACK EITHER THE 
LANGUAGE ABILITY OR THE CAPACITY
TO HELP THEIR CHILDREN. 
>> Reporter: ACROSS PROVINCES, 
FUNDING AND POLICIES AROUND 
ADAPTING SCHOOLS TO STUDENTS 
WITH SPECIAL NEEDS VARY, BUT THE
COMMON THREAD IS ADDED 
CHALLENGES.
>> IT'S HARDER WHEN A CHILD HAS 
VISION LOSS AND CAN'T TELL WHERE
THE LINES ARE MARKED TO NOT 
CROSS OVER.
>> Reporter: ONTARIO INVESTED 
$10 MILLION IN ACCESSIBILITY FOR
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, BUT 
MANY WANTED SPECIFIC PLANS 
DEVELOPED TOO.
>> SO THEY ARE LEAVING IT TO 
EACH OF 72 ONTARIO SCHOOL BOARDS
TO SEPARATELY TRY TO FIGURE IT 
OUT.
AND TO DO IT IN THE MIDDLE OF A 
CRISIS, A PANDEMIC. 
>> I HEAR HIS FRUSTRATION AND 
THE FRUSTRATION OF OUR FAMILIES.
I DO KNOW THAT WHAT THE MINISTRY
HAS PROVIDED US WE ARE 
STILL . . . STILL BEING VERY 
CHALLENGED TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN
ADDRESS ALL THE NEEDS.
>> Reporter: UNTIL THEN, 
FAMILIES OF STUDENTS WITH 
DISABILITIES WILL HAVE TO USE 
THE PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS AND 
PATIENCE THEY HAD TO DEVELOP 
LONG BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.
DEANA SUMANAC-JOHNSON, CBC NEWS,
TORONTO.
>> Adrienne: THE PREMIER OF NOVA
SCOTIA HIT BACK AT THE 
PROVINCE'S TEACHERS UNION TODAY 
AFTER IT SAID TEACHERS NEED MORE
TIME TO PREPARE FOR STUDENTS TO 
RETURN.
>> THEY'RE READY.
THEY'RE READY TO WELCOME KIDS.
THE RHETORIC AROUND SCHOOLS 
BEING IN CHAOS IS JUST NOT 
HELPFUL AND NOT ACCURATE.
>> Adrienne: THE PRESIDENT OF 
THE NOVA SCOTIA TEACHERS UNION 
SAYS MEMBERS ARE RAISING 
CONCERNS ABOUT UNINSPECTED 
VENTILATION SYSTEMS, TOO FEW 
HANDWASHING STATIONS AND 
HALLWAYS CLUTTERED WITH 
FURNITURE.
HE WANTS CLASSES DELAYED BY TWO 
DAYS, SOMETHING THE PREMIER 
REJECTED TODAY, SAYING STUDENTS 
WILL BE SAFE.
SCHOOL STARTS SEPTEMBER 8.
>>> NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR IS
SPENDING AROUND $10 MILLION ON 
MORE SCHOOL BUSES TO MAKE SURE 
EVERYONE CAN GET A RIDE TO 
CLASS.
THE PREVIOUS PLAN LEFT ABOUT 
6,000 STUDENTS WITHOUT ONE TO 
ALLOW FOR PHYSICAL DISTANCING.
IT'S ALSO HIRING 10 MORE 
TEACHERS TO HELP WITH ONLINE 
LEARNING FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE IN
QUARANTINE OR IMMUNOCOMPROMISED.
>>> AND THE CANADA REVENUE 
AGENCY SAYS CERB PAYMENTS WILL 
BE DEPOSITED BEFORE THE WEEKEND.
THIS REASSURANCE AFTER MANY 
PEOPLE REPORTED NOT RECEIVING 
THEIR BENEFITS.
MILLIONS OF CANADIANS HAVE 
RELIED ON CERB DURING THE 
PANDEMIC.
A SPOKESPERSON SAID THAT THE 
AGENCY IS BEING CAUTIOUS AFTER 
RECENT CYBERATTACKS.
>> Andrew: WELL, TO THE U.S. NOW
WHERE NEW IMAGES OF AN UNARMED 
BLACK MAN'S FATAL ENCOUNTER WITH
POLICE HAVE EMERGED AGAIN, THIS 
TIME FROM AN INCIDENT IN MARCH 
IN ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.
NOW WE ARE NOT SHOWING THE WORST
OF IT, BUT WHAT YOU WILL SEE, 
FROM STEVEN D'SOUZA, AND THE 
ISSUES IT RAISES ARE DISTURBING 
ENOUGH.
>> GET ON THE GROUND.
PUT YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK.
B
BEHIND YOUR BACK.
DON'T MOVE.
DON'T MOVE.
>> Reporter: IN MARCH, DANIEL 
PRUDE'S FAMILY CALLED POLICE 
BECAUSE HE WAS IN MENTAL 
DISTRESS.
HE WAS HANDCUFFED AND THEN LATER
A SPIT MASK, A MESH COVER WAS 
PLACED OVER HIS HEAD, APPARENTLY
TO PREVENT HIM FROM SPITTING ON 
OFFICERS.
AGITATED AND YELLING AT 
OFFICERS, HE VOMITED.
POLICE HELD HIS HEAD DOWN FOR 
MORE THAN TWO MINUTES.
PRUDE LATER DIED IN HOSPITAL 
FROM ASPHYXIATION.
A CORONER RULING IT A HOMICIDE.
THE FAMILY FOUGHT FOR ACCESS TO 
THE POLICE VIDEO AND POLICE 
REPORTS.
>> I PLACED A PHONE CALL FOR MY 
BROTHER TO GET HELP, NOT FOR MY 
BROTHER TO GET LYNCHED.
>> I WANT JUSTICE.
I WANT THESE OFFICERS CHARGED 
WITH MURDER.
>> Reporter: TODAY, MONTHS AFTER
PRUDE'S DEATH, BUT JUST A DAY 
AFTER THE FAMILY RELEASED THE 
VIDEO, THE CITY SUSPENDED SEVEN 
OFFICERS INVOLVED. 
>> WHEN I WATCHED THAT VIDEO, I 
WAS ENRAGED.
I WANTED TO COME FORWARD THAT 
DAY.
>> Reporter: WHILE PROTESTS THIS
SUMMER HAVE FOCUSED ON RACIAL 
JUSTICE AND POLICE USE OF FORCE,
THIS CASE HIGHLIGHTS A LESSER 
KNOWN POLICE TOOL, THE SPIT 
HOOD.
THEY ARE WIDELY USED TO PROTECT 
OFFICERS, BUT THERE ARE NO 
NATIONAL GUIDELINES, AND THEIR 
DEPLOYMENT ISN'T TRACKED LIKE 
GUNS OR TASERS.
IN CALIFORNIA, POLICE WATCHDOG 
GROUPS HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET 
THEM BANNED SINCE 2013, 
CONCERNED ABOUT THE INCREASED 
RISK OF ASPHYXIATION.
>> THIS CONTRIBUTES TO THE 
PANIC.
IT DOESN'T DE-ESCALATE THEM.
IT MAKES THEM FEEL DISORIENTED 
AND OUT OF CONTROL.
>> Reporter: EXPERTS SAY THIS IS
YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF WHY 
POLICE ALONE SHOULD NOT RESPOND 
TO MENTAL HEALTH CALLS.
>> WE REALLY NEED TO HAVE REFORM
OF OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND 
POLICING SYSTEMS IN TERMS OF HOW
THEY INTERACT WITH PEOPLE. 
>> Reporter: THE FAMILY PLANS TO
LAUNCH A WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT.
>> NOBODY DESERVES TO DIE IN 
POLICE CUSTODY.
>> Reporter: A FAMILIAR REFRAIN 
AS THE CALL FOR ACCOUNTABILITY 
ECHOES IN YET ANOTHER CORNER OF 
THE COUNTRY.
STEVEN D'SOUZA, CBC NEWS, NEW 
YORK.
>> Adrienne: BEFORE THE VIDEO OF
DANIEL PRUDE EMERGED, JACOB 
BLAKE WAS SHOT BY POLICE IN 
KENOSHA, WISCONSIN.
THE CITY SINCE VISITED BY 
PROTESTS, UNREST AND MORE 
RECENTLY BOTH OF THE MEN VYING 
FOR THE U.S. PRESIDENCY.
BUT AS SUSAN ORMISTON EXPLAINS, 
JOE BIDEN'S VISIT TODAY WASN'T 
ABOUT BEING SEEN.
>> BLACK LIVES MATTER!
>> BLACK LIVES MATTER!
[ Chanting ]
>> Reporter: BLACK LIVES MATTER,
A MESSAGE FOR JOE BIDEN, WHO 
NEEDS BLACK VOTES TO SECURE A 
PATH TO THE PRESIDENCY, BUT NO 
MATTER HOW LOUD, THIS WAS NO 
TRADITIONAL CAMPAIGN STOP.
BIDEN'S SUPPORTERS CROWDING AND 
CRANING TO ACTUALLY SEE HIM 
DIDN'T AT ALL.
>> JUST TO SEE HIS FACE, YEAH.
LET HIM KNOW WE AIN'T NO ANGRY 
MOB.
WE HAVE SENSE, COMMON SENSE.
THE ONE THAT'S IN THE WHITE 
HOUSE NOW HAVE NO COMMON SENSE.
NONE.
>> Reporter: BIDEN'S VISIT TO A 
CHURCH WAS ALL ABOUT LISTENING, 
UNDERSCORING HIS OFFERING TO 
AMERICA AS A CALM, UNIFYING 
LEADER.
>> THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF WE 
WANT DONE.
>> Reporter: WHO WANTS TO 
RESTORE AMERICA'S HEART.
>> PEOPLE ARE BEGINNING TO 
FIGURE OUT WHO WE ARE AS A 
COUNTRY.
THIS IS NOT WHO WE ARE.
THIS IS NOT WHO WE ARE.
>> Reporter: BIDEN MET PRIVATELY
EARLIER WITH JACOB BLAKE'S 
FAMILY, AND HE SPOKE TO BLAKE, 
WHO IS PARALYZED IN HOSPITAL.
>> HE TALKED ABOUT HOW NOTHING 
WAS GONNA DEFEAT HIM, HOW 
WHETHER HE WALKED AGAIN OR NOT 
HE WAS NOT GOING TO GIVE UP.
>> Reporter: IT WAS A STARK 
CONTRAST TO PRESIDENT TRUMP'S 
VISIT ON TUESDAY, PUMPING LAW 
AND ORDER.
BUT FOR THOSE STILL SHAKEN BY 
KENOSHA'S VIOLENCE LAST WEEK, 
LIKE OSCAR ESCOBAR, WHO WORRIED 
HIS BAR WOULD BURN DOWN, TWO 
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES IN ONE 
WEEK WILL NOT SOLVE THE 
DIVISIONS.
>> ME BEING A LATINO AS WELL, 
YOU KNOW, I GET IT.
WE WANT EQUALITY AND JUSTICE AND
EVERYTHING, BUT THE WAY THEY'RE 
GOING ACROSS, AROUND THE WHOLE 
NATION IS WRONG.
THE MESSAGE IS GETTING LOST.
>> Reporter: A NEW MESSAGE, 
BEGGING FOR ATTENTION IS KENOSHA
STRONG AS THIS CITY STRUGGLES TO
OPEN BACK UP. 
>> TODAY IT FEELS GREAT BECAUSE 
WE'RE FINALLY REOPENING, SO IT'S
A SENSE OF RENEWAL, A SENSE OF 
STRENGTH.
>> Reporter: TO DEAL WITH THE 
DRAMA AND LASTING DAMAGE OF TWO 
LONG WEEKS.
>> Adrienne: SO, SUSAN, WE'VE 
SEEN SO MUCH OF KENOSHA IN THE 
PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.
WHAT'S NEXT THERE?
>> Reporter: WELL, A VERY 
CRITICAL DECISION, WILL THE 
OFFICER WHO SHOT JACOB BLAKE BE 
CHARGED.
THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.
THEY LOOKED AT MORE THAN 20 
VIDEOS, INTERVIEWED MORE THAN 80
WITNESSES.
THE FAMILY AND JOE BIDEN SAY HE 
SHOULD BE CHARGED, BUT THERE IS 
A VIGOROUS DEBATE, AND IF HE 
ISN'T, THERE COULD BE MORE 
UNREST, AND PUT THIS ALL IN THE 
CONTEXT OF THIS MOMENT IN 2020, 
ADRIENNE, IN THIS POLITICAL 
STATE.
IT'S A TREASURE.
BOTH PARTIES WANT IT.
THE DEMOCRATS NEED TO WIN IT 
BACK.
AS ONE PERSON HERE ON THE STREET
TOLD ME TODAY, LOOK, WE KNOW OUR
ROLE.
THIS IS A SWING STATE, AND 
ALTHOUGH BOTH THESE CANDIDATES 
CAME IN THE NAME OF JUSTICE, 
ALBEIT WITH DIFFERENT VERSIONS, 
THIS IS POLITICS.
>> Adrienne: ALL RIGHT, SUSAN, 
THANKS VERY MUCH.
>> Andrew: WELL, OFFICIALS ARE 
REMINDING NORTH CAROLINIANS THAT
VOTING TWICE IS A FELONY AFTER 
THE U.S. PRESIDENT SUGGESTED 
PEOPLE IN THE STATE VOTE BY MAIL
AND THEN AGAIN IN PERSON.
>> President Donald Trump: AND 
LET THEM GO VOTE, AND IF THEIR 
SYSTEM IS AS GOOD AS THEY SAY IT
IS, THEN OBVIOUSLY THEY WON'T BE
ABLE TO VOTE.
>> Andrew: DONALD TRUMP TODAY 
CLARIFIED THAT TRYING TO DOUBLE 
VOTE WAS JUST A WAY OF TESTING 
THE PROTECTIONS BUILT INTO THE 
SYSTEM, BUT WITH MAIL-IN BALLOTS
OFTEN TAKING DAYS TO PROCESS, 
TRUMP'S SUGGESTION COULD LEAD TO
A CASCADE OF ATTEMPTED VOTER 
FRAUD, LEADING TO CONFUSION AND 
PROSECUTIONS LONG AFTER ELECTION
DAY.
>>> NOW, IF YOU WERE TO SHARE 
THAT COMMENT FROM TRUMP ON 
FACEBOOK, IT MIGHT BE REMOVED.
TWO MONTHS BEFORE THE U.S. 
FEDERAL ELECTION, FACEBOOK IS 
TAKING STEPS TO ADDRESS CONCERNS
ABOUT MEDDLING AND 
MISINFORMATION.
THOMAS DAIGLE LOOKED INTO THEM 
AND EXPLORES WHETHER THEY GO FAR
ENOUGH.
>> Reporter: BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
AT FACEBOOK, THERE'S BEEN 
FRANTIC PLANNING AND A GROWING 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THE COMPANY 
FINDS ITSELF DEEPLY INVOLVED IN 
A FRAUGHT U.S. ELECTION. 
>> IF SOMEONE IS DUMPING NEW 
INFORMATION, IF IT'S 
MISINFORMATION IN THE LAST DAYS 
OF THE ELECTION, THERE MAY NOT 
BE TIME FOR THAT NORMAL KIND OF 
DEBATE AND PROCESS TO PLAY OUT. 
>> Reporter: FROM FACEBOOK'S 
CEO, THAT'S A DIFFERENT TONE 
THAN FOUR YEARS AGO WHEN THE 
PLATFORM TOOK LESS SERIOUSLY THE
IMPACT OF FAKE NEWS AND FOREIGN 
INTERFERENCE, A THREAT 
HIGHLIGHTED AGAIN THIS WEEK AS 
FACEBOOK REVEALED A NEW RUSSIAN 
EFFORT TO MANIPULATE AMERICAN 
USERS.
>> I DON'T THINK THEY'RE MAKING 
ANY CLAIMS THAT THEY HAVE NO 
INFLUENCE OVER THE ELECTION 
ANYMORE.
THERE ARE THINGS THAT THEY COULD
DO NOW BUT THEY HAVE CHOSEN NOT 
TO. 
>> Reporter: WITH THE 
EXPECTATION VOTERS MAY NOT LEARN
THE FINAL RESULTS ON ELECTION 
NIGHT, THE PLATFORM AIMS TO STOP
ANYONE UNDERMINING THE 
ELECTION'S LEGITIMACY.
THAT MEANS REMOVING VIDEOS OF 
THE PRESIDENT INVITING VOTERS TO
CAST TWO BALLOTS.
>> President Donald Trump: SEND 
IT IN EARLY AND THEN GO AND 
VOTE.
>> Reporter: FACEBOOK WILL BAN 
NEW ELECTION ADS IN A WEEK 
BEFORE THE VOTE BUT MAY STILL 
ALLOW MISLEADING ADS UNTIL 
ELECTION DAY.
MANY DUBIOUS CLAIMS WILL ONLY 
RECEIVE A LABEL LIKE THIS FOR A 
USER TO GET MORE INFORMATION.
IT'S A DISAPPOINTING STEP FOR 
EXPERTS STUDYING THE INSIDIOUS 
IMPACT OF THOSE LIES. 
>> INFORMATION SPREADS QUITE 
QUICKLY, AND THE LABELLING MIGHT
BE JUST BE TOO LITTLE TOO LATE.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT
NECESSARILY PAYING ATTENTION TO 
ALL THOSE LABELS AND THE EXTRA 
INFORMATION THAT'S ADDED. 
>> Reporter: FACEBOOK HAS NO 
PLAN TO REMOVE ANY CLAIM OF 
VICTORY, EVEN BEFORE THE FINAL 
RESULTS ARE IN, A SIGN THE 
COMPANY MAY STILL NOT FULLY 
RECOGNIZE ITS INFLUENCE OVER THE
OUTCOME.
THOMAS DAIGLE, CBC NEWS, 
TORONTO.
>> Adrienne: WELL, THIS WAS A 
ROUGH DAY ON WALL STREET, THE 
WORST SINCE JUNE.
[BELL RINGING]. 
THE DOW JONES TOOK A PLUNGE, 
DOWN 2.8%, STEEP LOSSES IN TECH 
STOCKS DRAGGED THE REST OF THE 
MARKET DOWN WITH THEM.
HERE AT HOME, THE TSX FELL ABOUT
250 POINTS.
[YELLING]
>>> AND PEOPLE IN BEIRUT ARE 
DESPERATE FOR A MIRACLE TONIGHT 
AFTER A RESCUE TEAM DETECTED 
WHAT COULD BE A HEARTBEAT FROM 
UNDER THE RUBBLE OF A COLLAPSED 
BUILDING.
THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE DAY AND 
NIGHT AS CROWDS GATHERED THERE'S
BEEN A DELICATE AND DANGEROUS 
EFFORT TO KEEP DIGGING.
THE SEARCH WAS TEMPORARILY 
HALTED BECAUSE THE BUILDING WAS 
TOO UNSAFE, BUT PUBLIC PRESSURE 
LED THE ARMY TO KEEP TRYING.
TODAY MARKS ONE MONTH SINCE THAT
HUGE EXPLOSION.
AT LEAST 190 PEOPLE WERE KILLED 
AND ANOTHER 6,000 WERE INJURED.
>> Andrew: WELL, HEALTH 
OFFICIALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE
BRACING FOR A HUGE DEMAND FOR 
THE FLU SHOT.
>> THIS IS THE YEAR TO GET 
VACCINATED, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR 
HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUALS.
>> Andrew: NEXT ON "THE 
NATIONAL," HOW COVID-19 COULD 
CHANGE WHERE AND HOW YOU ROLL UP
YOUR SLEEVE THIS YEAR.
>> Adrienne: AIR CANADA STARTS 
TESTING TRAVELLERS AT THE 
AIRPORT IN HOPES OF GETTING MORE
PASSENGERS IN THE AIR.
>> THE TESTING ALLOWS US TO 
SHORTEN QUARANTINE.
>> Andrew: AND FINDING LOVE IN A
LOCKDOWN, DATING LOOKS A LOT 
DIFFERENT DURING A PANDEMIC.
>> OKAY, NOW YOU GOT ME BLUSHING
ON CAMERA.
>> Andrew: WE'RE BACK IN TWO.
>> Andrew: AS WE HEAD INTO THE 
FALL, IT'S TIME TO THINK ABOUT 
THAT OTHER VIRUS, INFLUENZA.
THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IS 
ABOUT TO BE COMPOUNDED BY FLU 
SEASON, AND NICOLE IRELAND SHOWS
US WHY GETTING YOUR ANNUAL SHOT 
IS GOING TO BE MORE CRITICAL 
THAN EVER.
>> I GOT THE FLU SHOT.
I THINK IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR.
>> Reporter: BUT 65-YEAR-OLD 
ALINA GRUDER ISN'T SURE SHE'LL 
DO IT THIS FALL.
ISOLATED WITH HER HUSBAND, SHE 
WORRIES IF SHE VENTURES OUT OF 
HER BUBBLE TO GET A FLU SHOT, 
SHE COULD EXPOSE HERSELF TO 
COVID-19. 
>> IT'S A WORRY TO GO TO THE 
CLINIC WHEN THE COMMUNITY SPREAD
IS HIGH. 
>> Reporter: THAT KIND OF 
THINKING, ESPECIALLY AMONG 
SENIORS, WORRIES INFECTIOUS 
DISEASE SPECIALISTS. 
>> THIS IS THE YEAR TO GET 
VACCINATED, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR 
HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUALs. 
>> Reporter: HEALTH EXPERTS ARE 
TRYING TO AVOID A TWIN-DEMIC 
THIS FALL AND WINTER WITH A 
LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE FALLING 
ILL AS BOTH THE FLU AND COVID-19
CIRCULATE IN THE COMMUNITY.
SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH 
UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS ARE
MOST AT RISK OF COMPLICATIONS 
AND HOSPITALIZATIONS FROM EITHER
VIRUS, BUT UNLIKE COVID-19, 
THERE'S A VACCINE TO HELP 
PREVENT THE FLU.
THAT'S WHY PROVINCES AND 
TERRITORIES HAVE BUMPED THEIR 
FLU SHOT ORDERS UP BY ALMOST 
25%.
BY THIS TIME LAST YEAR, CANADA 
HAD PURCHASED 11.2 MILLION 
DOSES.
THIS YEAR WE'RE GETTING 13.7 
MILLION.
THE PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF 
CANADA SAYS IT'S THE LARGEST 
ORDER OF INFLUENZA VACCINE THIS 
COUNTRY HAS EVER PLACED.
>> HEART SOUNDS GOOD. 
>> Reporter: BUT THAT MEANS A 
LOT OF PRESSURE ON THE DOCTORS, 
NURSES AND PHARMACISTS WHO 
ADMINISTER THE FLU VACCINE TO 
MEET THE HIGH DEMAND WHILE 
KEEPING EVERYONE SAFE FROM 
COVID-19.
>> WE CAN'T JUST HAVE, YOU KNOW,
50, 60 PEOPLE AN HOUR COMING IN 
TO OUR CLINIC TO GET THEIR 
VACCINE BECAUSE IT'S JUST TOO 
MANY PEOPLE COMING IN TOO 
QUICKLY WITH CROWDS AND 
EXPOSURES.
>> Reporter: PUBLIC HEALTH 
AGENCIES ARE PROVIDING GUIDANCE,
INCLUDING SPACING PEOPLE APART, 
REQUIRING MASKS AND COVID-19 
SCREENINGS.
WE MAY ALSO START SEEING OUTDOOR
FLU SHOT CLINICS AND 
DRIVE-THROUGH VACCINATIONS. 
>> I THINK THIS WILL BE 
REASSURING. 
>> Reporter: ONCE SHE SEES THOSE
SAFETY MEASURES IN PLACE, ALINA 
GRUDER MAY GET HER FLU SHOT 
AFTER ALL.
NICOLE IRELAND, CBC NEWS, 
TORONTO.
>> Andrew: NOW, EPIDEMIOLOGIST 
RAYWAT DEONANDAN JOINING US 
NOW, BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE 
HAVE BEEN ASKING US WHETHER THE 
FLU VACCINE AFFECTS ONE'S 
CHANCES OF GETTING COVID-19.
IS THERE A LINK THERE?
>> THE ANSWER IS NO, IT DOESN'T 
AFFECT YOUR CHANCES.
THERE IS A STUDY OUT OF BRAZIL 
THAT FOUND THAT AMONGST COVID 
SUFFERERS THOSE WHO HAD A FLU 
VACCINE HAD A LESSER BAD OUTCOME
THAN THOSE WHO DIDN'T HAVE THE 
FLU VACCINE, BUT IN GENERAL 
THE BEST EVIDENCE SAYS THERE IS 
NO RELATIONSHIP EXCEPT THAT THE 
FLU VACCINE PREVENTS THE FLU 
WHICH MEANS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO
BE HEALTHY IF YOU GET THE FLU 
VACCINE AND BEING HEALTHY MAKES 
YOU MORE RESISTANT TO A VARIETY 
OF THINGS, INCLUDING COVID.
>> Andrew: AND SO ON THE THOUGHT
OF THIS TWIN-DEMIC, IS THIS FLU 
SEASON EXPECTED TO BE 
PARTICULARLY BAD?
>> NO, IN FACT, I WOULD SAY IT'S
THE OPPOSITE.
WHAT WE SEE FROM THE SOUTHERN 
HEMISPHERE IS THAT PEOPLE HAVE 
BEEN DISTANCING AND WEARING 
MASKS AND WASHING THEIR HANDS, 
SO THERE HAVE BEEN LESS SERIOUS 
FLU EXPERIENCE.
HOWEVER, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT 
THE FLU WON'T BE HERE, WHICH 
MEANS THAT BECAUSE IT PRESENTS 
WITH SIMILAR SYMPTOMS AS COVID, 
IT WILL CAUSE SOME CONFUSION AND
CHAOS AT THE CLINICAL LEVEL.
WE DON'T WANT TO BE MONITORING 
TWO DIFFERENT CURVES AT THE SAME
TIME, AND FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO 
GET THE FLU AND COVID, THERE'S A
SPECIAL KIND OF SUFFERING THERE.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE PEOPLE 
GET THE VACCINE TO TAKE THAT ONE
DISEASE, THE FLU, OUT OF THE 
PICTURE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. 
>> Andrew: AND WHEN DO YOU 
FIGURE MOST CANADIANS WILL BE 
ABLE TO GET THE FLU SHOT THIS 
YEAR?
>> THE SAME AS WE HAVE IN THE 
PAST, MID SEPTEMBER TO MID 
OCTOBER, AROUND THERE.
THE AMERICANS HAVE IT ALREADY, 
SO THAT'S GOOD FOR THEM, BUT 
WE'LL GET IT SOMETIME IN THE 
FALL.
>> Andrew: ALL RIGHT, ALWAYS 
GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Adrienne: CANADIAN AIRLINES 
ARE REALLY LOOKING FOR WAYS TO 
GET PASSENGERS BACK ON PLANES.
LAST WEEK WESTJET ANNOUNCED ITS 
PLANS TO START TESTING 
PASSENGERS, AND TODAY AIR CANADA
LAUNCHED A SIMILAR TRIAL AT 
TORONTO'S PEARSON AIRPORT.
THIS IS PART OF A STUDY TO LOOK 
AT JUST HOW LONG TRAVELLERS NEED
TO QUARANTINE.
CAROLYN DUNN EXPLAINS THE 
STRATEGY.
>> Reporter: AN AIRPORT EMPLOYEE
DEMONSTRATES THE COVID TEST 
INCOMING INTERNATIONAL 
PASSENGERS CAN VOLUNTEER TO 
TAKE. 
>> AND YOU ROLL IT AGAIN, THREE 
TIMES.
>> Reporter: TWO MOUTH SWABS, 
TWO NOSE SWABS, REPEATED TWICE 
MORE WHILE QUARANTINED AT HOME.
FOR THE NEXT MONTH, EVERY SAMPLE
WILL BE LAB TESTED FOR ANY TRACE
OF THE CORONAVIRUS. 
>> WE THINK IT'S A GOOD TIME TO 
RE-ASK THE QUESTION: DO WE NEED 
A LONG QUARANTINE?
COULD TESTING ALLOW US TO 
SHORTEN QUARANTINE?
>> Reporter: DEPENDING ON THE 
STUDY RESULTS, IT COULD BE A 
RELIEF FOR MANY INTERNATIONAL 
TRAVELLERS, SOME WHO HAVE TO 
QUARANTINE FOR UP TO A MONTH, 
TWO WEEKS ON EITHER END OF A 
TRIP.
>> BUT I DO THINK THAT REDUCING 
THE QUARANTINE, AT LEAST TO A 
SHORTER PERIOD, MIGHT HELP.
I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST 
CAN'T GET A -- LIKE, I'M HERE 
FOR 18 DAYS.
I ONLY REALLY HAVE FOUR TO 
EXPLORE. 
>> YEAH, I WAS TOTALLY FINE.
IT WAS JUST THE SWAB, IT TOOK 
FIVE MINUTES AND IT WAS DONE. 
>> Reporter: NOT UNCOMFORTABLE?
>> NO, NOT AT ALL. 
>> YOU WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN 
STUDIES SUCH AS THESE JUST TO 
HELP PROVIDE DATA AND EVIDENCE 
AND HOPEFULLY PROVIDE 
ALTERNATIVES. 
>> Reporter: THE NATIONAL 
AIRLINES COUNCIL OF CANADA 
FORECASTS 2020 WILL BE THE WORST
YEAR IN COMMERCIAL AVIATION.
AIR TRAVEL IN CANADA IN JUNE WAS
DOWN 94% FROM THE SAME TIME LAST
YEAR.
IN LARGE PART DUE TO THE 
QUARANTINE REQUIREMENTS.
>> IT IS THE FOUNDATION OF US 
GETTING A SOLID, SOLID GRASP ON 
THIS WHOLE -- ON THE WHOLE 
PANDEMIC.
>> Reporter: INDEPENDENT 
AVIATION ANALYST RICK ERICKSON 
SAYS UNTIL THERE'S A VACCINE, 
TESTING IS THE INDUSTRY'S BEST 
HOPE. 
>> I MEAN, THEY'VE GOT TO BE 
EVERY BIT AS NIMBLE AS THEY CAN 
TO TRY TO ATTRACT PASSENGERS. 
>> Reporter: THE HEALTH OF 
CANADIAN AIRLINES MAY DEPEND ON 
THEIR PASSENGERS BEING WILLING 
TO SWAB.
CAROLYN DUNN, CBC NEWS, CALGARY.
>> Andrew: WELL, NEXT ON "THE 
NATIONAL," DATING IN THE AGE OF 
COVID-19.
>> BEFORE, PEOPLE WOULD SKIP 
COURTSHIP AND GO STRAIGHT TO 
INTIMACY.
NOW IT'S MANDATED.
>> Andrew: HOW CANADIANS ARE 
FINDING LOVE DURING A PANDEMIC.
>> Adrienne: AND A SURPRISE NEW 
GIG FOR A CANADIAN BASKETBALL 
LEGEND, COACH STEVE NASH A 
LITTLE LATER.
>> Andrew: LOCKDOWNS AND 
PHYSICAL DISTANCING HAVE CHANGED
SO MANY ASPECTS OF OUR LIVES, 
HOW WE SHOP, HOW WE LEARN, AND 
ALSO HOW WE CONNECT WITH OTHERS 
SAFELY.
YOU MAY HAVE HEARD BY NOW, 
CANADA'S CHIEF PUBLIC HEALTH 
OFFICER SUGGESTED WEARING A MASK
WITH ANY NEW SEXUAL PARTNER IF 
THEY ARE NOT ALREADY IN YOUR 
BUBBLE, AND ALSO AVOIDING ANY 
FACE-TO-FACE CONTACT WITH THEM, 
LIKE KISSING.
BUT OF COURSE CONNECTING IN JUST
ABOUT ANY WAY HAS BEEN MADE MORE
DIFFICULT BY COVID.
LONELINESS AND ISOLATION ARE 
REAL CONSEQUENCES OF THIS 
PANDEMIC, SO HERE'S IOANNA 
ROUMELIOTIS WITH HOW ONLINE 
DATING IS HELPING SOME OVERCOME 
THAT.
*
>> Reporter: IT WASN'T LOVE AT 
FIRST SIGHT.
IT WAS SOMETHING BETTER.
DEANDRA HENRY AND HERMAN KUBUNGO
SAY IT WAS LOVE UNDER LOCKDOWN.
>> SO I FELT LIKE IF THE 
QUARANTINE DIDN'T HAPPEN, I WAS 
NEVER GOING TO [INDISCERNIBLE].
IT'S ALMOST LIKE IT WAS KIND OF 
MEANT TO BE.
>> YEAH.
*
>> Reporter: DEANDRA IS A 
MUSICIAN.
HERMAN IS ALSO AN ARTIST AND 
STUDYING CHEMICAL ENGINEERING.
*
THEY MET ONLINE IN APRIL AND 
SPENT WEEKS GETTING TO KNOW EACH
OTHER BEFORE ACTUALLY MEETING.
*
>> IF THE PANDEMIC DIDN'T 
HAPPEN, I DON'T THINK I WOULD 
HAVE SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH TO 
REALLY PUT THE ENERGY AND TIME 
THAT IT REQUIRES TO DEVELOP A 
CONNECTION LIKE THAT ONLINE.
>> Reporter: CALL IT COVID 
COURTSHIP.
THE DESIRE FOR HUMAN CONNECTION 
HAS ONLY DEEPENED SINCE THE 
PANDEMIC HIT.
DATING APPS ARE REPORTING A 30% 
JUMP IN THEIR NUMBERS, BUT 
ROMANTIC DISTANCING HAS SET A 
WHOLE NEW PACE TO DATING.
>> WOW!
[LAUGHTER]
>> THINGS HAVE SLOWED DOWN 
SIGNIFICANTLY.
>> OH, I LOVE THAT!
>> AND THE COURTSHIP PROCESS HAS
BEEN REINTRODUCED.
SO BEFORE, PEOPLE WOULD SKIP 
COURTSHIP AND GO STRAIGHT TO 
INTIMACY.
NOW IT'S MANDATED. 
>> FLIRT WITH THE CAMERA, MY 
DEAR. 
>> Reporter: CARMELIA RAY HAS 
BEEN A MATCHMAKER FOR NEARLY 30 
YEARS, AND THIS IS HER BUSIEST 
SUMMER. 
>> READY, ONE, TWO, THREE.
VERY NICE.
>> Reporter: TODAY SHE AND HER 
TEAM ARE DIRECTING A PHOTO SHOOT
WITH A CLIENT TO REFRESH HER 
ONLINE PROFILE.
>> YOU KNOW, YOU CAN BE, LIKE, 
HEY, LET'S MEET UP WITH THAT 
SOCIAL DISTANCE WALK WITH OUR 
MASKS AND HAVE A GREAT TIME.
YOU CAN MAKE IT FUNNY, RIGHT?
>> YEAH, IT'S A LITTLE FUN.
IT'S ALREADY TOUGH ENOUGH. 
>> Reporter: CARMELIA SAYS COVID
HAS MADE EVERYONE MORE 
DISCRIMINATING. 
>> NUMBER ONE, A NEW LINE OF 
QUESTIONING IS HAVING THE TALK, 
WHO'S IN YOUR BUBBLE, WHO ARE 
YOU SOCIALIZING WITH, ARE YOU 
GOING TO WORK, ARE YOU WORKING 
FROM HOME, ARE YOU WEARING 
GLOVES, WHAT'S YOUR ATTITUDE 
ABOUT THE PANDEMIC?
IF THERE IS NOT AN AGREEMENT 
WITH HOW TO TREAT THIS PANDEMIC 
OR YOUR COMFORTABILITY AND RISK 
ASSESSMENT, THEN THAT'S NOT EVEN
A MATCH EVEN IF ALL THE OTHER 
THINGS ARE.
>> Reporter: IF THERE IS A 
MATCH, THEN IT'S A QUESTION OF 
HOW TO TAKE IT TO THE NEXT 
LEVEL.
>> SO GOOD TO SEE PEOPLE HERE. 
>> Reporter: KIMBERLY SMITH 
STARTED A SINGLES FACEBOOK GROUP
IN HER NEIGHBOURHOOD AT THE 
START OF THE PANDEMIC.
IT'S GROWN TO NEARLY 500 
MEMBERS. 
>> HI, YOU MADE IT!
>> ALL RIGHT, I MADE IT!
>> I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE 
MOST CHALLENGING TIMES RIGHT NOW
IS, LIKE, WHERE DO WE GO AS 
SINGLES.
LIKE, THERE'S NOT AS MANY 
OPPORTUNITIES TO GO FOR DINNER 
OR, YOU KNOW, GO TO THESE 
ENTERTAINMENT AREAS, AND BECAUSE
THOSE ARE ALL CLOSED, WE'RE 
TRYING TO LOOK AT NEW IDEAS, 
LIKE COMING TO THE PARK OR, 
LIKE, GOING FOR A PICNIC OR 
LET'S GO FOR A BIKE RIDE.
SO I THINK IT'S BROUGHT THINGS 
DOWN AND MADE IT A LITTLE BIT 
SIMPLER FOR US.
BUT WE STILL HAVE TO BE CREATIVE
IN WHAT WE WANT TO DO TOGETHER.
SO THAT'S ALWAYS A GOOD 
CONVERSATION.
>> EVERYBODY HAS THEIR PAINT 
BRUSHES IN FRONT OF THEM.
DO YOU HAVE A LARGE PAINT BRUSH?
>> Reporter: DRAWING ON HER WORK
AS AN ARTIST, KIMBERLY IS 
HOSTING COVID-SAFE SINGLES 
EVENTS, LIKE PAINTING IN THE 
PARK.
IT'S SIMPLE, AND THESE DAYS 
THAT'S WHAT SHE AND MOST PEOPLE 
SEEM TO WANT MOST.
>> I THINK FOR EVERYBODY WE JUST
HAVE GOTTEN MORE CLEAR OF AN 
IDEA OF WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
LIKE WHAT MATTERS IS, LIKE, 
BEING KIND TO EACH OTHER AND, 
YOU KNOW, FAMILY AND THOSE, 
LIKE, GOOD CONVERSATIONS AND 
UNDERSTANDING, AND I THINK 
THERE'S, LIKE, THAT KIND OF 
PEACEFULNESS AND BOND BETWEEN 
PEOPLE ONLINE DATING NOW.
YEAH.
*
*
>> Reporter: FOR DEANDRA AND 
HERMAN, LOVE IN THE TIME OF 
COVID WAS ALSO LESS OF A LEAP OF
FAITH AND MORE LIKE A SLOW CRAWL
TO THE DEEP END.
IT EVEN INSPIRED THEM TO WRITE 
THIS SONG ABOUT IT.
* I WOULD JUMP OFF AGAIN 
*
* IF YOU FEEL YOU'RE DROWNING 
>> HERMAN, NO, I'M JUST GOING TO
DROWN.
I'M JUST GOING TO JUMP.
AND I WAS LIKE, OH!
YEAH, SO, HE SENT ME, LIKE, THE 
FIRST VERSE AND THEN THE HOOK. 
>> YEAH. 
>> AND THEN I WROTE THE CHORUS 
AND THE SECOND VERSE AND THE 
BRIDGE.
AND THEN -- 
>> YOU PRETTY MUCH ALMOST 
FINISHED THE WHOLE THING.
>> I FINISHED THE WHOLE THING.
>> I WAS LIKE, WHAT?
>> I FINISHED IT AS SOON AS YOU 
SENT IT TO ME.
*
>> Reporter: THEY MAY HAVE 
WRITTEN THE LYRICS IN NO TIME. 
>> I WAS REALLY HOPING -- 
>> Reporter: BUT THEY TOOK THEIR
TIME GETTING HERE, AND WHY THEY 
SAY THEY'RE GOING STRONG.
>> I SEE THIS GOING FURTHER, AND
I -- 
>> LIKE FURTHER WHERE?
>> TO MEET MY PARENTS AND 
EVERYBODY.
AND I DON'T USUALLY DO THAT 
LIGHTLY, SO . . . 
I REALLY WANT TO TAKE THIS 
FURTHER, LIKE, TO A POINT WHERE 
WE ACTUALLY [INDISCERNIBLE] 
TOGETHER.
THERE'S JUST SOMETHING ABOUT HER
THAT, LIKE, MAKES ME WANT TO 
STICK AROUND.
IT'S GOING TO TAKE ME A WHILE TO
FIGURE IT OUT, I WILL KEEP 
SEARCHING FOR THAT.
>> OKAY, NOW YOU GOT ME BLUSHING
ON CAMERA.
I COULD SAY THE SAME THING, 
THOUGH.
LIKE, HERMAN HAS, LIKE, COME 
INTO MY LIFE WHEN I -- I DIDN'T 
EVEN KNOW THAT I REALLY NEEDED
SOMEONE LIKE HIM IN MY LIFE TO 
REALLY PUSH ME IN MY ART, MY 
MUSIC, MY FAITH AND MY 
EVERYTHING.
IT'S LIKE I'M QUITE LUCKY TO 
HAVE FOUND YOU, I THINK. 
>> ARE YOU TRYING TO MAKE ME 
BLUSH NOW?
[LAUGHTER]
>> YEAH.
SO I'M EXCITED FOR FURTHER.
[LAUGHTER]
>> Reporter: HOW THEY MET, WHEN 
THEY MET, IT'S JUST THE START OF
THEIR COVID LOVE STORY.
IOANNA ROUMELIOTIS, CBC NEWS, 
TORONTO.
>> Adrienne: WHILE CANADIANS 
GRAPPLE WITH SENDING KIDS BACK 
TO SCHOOL, STUDENTS AROUND THE 
WORLD ARE ALREADY BACK IN THE 
CLASSROOM.
NEXT WE'LL TAKE YOU TO ONE OF 
THE HARDEST-HIT COUNTRIES TO SEE
HOW MILLIONS OF STUDENTS ARE 
RETURNING TO SCHOOL IN THE MIDST
OF A PANDEMIC.
>> Adrienne: THIS IS WHAT BACK 
TO SCHOOL LOOKS LIKE THIS WEEK 
IN WUHAN, CHINA, THE EPICENTRE 
OF THE VIRUS IN JANUARY.
AFTER MONTHS OF AT-HOME 
LEARNING, STUDENTS ARE ADJUSTING
TO A NEW REALITY YET AGAIN.
SO IN WUHAN, THAT NOW INCLUDES 
TEMPERATURE CHECKS, LOTS OF HAND
SANITIZING AND FACE MASKS.
IT'S A CHALLENGE ALL COUNTRIES 
ARE TRYING TO NAVIGATE.
FRANCE AND SPAIN MOVED FORWARD 
WITH THEIR OWN SCHOOL REOPENINGS
THIS WEEK, DESPITE RECENT SURGES
IN CASES OF COVID-19.
AND ISRAEL IS TRYING TO AVOID A 
REPEAT OF THE OUTBREAKS IT SAW 
IN SCHOOLS LAST MAY.
THE COUNTRY IS KEEPING SOME 
SCHOOLS IN CITIES WITH HIGH 
INFECTION RATES CLOSED FOR NOW.
>>> AND IN RUSSIA, THE NUMBER OF
COVID-19 CASES SURPASSED 1 
MILLION THIS WEEK, A SIGNIFICANT
MILESTONE JUST AS 17 MILLION 
KIDS RETURNED TO THE CLASSROOM.
CHRIS BROWN WALKS US THROUGH THE
PREVENTION MEASURES SCHOOLS ARE 
ADOPTING AND WHAT THEY ARE 
LEAVING OUT.
>> Reporter: ACROSS RUSSIA 
CLASSROOMS ARE BEING GIVEN A 
FINAL SCRUB AS STAFF PUT 
PANDEMIC PLANS IN PLACE TO 
WELCOME STUDENTS BACK TO SCHOOL.
IT WAS SERGEI YUROFI'S SON 
SASCHA'S FIRST DAY, AND HE'S 
RELIEVED THE EXPERIENCE WASN'T 
SPOILED BY COVID-19.
>>[Speaking Russian]
>> Reporter: THIS IS A SCHOOL AN
HOUR OUTSIDE OF MOSCOW.
THE PRETTY DRESSES, TIES AND 
FLOWERS ARE PART OF AN OPENING 
DAY TRADITION THAT MANAGED TO 
SURVIVE THE PANDEMIC, THOUGH IT 
WAS SCALED BACK.
IT'S CALLED KNOWLEDGE DAY, WHEN 
STUDENTS CELEBRATE EDUCATION AND
THEIR TEACHERS, AND THIS YEAR 
THE ADDED BONUS OF SIMPLY BEING 
BACK TOGETHER AGAIN.
>>[Speaking Russian]
>> Reporter: A KEY PART OF 
MOSCOW'S SCHOOL REOPENING PLAN 
INVOLVED TESTING MORE THAN 
180,000 EDUCATION WORKERS FOR 
COVID, A REMARKABLE NUMBER.
IN THE END, 3% TESTED POSITIVE 
AND WERE SENT HOME.
NATALIA PREPUKINA TEACHES FIRST 
GRADE.
>> Reporter: SOME OF THE OTHER 
>> Reporter: SOME OF THE OTHER 
COVID PRECAUTIONS WE SAW WERE 
QUITE HIGH TECH.
CAMERAS AND SENSORS SCREEN 
EVERYONE'S TEMPERATURE 
AUTOMATICALLY WITH THE READINGS 
POPPING UP ON A MONITOR.
THEN RIGHT AWAY STUDENTS ARE 
EXPECTED TO WASH THEIR HANDS AT 
SPECIAL SANITATION STATIONS, BUT
WHAT'S NOT HAPPENING IS ANY 
PHYSICAL DISTANCING BETWEEN 
STUDENTS.
CLASS SIZES HAVEN'T CHANGED AND 
STUDENTS AREN'T REQUIRED TO WEAR
MASKS, NOR ARE TEACHERS WHEN 
THEY'RE IN THE CLASSROOM.
ELENA ARKEPOVA TEACHES ENGLISH.
>> HERE IN SCHOOL, OUR SCHOOL 
AUTHORITIES ARE TAKEN ALL 
PRECAUTIONS, ALL NECESSARY 
PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID AND THE 
SPREAD OF THIS VIRUS IN THIS 
SCHOOL.
YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S QUITE 
SAFE. 
>> Reporter: AS AN ADDED 
MEASURE, RUSSIA IS EXPECTING ITS
TEACHERS TO GET VACCINATED, 
POSSIBLY WITHIN WEEKS, WITH WHAT
IT CLAIMS IS ITS FIRST IN THE 
WORLD CORONAVIRUS VACCINE.
SO MANY DOCTORS OUTSIDE RUSSIA 
ARE SKEPTICAL A VACCINE 
DEVELOPED SO FAST WILL ACTUALLY 
WORK.
TEACHERS HERE TOLD US THEY'D TRY
IT.
>> WE DO TRUST OUR SCIENTISTS.
WE DO TRUST OUR GOVERNMENTS, BUT
WHY NOT?
I THINK THIS VACCINE WILL HELP 
US TO OVERCOME THIS DISEASE.
>> Reporter: THE GUIDELINES SAY 
THERE COULD BE A RETURN TO 
REMOTE LEARNING IF COVID-19 
CASES SPIKE AGAIN.
AFTER TRAILING OFF THIS SUMMER, 
OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT STATISTICS 
SUGGEST CASES ARE GOING BACK UP,
BUT FOR NOW, AT LEAST, SLOWLY.
CHRIS BROWN, CBC NEWS, MOSCOW.
>> Andrew: BACK HERE AT HOME, 
NORMALLY IT'S A SIGN SCHOOL IS 
JUST AROUND THE CORNER, BUT THIS
YEAR THE CANADIAN NATIONAL 
EXHIBITION WAS CANCELLED DUE TO 
COVID.
THERE ARE FEARS IT MAY NEVER 
COME BACK, AND IT'S NOT THE ONLY
SUMMER EVENT IN JEOPARDY.
>>> BUT FIRST . . . 
>>
>> COMING TO THE BALL. 
>> SERIES ON THE LINE, ANONOBY 
GOT IT OFF, AND IT GOES!
>> Andrew: KAWHI WHO?
WITH 0.5 SECONDS TO GO, THAT'S 
OG ANUNOBY WITH THE BUZZER 
BEATER TONIGHT GIVING THE 
TORONTO RAPTORS THE WIN THEY 
DESPERATELY NEED.
EVEN THE BOSTON CELTICS SHARED 
THEIR DISBELIEF TWEETING, DID 
THAT JUST HAPPEN?
THE SERIES IS NOW 2-1 FOR 
BOSTON.
THAT'S NOT THE ONLY BIG 
BASKETBALL NEWS FOR TONIGHT.
EVEN FOR SEASONED BASKETBALL 
WATCHERS, THE NEW HEAD COACH OF 
THE BROOKLYN NETS IS A SURPRISE.
>> I THOUGHT, STEVE NASH?
>> Andrew: NASH'S EXPERIENCE, A 
STUNNING 18 SEASONS AS ONE OF 
THE BEST POINT GUARDS IN NBA 
HISTORY, BUT AS COACH, ZERO. 
>> THEN THE MORE I THOUGHT ABOUT
IT, THE MORE I SAID, OKAY, THAT 
MAKES SENSE.
WE'RE IN AN ERA THAT'S ALL ABOUT
PLAYER EMPOWERMENT AND PLAYING 
FAST AND UP TEMPO, AND THE 
DEFINITION OF THOSE TWO THINGS 
IS STEVE NASH.
>> Andrew: CANADIAN BASKETBALL 
IS HAVING A MOMENT. 
>> LOOKING FOR IT LAST WEEK OF 
BASKETBALL, LOU DORT SCORING THE
MOST POINTS FOR AN UNDRAFTED 
PLAYER IN GAME SEVEN AND JAMAL 
MURRAY JUST BASICALLY TAKING 
OVER A SEVEN-GAME SERIES WITH 
HISTORIC NUMBERS.
>> Andrew: SEEMS WITH NASH, WITH
THE NETS, FOR CANADIAN FANS, IT 
WON'T BE EASY TO DECIDE WHO TO 
ROOT FOR.
PODCASTS.
>> Andrew: WELL, ON TOP OF 
EVERYTHING ELSE, COVID-19 HAS 
SCRAPPED A TRADITIONAL SO-LONG 
TO SUMMER.
TORONTO'S CNE, PART AGRICULTURAL
FAIR, PART CARNIVAL, PART 
CELEBRATION OF BIZARRE FOOD.
BUT NOW MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN 
DEBT.
TALIA RICCI LOOKS INTO GROWING 
FEARS THAT THE X AND OTHER 
BELOVED INSTITUTIONS MAY NEVER 
COME BACK.
>> Reporter: NEARLY EVERY YEAR 
FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY, 
TORONTO'S EXHIBITION GROUNDS 
WERE FULL OF FOOD, RIDES AND 
GENERATIONS OF MEMORIES.
LARRY DOWITOWITZ HAS BEEN A 
VENDOR AT THE CNE SINCE THE 
'70S.
>> AND IF YOU'RE PAYING WITH 
CASH, I'M GOING TO NEED THREE 
PIECES OF PHOTO ID.
JUST KIDDING. 
>> Reporter: INSTEAD, A QUIETER 
SCENE SURROUNDS HIM TODAY.
>> SO NOW I'M AT ST. JACOB'S 
FLEA MARKET.
IT'S A GREAT MARKET.
OF COURSE THIS IS ONLY TWO DAYS 
A WEEK COMPARED TO MY 18 DAYS IN
A ROW, WHICH IS MUCH MORE 
EXCITING. 
>> Reporter: THE CNE SAID TODAY 
IT'S IN TROUBLE.
IT'S PROJECTING A 95% DROP IN 
REVENUE THIS YEAR.
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SAYS THEY
ARE WORKING ON SECURING A 
FEDERAL LOAN, BUT IT WON'T BE 
ENOUGH TO STAY AFLOAT LONG TERM.
>> IN GOOD YEARS WE WILL HAVE A 
NET INCOME MAYBE OF A MILLION TO
$2 MILLION.
IT TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO
MAKE UP FOR WHAT COVID'S DONE TO
US.
>> Reporter: BROWN IS CALLING ON
ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT TO STEP
IN.
>> I'M REALLY AGING MYSELF NOW, 
BUT FIVE OR $10, AND YOU'D BE 
DOWN THERE ALL DAY. 
>> Reporter: PREMIER DOUG FORD 
SAID HE'S WILLING TO HELP IF THE
FEDS AND THE CITY ALSO PITCH IN.
ACROSS CANADA, COVID-19 ALSO 
FORCED THE CANCELLATION OF THE 
CALGARY STAMPEDE, PUTTING IT IN 
A CHALLENGING FINANCIAL 
SITUATION.
AND IN VANCOUVER, THE 
CANCELLATION OF THE BIG SUMMER 
FAIR, THE PACIFIC NATIONAL 
EXHIBITION, WAS DEVASTATING.
>> TO BE FACING A $10 MILLION 
LOSS, IT MEANS MANY YEARS OF 
RECOVERY TO BE ABLE TO GET BACK 
OUT OF THAT.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN GET A
SHOT OF THIS.
>> Reporter: BACK IN TORONTO, 
BRUCE FOURNIER WILL BE THINKING 
ABOUT HIS MOTHER THIS WEEKEND.
THE 95-YEAR-OLD ATTENDED THE CNE
EVERY YEAR SINCE SHE WAS A BABY.
SHE PASSED AWAY IN MAY.
>> SHE JUST LOVED TO BE THERE, 
YOU KNOW.
WE WENT ALL OVER, PUSHED THAT 
WHEELCHAIR FROM ONE END OF THE X
TO THE OTHER END OF THE X. 
>> Reporter: HOPING THE SIGHTS 
AND SOUNDS RETURN TO THESE 
GROUNDS IN 2021.
TALIA RICCI, CBC NEWS, TORONTO.
>> Adrienne: NEXT, AN ANIMAL 
THAT WOULD LIKELY HAVE FIT IN 
QUITE WELL AT THE CNE.
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THAT IS CHICO THE PARROT SINGING
BEYONCÉ.
HIS MOMENT IS TONIGHT'S 
"MOMENT."
>> Adrienne: WELL, THIS IS 
CHICO.
PRETTY GOOD-LOOKING PARROT, AND 
APPARENTLY THIS NINE-YEAR-OLD 
BIRD HAS SOME IMPRESSIVE PIPES.
SO CHICO HAS BECOME SOMEWHAT OF 
A CELEBRITY AT THE BRITISH 
WILDLIFE PARK HE CALLS HOME, ALL
BECAUSE OF A CERTAIN COVER HE'S 
BEEN BELTING OUT, AND TONIGHT 
THIS SONGBIRD IS OUR "MOMENT."
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* IF I WERE A BOY 
THIS, IT SEEMS, IS CHICO'S 
FAVOURITE JAM.
NOW FOR A REASON THAT ISN'T 
QUITE CLEAR, THE PARROT HAS BEEN
SINGING LINES FROM BEYONCÉ'S 
2008 SONG "IF I WERE A BOY" FOR 
MONTHS NOW.
* IF I WERE A BOY 
* IF I WERE A BOY 
>> Adrienne: PARK EMPLOYEES 
DIDN'T DISCOVER HIS TALENT UNTIL
THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN, BUT NOW 
CHICO HAS A CAPTIVE AUDIENCE AND
GROWING FAN BASE AND, 
APPARENTLY, AN EVEN BIGGER 
REPERTOIRE.
* POKER FACE 
* BABY YOU'RE A FIREWORK  
>> Adrienne: SO HE HAS AN 
AFFINITY FOR POP MUSIC, BUT WITH
THAT PERFECT PITCH, THE SKY'S 
THE LIMIT FOR CHICO.
NO WORD YET ON WHETHER HE'S 
TAKING REQUESTS.
I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS, BUT 
ONE OF THE THINGS WE LEARNED WAS
THAT CHICO MOVED TO THE ZOO IN 
MAY OF 2019.
NO ONE NOTICED THE SINGING, 
THOUGH, UNTIL THE PANDEMIC 
STRUCK, SO PERHAPS HE WAS 
QUIETLY WORKING ON THIS AND THEN
WHEN IT GOT VERY QUIET DURING 
THE PANDEMIC, CHICO'S MOMENT TO 
SHINE.
>> Andrew: AND THEN SOMEHOW, 
SOMEWAY THERE IS NOW ONE MORE 
ANIMAL WITH MORE INSTAGRAM 
FOLLOWERS THAN I.
>> Adrienne: I'M SO SORRY.
>> Andrew: BUT WHATEVER.
THAT'S FINE!
THAT'S JUST FINE.
THAT'S "THE NATIONAL" FOR THIS 
SEPTEMBER 3RD.
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
>> Adrienne: GOOD NIGHT.
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