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Midmorning With Aundrea - August 25, 2020 (Part 1)

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Midmorning With Aundrea - August 25, 2020 (Part 1)
Midmorning With Aundrea - August 25, 2020 (Part 1)

(Part 1 of 2) Children with ashtma and allergies have a more challenging time returning to school amidst a raging pandemic.

We explore what parents need to know.

And we meet a young woman who is trying to feed her community through her non-profit farm.

And the birth of a giant panda cub at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington comes as welcome relief during the worst pandemic in a century.

Fun but there's parents have been preparing their children for what to expect this fall as many return back to their classrooms. allergists say for kids with allergies and asthma that adds to the questions and concerns.

Michael george has more on what parents need to know.

Like many kids, 10 year old rachael grace wilborn is ásort ofá looking forward to going back to school& i like seeing my friends but i don't really like school in general.

The wilborns had concerns because rachael has asthma , allergies and eczema& so they reached out to their allergist.

My husband and i both had a lot of questions about that.

And in the face of everything that's going on, she's also started a recent medication there's not a one size fits all answer for every child or every situation.

Dr. j.

Allen meadows is president of the american college of allergy, asthma and immunology.

He says now more than ever it's critical your child's allergies and asthma are under control.

If your asthma allergies are out of control, then certainly that increases the risk of going back to school allergists say parents should prepare kids to wear masks ..

While some with asthma may feel masks make breathing more difficult, a mask shouldn't impair breathing in someone with well controlled asthma.

The school nurse and teacher should have a copy of your child's allergy and asthma action plan.

All medications should be up to date.

And know the difference between the symptoms of covid and asthma and allergies.

If you've got a fever, that's not asthma, that's not sinus that's not allergy.

That's something that's viral.

The wilborn family feels confident in their decision to send the children back to school i don't feel like it's going to be as good significant risk for her as compared to, to anyone else at this point in he felt that way because her asthma is well controlled.

They're hoping for a happy healthy school year.

Michael george , cbs news.

For kids with food allergies& with many schools having kids eat lunch at their desks to avoid the cafeteria, it's a good idea to remind children to stick to their own food and not to share with anyone.

The national retail foundation says 88 percent of consumers say covid-19 will impact their back to school shopping this year.

For many shoppers that includes more expensive items than your typical pencils and paper.

Here's a few items on the list.

ánat pop- brandi reading to daughterá brandi winch is one week away from sending her daughter savannah to kindergarten.

ánat popá savannah's school is operating in- person.

But winch is preparing for the possibility of moving to distance learning at home.

ánat pop- showing at home supplies.á brandi winch/parent 1:05:57 basically i'm preparing for two circumstances.

One the normal school shopping-- making sure the backpack and lunchbox is good to go.

And then additionally i'm preparing to keep her busy all day long in the chance the school shuts down 1:06:10 getting ready for both options-- she says-- isn't cheap.

I would say i'm probably spending several hundred dollar smore in the past 1:06:20 winch is joing families across the country spending more this year on back to school shopping.

According to the national retail federation-- families are expected to spend an average of about 790 dollars on school shopping.

That shatters last year's record by about 90 dollars.

Genevieve grippo: 1:06:37 does that number surprise you at all or does that seem about right?

Brandi winch/parent 1:6:40 that doesn't surprise me at all, especially if you've got multiple kids that need electronics and things like that.

All together-- the n-f-r estimates people will spend 34 billion dollars on school spending.

That breaks the record of more than 30 billion dollars spent in 2012.

ánat popá the association says covid-19 is prompting parents to spend on costly electronic goods in preparation for at-home learning-- things like laptops, routers and printers.

Research from meijers shows a similar trend.

A survey from the retailer shows personal protective equipment like face masks are the number one item in demand for back to school shopping.

Up next was electronic devices.

ánat popá winch says with just a week to go until the coming school year-- ánat pop- marking calendará she wants to be ready for anything.

Brandi winch/parent 1:02:35 we might be looking at a couple weeks if we have to isolate if we're looking at a breakout at the school, so i want to be prepared for her to do something other than watch tv all day."

Thirty percent of teachers planned to purchase goods to help with virtual learning set-ups in their homes.

Intro with more schools opening this week - some districts are scrambling to hire school nurses.

Fewer than 40 percent of schools nationwide employed a full- time nurse before the pandemic.

And there are growing concerns for the seven million children who receive special education services.

Meg oliver has more.

Remote learning has been a tremendous challenge for 6- year-old calvin latham.

This spring a lot of kids with disabilities didn't soar in that environment the rising first grader from virginia has a brain malformation, making him one of seven million children in the u-s receiving special education services.

"he needs hand over-hand support for writing exercises and the cutting and gluing and the basic things a first grader would do."

Many special education students are legally guaranteed services, like an aide, through individualized education plans, or ieps .

But in a may survey nearly 40 percent of parents whose children have an iep said their kids didn't get áanyá support last spring.

Oliver: are you concerned that you're losing something with that one on one interaction if you have to go to all remote?

00;03;39;18 angie: absolutely angie abdelrehim teaches special education in new jersey.

I do know there is going to be a lack in what they need to progress it's beyond challenging john eisenberg runs the national association of state directors of special education.

I think you're going to see an increase of lawsuits because schools, no matter what cost, probably cannot implement the ieps in some cases because of the funding shortages.

Without increased funding eisenberg says it will be a daunting task to get kids like calvin back into the classroom.

Mo, cbs news, montclair, nj.

Do you ever wish you had a pool?

Without all of the hassles?

There may be a way.

We'll tell you how ahead on the cbs series áa more perfect unioná aims to show that what unites us as americans is far greater than what divides us.

More than á39 millioná americans live in low- income areas with limited access to grocery stores, according to the u-s-d-a.

This morning, we're introducing you to one farmer who is trying to change that.

She's using her ánon- profit farmá to fight against racial inequalities in the food system.

Errol barnett show us how leah penniman is helping families eat healthier, and opening doors for the next generation of farmers.

All of these are goin' to the refugee center tomorrow.

Over the past two decades - this farmer and activist has ploughed through history and traveled the globe..

I spent 6 months in ghana and i learned from the women farmers there& using the momentum of the black lives matter movement - leah penniman is stepping up efforts to combat racism and injustice in the food system..

She says that while violence against african americans deserves the attention it's getting& black americans are actually more likely to die from diet-related issues.

// i'm talking about the mortality rates based on cancer, diabetes, kidney failure, obesity and heart disease.

// errol all of that can be linked to where you get your food and healthy it is - all of that can be linked to whether you have access to fresh fruits and vegetables, and so that-- it does not say that food issues are more important, i think fundamentally we fail at creating a racially just society if we don't address the interconnectedne ss between the issues of mass incarceration, food injustice, housing discrimination, and so on.

Soul fire provides fresh produce to local communities at little to no- cost& and serves as a means to end what she calls "food apartheid" the usda refers to spots all over the country as food deserts, you don't have access to fresh groceries and-- and other produce.

You use a different term, food apartheid.

Why is that?

The problem with using desert is it implies a natural phenomena.

But there is nothing natural, right, about whole communities who don't have access to supermarkets.

13:27:34 // so the reason we call it food apartheid, // is because apartheid is a human-created system of segregation.

And anything that humans create we can also undo.

Penniman is also helping to educate young aspiring farmers& like justin butts& who runs his own business raising pigs.

I feel like if you're eating meat you should be able to take part in the food system-- in some way.

Then there's mom of two tershia ellis& // we're getting fruits and vegetables, or-- things that they wouldn't have had otherwise.

So access is key, especially in troy, where we don't really have any grocery stores, that people who are walking, can get to.

Thanks to the resources provided by the soul fire farm..

Ellis is able to pay it forward& building a community garden in her backyard.

What are you getting out of this?

// there was this beautiful moment where // this four- year-old little black girl, // comes up to ask me to sign her book.

And she said, "when grow up i wanna be a farmer like you."

Moments like that when you drop off that box of vegetables to people and they say, "if it wasn' for this all i would have is boiled pasta for my children all week."

That-- that feeds me and makes me feel lliving, you know, a worthwhile lifm lim lifeel this is an amazing idea.

One man has been renting his backyard pool to people who need a swim break this summer.

Take a look.

Nat when the johnson family started home shopping last year& they liked the house& bobby johnson, pool owner 1:00:48 there's nothing like a private pool, ya know?

And loved the pool.

Bobby johnson, pool owner 1:10:22 right here, you all by yourself, do whatever you want to do.

That kind of privacy& you just can't get at a public pool.

Then of course& there's the pandemic.

Chris davis 1:51:36 but there's a new app that ensures you can still have some fun at the pool without any crowds.

Slide hose nats so last week& bobby decided to transform his private oasis& into a public offer.

Bobby johnson, pool owner 1:14:08 just go through, you scroll through the pictures and everything and you pick the best pool you want to pick, and so far, i think they've been picking us.

The app is called swimply& that is quickly becoming the "uber" of t backyard pool.

Bobby johnson, pool owner 1:02:27 we stay in the house and give them their privacy, but if they need anything they knock on the door and we take care of them.

Guests pay by the hour& and have access to amenities outside... bobby johnson, pool owner 1:05:41 bring your own snacks, everything, bbq, we've got a grill for you and certain comforts of home& inside too.

1:12:39 you can come in the house, two at a time, change clothes, you can do anything you want the pool has only been listed for a week& and already& they've hosted half a dozen families& hailing both near and far.

1:05;13 well just the other day, people came from alabama.

Really?

Yessir!

This has already transformed from a side hustle& 1:02:53 getting use out of the pool instead of just sitting there running water for nothing.

To a passion project for bobby& 1:08:48 everybody's having a good time, laughing, ain't no crying, no hooping and hollering, just having a good time.

Which is why& he's diving in head first.

1:09:32 this might be a business we might stick with to next summer.

In hendersonville& cd& nc5.

Face masks can help prevent the spread of the coronavirus and some people are wearing them with a sense of style.

Nancy chen looks at how face mask fashion and accessories have taken off.

The necessary accessory of the summer ... has turned this san antonio car salesman into an unlikely style inspiration.

"these are most al the ones now."

Steve montgomery went viral after matching his ties and face masks... which his girlfriend sews from pocket squares.

"i've got over 10 ties.

Masks i'm still working on, but i think we got up to like 20 now.

I have not wore the same mask since i started this."

Nancy: "and ho long ago was that?

S: three weeks ago, i believe."

Big brands are offering their own fashions for face masks.... including designer tory burch.

David's bridal has a line of masks devoted to brides áand grooms. and then there's this: an israeli company calls the most expensive face mask in the world ... with 36- hundred diamonds, valued at 1.5 million dollars.

People are finding much more affordable designs online.

More than 29 million masks were sold on etsy in april, may and june -- enough to cover the distance between new york to london... and then some.

Face mask accessories are also popular.

Samantha katz sells chains that hold masks when people take them off.

"these are you masks, and then you have your accessory so you can just put it behind you, in front of you."

They start at 25 dollars and come in a variety of styles.

"it kind o completes a look.

Like a necklace might complete a look or a headband or a hat, now your face mask accessory is going to as well."

Katz says the designs help people express themselves... even while covering their face.

Nancy chen, cbs news, new york.

When we come back, its time for panda cam.

A new baby at the national zoo next as the u-s battles the worst pandemic in a century, the birth of a giant panda cub at the smithsonian's national zoo in washington on friday came as a dose of welcome good news for most everyone.

Skyler henry has the story from washington.

At 22 years of age, the chances of giant panda may- shong giving birth to a cub were considered slim.

But she beat the odds at 6:35 eastern time on friday evening may-shong instinctively picked up her cub immediately and began cradling and taking care of it.

Officials at the national zoo in washington say they heard the cub vocalize and continue to observe the two pandas on a panda cam.

May-shong, the oldest giant panda in the u-s, was artificially inseminated in march.

In a few days, keepers will be able to retrieve the cub for a neo- natal exam.

But the baby panda's gender won't be determined until a later date, leaving those following this developing story with something more to look forward to.

Meanwhile, the panda house at the zoo is closed to let may-shong and her cub enjoy some peace and quiet.

Skyler henry/cbs news/washington female giant pandas are only able to become pregnant for 24 to 72 hours each year.

Some relationships simply defy explanation.

Here's cbs's steve hartman, on the road-- "at sea.

It can be a lonely job - pulling lobster traps - way out here in the middle of the gulf of maine.

But for 15 years, captain john makowsky had company - a áfaithfulá companion.

In fact, he says maybe a little átooá faithful.

Bite john "sh comes right up to the window and looking at me this far away .

Just staring at me."

John's stalker gull-friend - who he named red eye - showed up one day in 2005 and basically never left.

Until a few months ago, when red eye suffered a leg injury.

John knew a seagull couldn't live long like that.

Bite debbie "steve how hard was it for him?

Debbie: oh, very.

Very difficult."

John's wife, debbie.

Bite debbie "t watch john and see how sad he was - i could tear up right now."

Bite john "i don' know why i was so emotionally crushed - but it was a piece missing.

I was beginning to wonder how much longer i felt like doing this."

So in an attempt to save his passion for the sea - he tried to save that seagull.

Actually caught her and brought her to the center for wildlife in cape neddick, maine.

The staff nursed red eye while john spoiled her with brown hake - her favorite kind of fish.

And would you believe just a few weeks later -- red eye was good as new.

Earlier this month, john released the bird back into the wild.

Nat "perfect of course, "th wild" was neve really red eye's thing.

Which is why, still today, no matter where john is in this great ocean& nat "that's her!

&red eye somehow finds him.

Nat "that-a-girl for centuries, boat captains have believed seagulls carry the souls of lost sailors.

And for this 4th generation lobsterman - that is a comforting thought - that maybe red eye is an ancestor looking out for him.

But john says it's more about something far less mystical.

It's about the purpose that is found - it's about the purpose that is found - whenever two living creatures truly need each other.

Steve hartman, on the road, in the gulf of maine.

A sweet story of bond between

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