Transcripts For CNNW New Day Weekend With Victor Blackwell And Christi Paul 20200524

Still honor these men and women while at the same time protecting our visitors and folks that might want to come out . Announcer this is new day weekend with Victor Blackwell and christi paul. Taking a look at a sunrise across downtown atlanta. Good morning to you. It really is surreal what were seeing this weekend, people out in crowds without masks, making the most of the memorial day weekend, in the context of the u. S. Nearing 100,000 lives lost to covid19. Yeah, from coast to coast. Were going to start with the sunshine state, because its luring people back to beaches and parks. And lets go, in fact, to myrtle beach, south carolina. Look at the crowds that you see there, up and down the coast. In ocean city, maryland, crowds packing the boardwalk. Masks recommended there, not required, we should point out. Virginia beach. There are beach ambassadors, as theyre called, enforcing social distancing rules. But staying six feet apart looks pretty difficult in gulf shores, alabama, because even the water was packed with people there. And of course, why all of this matters is because Health Officials are predicting a new surge of cases in the south. There are some signs that may be happening already. North carolina is reporting the single highest oneday total of new cases yet. That was yesterday. Arkansas, the governor there says that his state is seeing a second peak, and hes reminding people how easily this virus can spread. A High School Swim party that im sure everybody thought was harmless theyre young, theyre swimming, theyre just having activity and positive cases resulted from that. And so, its just an encouragement for us to be disciplined in our activities and during this memorial day weekend, we want to be out today churches will be open again for services in most of the country. Cnns Polo Sandoval is outside st. Patricks cathedral in new york. Still early there yet, polo. Good morning to you. But we know that this is the priority of the president and that we will see people go back to those sanctuaries, to those mosques, to those synagogues. Reporter and victor, you might see some places of worship reopen today, but here at the iconic st. Patricks cathedral in manhattan, no services again. The faithful will have to continue to pray at home, at least for now. Elsewhere around the country, you are seeing those crowds turn out. However, authorities are stressing, if people are going to be out and about this memorial day, they do so by taking precautions. The first Summer Holiday since the start of the covid outbreak, and americans are flocking to beaches from coast to coast. Weve been quarantining for a while. We havent gone to coffee. We cut everything off. And this is the first time weve come out. Reporter in myrtle beach, south carolina, many seem to be adhering to social distancing guidelines. The people are being real respectful. They really are. Even on the beach. Reporter images from shorelines and other parts of the country show people closer than Health Officials would like to see. Ive got an infection in my spinal cord, but ive also got a jesus thats a lot larger than any virus that hits this earth. So, if its my turn to go, im going. If not, im enjoying life. Reporter while local governments keep a keen eye on beaches, faith leaders are tasked with keeping their houses of worship from overcrowding, should they choose to reopen. On friday, President Trump declared houses of worship as essential. Also this weekend, a sign of progress in new york state, once the epicenter of the american coronavirus pandemic. Governor andrew cuomo announced the daily number of covidrelated deaths fell below 100 for the First Time Since late march, a figure that once reached nearly 800. The number of lives lost is down to 84. 84 is still a tragedy, no doubt, but the fact that its down as low as it is is really overall good news. Reporter now, concern is shifting to states like arkansas, where Governor Asa Hutchinson is warning of an ongoing second peak in covid cases. And North Carolina reported its highest singleday increase in cases only a day after moving into phase two of reopening. Back to new york, where the head of the archdiocese, Cardinal Timothy dolan, responding to the remarks that we heard from President Trump on friday, saying although he appreciates that churches would be deemed essential places, at the same time, what we can expect here is for Church Officials to continue to follow the guidelines and the recommendations of the state, which is to limit any kind of events to ten people or less. At this point, it really is, victor and christi, a much slower approach than we heard from the white house on friday. Polo sandoval in new york. Thank you. Thanks, polo. So, President Trump still has his plans in go mode for memorial day. Tomorrow hes going to participate in the annual wre t wreathlaying ceremony at arlington cemetery. And he and the first lady will then go to baltimore to ft. Mchenry. The mayor of baltimore does not want them to come. Boris sanchez has more on how memorial day ceremonies are being adjusted because of covid19. Reporter even at a time of great uncertainty, there is still efforts under way this memorial day weekend to honor those americans who lost their lives serving their country, though this memorial day weekend will be very different than in years past. With officials weary of having large crowds at memorials because of coronavirus, many ceremonies, including wreathlayings, are going online. The annual observance at the Arlington National cemetery will be live streamed and closed to the public, though on thursday, about 1,000 old guard soldiers were allowed to continue the annual tradition of placing small american flags near each headstone. More than 240,000 in all. The ceremony only allowing family members visiting their loved ones grave sites this weekend, and everyone will be required to wear face masks. Hoping to avoid big gatherings at monuments across the nations capital, the National Parks service also planning to broadcast wreathlayings online. It wasnt a question of are we going to do something or arent we going to do something. It was a matter of, how can we still honor these fallen men and women while at the same time protecting our visitors and folks that might want to come out . Every time i hear reporter meantime, the National Memorial day concert will not have an audience on hand this year. It will just be a virtual one. Though americans may not be paying their respects in person, this memorial day weekend will not go by without americans in various ways honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Boris sanchez, cnn, washington. Sarah westwood is with us now. Sarah, so good to see you this morning there at the white house. Victor mentioned it earlier. The mayor of baltimore has a special request for the president when it comes to his potential visit to that city. What more can you tell us this morning . Reporter well, good morning, christi. Yeah, Baltimore Mayor Bernard Young is asking President Trump to rethink his visit to baltimore tomorrow on memorial day, and thats because in baltimore, the stayathome orders are still in place. The government there, the local government still encouraging people to abide by cdc guidelines that recommend no gatherings more than ten people. The mayor warning that obviously, an event like the president visiting ft. Mchenry on wednesday will gather more than ten people, violating in a way the citys stayathome orders. But this is coming as President Trump is getting back out on the road more. Youll see that later this week. Hell also be going to the spacex launch in florida on wednesday. Vice president mike pence also expected to join him there. They are getting back out on the road as their message to the American Public is that its safe for the country to reopen. We also saw that yesterday, victor and christi. It was a Beautiful Day here in washington. President trump went golfing for the first time in a long while, that we know of. The president has been spending his weekends usually here at the white house or at camp david, focusing on covid19. Yesterday, though, he did head to the golf course. Thats something that the Biden Campaign seized on yesterday, criticizing President Trump for golfing as the crisis continues, victor and christi. Sarah, let me ask you about the new twist in the flynn cases, if that case needed another one. Theres a judge whos hiring a law firm to explain something to the Appeals Court. Walk us through this, because its a bit complicated. Reporter thats right. Its a bit complicated. Its just another twist in this Michael Flynn case that has already seen its share of those. But judge Emmet Sullivan is the judge that oversaw the flynn case. He has now hired an outside law firm to argue in front of the Appeals Court in favor of his decision to keep that case alive for now, despite orders from the Justice Department to drop the prosecution of Michael Flynn. Now, flynns lawyers went essentially above the head of judge sullivan, went straight to that Appeals Court, asking for the charges to be thrown out, as prosecutors had recommended from the Justice Department. But judge Emmet Sullivan did not immediately move on that motion to dismiss. And so now the Appeals Court is asking him by june 1st to explain his reasoning for not moving to end that case and to do so. Judge Emmet Sullivan has hired that outside law firm, which, again, is just a nearly unprecedented move, a very unusual twist for the Michael Flynn saga. And we will see what that defense from judge sullivan is in the next couple of weeks. Because again, june 1st is that deadline. Victor and christi. Plenty of those unprecedented twists. Sarah westwood, thank you. This morning on state of the union, jake tapper is joined by economic adviser kevin hassett, new jersey governor phil murphy, florida senator rick scott and florida congressman val demings. State of the union with jake tapper today at 9 00 eastern. Were following breaking news out of hong kong this hour as well. Police have been firing tear gas at demonstrators protesting chinas tightening grip of control there. Well take you there live. Plus, getting america back to work. We look at how offices are being redesigned to keep workers safe. Challenging it is right now. Whether youre facing unemployment. Have bills to pay. Or just trying to keep your family healthy. Its hard. But when it comes to your pfizer medicines, we want to make things a little simpler. We know you may have new questions. About affording your medicine. We want to help you find the right answers. 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Reporter a very dramatic scene in San Francisco, this fire breaking out at pier 45 in the famed Fishermans Wharf neighborhood, fisherman wharfs being a popular spot for tourists, usually. Of course, not right now, though, in light of the coronavirus pandemic. But you have more than 125 firefighters race to the scene. And you can see the thick, black smoke filling up the skyline, rolling on to San Francisco bay. Crews were able to save a vintage world war iiera ship. That ship now is a museum, the ss jeremiah obrien, and crews were able to keep that blaze contained to one particular warehouse. Dan simon, cnn, San Francisco. Well, every state is now in some phase of opening, and were all learning and were seeing it first with the salons and the restaurants and the gyms, that getting back to business does not mean getting back to what were used to. Yeah, and you may see that when you go back into your office, just the aesthetics and the dynamics of where you work. Cnns Clare Sebastian reports on the new office life and says the days are gone of these social hubs and open floor spaces. If they move my desk one more time, then im quitting. Reporter this from the movie office space is what offices used to look like confined spaces, minimum contact. Over the past few decades, theyve evolved to this openplan social hubs like the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco. We love to come together. We love to collaborate. We love to have facetoface meetings. We loved it when the offices were crowded. Reporter salesforce has spent the last eight weeks turning those principles on their head. Inspired by this model from Real Estate Firm cushman and wakefield, dubbed the sixfeet office, its not exactly a return to cubicles, but there are eerie similarities. There are maybe plexiglass dividers between work stations on the open floor plans. And then even meeting rooms will have big capacity signs because they are not able to hold as many people as before. Its really about giving people visual cues to help remember about that physical distancing. Reporter plans are still being finalized, but masks will be mandatory, shifts will be staggered, temperatures checked, elevators in the companys many towers socially distanced. Across the corporate world, highrise offices present a particular challenge. Were changing technology to be able to use bluetooth to go touchless into the elevators. Reporter Scott Rechler runs rxr realty, the fourth largest in manhattan, and is evaluating every detail of their buildings. All of the hvac systems have been changed so that they have filters that are highestgrade filters that pick up the smallest particles. Where possible, were changing locations like for pantries and printers that usually are in corners where they get congested, to more open spaces. Reporter and technology also critical to his plan. Well have an app that before they come to work, they can actually look to see what the health index of the building is. When you go into your space, theres going to be a tool on your app that actually will monitor your extreme social distancing. And at the end of the day, youll be able to see, was i 70 , 75 . Reporter amid still that change, theres one part of this new Office Reality thats already here. And thats working from home. Many companies are planning to stagger shifts. Others are telling staff who can work from home that they can keep going. Twitter has even told its employees that if they want to, they can work from home forever. Its clear in this world where the virus is still a threat, the ultimate trick to keeping offices safe is keeping fewer people in them. Clare sebastian, cnn, new york. Breaking news now. This is out of hong kong. Police have fired tear gas at demonstrators. Theyre protesting chinas tightening grip of control there. 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Multiple rounds of tear gas have been fired throughout hong kong to try and break up those demonstrations of thousands of protesters who have turned out onto the streets because of these National Security legislation that beijing wants to enforce upon hong kong. It truly is unprecedented. As we all know, hong kong has operated under this one country, two systems policy where freedom of expression, freedom of speech, being able to protest has just been part of hong kong. It has been allowed, whereas in mainland china, that is not allowed. Well, this new law would ban decision, secession, subversion, and treason. It would also ban international interference, which is something that china has accused the United States of doing here in hong kong. We also understand from this proposed legislation, which is currently up for discussion at the National Peoples congress this week, is that the chinese will allow branches of whether it be the police or the military, to set up here in hong kong. So, what it means for protests that we saw on the streets of hong kong for much of last year is that they will be a criminal act. And what we have seen here, what we have witnessed over the last few hours, christi, is dozens of people being arrested. Police have confronted them. Theyve put up the blue sign, saying that people must disperse or force will be used. And then the next thing, tear gas is being fired. So, police are not really showing any restraint, not the sort of restraint that we saw last year. You know, we have watched these protests for, as you mentioned, several months now, more regularly last year and several months ago. But in this new covid19 era, we look at these pictures through that lens. Whats the concern there for hong kongers . That this will theyll spread the virus . Is that even a point of conversation there . Reporter yeah, its interesting, victor. Obviously, the government has used those social distancing laws to prohibit people from taking to the streets and protesting. Obviously, the coronavirus was a concern here in hong kong, like it is around much of the world. However, the government has done an extraordinary job, as have the hong kong people, in eliminating the virus. There are barely any local transmissions. If there are cases, theyre imported. So, the government is using this to their own political benefit. I mean, the thousands of people who turned out today, they were obviously wearing face masks, but their concern is these National Security law, and they feel that their freedoms, their autonomy is going to completely go. No more one country, two systems. Its one country, one system, the end of hong kong as we know it, victor and christi. Anna coren in hong kong, stay safe. Thanks so much for the report. Every time you go to the grocery store, i know you see the numbers on that receipt. It feels like it just keeps getting bigger and bigger, and weve all noticed, food prices have gone up, some drastically during this pandemic. Yeah, especially meat, because processing plants had to slow. Some of them had to shut down because of outbreaks in the workforce. Cnn correspondent Dianne Gallagher takes a look at the impact of the disruptions on the food supply chain. Reporter americans looking to get outside this holiday weekend, maybe fire up the grill, should be prepared to continue seeing high prices at the grocery store, especially on those cookout staples like ground beef and chicken. Now, you may be paying higher prices, but the people who work in those stores, many of them across the country are going to be getting smaller paychecks. The united food and commercial Workers International union once again blasting stores like kroger for getting rid of the hero bonus, that 2 extra an hour that the employees were being paid to work on the front lines during a pandemic. The union pointing out, the pandemic is not over, saying that some of the store workers are facing even more dangers right now as we americans start to get frustrated, confrontational, in some cases, violent over store policies like wearing masks. Now, the meat at the store is also a bit more expensive because were still seeing plants that are shutting down and causing that logjam in the food supply chain. Just this past week, tyson foods confirming that 570 of its employees at its poultry plant in wicksboro, North Carolina, tested positive for covid19. Tyson says they got paid time off if they tested positive and couldnt come back to work unless they had cdc and tyson guidance met. But still, this is something that economists say is going to continue happening throughout the summer months, meaning that we could still be seeing higher prices well into june. Dianne gallagher, cnn, atlanta. Dianne, thank you so much. According to the nonprofit feeding america, more than 37 million americans were already struggling with hunger before covid19 hit. That included 11 million children. And they fear this number will rise substantially in the coming weeks and months. Now organizations like bread for the world are urging congress to expand health and humanitarian programs and strengthen that food supply chain. Lets talk to the director of strategic campaigns for bread for the world, heather taylor. Heather, so good to have you with us. Thank you for making time with us. Great to be here. I want to look first at what youre dealing with right now. The last couple of months, two, three months, have really changed peoples needs and how we can meet those needs. What are you witnessing from families who are foodinsecure right now . Well, were seeing the need continue to rise, just as you stated. There are studies that are showing now that the Food Insecurity rate in american households has doubled since the pandemic began, and childhood hunger has quadrupled. And it stands to gain that its not going to decrease any time soon. This is the result of the economic fallout of covid19. And we know that the economy is not going to stabilize until potentially 2021. We know, i believe, that cnn has reported, nearly 40 million americans have filed for unemployment. And so, its essential that we make an investment in the s. N. A. P. Program. Again, thats the supplemental nutrition assistance program, formerly food stamps, which is the most effective antihunger program in america. Its these types of investments that will allow americans to sustain themselves over the longer term. So, talk to me about s. N. A. P. , because talk to me about the logistics of getting people what they need through that program. I mean, do you think it would be effective, for example, if this next stimulus plan, which people are expecting a package, if there was a specific provision to boost s. N. A. P. . Is that there . Absolutely. And specifically, we are asking congress to boost s. N. A. P. , to increase the monthly benefit by 15 . And that would translate into about an additional 25 for each individual or 100 per household. When individuals become beneficiaries of the program, they receive the benefits electronically. And so, its resystemic. Its one of the quickest ways to get individuals the resources they need to get to grocery stores, and in some states, purchase groceries online to reduce their exposure to the virus. So heather, real quickly, i was reading on your website that what a lot of people may not realize, one of the culprits here is the global Food Shortages in the supply chain. But beyond that, i know that youre not just asking people, obviously, to be aware of what these families and these children are going through, not just to donate, which obviously always is so helpful, but youre in the middle of a letterwriting campaign. What can people at home do to help . We encourage viewers to go o write their member of congress. They can click right there online. Its very easy, to urge members of congress, and particularly, the senate, to include a provision in the next package to increase s. N. A. P. Monthly benefit by 15 . This is essential. Yes, we must donate. We must invest in our food banks and charities that are doing a great job. But the reality is, is that we cannot food bank, so to speak, our way out of a pandemic. We must make systemic, smart, strategic investments. That is something. We cant food bank ourselves out of a pandemic. Heather taylor, appreciate all of what youre doing. Thank you so much for being with us. Thank you for having me. Wishing you the best. Well, weve heard President Trump talk about or push conspiracies online before, and this one, were wondering, where is this coming from . We have to remember that words matter, facts matter. Were going to check out the latest one from the president. Brian stelter is up next. Hey mama, whats up . I only see one price on my phone bill. Youre on tmobile, taxes and fees are included. Why cant all my bills be like this . I dont know mama. Umph with tmobile, taxes and fees are included. And when you switch your family, get 4 lines of unlimited for just 35 a line. Confident financial plans, calming financial plans, complete financial plans. Theyre all possible with a cfp® professional. Find yours at letsmakeaplan. Org. Theyre all possible with a cfp® professional. I remember my dadg coming up the stairs in my grandpops house where we were living, sitting at the end of my bed and saying joey, im going to have to leave for a while. 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Ordinarily, theres no reason to talk about this, give oxygen to these claims, but there are realworld consequences that could risk hurting others. The latest is about a myth about a young woman who died in 2001. And its doing just that. Yeah, cnn chief media correspondent Brian Stelters with us now. Brian, walk us through whats going on here. Yeah, this is a claim that President Trump has been making against msnbc host joe scarborough. Of course, scarborough is a very vocal critic of the president. And in response, the president keeps accusing scarborough of murder. Now, i cant believe i just said that. Its crazy. This is beyond the pale, but this is what the president s been doing in recent weeks. Hes dredged up a Conspiracy Theory that dates back to 2001 that was actually used against scarborough by leftwing critics back when scarborough was a republican congressman. So, now this crazy idea is being used by a rightwing president to criticize scarborough. Basically, what happened is very strategic. In 2001, an intern who was working for scarborough in florida fell and hit her head and died in his office. He was in washington at the time. But her death, which was then examined by a medical examiner and was found to be an accident, that she had an undisclosed heart condition, and as a result, she fell and hit her head and passed away. This is used against scarborough at the time by these liberals who were trying to get him out of office. If you google the name, youll see the theories from 2001. Somehow, President Trumps been turned onto this old idea that was debunked many, many years ago and now is aying its a cold case that needs to be reopened. Its beyond the pale, but its what the president s doing now to distract his critics, to accuse someone of murder just because they criticize him on television. Yeah, weve got one of the tweets up now there. Im not going to read it. If you want to read it there, its on your screen and ill save you if youre listening on sirius radio. Brian stelter you know what hes been doing lately with these tweets also is seeming to encourage people to investigate. Unfortunately, the family members for this woman who died in 2001, theyve been targeted by conspiracy theorists for a long time. Theyve chosen not to speak out. I did reach out to the father of this woman, to the exhusband. Theyve chosen not to speak about this case. They dont want to create any more fodder for these conspiracy theorists. You know. So, its a very awful situation for a family when you have a president promoting a debunked theory that involves your daughter who passed away. But its like what we saw with the seth rich family it is a lot like the seth rich case, where this man who was murdered in washington, who worked for the dnc, became part of a wild Conspiracy Theory involving russia. And of course, the family in that case as well said we dont want this attention. Were trying to grieve for our family member. But the paradox of trumps twitter feed is that most people ignore what he says. Most people dont read the tweets, dont care what he says when he makes up lies on twitter. But some people care a lot. They care a lot and they take it very seriously. And that fundamentally is why these conspiracy theories matter. Yeah. Yeah, and we have to remember, you know who else cares . The families care, because this is a real thing for them. And its a hard thing to reconcile when you lose somebody, even if it was back in 2001, and to have it still playing out publicly. That is hard to reconcile. All right, brian stelter, thanks so much for being with us this morning. Thank you. And reliable sources today at 11 00 eastern on cnn. All right, after shutting down more than two months ago, the nba appears to be on the road to playing games again. 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And really, when the nba suspended the season, that was what really told people, this is serious, things are going to change. Do we have a timeline of when games could be back . Reporter yeah, good morning, christi and victor. Youre right, the nba set this precedent and now there is light at the end of the tunnel because theyre establishing a timeline here for when the season is going to get back on track. The goal is to have games being played in late july, and they are also narrowing down a location for where this is all going to take place. Las vegas was mentioned, but now we know that it is, in fact, orlando, florida. The league saying via release that it is going to be at espns wide world of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World with players, coaches and staff staying in rooms at the resort. The talks to resume play at this really expansive complex are being described right now as exploratory by the league, but there are a lot of questions here. Players will need time to get back into game shape. Only about half of the teams have reopened their practice facilities for individual workouts at this point in time, so were likely going to learn more about the actual format, the number of teams involved, and also the safety protocols that will be in place on june 1st. That is when, according to espn, the league is going to send some guidelines to its players about what to expect over the next couple months as we head towards july. In the meantime, florida also the setting for one of the highest anticipated live sporting events in months. That is the match. Phil mickelson, tiger woods, peyton manning, tom brady all playing at a 10 Million Charity golf event. Those four are differencemakers in their respective sports. Now they are also differencemakers when it comes to fight against the coronavirus. Its really a, you know, just a unique moment in time. And i think the ability to do good and help others is at the core of what this was all about. And the fact that, you know, look, i get an opportunity to go play golf with three of the guys that ive always looked up to in sports is something i certainly, you know, couldnt turn down. A lot of people are hurting right now, ernie. A lot of people are struggling. I mentioned new orleans, my hometown, is once again being hit hard by this virus, as are many communities around the country. So you know, i dont think this event would happen if it wasnt going to benefit those people that are hurting. And so, i think thats why its a double win. To watch, i dont think anybody wants to see tom and i hit golf balls as much as they want to see these two hall of famers, tiger and phil, play golf. And to be a part of it and to raise money, were glad to do it. And if it helps some people along the way take their minds off of it, thats even better. The match champions for charity tees off at 3 00 p. M. Eastern today. You can watch it across our family of networks. So christi and victor, after a rough couple of months for sports fans, things are looking up. Weve got the nba coming back and a fantastic event today. Looking forward to it. Theyll be micd, right . So were going to hear some of the trash talk . Reporter oh, thats right, and i think you can expect kique a bit, based on what we know about these four. Looking forward to it. Carolyn manno, thank you. Going to be a good show. Yesterday we asked all of you how you feel about your children going back to school or going back to daycare. Teachers have been weighing in. Parents have been weighing in. What are your concerns, if you have any, about them returning . Oh, the responses weve had. Were going to share some of them when we come back. 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Reporter this dog is able to identify the odor of malaria sufferers. Their next mission here is to train dogs to sniff out people infected with covid19. The way were going to do that is by collecting using face mask, and were asking people to wear these face masks for a few hours. Then we carefully collect those. And the other thing were going to do is get people to wear nylon socks. That sounds a bit strange, but we know from our previous experience that this is a really good way of collecting odors from people, and its such an easy way to do it. Reporter if the training is successful, one of their first deployments is likely to be airports, where dogs are already used to sniff out drugs and other contraband. If they help reopen the travel industry, that could be the boost to International Trade that governments everywhere have been looking for. Max foster, cnn, outside london. All righty. Well, i know that you all have real concerns about sending your kids back to school in the fall or to daycare as well. People sent me a lot of tweets showing they are concerned, they have internal conflict, too, between keeping everybody safe and keeping their students education and socialization up. Heres what maria says. Ive been working from home, but now im having a lot of pressure from my employer to go back to the office and im being forced to leave my 2yearold at daycare, even when i expressed my concern to them. Laurie wrote i would not allow my child to return to school until a reliable vaccine is available, even if the school is sanitized. The child brings home the personal habits of every other family, teacher and staff member. We cannot control this risk. And quoting amy now, im just planning on getting covid19 when my kids return to school. I think its inevitable. We did have people who said they would send their kids back to school. We did have a student who said he was concerned about going back because theres so many people close together. But jacquelin said this, im going to follow my instincts, take it one day at a time, have compassion, and avoid judging others for their choices. Thank you, jacqueline for this strong, yet very sober thought process through all of it, that a lot of you thought it out so well. And we appreciate and value your voice, so thank you for the tweets. Well be right back. The first Summer Holiday since the start of the covid outbreak and americans are flocking to beaches from coast to coast. Weve been quarantining for a while. We havent gone to coffee. Weve cut everything off. And this is the first time weve come out. Weve seen, unfortunately, you know, throughout the country, we just have opened a tremendous amount of irresponsible behavior. While americans may not be paying their respects in person, this memorial day weekend will not go by without americans in various ways honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice. It wasnt a question of are we going to do something or arent we going to do something. It was a matter of how can we still honor these fallen men and women while at the same time protecting our visitors and folks who might want to come out