The country but doesnt seem to know how. For President Trump, the pandemic just hit home, as in the white house, as one of his military valets has tested positive for the coronavirus. But the president is insisting its no big deal, that a personal aide was infected. Know who he is, good person, but ive had very little contact. Mike has had very little contact with him. But mike was tested and i was tested. We were both tested. Yeah, its a little bit strange, but its one of those things. Reporter but the potential for the virus to spread around the white house does exist. White house officials tell cnn few aides to the president actually wear masks around the west wing, just as the president decided to forego putting on one earlier this week during a factory tour in arizona. I just dont want to wear one myself. I think wearing a face mask as i greet president s, prime ministers, queens, kings, i dont know, somehow i dont see it for myself. I just dont. Reporter one white house official said of the president hes a unique individual. He cant be seen Walking Around wearing a mask. Another close advisor pointed fingers at the press. I think if anybody should start Wearing Masks and showing more respect, it should be the media. Reporter white house officials have said its not necessary for the president to wear a mask as he and aides around him are routinely tested for the virus. But one of the tests often used by the white house has a notable false negative rate. I think the other concern has been that it does have about a 15 false negative rate. If youre in a circumstance where you really, really dont want to miss a diagnosis of somebody whos already carrying the virus, youd like to have something that has a higher sensitivity than that. I know theyre working on how to make that happen. Reporter as for restarting the economy, the white house is rejecting proposed guidelines from the centers for Disease Control, offering recommendations on just how to reopen restaurants, schools and other public spaces. The Coronavirus Task force official told cnn issuing overly specific constructions never cleared for how various businesses open up would be overly prescriptive and broad. Guidance in rural tennessee shouldnt be the same for urban new york city. I find it very concerning. You dont want to get into a situation where Public Health and Public Health science is set up as the enemy of restarting the economy. Reporter the economy could use a shot in the arm after 3. 2 Million People filed unemployment claims last week, making for a stunning 33. 5 million since midmarch. He was an innocent man. Reporter but the president is welcoming the development away from the pandemic after the Justice Department dropped charges against former National Security advisor michael flynn, who had pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators, after once firing flynn for lying to Vice President mike pence about the russia investigation. The president now views flynn as an innocent man. Mr. Trump appeared to signal what was coming last week. I tell you, when i looked at what they did to him, they tormented him, dirty cops, tormented general flynn because hes in the process of being exonerated. Reporter after what happened with the valet here at the white house in terms of taking precautions here at the white house, the president said he will now be receiving daily coronavirus tests to make sure he doesnt get the coronavirus. The Vice President said he and others around the president , the Vice President , theyll be receiving coronavirus tests as a precaution. Were just hearing the last several minutes that they have been testing almost in an emergency way other aides inside the white house, Even Secret Service agents who work here on the white house complex, as a result of this valet being tested positive for the coronavirus. That is a major change in protocols here at the white house. Provides a stark contrast with what most americans have experienced across the country, that it is sometimes difficult to get tested. Theres also somewhat of a contradiction of what the press secretary said about testing, that its nonsensical to test every american because you would have to test people over and over again. The white house now seems to be erring on the side of caution thinking more is better. But wolf, this is a microcosm of what other businesses around the country may be going through when they reopen their offices. If somebody gets tested and they test positive for the coronavirus, its going to require other people in those workplaces to be tested as well. We saw that unfold here at the white house, wolf. Jim acosta, thank you very much. Now lets go to cnns athena jones in new york city for us with more on todays coronavirus developments. Athena, the push to reopen has now reached 44 states, but new cases are still climbing, climbing in many of those states. Give us the latest developments. Reporter hi, wolf, thats exactly right. Cases are rising in at least 19 states, so thats not stopping many of them from moving ahead with plans to reopen their economies in the face of staggering ly high unemployment numbers. New developments on the vaccine front. Moderna says the faa has approved phase two of their vaccine, bringing them one step closer to large scale clinical trials. The company has never gotten a pro product to market but hopes for approval next year. The director of the National Institutes of health saying today the abbott i. D. Now machine used for rapid coronavirus tests has about a 15 false negative rate. The president touted the test last month. Abbott, its a brand new technology, brand new test, its great. Five minutes, boom, you put it in. Reporter new infections continue to climb in at least 19 states, including minnesota, where some businesses have been allowed to reopen. And while the rate of new cases, new hospitalizations and deaths continue to decline in new york state, new york city is now operating a longterm disaster morgue in brooklyn where bodies will be stored inside refrigerated trucks. Well see how long it takes to slow it down and reduce the number of deaths. Theyre coming down at a painful slow level of decline. Reporter states and localities across the country taking different approaches. While florida has begun to reopen, restrictions remain in place in its three hardesthit counties. Well hopefully be able to go forward soon in southern florida. Reporter miami beach extending its safer at home order for another week. Theres no pandemic reporter outrage at a south florida supermarket from a customer who wasnt allowed inside because he wasnt wearing a mask. Im filing a [ bleep ] lawsuit. I have a right to buy groceries. Reporter elected officials in utah county, utah, said after two companies refused to follow quarantine guidelines, 68 of their employees tested positive. You need to take these recommendations seriously. Reporter claiming they made changes, the three largest pork plants shut down during the pandemic, all resuming operations today. Professional sports taking tentative steps toward a return. The nba says players can return to practice facilities tomorrow. Major League Soccer players already training again. Happy to be back. Reporter while the nfl is set to release its season schedule tonight. And as more and more states allow salons and other personal care businesses to reopen, California Governor Gavin Newsom said today the states first confirmed coronavirus case originated in a nail salon. The governor citing this first known case of Community Spread to explain why salons are not part of the reopening, the first phase beginning tomorrow. Wolf. Athena jones in new york city for us. Athena, thank you very much. Lets bring in the governor of Washington State, jay inslee. Thau thank you for joining us. I know youre incredibly busy. As you know, the Trump Administration is now rejecting the cdcs guidelines for reopening. Would specific guidelines from cdc experts be helpful as you navigate reopening your state . Yes, and we have them. We dont let the president interfere with science. He cant repeal the laws of gravity or the constitution, and so we get good science that does come out from some of the agencies in the federal government. We listen to dr. Fauci, we listen to dr. Birx, we listen to the cdc and they all are telling us the same thing. We would be in a very dangerous position to give up this effort right now and allow this virus to come storming back. The science is quite unequivocal in that effect. We have some of the best geneticists and epidemiologists in the world in washington, and their models differ. But they all say this, that if people threw americans back on to the risk of this virus, it will come back and bielt us bigtime. Thats just a biological fact. So we follow that as long as and its holding us in good state in Washington State. Rejecting the cdc guidelines and sidelining some of the leading doctors, including dr. Fauci, and limiting Coronavirus Task force briefings in recent days, what message is the white house sending americans about the seriousness of this pandemic . Well, im very sad to see this because the way the president started this effort to try to deceive americans into thinking that this was a hoax and no big deal and it would be gone by the following monday or so. He then for some period of time allowed at least some serious consideration. But now has reverted to that original, very irresponsible position, im afraid. And it has made our jobs as governors, both republicans and democrats, more difficult because we are trying to make sciencebased decisions. Many republican governors are following the effort to make sciencebased decisions, which means you cant throw off this virus with a press release. You have to have a phased approach to reopening our economy. Thats what were doing in Washington State. At a rate that is following the science rather than ideology or polling or an interest in your reelection in november. So i can certainly say that the president s recent approach has not been helpful. We are receiving help from the federal government, though. We appreciate were having some swabs delivered here and some viral transport media. Thats a good thing. But it needs to increase very dramatically across the United States. Where does reopening Washington State stand right now . I take it youve extended washingtons stayathome order until the end of this month, is that right . Yes. Weve extended our Stay Healthy Initiative through the end of the month. Weve now brought back some industries. The construction industry. Tomorrow some auto sales, for instance, will come back. At the end of the month if we have the progress we hope to have, well be able to bring back some restaurants with significantly reduced capacity. We hope well be in a position to do that. And then move farther out as the weeks go by. But theyre all going to be dictated by common sense and data and science. And thats whats going to get us out of this pickle. And the one thing i know for sure is for those whose principal interest is in economic performance, even if you didnt really care about the 800 people in washington who have been lost, and i do and the vast majority of washingtons do, we do not want to have to shut down again. We do not want to go through this again. We need to do this right one time than wrong and painfully twice. So im very appreciative washingtonians are with us on this because they get science and they want to take care of their loved ones. Lets look ahead. The stayathome order is in effect through this month. But once you determine it is safe to begin to reopen your economy, get things going back in Washington State, describe what the process is going to look like. Well, we hope at the end of this month to go to phase two. Phase two allows some Additional Industries to reopen. As i indicated, restaurants with 50 capacity. Be able to have gatherings up to five people in a variety of contexts and a group of other less risky businesses. Then three weeks later we will reevaluate to see if we can move to the next tranche of businesses. Businesses where its harder to obtain or preserve social distancing, harder to have proper hygiene. Then go to the fourth stage which hopefully could return to the bright days of cheering crowds. But thats not in the immediate future for us. We will have to look at the science before we get to that stage. And schools are closed for the time being, right . Correct. And we are appreciative our educators have done such a great job on remote learning, being very creative, helping our youth stay engaged through the Normal School year and were really hopeful to get back to school on a regular basis in the fall. But we need testing. Youre going to hear this from every governor. We have to have increased testing to allow our economy to fully reopen. To allow our schools to fully reopen. We cant have a situation where we have to shut down businesses or schools repeatedly because we are unable to test. Thats why we have been so direct and assertive that we need the federal government to really step up to the plate and mobilize american industry to make the swabs, make the reagents that we need with broad broadscale testing, because the needs of testing will increase, not decrease. I think some people think the need for testing will decrease as the virus goes down. Actually it will increase because well have more new employees coming back, more students, more people who need ppe and testing. So the need for the federal government to assist the states is going to actually increase. Were doing everything humanly possible. Republican governors are doing some great work. Governor dewine in ohio is doing great work. Hes found a company to start making swabs in his state. So rs and ds on the governors side are working together of the we could use more help from the federal government. Jay inslee, good luck to you guys. Wash your hands. Keep washing your hands too. Thanks for joining us. Thank you. Just ahead, our own dr. Sanjay gupta will be back. Hes joining us on more analysis about the troubling news about the coronavirus inside the white house. Ill also speak with a medical examiner from the chicago area who wants to know if residents in her county were dying of coronavirus last year. Our Retirement Plan with voya gives us confidence. We can spend a bit now, knowing were prepared for the future. Surprise we renovated the guest room, so you can live with us. Im good at my condo. Well planned, well invested, well protected. Voya. Be confident to and through retirement. They will, but with accident forgiveness allstate wont raise your rates just because of an accident. Cut is that good . No you were talking about allstate and. I just. When i. Accident forgiveness from allstate. Click or call for a quote today. A white house valet who had close personal contact with President Trump has now tested positive for coronavirus. Our chief medical correspondent, dr. Sanjay gupta, is back with us for some analysis. Sanjay, the valet would have been in close contact with the president providing him, for example, with meals. Is this a clear indication that the president and those around him should be Wearing Masks . Yeah. You know, i think that this is one of those things where its very hard to maintain that physical distance, weve seen that. When you have somebody whos going to have that sort of proximity to the president , that person should be wearing a mask. You know, its good that they got extra testing. Theyre testing a lot now apparently in the white house, every day, but the real point is not to get infected in the first place. So you want to do everything you can to not get infected. The testing is an afterthefact thing. It is worth pointing out that the tests are good, but this one rapid test, the abbott i. D. Now test, some of the studies have shown it has a false negative rate of 15 . So 15 times out of 100 people will think they dont have the virus when they do. So you want to do everything you can to protect yourself and improve on the testing later. Even if they think they dont have it and do have it, even if they dont have any symptoms, they could pass it on to loved ones, to friends, to colleagues, which is very, very dangerous. The white house at the same time, sanjay, has decided not to implement a set of reopening guidelines from the centers for Disease Control. Does that concern you . I think thats disappointing, wolf. Our centers for Disease Control is a worldrenowned organization. Theres other organizations that are similar organizations in other parts of the world that come to our cdc to get guidance, and were not using them. Plus, theyre the real investigators. Were learning a lot about this virus, the coronavirus. How does it behavior in realworld situations. Im on the website all the time. My kids want to know can they go to summer camp this summer. Those are real questions that need to be answered that are based on the intelligence that the cdc gathers and their Scientific Method that they apply to it. So im disappointed. You know richard besser, he was acting director during h1n1. We heard from him every day. Tom freeden, same thing during ebola. We havent heard as much from the cdc this time. Why is that . Dr. Robert redfield, the director and head of the cdc, we dont see him visibly. I assume hes working very aggressively behind the scenes . I dont know. I think the concern is they are being sidelined. You do have members of the task force. He is a member of the task force but the cdc has been sidelined. February 26th, there had been daily briefings. Dr. Nancy made a comment that its no longer a question of if this pandemic is coming to the United States, its a question of when. And that was something that she got criticized for by the white house, unfairly because she was right. And i think after that we havent heard as much from the cdc. There was a question about the flawed test in the beginning. Regardless, we need to hear more from them. Well be hearing more from you and a bunch of others later tonight, sanjay, thank you very much. Stay with us later tonight for a new cnn global town hall coronavirus, facts and fears. The former Vice President , al gore, spike lee, and the author of the book the coming plague, lori garrett, will join Anderson Cooper and sanjay gupta live tonight at 8 00 p. M. Eastern. This is their tenth special global town hall. Were also learning about an effort in the chicago area to probe deaths going as far back as november for potential links to the coronavirus. The chief medical examiner for cook county, illinois, is joining us. Doctor, thank you very much for joining us. Youll be reviewing deaths that were attributed to lets say heart attacks, pneumonia, that may in fact have been caused by coronavirus. What do you hope to learn from this . We want to know when the deaths, how the virus started spreading in cook county that covers chicago and the neighboring suburbs. We are still seeing an increase in the number of deaths of covid19 currently, but just to know and from an epidemiological standpoint and a Public Health standpoint how this virus came to cook county, how is it spreading that would help the residents know how it came and how it spread across the county. We recently found from a report from the Santa Clara County medical examiner that she found two to three deaths when she reinvestigated cases that occurred much before the first reported case in seattle, washington. And these were patients that had no history of travel, no contact with patients who had traveled. So there was Community Spread occurring much earlier. So we want to do our Due Diligence in cases that came under our jurisdiction from november to see when exactly these deaths were occurring. Were going to look at cases under the microscope and see if these may be due to a viral infection and then send tissues to the cdc for further testing. Very interesting. So why november, doctor . Any chance there might be cases even potentially further back than that . There could be cases earlier. There are some reports that say we may have cases from september. If we see cases in november, then we can always go backward and look at the similar cases that we have in our office. Could this lead to a better understanding of how this virus actually operates . Yes. We dont know much about this virus. We dont know how long it stays in the body. We know its transmitted by respiratory droplets, but there is a possibility that by touching surfaces and then touching your eyes or nose that you can get infected. So just knowing how this virus spreads will help with trying to get treatment or avoid getting the disease as such. Dr. Arunkumar, good luck to you. I know youre doing really important work up in the chicago area. Were grateful for everything youre doing. Thanks very much. Thank you for having me. And just ahead, some counties in california are defying the governors orders to stay at home as desperate Business Owners begin to open before theyre given the all clear. Also ill speak live with the mayor of birmingham, alabama, about plans to reopen in his state despite a surge in new cases. Well be right back. Robinhood believes now is the time to do money. Without the commission fees. So, you can start investing today wherever you are even hanging with your dog. So, what are you waiting for . 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California governor gavin newsom says hes not ready to lift the statewide stayathome order just yet, but some california counties are actually defying his authority and allowing some businesses to reopen. Cnns dan simon is tracking the story for us. Dan, what are you seeing . Reporter hi, wolf. Stores across the state prepare to reopen tomorrow again just for curbside pickup. This community is openly flouting the rules put in place by governor newsom. Now comes the backlash. Marsha miller has owned this hair salon for 35 years. On monday, she and her daughter reopened it. Anxious clients filed in. And i cried through the whole thing because i couldnt i was so happy. It turned around on me. Reporter it has been an emotional whiplash because the very next day california regulators said she needed to close back up and not doing so could jeopardize her license. Still, miller is staying open. We havent gotten a paycheck in six weeks. We havent got unemployment. What are we supposed to do . Emotionally its been hard this past week, i mean watching my mom whos this is her life. You know, i took it on as my life a couple of years ago and so for us its emotional. Its emotional for our staff because now they feel conflicted to support us but they are scared. Reporter what youre witnessing is a tugofwar going on right now between Rural California and governor newsom. Yuba and sutter counties in Northern California have reported only 50 positive cases of the virus. Its leaders decided it was safe for some businesses to reopen in defiance of newsoms stayathome orders. They put those businesses at risk, not only the health of their communities at risk. Reporter nonetheless, restaurants here now have dinein customers. Its an image you wont see in other parts of the state. These little momandpop businesses, they have to open up in order to survive. Reporter lindas soda bar and grill is a local institution. The customers were ecstatic. Somebody walked in and said its like Christmas Morning so yeah, theyre thrilled that they can come back in and see their friends they havent seen for a while. Reporter but restaurants too are also putting themselves at risk in defiance of the governor, at least those who serve alcohol. The state abc alcoholic Beverage Control are saying they could face Disciplinary Proceedings and losing their liquor license. I consider the red coats showed up and shut me down. Reporter staying open was a risk he couldnt take. Its crippling to our business if we lose our license. We wouldnt have a sports bar. Its kinds of you know, you wouldnt have one. Reporter so you shut down . So we shut down. Reporter while state regulators say they are sympathetic to the plight of these businesses but clearly this is a warning, wolf. And now they have to decide if theyre going to remain open. Wolf . Dan simon reporting for us. Thank you. Lets continue the conversation right now with the mayor of birmingham, alabama, randall woodfin. Mayor, thank you for joining us. Alabamas stayathome order expired last week and a phased reopening of businesses is clearly under way. Coronavirus cases we just checked in your state continue to rise. Youve cautioned that reopening decisions should be made based on data. Are you concerned your state is perhaps reopening too quickly . Wolf, thank you for having me on. The answer is yes, im very concerned. Every decision ive made as mayor has been for three reasons. One is to save lives, two is to prevent Community Spread, and three is to keep from having a run on my hospitals. And when we need to satisfy the gate, meaning we have data around symptoms, data around tracking and tracing as well as the number of cases, which we know continue to go up, were not ready. And i think putting alabamans in harms way as it chooses the economic crisis over the Health Crisis is dangerous. In response to the states decision to begin to reopen, your city of birmingham instituted a curfew also requiring face coverings. Why do you feel these additional precautions are necessary . Wolf, when this started we had three ways to prevent Community Spread. One was social distancing by having the shelterinplace ordinance. Two was testing and three was tracking. Well, if you are easing the restrictions and allowing retail to open up, that means that first option is going to be taken away. There will be less social distancing and people wont be six feet apart. And so i thought it was important to balance that if retail is open, then we should ease our 24hour curfew. But when retail is closed, you should not be out so thats why we instituted the curfew. The face cover is the same reason. If people are less than six feet apart and theres no social distancing, then the face covers is to make sure that there is less Community Spread. Weve also seen, and youve seen it, everybody by now has seen it the data showing that the coronavirus is killing more africanamericans in the United States than any other group. Does that match what youre seeing in birmingham . And how does that influence your policymaking decisions . Well, i can tell you, wolf, just some background here in birmingham. One out of five people are over the age of 60. Three out of four people, 74 of the city of birmingham are africanamericans. And we have a lot of people with these underlying, preexisting conditions. When you add all of that together in addition to knowing that we dont have adequate testing, we dont have adequate tracking and cases continue to go up, it concerns me a lot because there are a lot of people in this city who are going to be affected, not only test positive for it but make it harder for them to recover. And so i think its really, really important as elected officials that we do less talking and more listening to the health experts. But also important is not to face our decisions on dates, but more so on data. Thats important, youre absolutely right. The university of alabama has a campus in birmingham and it plans to have teachers and students return for the fall semester. Can your city safely welcome students back to the campus by the fall semester, which starts in august or september . Well, im going to hope so. Im going to hope many measures will be in place around sanitation and other ways and measures. Residents and those we welcome to our city can take care of themselves. Here in the city of birmingham i think its been so important that we overcommunicate to our citizens not only how they can take care of themselves, but what is the local governments role as well as what is the hospitals role in sharing with our Community AroundPublic Health. This is a Public Health crisis were in, and i am hoping that as each month goes, things will get better. Until then, we need to make sure we do everything we can to protect our citizens. Mayor randall woodfin, good luck to you. Good luck to everybody in birmingham. Were certainly hoping for the best, well see what happens. Thank you very much. Thank you, wolf. Just ahead, some students in montana right now are heading back to the classroom. But is it too soon . Well have a special report. Usaa was made for right now. And right now, is a time for action. So, for a second time were giving members a credit on their auto insurance. Because its the right thing to do. Were also giving Payment Relief options to eligible members so they can take care of things like groceries before they worry about their insurance or credit card bills. Right now is the time to take care of what matters most. Like weve done together, so many times before. Discover all the ways were helping members at usaa. 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Tonight cities and towns across the globe are struggling with the complexities of reopening schools. In willow creek, montana, a school bus pulls to a stop, idols, and signifies a bold step in the intense debate over returning to normalcy. Only one child is let out of the bus at a time. Their distance measured by a teacher carrying a pool toy. Temperatures are taken at the front door. Today Willow Creek Public School remains prek through 12, became one of the first schools in america to reopen. Not everyone in the town of 250 is happy about it. I think its a travesty theyre opening the school. For two and a half weeks youre affecting the children, youre affecting the parents theyre going home to. What about the grandparents . You dont know what they might pick up. Reporter but most of the people cnn spoke to in willow creek were in favor of the reopening, including erica wall, whose two children go to the school. I know theres probably parents who think im dumb and stupid that im endangering my childrens life. But i feel like taking them to walmart is more dangerous and they have a higher chance of getting sick going to walmart or target. Reporter School Official its tell cnn theyre taking every precaution they can think of. Sixfoot distancing in the classrooms and the even on the playground at recess. Allowing one student in the bathroom at a time. Montanas thin population could make the state an outlier. Officials in states with wuch more dense populations are wrestling with the complex calculations of reopening schools. Considering minimizing the number of students that come on certain days and staggering the arrivals and actually having lunch in the classroom so you dont have the situation. Have oneway hallways. Reporter calculations playing out across the globe, as we get our first glimpse of what school in the age of coronavirus looks like. In germany, just a few kids in the classroom. In beijing, students seated in every other row. In tel aviv, one teacher has a plastic visor and mask, the other no covering. What needs to happen in any community for schools to reopen . The first is we want to see that a community has really turned the corner and the number of new cases is steadily going down. The second is we want each community to have enough capacities to do diagnostic testing. Reporter but the superintendent of the Willow Creek School says there has to be a balance, pointing out her school reopened partially out of concern over children falling behind academically with inconsistent learning at home and concerns over the strain on parents. A lot of our parents are both working. Their kids are at home. Some of them have multiple children in school and theyre trying to do their work. It was just very, very difficult. Reporter the complexities of trying to reopen schools seem almost endless. One public expert says a calculation schools will have to make is younger kids are not going to be as reliable with social distancing as older students. Its going to be much more difficult, she says, to ensure that younger children are always Wearing Masks, keeping apart from others and not always running toward each other during lunch, recess or gym. Wolf, every school will have to make that calculation. Its going to be very, very difficult. Brian todd reporting, good report, thank you. Just ahead, well have more on the very heavy toll the coronavirus is taking on minority communities here in the United States. Cnns don lemon is standing by live. Hell join me, well discuss. Theres growing evidence that the coronavirus pandemic is hitting the Africanamerican Community here in the United States a lot harder than other groups. Cnns don lemon has been all over this. Hes joining us right now. So don, youve done a lot of reporting, a lot of investigating. What can be done to stop this disparity . Theres going a lot is going to have to be done. Were doing to have to deal with the structure problems in the society as it comes to africanamericans, especially when it comes to access to health care. Thats a longterm problem, wolf, along with other disparities when it comes to dealing with africanamericans in society. In the short term were going to have to deal with personal issues that come with how africanamericans deal with personal health care. It is no surprise that black and brown people, and especially poor people, that they would be hit hard by especially the coronavirus. Because they are also hit hard when it comes to other issues like diabetes and hyper tension and cancer and health care. Were going to have to deal with those issues. But africanamericans, especially, are on the front lines of this society, driving buses, in the toll booths, working in hospitals, changing the bedpans, driving the buses and working in the cafeterias. Theyre touching things more, in close proximities. We also tend to live in cities which are much more dense and taking the subways, transportation, mass transportation, coming in contact with more people all the time. So it is no surprise that africanamericans are more vulnerable to covid19, but the surprise is that almost 60 of the people who are dieing from covid19 are africanamericans, that is shocking wolf. It is. Im happy to hear youre working on a special on this sensitive and important issue as well. Thats going to air when . Thats going to air may 15, 10 00 p. M. , its van jones and me well continue our color of q covid special that got a great response from a couple weeks ago. We have big names helping us out and talking about changes to make in our society. The first one was terrific, looking forward to the next one as well. 10 00 p. M. Eastern, is that right . Tonight this is my only day off this week, wolf, so im taking advantage of that, im going to do the special take a day off. Yeah, im going to do the special with anderson and sanjay, and chris will be in for me tonight and ill see you tomorrow night. Don lemon reporting for us. We have more news just ahead. A wonderful thing something that shines a light in the world a beautiful thing a wonderful thing that makes this life better for you and for me you can be a part of a beautiful thing right now with your gift of just 19 a month. Only 63 cents a day. Your monthly gift means that more children, just like luke, will get the help that they need to live a full and better life. When you call this special number and give just 19 a month, youll be a part of making wonderful things for other kids. Because of you, i can ride my bike. I can ski. I can play in the band. 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