Somewhere in the world, this is the daily distancing show with trevor noah. Trevor lets kick things off with coronavirus. The only thing living its best life in 2020. Over the past 24 hours, multiple states including texas and florida reported record covid 19 fatalities, and for everyone whos asking what america is doing wrong, well, one viral photo might offer a clue. A tale of two countries, this picture is going viral for high lighting the differences in covid 19 responses between the United States and canada. At the top of your screen, a packed american tour boat. At Niagara Falls carrying hundreds of people, you can see them in blue pompgos. The bottom one, carrying a half dozen tourist, a canadian one in red vests. The image shows two boats passing each other earlier this month. Trevor canadian boats have six people, americans are packed together on the boat. Im not sure thats mist from the waterfall. That could be everyone coughing. Im joking. The people could be safe because th
Is honored at the capitol where he served for more than 30 years. How his colleagues and future leaders are honoring his legacy. And safe to ride . Electric moped rentals are on the rise during this pandemic. How a series of rececent accidents, including one that killed a tv reporter, is leading to new questions about their safety. Very scary stuff. First, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. The Moderna Vaccine has officially entered the final stage before approval. Theres never been anything like this in terms of speed. A huge leap forward in the development of a vaccine against coronavirus. We go from not even knowing what the virus was in early january to a phase three trial is really record time. Republicans unveiled another covid19 relief bill. It would reduce emergency benefits from 600 a week to 200. What the heck is going on . A Top National Guard officer will testify before a committee disputing the white houses account of events that led to protesters being
And well talk about the life and legacy of Breonna Taylor. So lets do this, people. Welcome to the daily social distancing show. From trevors couch in new york city to your couch somewhere in the world, this is the daily social distancing show with trevor noah. Trevor lets kick things off with the bad news. Or as it is known these days, the news. America surpasses 150,000 deaths. The staggering toll with florida, california and texas breaking single day death records. The u. S. Economy shrank at a 32. 9 annual rate in the april, june quarter, the worst quarterly plunge ever. The Labor Department says 1. 43 million americans filed jobless claims last week. Its the second straight week new unemployment claims have risen. Lawmakers are still at odds over another stimulus bill with added Unemployment Benefits expiring tomorrow. Talks are actually going backwards, not forwards, two months after democrats agreed on their plan, republicans still cant seem to agree on what they want. Trevor gu
What mailin voting might look like in the covid era with so much on the line, we did an experiment to see if every vote really will be counted. And name game. First on cbs this morning, well talk to the head coach of the nfl franchise now called the Washington Football Team. Say what . But first, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. I looked at my team and i said, the timing for this event is not right with whats happened recently. The flare up in florida. The planned celebration for President Trump to accept his nomination in jacksonville, florida, is now off. The announcement comes as covid19 cases in the u. S. Surpass 4 million. Its impossible really to stop the virus. And even when we try to do our best, even when weve locked everything down, it still leads to a mountain of dead people. Alexandria ocasiocortez criticized republican congressman ted yoho on the house floor after the two lawmakers had a verbal confrontation. Representative yoho called me, and i quote
Police officers arresting an 8yearold for allegedly hitting his teacher. The familys search for justice. And sacked by the virus. Theres no football this fall for two bigtime College Athletic conferences. Plus, some local School Districts are changing their minds on how to reopen. First here is todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. I am just so excited. Shes going to be an incredible candidate. Joe biden couldnt have made a better choice. He and Kamala Harris will make history. The stage is set. California senator Kamala Harris is joe bidens Vice President ial nominee. Lets see how that all works out. The Millionaire Media tycoon has died at the age of 97. He famously proclaimed content is king. He was a force of nature. Big 10 and then the pac12 postponing their fall seasons in light of medical concerns related to covid19. Theres just too many uncertainties to feel comfortable from a medical standpoint to proceed forward. Cleanup is under way in midwest states after a powerful