Dangerous new phase. The World Health Organizations dire warning as coronavirus cases soar in the u. S. , 12 states hitting record highs. Preparations for a possible second wave under way in the white house. Florida closing in on 100,000 cases. New concerns it could be the next epicenter. The surge putting the return of sports at risk. Major League Baseball once again shutting down facilities, and comedian d. L. Hughley recovers from this frightening incident in nashville, collapsing on stage and testing positive for the virus. Investigation under way. A noose found hanging in the garage of nascar driver Bubba Wallace, the leagues sole fulltime black driver who fought to have Confederate Flags banned from saying he will not back down. And the 2020 virtual espys packing a powerful punch. We need a change, and we need it now. One of sports biggest nights kicking off with a call to action for all athletes. Sports give us hope. Sports make us feel. Sports bring us together. Highlighting in
Been more successful than many people could have imagined. 53 of American Voters now say that they support black lives matter with only two when only two years ago it was around 40 . Multiple major corporations in america have now said they are actively going to diversify their workplace and hire black people who theyve previously discriminated against for so long, and millions of white americans are now desperately trying to find a second black friend. One to have the biggest shifts in america is something the country has been resisting for 155 years. Over at the capitol, House Speaker nancy pelosi is calling for nearly a dozen confederate statutes to be removed saying they play homage to hate. In richmond a con fefort statue of Jefferson Davis pulled down, the face smashed before towed away in pieces. Bubba wallace racing with black lives matter painted on his car, the race starting hours after nascar banned the Confederate Flag. That was a huge Pivotal Moment for the sport. A lot of
Patient with us as we have tried to figure it out this is an emotional milestone, but if it looks like im tearing up, i assure you, its just so hot in this attic that my eyeballs are sweating. Back in march our executive producer Mike Shoemaker said, you should get air conditioners now for when it gets hot in june. And i said, june . Im not going to still be here in june, because i am the shortterm thinking grasshopper and shoemaker is the longterm planning ant and if you want to make it to 1,000 shows, i promise you the ant has more to do with it than the grasshopper. Im so lucky to have Mike Shoemaker i also want to give a shout out to our head writer alex baze he is americas greatest living joke writer and the first person i asked to join me on this journey. Without baze, none of this none of this would be happening. Thanks as well to our crew and writing staff, who i miss seeing very dearly. We do our best to talk about reality on this show, but it is not a reality show, and i know
Lets talk about some of the change taking place in america right now. In the weeks since protests began following the murder of george floyd, the movement has been more successful than many people could have imagined. 53 of American Voters now say that they support black lives matter with only two when only two years ago it was around 40 . Multiple major corporations in america have now said they are actively going to diversify their workplace and hire black people who theyve previously discriminated against for so long, and millions of white americans are now desperately trying to find a second black friend. One to have the biggest shifts in america is something the country has been resisting for 155 years. Over at the capitol, House Speaker nancy pelosi is calling for nearly a dozen confederate statutes to be removed saying they play homage to hate. In richmond a con fefort statue of Jefferson Davis pulled down, the face smashed before towed away in pieces. Bubba wallace racing with
Speaker nancy pelosi is calling for nearly a dozen confederate statutes to be removed saying they play homage to hate. In richmond a con fefort statue of Jefferson Davis pulled down, the face smashed before towed away in pieces. Bubba wallace racing with black lives matter painted on his car, the race starting hours after nascar banned the Confederate Flag. That was a huge Pivotal Moment for the sport. A lot of backlash but it creates doors and allows the community to come together as one. Trevor yeah, from congress all the way to nascar, all over the country people are asking the question is it finally time to let go of the confederacy. I think its impressive nascar is doing this because the Confederate Flag is extremely popular with a lot of their fans. To soften the blow, maybe ban the fans from bringing the flag to the races but incorporate it into the race itself. If you win, they raise the checkered flag, for the loser the co Confederate Flag. Everyone wins. Why did congress have