thank you so much for letting all of spus your homes during these extraordinary times. the beat with ari melber starts right now. welcome to the beat. we have a special show for you tonight. it is che day. if you don t know what that means, we invite to you find out. we ll talk politics and also, believe it or not, some nfl. also later in the hour, dave grohl, the rock legend, is on the beat. and another surprise for you by the end of the hour. and i don t like to giveaway surprisers. no spoilers. about i get to the serious stuff, i will tell you by the end of the hour, if we re not interrupted by breaking news, you will see both of my parents on the beat. okay. that s later. we begin though with the serious stuff. what we re all living through together. coronavirus. it is back in a big way and the cdc is trying to adjust the