americans. you don t have to look in history to see racism. just watch the news. the question is, are we finally ready to do the work that makes america the just, equitable and great place it s always claimed to be? the first episode of united shades of america. such an innocent time. i know many of you remember. what about the kkk? america doesn t have racism anymore. hmm. you re right. it s gotten way worse. [ chanting ] and that was all before covid-19. and before four cops in minneapolis killed george floyd rather than just treat him like a human. protests, a police station burning to the ground. african-american men through it all, president can t handle any of it at all. look. america s white supremacy. let s start basic. these are white supremacists. 44 white presidents out of 45 in a land originally 100% native america is white supremacy. white supremacy is a big complicated web of systems and institutionings set up to keep power and privilege with one
it is noon eastern, 9:00 pacific. i m sarah sider in in for the lab tpous fredricka. we begin this hour with bad news. it is blanketing the united states. at least 15 people have been killed due to the icy weather across multiple states. you re looking at a crash there. new york state police are warning people to stay off the roads amid white-out were conditions. they say search and rescue obviously hard to move about is moving extra slow due to the blizzards. new york governor kathy hochul said first responders may not be able to reach you if you need help. it is absolutely dangerous for anyone to be on the roads. and that includes our emergency vehicles. so our national guard, our first responders, our ambulances, our fire trucks are all getting stuck in the snow as well. in fact,, almost every fire truck in the city of buffalo is stranded. it is stuck in snow. right now more than 100 million people are under wind chill alerts. the arctic blast extending from montana do
it may feel like the summertime is emerging from a dark winter into a bright spring but experts urge americans to avoid travel, wear masks and stay vigilant. one in five americans have now received at least one vaccine dose and now one in ten are fully vaccinated, perhaps adding to a sense of relief, americans are receiving stimulus checks in their bank accounts. president biden said now is not the time to let down your guard. coronavirus restrictions are loosening up from coast to coast, but one of the nation s top health experts is warning the nation s governors if there was any time to put on a mask, this is it. i would just appeal to the leaders who have people s lives in your handled, do the rights thing. health officials are also deeply concerned americans are letting their guard down by getting on planes in record numbers since the outbreak began and by clustering up. you would say hey, baby, i m going to disappear overnight. it is amazing. you go outside, th
It is noon eastern, 9:00 pacific. i m sarah sider in in for the lab tpous fredricka. we begin this hour with bad news. it is blanketing the united states. at least 15 people have been killed due to the icy weather across multiple states. you re looking at a crash there. new york state police are warning people to stay off the roads amid white-out were conditions. they say search and rescue obviously hard to move about is moving extra slow due to the blizzards. new york governor kathy hochul said first responders may not be able to reach you if you need help. it is absolutely dangerous for anyone to be on the roads. and that includes our emergency vehicles.
They re trying to figure out what to do next. sarah. yeah. there s a lot of arguing over immigration policy in the political realm. you re seeing the human toll that it has taken on so many people. i noticed a lot of kids behind you. is there something special being done for the children. i know the charity does a lot of work to try to make sure that people at least survive this. yeah. the charity, the church, they are prioritizing the children in terms of sleeping inside at home. but you are seeing locals bringing backpacks, clothes, everyone trying to make them feel at home and a little bit safer, better after everything they have gone through. these are piles of clothes people bring here. they go through, see what fits them and take whatever they feel they need. you are seeing a lot of help from the community and a lot of