Well, it's a bitofnostalgia, perhaps, butyouhelpedlaunchNightlineduringanothercriticalmomentinournation's history, whichwastheprolongedIranhostagecrisis.
Nightlinebegan, asyoumayrecall, assomethingcalledAmericaheldHostageDay 30 Day 100.
Well, therewas a nationalobsessionwiththatstoryverysimilar, in a sense, towhatwefindnow, exceptthatAmericanliveswerenotasdirectlyaffectedastheyarenowbytheCoronavirus.
Thisis a muchbiggercrisis, and I hopeitdoesn't last a czlong.
Thatone, asyoumayrecall, lastedover a year 444 days.
You'vealsodedicatednearlytwodecadestoanothermission, whichisfighting C o p d.
I don't thinkpeopleunderstandhowmuchof a nationalproblemCOPDisandhowrelevantitistowhat's goingonrightnow, becauseCoronavirus, asmostofyourviewersprobablynoattacksthelungsandCOPDischronicobstructivepulmonarydisease.
Itkills 155,000 Americans a year, andpeoplewithCOPDareprobablymorevulnerabletotheCoronavirusthanalmostanyothergroup.
Andso, duringthistimeofcrisis, hellofyouandgraceandbeenpracticingsocialdistancingandkeepingyourselfsafe, Graysonhasbeentrainingmeinthisartfor a longtime.