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  • Before we catch you up on the coronavirus news,

  • we have to talk about the major story

  • rocking the presidential race.

  • Bernie Sanders has officially announced

  • that he is ending his campaign.

  • Yeah. And I got to say, man,

  • this is a big one.

  • And even though Bernie lost two presidential races,

  • you can't argue that he has had an impact on America.

  • In fact, I would argue he's had more of an impact on America

  • than some presidents have.

  • Like, he's pushed Medicare for All into the mainstream.

  • He shined a light on income inequality

  • and how corporations have used money

  • to rig the system in their favor.

  • And he showed us all that it's okay

  • to use our outdoor voice indoors.

  • Yeah. That's not a thing.

  • You can use your voice wherever you want.

  • Like now!

  • Now, Bernie aside,

  • coronavirus is still the thing dominating the news right now.

  • And of course it is. We're all stuck inside.

  • But before we get into the latest headlines,

  • let's-let's catch up on some fun news

  • in our ongoing segment A Ray of Sunshine.

  • ♪ ♪

  • All right, in our first bit of good news,

  • Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter

  • and world's richest barista has announced

  • that he will be donating $1 billion

  • to help fight the coronavirus.

  • That's 28% of his wealth.

  • Yeah. And that's amazing,

  • using your money to fight coronavirus.

  • And what better person to fight a thing that's poisoning society

  • than the inventor of a thing that is poisoning society?

  • No, I'm just being a hater, man.

  • This is incredible. Like, for real.

  • It's incredible because it's generous.

  • It's a powerful gesture at a moment like this.

  • And it's also throwing shade,

  • so much shade at Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos

  • because they also donated money,

  • but they donated way, way less than Dorsey,

  • and they've got way, way more money than Dorsey.

  • Right? He donated, like, 30% of his net worth,

  • and they donated less than half a percent of their net worth.

  • It's like if the check at a restaurant came

  • and everyone else tips five bucks

  • and then you buy the waiter a Lamborghini.

  • That's basically what Dorsey did right here.

  • "Yeah, yeah. Thanks, the service was great.

  • "Oh, my friends? Yeah, they're just cheap bitches.

  • You know how it is."

  • Now, look, not everyone has a billion dollars,

  • which is why people around the world

  • have found all sorts of ways

  • to try and stop the spread of this disease.

  • For instance, you know how we're all stressed

  • about making sure that we keep six feet

  • between ourselves and other people

  • when we're out in public?

  • Well, some amateur inventors

  • have come up with their own novel solutions.

  • NEWSWOMAN: This man's wacky social distancing device

  • is going viral.

  • He designed his contraption out of tent poles and duct tape

  • in order to know exactly how far away six feet is.

  • Okay, that is a super smart idea.

  • But I will say it could have been a lot easier.

  • I mean, it's cool to have the disk and everything,

  • but all you have to do to keep people from coming near you

  • is just carry a clipboard.

  • Yeah, and then you just ask people

  • if they have a few minutes to save the environment,

  • and everyone will stay at least six feet away.

  • And keeping people six feet away from you is a great idea

  • until you need to get close to some people

  • because they're delivering your food.

  • So, how do you solve that problem?

  • Well, two heroes in Missouri,

  • they totally figured it out.

  • NEWSWOMAN: A woman in Missouri is taking no-contact delivery

  • to the next level.

  • This is video from TikTok user Tracey.

  • She and her roommate set up a pulley system

  • to get their pizza without ever having to open their door.

  • They did it all using a box and some heavy-duty yarn.

  • They just put the cash in the box,

  • and they lowered it.

  • Tell me that is not genius.

  • Like, what else were they gonna do?

  • The only other solution would have been

  • to just have the delivery person leave the food at the door

  • and then wait 15 seconds for them to leave,

  • but there's no fun in that.

  • And what an emotional roller coaster

  • this must have been for that pizza, hmm?

  • You don't think about that.

  • One minute, the pizza was in there all happy, like,

  • "It's happening! I'm going to heaven.

  • "I can feel it. I'm floating.

  • I... No! Why is she eating me?"

  • (screams) "This is the Bad Place!"

  • Now, I know what you're thinking.

  • "Trevor, how am I gonna work off

  • "all of this pizza that I keep ordering at home

  • if I can't get to the gym?"

  • Well, here's a question. Why make it to the gym

  • when you can have the gym make it to you?

  • One man not letting his gym closing down

  • keep him from getting in a good workout,

  • so he turned to nature.

  • NEWSWOMAN: Yeah, Zachary Skidmore

  • got a chainsaw out and went to work.

  • Built himself what he's calling the lumber-jacked gym

  • out of logs from his farm.

  • The lumber-jacked gym includes a bench press,

  • squat rack, leg press, dumbbells,

  • yes, even a treadmill,

  • and it's all made out of wood.

  • That is impressive.

  • Because if I built a gym out of a forest,

  • I wouldn't have energy to work out

  • because I just built a gym out of a forest.

  • Now, this guy's attention to detail is truly impressive.

  • Did you see all the pieces? Got the bench.

  • He's got... he's got the leg press.

  • He's got the squat machine.

  • He's got everything you would find in the gym.

  • Yeah, he even made the old man in the locker room

  • who refuses to cover up his balls.

  • Yeah, that was really intricate.

  • Like, the detail around the testicles.

  • That's a lot of wood chipping right there, my friends.

  • Also, this is a great idea

  • until the animals discover this forest gym,

  • because our one saving grace as humans

  • is that animals don't really work out.

  • Can you imagine when the bears discover this and get jacked?

  • It's over for us.

  • All right, that's it for the good news.

  • Let's get into the big story of the day.

  • Let's talk about black people.

  • They're like white people, but with seasoning.

  • In America, black people have had a long history

  • of getting the short end of the stick,

  • from slavery to Jim Crow

  • to the criminal justice system

  • to the Sunken Place.

  • But when it came to the coronavirus,

  • it seemed like, for once,

  • black people were catching a break.

  • Yeah.

  • Mm-hmm.

  • Minorities can't catch it. We straight.

  • -They said that mel... -Say that one more time.

  • Minorities can't catch it.

  • Minorities can't catch...

  • -coronavirus? -Coronavirus. No.

  • -Who said that? -Why do you say? Why do you believe that?

  • -Name one. -I don't know,

  • -but it could happen. -Name one though.

  • -It could happen. If it... -Name one of us.

  • Yeah, when this whole pandemic was just kicking off,

  • many people, many people thought

  • coronavirus was something

  • that just didn't involve black people,

  • sort of like tennis elbow or Tiger King.

  • Very quickly, we've come to learn

  • that, not only can black people get coronavirus,

  • it turns out that black people

  • are being hit harder than anyone else in America right now.

  • With the rate of infection increasing in cities

  • across America, there are alarming new statistics showing

  • the pandemic is taking an especially heavy toll

  • on minority communities.

  • REPORTER: African Americans account for 41%

  • of COVID deaths in Michigan,

  • though only 14% of residents.

  • In Chicago, black residents represent 72% of deaths

  • but just 30% of the population.

  • REPORTER 2: Louisiana's population is 32% black,

  • which accounts for about 70% of coronavirus deaths.

  • DON LEMON: The disparity in deaths

  • among African Americans there-- startling.

  • The data is clear.

  • Coronavirus is disproportionately impacting

  • and killing people of color.

  • That's right. As America has become the epicenter

  • of the coronavirus worldwide,

  • black America has become the epicenter

  • of the virus' worst effects.

  • And this has become such a major problem

  • that even President Trump has taken notice.

  • In the U.S., African Americans are dying

  • at a much higher rate from COVID-19 than other groups.

  • President Trump calls it a real problem

  • and a tremendous challenge.

  • This is something that's come up.

  • And I don't mean by a little bit.

  • I mean many times.

  • It's a real thing.

  • Now, why is it that the African American community

  • is so much-- you know, numerous times more

  • than everybody else?

  • Why is it three or four times, uh,

  • more so for the black community

  • as opposed to... other people?

  • It doesn't make sense. And I don't like it.

  • And we're going to have statistics

  • over the next probably two to three days.

  • It almost sounds like Trump is jealous

  • that black people get coronavirus more

  • than anyone else. Just because of the way he said it.

  • "How come black people are getting it and not me?

  • "What do they have that I don't have?

  • "Is it swag?

  • "Is that what it is? Is it caused by swag?"

  • No, but, look, obviously, I'm joking.

  • I'm totally joking, man. If anything, it's refreshing.

  • It's honestly refreshing to see President Trump

  • so concerned about the black community.

  • But-but when he says

  • it doesn't make sense that coronavirus

  • is hitting black Americans the hardest,

  • it's actually the opposite.

  • Right? Because when you look at the systemic

  • and socioeconomic factors facing black people in America,

  • it makes complete sense.

  • You see, overall,

  • black people are less likely to have health insurance.

  • Black people are more likely to have preexisting conditions

  • like asthma and diabetes.

  • And those things make coronavirus more lethal.

  • Black people are also more likely

  • to be in service jobs where you can't work from home

  • and you have to come into contact

  • with lots of people every day.

  • And, of course, there's always just straight-up racism

  • that affects black people as well.

  • For example, one study has found

  • that black people have been less likely

  • to be offered a coronavirus test by their doctor

  • even if they're exhibiting the same symptoms as white patients.

  • Yeah. So while almost every industry around the world

  • is shut down, it looks like racism

  • is still considered an essential service.

  • And racism is even affecting whether or not black people

  • can protect themselves and cover their faces

  • when they go outside.

  • REPORTER: Jody Armour is a law professor at USC Law School.

  • He and other academics believe wearing masks

  • can pose a problem for people of color.

  • This officer right here behind us,

  • he just followed us from outside,

  • told us that we cannot wear masks.

  • There is a presidential order.

  • There is a state order. And he's just--

  • And he's following us right now at a store.

  • We're being asked to leave for being safe.

  • Come on, man. This is some bullshit.

  • If black people don't wear a mask in public,

  • what's gonna happen? People are gonna say

  • they're endangering public health.

  • But then if black people do wear masks,

  • then they're treated like they're preparing for a mission

  • in Red Dead Redemption or something.

  • Like, what do you expect black people to do, hmm?

  • At this point, the only safe way

  • for black people to cover their faces in public

  • is to try and disguise themselves as a white person.

  • And I'm not talking about code-switching.

  • I'm talking about actually putting on a white person's face

  • as your mask.

  • Some people will be suspicious, but it'll work.

  • "Hey, you look white,

  • "but there's something off.

  • Say something only a white person would say."

  • "Uh, I wish Kamala Harris was back in this race?"

  • "Checks out. I'll see you at hockey practice, buddy."

  • So, look, the unfortunate truth is that the black community

  • is being slammed by coronavirus right now.

  • But, in a way, it's not because there's anything special

  • about coronavirus.

  • It's because any widespread crisis in America

  • is bound to hit the most vulnerable

  • and disadvantaged groups the hardest.

  • And, yes, I know this is depressing.

  • Especially right now. I mean, you don't want to deal

  • with coronavirus and racism at the same time.

  • It's like two Marvel villains coming into one movie.

  • We don't have enough heroes.

  • What we do have is real-life black people

  • showing how resilient they are.

  • And one of the videos that gave me the most joy

  • is this viral video of a group of black people

  • throwing a social distancing block party that--

  • I won't lie-- brought me a little bit of joy.

  • Put your pinky rings up to the moon

  • Girls, what y'all trying to do? ♪

  • ♪ 24 karat magic in the air... ♪

  • Ah, yes. I remember when the only thing in the air

  • we had to worry about was 24 karats of magic.

  • Those were the good old days.

  • Well, that's our show for today.

  • Before we go, as always, I would like to remind you

  • that as America reaches peak corona infections,

  • the doctors, nurses and first responders in this country

  • need our help.

  • So please, go to Thrive Global's FirstRespondersFirst

  • and donate whatever you can

  • to help them get the masks, gloves and gowns

  • that they need to save lives.

  • And if you want to help in New York City specifically,

  • please go to the New York Mayor's Fund

  • COVID-19 Response and donate there.

  • Stay safe out there.

  • Wash your hands.

  • Remember, you can freeze your toilet paper

  • to make it last longer.

  • And I'll see you again tomorrow.

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