O win abuse of power on its face and concert tickets, thats how you the more you learn, the worst it have to call unemployment. Gets, david, thank you so much. That is all in for this evening. Tomorrow morning the Labor Department releases the april the the 11th hour starts now. Monthly employment numbers. As this New York Times headline puts it, expect a portrait of devastation. Well, good evening on this day 1,204 of the trump then theres the other major administration. Development today. A stunning reversal in a signature case that was part of the russia investigation. As all president s know, the the Justice Department is asking white house ushers and the u. S. To drop its case against Navy Stewards who serve the President Trumps First National president often perform the most security adviser Michael Flynn. Remember he pleaded guilty to private functions behind the lying to the fbi in january of 2017 about his conversations with then Russian Ambassador to scenes at the white house. They are often the first person a president sees in the morning and the last person at night. The u. S. Kislyak. They serve diet coke and coffee and water in the oval office and upstairs the men who serve as flynn was one of the first and valets may lay out clothing for highest ranking trump aides to cooperate and be convicted in the president for the day while handling laundry and meals and packing for trips. The mueller investigation. In february of 2017, trump fired flynn for lying to the vice itching for an outing. President about those very conversations. Or itching for some cuddle time. Richard nixons valet, manolo he was subsequently charged with sanchez, was famously loyal and but you may not know lying to bureau agents. When hes itching for help. Grew close to the boss both in earlier this year, flynn office and later on in his licking for help. Retirement years. Or rubbing for help. If your dog does these frequently. So today when we heard that the the doj is now asking the judge they may be signs of an allergic skin condition president s u. S. Navy valet had in the case to dismiss this that needs treatment. The coronavirus, we knew it had case. Dont wait. Come very close to the talk to your veterinarian president. Attorney general barr spoke to and learn more at itchingforhelp. Com. Cbs news about the decision. Just today this country lost our duty, we think, is to dismiss the case. Over 2,100 people. A crime cannot be established here. They did not have a basis for a thats our oneday death toll as this illness continues to grow, bringing our National Death toll counterintelligence tonight to 76,441 lives lost. Investigation against flynn at that stage. I want to make sure that we indeed it was news of a positive restore confidence in the case inside the white house system. Residence that led the News Coverage today. Theres only one standard of the president was asked about that and precautions. Justice. Today trump referred to the ive had very little contact, flynn situation as treason, personal contact with this which is interesting because among other things, judge gentleman, know who he is, good sullivan, the federal judge in this case, said in open court there are times when our need to connect really matters. Person, but ive had very little that arguably mike flynn sold to keep customers and employees in the know. Contact. His country out and was an mike has had very little contact to keep business moving. With him. Unregistered agent of a foreign comcast business is prepared for times like these. But mike was tested, and i was tested. We were both tested. Country while serving as the yeah, its a little bit strange, National Security adviser to the powered by the nations largest gigspeed network. But its one of those things. President of the United States. To help give you the speed, nbc reports trump became, reliability, and security you need. Today that president of the United States called his former tools to manage your business from any device, anywhere. National security adviser, who and a team of experts here for you 24 7. Quote, lava level mad at his admitted to lying to the feds, a staff after learning about the weve always believed in the power of working together. Hero. Valet and said he doesnt feel they are doing all they can to im very happy for general thats why, when every connection counts. Flynn. Protect him from the virus. You can count on us. He was a a great warrior, and trump said he and pence tested negative both wednesday and he still is a great warrior. Thursday, says theyll now be now in my book hes an even tested daily. Greater warrior. Are you going to reach out to he added the valets and other general flynn . A crime cannot be white house Staff Members all i will. Established here. Wear masks these days. You know, i think its at the they did not have a basis for a yet as weve seen, the president appropriate time. Counterintelligence pointedly does not. I think hes a hero. Tonight the Associated Press its a scam. Investigation against flynn at reports, quote, trump has told it was a scam and a hoax. On that note, here for our that stage. Does the fact remain that he advisers that he believes leadoff discussion on a thursday lied . Wearing one would send the wrong night, two of the very best from well, you know, people message and make it seem like he the New York Times, annie karni, white house sometimes plead to things that correspondent. Is preoccupied with health peter baker, chief white house turn out not to be crimes. Correspondent. Also with us tonight, stephanie more from attorney general ruhle, Senior Business bill barr today on this doj seeking to drop its criminal correspondent at nbc news, a case against Michael Flynn. Veteran of the investment instead of focused on reopening
the nations economy. Banking and Business World and flynn, again, pleaded guilty to trump has also told confidants the host of the 9 00 a. M. Hour he fears he would look ridiculous in a mask, and the image would appear in negative each day on this network. Ads. White house aides say the lying to the fbi about his president hasnt told them not annie karni, lets go back up to to wear masks, but few do. The president s been conversations with the former relentlessly messaging the need the top of the broadcast, back Russian Ambassador. To reopen our country, get the economy restarted. At least 43 states, to that end, will be partially opened in some up to the start of this day when form or fashion this coming we woke up to news of a positive the president had plenty to say weekend even with the concerns about moving too quickly and case in the innermost circle when the news came out at the with testing still way below white house. Around the president , however he was an innocent man. What experts say is needed. Much he says he wasnt around this morning the a. P. Reported he is a great gentleman. The white house shelved cdc him very much at all. He was targeted by the obama serious question. Administration, and he was targeted in order to try and guidelines that lay out a take down a president. And what theyve done is a stepbystep process for states other than the boss, talk about disgrace, and i hope a big price protocols. Is going to be paid. A big price should be paid. To reopen safely. Back with us again tonight, frank figliuzzi, former fbi assistant director for again, nbc news has confirmed this story. How seriously inside the white counterintelligence and among house does the white house take Administration Officials telling our National Security analysts. Nbc news the white house views and neal katyal, former veteran these precautions . The cdc guidelines as too strict of the Justice Department, it is changing now because of former acting solicitor general and has asked for revisions. This. Trump repeatedly says the now theyre going to go to a during the Obama Administration. Decisionmaking should be left daily system. He has argued 39 cases and but i spoke to people inside the to the states, and he said it again today. White house who were frustrated with the testing and the counting before the u. S. Supreme the governors have great precautions that were being taken. Court. Power as to that given by us. Inside the west wing, people who would interact directly with the and, gentlemen, before we go president were being tested regularly. Another inch, i wanted to play we rely on them. But people who work in the old we trust them. Executive office building, which is on the white house campus, for you some of the postgame told me they were tested maybe once every seven days, interacting with people who coverage tonight on fox news. This was a deliberate, and hopefully theyre making the interacted directly with the malevolent, concerted effort to
right decisions. This pandemic continues to president and interacting with people who werent getting destroy an honest man and thereby get to the president of take an unprecedented toll, of tested at all. The United States to destroy so there was a feeling there were big gaps in the testing him. The whole purpose was to going on on that campus, not to frame him so that they could course, on our nations economy. Mention the fact that the messaging on masks that had been squeeze him to set up the sent from the top down. President of the United States over 3 Million People filed for Vice President mike pence, President Trump have both made very clear that they do not plan unemployment just in the space to themselves follow the cdc in order to change the course of guidelines on Wearing Masks. Of last week. American history. Because of his support for that means over 33 million have so aside from a few National President trump, he, like the lost jobs over the past seven Security Council aides, most weeks or roughly 20 of president and many other people around the president , they were americans who were all gainfully employed back in february. People are not Wearing Masks subjected to years of total hell when theyre around the president. By a corrupt group of dirty so i heard frustration today cops, to quote joe digenova. Frank figliuzzi, federal from people who work on the judge sullivan said to flynn in white house grounds saying that court that he arguably sold out there are huge gaps in the his country. Whos right here . Testing that was going on up until this point. I guess that depends peter baker, lets take our unfortunately on who youre cue from your piece, which went talking to, but ill go with the up about 27, 28 hours ago. Federal judge. Ill go with the lifetime the danger of phrases like the appointment any day, someone who cure cant be worse than the disease. Stands for justice. The Justice Department and the attorney general used to do the danger of phrases like it that, but they dont do it is what it is about things like our National Death toll. Anymore. Yeah. And, brian, ive spoken with
i think that this episode sort of reinforces just how some current and former problematic and challenging it colleagues at the fbi today, and will be to reopen the country. I think if there was a word that both denoted sadness and anger if we cannot be sure about a together at the same time, protocol to keep the president of the United States safe, thats the word id be using. Whats it going to be like in meat factories in the midwest . Whats it going to be like in and thats what people are feeling today. Office buildings in manhattan . I read through that doj filing whats it going to be like in those barbershops in georgia, were seeing . It raises all sorts of questions. Now, you can understand why the president would be eager to reopen the economy as quickly as possible. Twice today. Those numbers you flashed earlier represent a lot of pain. I had to read it twice because i 33 Million People, one out of was in disbelief at the every five workers in this country without a job right now. Deliberate manipulation of the a lot of those people are truth. Getting federal aid, but some of them arent. Its filled with falsehoods and that interview you played distortions that appear designed showed. To just mislead the court and mislead the readers. We could spend the rest of your those people may be having a show almost going line by line on whats wrong with that hard time feeding their filing. But im here to tell you that children, paying for other its grossly distorted. And in particular, most pertinent perhaps is the Health Issues they might have. Assertion by the attorney so theres a lot of pain and a lot of motivation on the part of general in this filing that the a president to reopen the lie that flynn told was not economy. But balanced against the health material to any fbi case. Risk is the challenge, right . Therefore, they shouldnt have if you open up so soon that the virus not only doesnt go away, even been interviewing him. It comes back again in Even Stronger form in the fall, which im here to tell you from a
is what some of the public counterintelligence investigative standpoint, the Health Experts worry about, then department i used to head within the fbi, thats exactly material there wont be an economy there to deciding whether or not the person sitting across from you to reopen because a lot of is or is not a threat to the nation. People wont be coming out to their jobs, wont be going out to restaurants, wont be doing things the president would like them to do. So these things are intertwined, not in opposition to each other. Finding that balance is a challenge, i think, for even the is he lying to you right now best of our leaders. About what you already know . And, steph ruhle, peter so the filing today is deeply, invoked the economy. Deeply distorted and deeply that means we pivot to you. Disturbing. Neal katyal, i imagine big for those families not already crowds around televisions in suffering, a lot of us are prison pods across this country as people doing 20 to 30 years having a hard time on a guilty plea are now going prognosticating perhaps you to want to flood into court can. How bad is this going to get . Brian, look at the numbers. Put it in perspective. Arguing Something Like the flynn exception. Is this going to become a thing . Its not going to become a unemployment. Thing, and i think, brian, thats the whole point in why this decision is so devastating. It guts what the rule of law is when we faced the financial all about. It shows that theres a special rule if youre trumps friend. Crisis, the worst month during you get out of jail, and you get the financial crisis, we saw the book thrown at you if youre not. 800,000 drop in jobs. And justice is supposed to be blind. Since we started the here weve got a circumstance in stayathome orders, were which the guy, flynn, admitted seeing 3 million to 6 million per week. Twice in open court he pled guilty twice to it, and you had
now, of course we know this is the attorney general you just temporary because weve shut our economy off, and so many businesses have been forced to shut down. And, yes, those businesses are desperate to open back up. I am sure all four of us are desperate to go out to eat and played him a moment ago saying, well, sometimes people plead guilty to crimes they dont commit, sounding like a defense lawyer, not like the to resume our lives. Attorney general of the United States. And, look, im the first person so things are going to get back to believe that, that those types of people who plead guilty tend to be those who dont have somewhat to normal. Access to dream teams as flynn had and who dont have but when the numbers have gotten this bad, there is absolutely no way that we can bounce back. And one other thing thats important to note. Experience with the criminal we have a consumerbased Justice System or law economy. Enforcement more generally. When youve got 33 million here weve got a general who was people out of a job, when one in the National Security adviser, five people who do have a job and it beggars belief to think that when he is accused of have faced a pay cut, youre serious federal felonies and lying to the fbi, he just rolls certainly not going to see a over and pleads guilty. Consumer spending jamboree. Give me a break. And without that spending, how i mean what you do in that circumstance is you fight for is this country going to do well economically . Your honor, and you fight like Consumer Spending is the key to heck. Our economy. You dont sit and plead guilty. Annie karni, is there a concerted effort to change or alter the strategy of how the and of course this prosecution was signed off by multiple president is perceived absence people. This wasnt an Obama Administration thing as the
an empathy injection, how he talks about this balance between president said. It was signed off by career line the economy and this growing attorneys. Death toll . It was signed off by trumps own guy, the Deputy Attorney there sure is. General, rod rosenstein. And another thing, you know, the president has made clear from and of course it was signed off the beginning of this that hes on by a federal judge. Eager to reopen. Remember, his first bid at this and so this is incredibly corrosive language by the was that wed reopen by easter. Attorney general and the president , and i cant think of and part of that is because something more devastating really to the rule of law. I mean today is rock bottom when coloring everything right now is it comes to trump and our his understanding that in six constitution. Frank, does it surprise you months hes up for reelection, that our a. G. Is behind this, or are you no longer surprised by and the economy he has a much this kind of supplication, and is this the kind of thing an fbi director would resign over . Better shot at winning reelection if the economy bounces back. Yeah. But weighing that is another so, no, i am not surprised any longer. Critical voting bloc, which is this has been signaled for a seniors, the most vulnerable long time. Population to this pandemic, who many of us thought it was either going to come in the form of a pardon or even worse, request have been scared at what theyre hearing from the president in these coronavirus briefings and are scared that reopening the economy too soon could literally cost them their lives. For dismissal. So thats another and polls the fact that it came as a are showing that a lot of people dismissal means the a. G. Is are scared of reopening too totally wrapped up in this early. Thing. So the white house has been trying to you know, they branded may to be old i think
its old peoples month. And more is coming. More is coming because its been signaled through the durham investigation, even through the they are trying to highlight president s responses today. Initiatives and policy proposals that the president has backed well, i hope that people are held accountable. What does that mean . That help seniors, restrictions held accountable for what . On visitors at nursing homes, trying to get their job done and his vow to not cut entitlement determine whether the national programs. Security adviser to the these are things theyre trying to highlight to show if he president was or was not a continuing threat to our doesnt have the i feel your country. Thats where we are. Its going to continue, and its pain oratorical skills, that he going to run right up into the election. Neal katyal, i have seconds left. What does a federal judge like this do . No one needs to tell you this judge is no shrinking violet. Is there for seniors who are scared for their lives. There is an effort to show that in other ways going on right yeah, the federal judge has now. And peter baker, journalists are fond of calling the attorney three options available to him, general in this country we always have the chief law all of them very powerful. Enforcement officer in the federal government. One, he can inquire into how these career prosecutors all resigned moments before the what does this attempt to drop flynn decision. Thats what happened last year the flynn case say about an when the Trump Administration attorney general apparently was caught lying to them about entirely serving in service to the census by the Supreme Court the president . And the attorneys tried to withdraw. The federal judge ordered an investigation. That can happen here. Second, the federal rules dont allow attorney general barr to
well, once again were in a just drop the prosecution. Position where everything is through the lens that you start the court has to agree. From, right . If youre a supporter of trump, if youre an ally of trump, what and so the court can inquire you see is an attorney general into all the things that frank righting the wrongs of the past, you know, checking the was talking about, all the Justice Department rationales corruption of the previous administrators of law and inquire about them in open court. Enforcement in this country. If youre the part of the and lastly, the justice country that doesnt trust President Trump, what youve department is seeking not just seen is a president publicly and repeatedly berating and badgering and demanding that his Justice Department exonerate his to bar flynns prosecution now but for all time, to dismiss former aide. Without with prejudice. And the judge has the option and now theyve gone and done that. Available of saying, look, ill so, you know, what youre left with is a situation where the listen to. Idea of a neutral, independent, ill dismiss these charges. And trustworthy law enforcement, but in a new administration with a new real Justice Department, you know, establishment in this country is basically, you know, out the window. One that actually cares about both sides see the justice the rule of law instead of department now and the fbi as protecting trumps friends, you can expect this prosecution to political weapons, whether it be continue. Interesting times. Our thanks to two friends of against trump or for trump. This broadcast, frank figliuzzi, and it loses credibility on any neal katyal, appreciate it greatly. Coming up for us, arrests decision they make, no matter tonight in a case that has sparked growing national how justified or unjustified it may be. Well see what this judge does. Outrage. Judge sullivan has expressed a white father and son have been
skepticism of mike flynn, as you charged with murder for killing pointed out, and his defense a young black man who would have previously. Turned 26 years of age less than an hour from now. Hes not obligated to accept the Bryan Stevenson of the equal Justice Initiative is with us live after this. Justice departments motion to dismiss. When i noticed but the Justice Department made the point in its motion today that they thought the judge didnt have a lot of latitude and they had to accept their view on it. Well see if he agrees. Yes, we shall see indeed. Steph ruhle, the question no one really wants to hear the alost, how many of them by percentage are really coming back . Brian, its too soon to tell. Something thats really important to think about with regard to reopening, yes, its business. Yes, its in government. But its also consumers. Its everyday americans. Earlier today i sat down with the president of walmart usa. So think about it. This is the biggest retailer that has been open this entire time. But were all trying to figure out how to do it. And i asked him, whats the number one thing all of those associates are saying . What is their top concern . And heres whats disturbing. Their top concern is that
customers start adhering to the social distancing rules and the new guidelines. So thats their fear, that people in certain regions in the country arent Wearing Masks, arent respecting these guidelines, and in turn could make all of those workers get sick. So its very concerning when the president , when the Vice President arent following these rules themselves and arent wearing the masks. So, yes, Everyone Wants to go back to these jobs. We want things to get back to where they were. But unless we start all practicing these new guidelines, its going to hurt businesses. Its going to hurt individuals. Its going to hurt all of us. So its not a matter of how many jobs are coming back. Its how are we going to conduct ourselves collectively, and if we do it together, weve got the best shot. And right now think about it. Youre seeing hyperpartisanship in every element of this, and you shouldnt see that in the middle of a pandemic. Its only going to worsen things economically. And all we really know is its going to look worse at this
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containment. Weve given up trying to contain understanding of whats this virus, and now were just going to live with it and see appropriate and whats inappropriate, and it was clear what happens when it spreads that this violence perpetrated throughout our country. Dr. Wen is right. Against this young man, who was it may seem like weve given up on containment, especially after the White House Press secretary hunted by these men and ends up dead on the street, was a called the idea of mass testing nonsensical. Criminal act that should have but now that the president s been prosecuted as a criminal act. Valet has tested positive, that and its encouraging tonight puts coronavirus inside the that theyve been arrested, but white house residence, inside the president s circle. Its so deeply disturbing that the administration is taking were still living in a nation with these kinds of acts of testing there quite seriously now. Violence can go unpunished and back with us again tonight, theres such a desperate effort dr. Irwin redlener, a pediatrics physician, clinical professor to look for ways to not hold with the school of Public Health people accountable when young up at Columbia University in new black men are shot and killed. Heres the question i hate to york. Also the director of columbias National Center for disaster ask. Preparedness with an expertise in this kind of thing. What happens in this case if doctor, i ask this as a theres no video camera there to taxpayer. Report it . Where is the cdc . Well, tragically i think that and if they have decided to be only in service to this it becomes much harder. President and his wishes, why cant they have an internal theres a presumption of pact, the kind of thing we all dangerousness and guilt that learn in High School Team gets assigned to black and brown people. Sports, the kind of thing and its almost as if the burden is on the person of color to everyone in the military learns, next man or woman up . Someone step up in management prove that their victimization is legitimate, that they havent done something wrong. And be honest with the American People because theyre worried and one of the great challenges about this disease. We have in this nation, brian, if you get fired, you probably is we have a narrative that get hired by big pharma the next still haunts us. Day. I mean we forget that black next man or woman up behind you to speak the truth because we people were enslaved for 2 1 2 lost 2,100 people in this centuries and to justify the country today. Yes, brian. Brutal abuse and mistreatment of its really quite extraordinary, black americans, we created this and i think for those of us who myth that black people are know a lot of these officials dangerous, that theyre like dr. Fauci, its very presumptively guilty. Difficult at this point to we ended chattel slavery, but we imagine how he stays there and didnt end that narrative, and we went from calling black people slaves to calling black people criminals. And at the end of the 19th century, we used convict leasing doesnt, you know, call a press and these strategies to criminalize black people. And throughout the 20th century, that turned into lynchings and terror and violence, and its so Conference Tomorrow morning and traumatizing. I mean this story is every black parents nightmare, that you say, this is enough is enough. Have to worry about your this is craziness. Children when theyre out were endangering too many of jogging, when theyre trying to our fellow citizens. To worry that they might be shot and killed and no one will do anything. We cannot have that. And i think one of the great tragedies we have yet to for some reason, the president encounter is how we recover from seems to cast a spell over the all of the damage that has been
done by these narratives. People that work on him or black people fled the american theyre terrified. South throughout the first half of the 20th century. 6 Million People fled i just dont understand it. Traumatized by violence and terror. But, brian, i think the point we codified segregation. Youre making is very well you know, im not 100 years old, taken. But when i was born, a black now we see really the height of hypocrisy for the president to person couldnt marry a white person because a black person be furious about somebody was deemed inadequate. Testing positive near him, and i couldnt go to school with white kids. Now hes getting his own tests i started my education in a every day, which is exactly what racially segregated school. We didnt trust black main street america needs. 5yearolds to be with white they need that what hes 5yearolds. Asking for for himself. Its pretty extraordinary stuff, and that narrative, that myth and i had a great conversation continues to haunt us. With two georgia mayors just the weve made a lot of progress, other day, and they just were but it doesnt matter whether youre educated. Livid. It doesnt matter whether youre i understand you and an athlete. It doesnt matter whether youre dr. Joseph fair have written a a news commentator. It doesnt matter whether youre letter for businesses with a teacher. Reopening guidelines. If youre black or brown, you and learning of this reinforces will go places in this country where youre going to have to me how much responsibility is navigate a presumption of on these governors really. Dangerousness and guilt and this also learning about your letter, is an example of why its so it strikes me its the kind of terrifying and why its critical letter in past generations we we do better to confront our history. Would have seen go out with government letterhead. Bryan stevenson has agreed to yes. Stay with us just over this yes, of course we would have. Break. When we come back, well talk but it hasnt. And, you know, brian kemp, the about the intersection of race
governor of georgia, was the first to institute this sort of and class and socioeconomics relaxation of restrictions and generally when it comes to fighting a pandemic in this country. Sort of lets get back to work. And the governor of atlanta, plans can be confusing, governor sorry, the mayor of atlanta, mayor bottoms, said to confusing like, why am i sitting here in a me she was stunned. Shes looking down the streets hospital gown waiting to get my eyes checked . In atlanta and seeing people ready . Without face coverings. Theyre too close to one absolutely not. Another, walking in and out of see, having the wrong coverage can mean you get shops and restaurants. Its just incredible. And the mayor of augusta, mayor the wrong care, or youre paying more than you have to. Thats why i love healthmarkets, davis told me it was basically a your insurance marketplace. Train wreck. The problem with this too, brian, is its not just a matter they make sure you have the right coverage, of policy differences. Health insurance, medicare, this is as literal as you can and yes, dental too. Get about putting lives at risk. Wow, think thats painful . Wait til he gets the bill. A cavity can cost as much as 350 and a root canal, whoa. You know, you look at the data, and were not really leveling off significantly even. But with healthmarkets, for less than a dollar and were still talking about a day, you can save a bundle every time going back to work. 30 other states are talking about it as well. I think somebody needs to step up. You go to the dentist. Exams, cleanings, and xrays, those are covered at 100 . Let me just say this directly to my colleagues in Public Health in the federal government. That sounds free to me. Do what Brian Williams just plus healthmarkets has plans with coverage for said. Its got to be one person after fillings, crowns, dentures, another standing up to this even root canals. President and speaking the truth to American People. With over 200,000 dental providers to choose from,
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we test everybody, that getting a test in this country is entirely up to your zip code and how much money you have. I wish i could say youre wrong, but youre absolutely right. Im here in the state of alabama. You know, the county with the second highest rate of infections per capita is the county near me, lowndes county. Its a majority black county. When you look at the number of tests that have been conducted in that county, the more affluent counties where the rates of infection are much lower, it tells a really painful story. We are not providing services to poor Rural Communities and black communities like we need to, and that is contributing to these disparities that were seeing in the death rate. And it just is so painful because we have a habit in our country to ignore the victimization of black and brown people, and it plays out even when were all trying to deal with this pandemic. And i just think theres so much that has to be done to get us to start thinking in a more appropriate way about how we intervene. At the beginning of the century, the bureau of justice reported that one in three black male babies in this country is expected to go to jail or prison. You would expect that would generate a lot of political discourse, a lot of organizing at academy communities and Health Officials would be thinking about how do we disrupt this kind of crisis. And no one said anything. And when you have that kind of pattern and a pandemic hits, you see what were seeing, which is this incredibly burdensome impact on communities of color. And do you see anything about our country that tells you that when this is done, when weve got 8 billion doses of a vaccine and this is over, were going to go back and apply best practices and Lessons Learned and look at what we need to fix about our system . Not without a radical rethinking about what we owe to people who are the most vulnerable. I mean if we created a health care intervention that was based on vulnerability and need, then, yes, we might see that kind of response, brian. But i still worry that our habit and our tendency is to prioritize those who are affluent, those who are privileged, and thats going to mean that were going to see the next wave of this pandemic again disproportionately impacting the poor and communities of color. I work in a criminal Justice System that treats you better if youre rich and guilty than if youre poor and innocent. And now in the midst of this health care crisis, were seeing the same phenomenon where the poor and sick get less care than the affluent and healthy. And that has to change if were going to do better at controlling these kinds of crises. Its heartbreaking to see what im seeing right now in america. Bryan stevenson, as i said at the start of our interview, its an honor to have you on. Thank you very much for sharing part of your time tonight with us on this night of all nights and this story. Coming up for us, we hope our teachers know how much theyre appreciated. Today just to make sure, they heard it from the top. Last thing before we go tonight is a celebration of teachers during this National Teacher appreciation week. And what a tough time for our teachers, say nothing of the students they love and care for and form into better humans. Forcing a teacher to stay out of the classroom, its like putting a race car in the garage, like a fish out of water. Quite simply it goes against their lifes work. So a thankyou for their work during this covid and zoom era. Teachers in chicago got a surprise from a famous chicagoan whose very appearance on the screen reminded us in an instant of lets just call it a different time in our country. Hi, jalayne. Hi. How are you . Im good. It is National Teacher appreciation week. I am overjoyed, overwhelmed. I am almost speechless. Oh, my god. Im beyond excited. Im i think im trembling now. Great teachers in a lot of ways put as big of an imprint on their kid as anybody. My kids are incredibly resilient. I am moved to tears on a regular basis. We just dearly miss having our kids in front of us. So when it first happened, i was so concerned about devices, i even went to my school and volunteered the first two weeks. I was passing out the chromebooks. What ive tried to do is just transmit my class as much as possible into the remote environment because our class is so powerful in the interaction. If i ever get too down and out, im going to have to tune in to you so that i can gear back up. You would be an honored guest in my class at any point. The passion shows. The time and effort. What a beautiful message youre sending to me, and its so well received. Thank you. And of course a question came up about the michael jordan
documentary the last dance, in which former chicago resident barack obama is featured. Are you watching last dance . I am. Oh, my god, yeah. Im i am reliving because, you know, you and i must be, you know, close to the same age. Yes. So im im on a nostalgia trip back there. The 44th president of the United States to play us off the air tonight. That is our broadcast for this thursday evening. On behalf of all of my colleagues at the networks of nbc news, good night from our temporary field headquarters. If the Justice Department drops the case against former security adviser Michael Flynn. Also, one of the president s personal valets tests positive for the coronavirus. The valet serves the president his meals among other duties. And authorities in georgia say a father and son have been arrested for the murder of ahmaud arbery, a 25yearold man