Days of the pandemic the impact on health. I love you so much. Its just kind of a blur what happened after i got intubated. Narrator and the economy. We tried putting the Small Business loan, unfortunately, we werent approved. We are the free people of america. Narrar to a summer of protest as long as they catch one dirty cop time, im happy. One at a t narrar the backlash shouting narrator and ultimately, th election that roused a deeply divided nationrm and the afteh. chanting trump 2020 trump 2020 cars honking narrator now, a frontline special presentation we want to live narrator american voices a nation in turmoil. Frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. And by the corporation for public broadcasting. Ma r support is provided by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. Ate informati macfound. Org. The Ford Foundation working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. At fordfoundation. Org. Additional support is provided the abrams foundation, committed to excellence in journalism. The park foundation, dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. And by the frontline journalism fund,po with major s from jon and jo ann hagler. And Additional Support from Laura Debonis and scott nathan. overlapping voices how can i love america . I cant. I dont think i can into words. A, i cant put that we dont know when its gonna pass. Ieel a revolution coming, its getting closer every day. Nt i have leo love being alone. Narrator these are the voices of americans. overlapping voices people are getting angrieran angrier. I wanna be in charge of my own life narrator gathered from across a divided nation. Were just going too far inte oppoirections. Just set the scene for us, how e you feeling . Give us a clap, first. Narrator in this film, americans reflect on a year of a rmoil. Its never go the same after this. I wish there wasnt as much hate in this world as what we have. riot guns were scared to death of this the. G and nobody wants to di we have no reason to trust the state. Im not going to tolerate mebody telling me how i need toive my life. Narrator a pastor, a barbers an act a mother, a retiree, thewners of a nail salon, andio of a construcompany, and a flower shop, a doctor, and patient. Their stories begin in march 2020, as covid was spreading,d anthe country was shutting down. Cdc says there are now more than 4,200 cases of coronavirus. In iowa, governor kimds reynas recommended. Mass gatherings are restricted to less than ten people. radio fading who so falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. All the people, the nations and the languages fell down and worshipped the golden image that nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. Rd my name is cary. Im the Senior Pastor of cornerstone world outreach in sioux city, iowa how do i water baptize someone in a Virtual Service . How do i bury the dead . How do i have a wedding . How are people have me lay my hands upon them and anoint them with oil and pray over them to be healed in the midst of a pandemic when imld hat i cant have physical contact . Last sunday morning, i drove past menards. Menards is a lumberyard, hundreds of cars. And only a quarter mile away my church in contrast, i know is empty, because theyve said, the church is not essential. E church is not essential. In a time of crisis with imminent death and a pandemic, the church is not essential, but menards can stay open, someone might need to buy a screwdriver. Its o. New numbers show the damage coronavirus has inicted upon oregons economy. 266,000 oregonians are without a job. Unemployment is at a record high in oregon. E peoe spooked because of covid. Theyre scared to death of thisn and nobody wants to die going out the house getting haircut. My name is bryant moore. Im a barber from portland, oregon. The bills keep stacking up. With no money coming in. Sscared to look at the bi from our business, cause i cant pay. So ill survive by just doing what i have to do to make it, man, you know, its. If i would go to a seniors house or go to a bus stop, i couldnt do anything else, i had to make do. So im having a get together at my house. So i escaped, came here. I gotta get my hair done. He got to get his money. Go gonnack looking fly. Those things where it makes you feel good. Which we really all need to be feeling good right now. chuckles you know . Its just a common human tng to do, its human to make people feel good. Oh, yeah, go for a queen. T. That par im hopeful. This may be the right thing to stop all this fighting amon each other. You know, democrat, republican, independent, black, white, yellow, whatever. So this might be the right thing. Because what ive been seeing is folks been sticking togher. It doesnt matter what color they are. I mean, seeing it in person. Back and forth,nd in and out, and back and forth agn. For we are strong people, andw wel come out of this and be on top again. I do believe. The coronavirus pandemic is putting an end to the longest economic expansion in u. S. History. We are going into a global recession. Entire parts of the u. S. Economare at a complete standstill. People are afraid o callgo out. And have something delivered. Its just a total different. Alf the businesses are broke. Or theyre out of business. When i started my flower shop, i started with two used cooler boxes, and a piece of plyboard across the top of the boxes in our yard. Thats how i started. Doou need a receipt . Um, sure. Thank you so much. Keep me posted on that wedding. I will for sure. A right. Bye bye bye e ive been h this one, probably 24 years in this one spot, so im kind of a staplere. But its kind of sad to only see this many orders on my board. Becausnormally should be about 50 to 60 orders on my board for easter. And i have one, two, three, ur, five. Six. Tonight. Ter do a pray dance chuckle oh, i dont know. It is what it is. Is what it is. Okay, its done. Which ones that . This is your last one to auburn. Wheres shans . I havent done it yet, but its too early to take hers. Oh, i thought you said i was gonna take iw. No. I didnsee. My husband does my deliveries as much as he can do. Were just a twoman team just trying to survive. We got married when we were 18. We dated in high school. From the first time we met weot were each hers best frien, because Everybody Knows rosie. Shes a pretty special woman. I personally have a problem with a mask at timesecause of my congestive heart failure. Theres times im fighting for air. Hello, delivery for pat. But you dont want to wear a mask because its not going to save you, well, no, its not going to save you, but you might save somebody elses life. Governor Ralph Northam and his covid19 response team. See another spike in cases. Repeal thstates stayat home order. Social distancing guidelines are going to be with us. My immune system is weakened. So i have learnt to love being alone. I have learned to be pretty darn comfortable. Oh, lord, technology. Just not my thing. My name carran lewis, i live in north chesterfield, virginia. Yeah, good morning second baptist, praise the lord, everybody. I drive close to an hour from my home to church. I got a heavy foot, but if i followed the law, it woulde clearly an hour drive. Welcome to the Second Baptist Church of south richmond, a caring and sharing church bringing y the word of god. I have enjoyed the comfort of waking uand listening to it online. Were now goi to have a virtual peter verse selection from t mass choir. I miss the environment of the building. But that is what it is, a building, because the people, were the church. The physical human beings arech the ch whats going on in the white house, or the state houseu or the mayors ofttimes is not based on. ve stilhelped people, even in this virus, ive picked up groceries for a couple of friends, older people that could not go out, didnt have the means to go out. And they know my number. Of covid19, shoulbe outcause and about. Thats righ thats part of what god wants you to do, you know. Just help people. For all youve done for me this is the part thats scary. I think some people are getting too comfortable being at home watching the service. They all belong to yo thank you, jesus for blessing me President Trump appears to be stoking unrest in states around the u. S. Whereongterm damage from a shuttered economy. Signs urging leaders to reopen utah. All. Ou cant do one size fits u cant shut everybody in, you cant make Healthy People wear masks. Oh, thats looking nice. You look so happy about it. I am amy garner. And i am a mom of six kids. Okay, where did you want the bow . We say, like, economy, sometim we just think of finances as a whole of society, but instead i see my brother, whose business was going down. That triggered the stress, which triggered his healthssues, which triggered his Mental Health issues, and he was gone in 60 days. Th e years ago, he took his life. This is my brother, brian. Yeah. sighs i wanted to save otheries from going through what we went through. voice cracking sorry. So thats why i became so passionate about not shutting things down, letting peoplech se. Are we sheep or are wele pe people lets go toork that doesnt mean that we dont believe there are ople at extra risk, or that we dont love them or accept theirer co. Im like, mine says, my. Our definition, oh, your definiti of essential is not the same ase. So, im like, they really aremi ing out on the hardworking people who cant earn money for eir family, like. I think the rate of suicide is going to go way higher. You take away peoples connections, their hobbies, their friends, their worship, their work, and everyones gonna be depressed and i am so blessed to have a family of children and a husband. What about the people who dont . Its heartbreaking. Co Small Business is the lifeblood of thitry, and we cannot kill it any longer. We are open for Business Today this is my first rally, soi really happy to be here with all of you guys, all of you eotriots, all of you actists i really hopee will let go of what were stuck in, what were stressed out about right now, and take intoth consideration longterm impact of whats going on. God ble america my Home Sweet Home cheers and applause mr. Trump is now insisting the states have step up their testing. An fewer than ne percent of all texans have been tested. Testing will be a big factor in making sure texans are healthy enough to fuy reopen the economy. Clearly, were in the middle of a pandemic, and wre suffering much worse than we would have had we had a state. Ent, sciencebased head of my name is dr. Christine edy mann, i am a Family Practice doctor in cedar park. When the covid19 pandemic started, we were lt without any guidance. Individual clinics like mine, doctors like me, werent really given any information about how to manage the pandemic, and so we kind of all had to m up on the fly. Es didnt know the process that we need to use to be able to manage patients as they came in. Takes between one and three days to get a result. Sorry. patient couing im one of thcovid19 this is a deep nasal swab, its very uncomfortable. Pull your mask down, i think youve had this before so you know whats coming. We didnt have equipment, we didnt have test kits, and it was very stressful. Ch indistinct ter it was just a mess for months d months and months. Deaths in the unit states has now reached a stunning 50,000. Had at ast one Underlying Health issue. A new effort to keep chicagoans safe during the coivd19 pandemic. In early april was when i started feeling lightheaded, dizzy, um. I was coughing. I lost my sense of taste and smell. Because i haven underlying condition, i thought myms symptoere related to that. Ou ye wearing your mask wrong. You have to cover your nose. My name is Mayra Ramirez. I am 28 years old. chuckling one day i woke up, i was so breathing deeply rapidly everything was, like, dark. And i remember calling out for my boyfriend, i was like, george, george, like, and he would, like, run and, like, help me, and i was like, okay, i really need to go to tergency they, like, immediately, like, put me in a room, didnt even ask me my name or anything. medical equipment beeping i remember a doctor came i and told me that, were pretty sure were gonna have to y intuba, do you have someone that can make medical decisions for you . Then, um. Its just kind of a blur, what happened after i got intubated. Mayra, um, it was her last day, were all on the trampoline, just. My mom was crying, um, my sisters, all my aunts were there, they were crying. They didnt know what to do. And were just planning, um, to go pick up a corpse. I was trying to avoid it. Es i love you so much. Uhoh chuckl medical people are wonderful people, theyre heroes. But theyre not omniscient. And they make mistakes and they contradict one another. Everyones going to die at some point. As a christian, we believe that were set free from the fear of death. D you have any Hand Sanitizer . We do. Were spiritual beings and require fellowship. Its a Beautiful Day i know, its gorgeous if its okato take a risk and go to stores, i think its okay to take a risk and go to church. 99. 6. Phew f try to keilies together people chatting into the Church Building cheers and applause chuckles oo oo cheers and applause praise the lord were going to teach you a new song this morninas we reenter the church, you can stand with us. Oh, christ be magnified just let his prayers arise christ be magnified in me hallelujah i said hallelujah overlapping chatter the attempted arrest was caught on camera. Vi tho of last nights confrontation shows a white Police Officer with his ee pinning down the neck. His name was george floyd, hes on deo saying, please, please, i cant breathe as a minneapolis Police Officer. E just like, man, this is crazy. Were already fighting a common terror, which is covid, and now this now . You know, people were just pissed off, like, this is just ridiculous how can yl this man . No justice, no peace, prosecute the police the outrage began with a video showing an officer kneeling on floyds ne. Many people have gathered in front of the third precinct. Sitting here in fnt of officers who are complicit inrd the muer of george floyd. Ke thousands pthe area. Protesting the death of george floyd. How many times have wed watchelice officers murder people . crowd reacting oure numb to it after so many of them. Its been happening for so long. Dont shoot, hands up but then its a little different, youre like, wow, that just happened right here on 38th. The fact that it happened in my neighborhood was what really pulled me into it. overlapping chatter people are getting angrier, and angrie and angrier, and then hold up. We have a whole bunch of police with helmets rig in front of us. glass shattering te crowds of pstors facing off with officers in riot gear. explosion booms explosions boom woman screaming chanting i cant breathe p rotests turned violent last night. Overnight protests left parts of downtn in ruins multiple fires were set, windows smashed, and stores looted. S r as volunteering efforts go, so far youre our to volunteer coordinator right . Yeah. So really have to get her engaged with. Them. Them. My name is tayo daniel. M om south minneapolis, minnesota, co founder of 10k. You know, we were listening to the news, and the narrative thate,heyre spreading was lik oh these looters and rioters, people from minneapolis, just burning down their own city and all that kind of stuff, and i i was likeman. Im from here and know everybody that lives here, were not like that. So a lot of guys from the neighborhood decided to get gether and create the 10 foundation. Can have a peacefuotest. We 10k is about, its about mobilizing 10,0 people and the power in that, the sovereignty in bei able to mobilize 10,000 people. Im royce white, i grew up here in the twin cities. I was an athlete. He i was drafted toba back in 2013, and had a huge fight with the n regarding Mental Health policy. You know, when all the broke out, my first thought was, im headed down there. Im not gonna claim to have a crystal ball as to whatsa goppen, i really have no clue. Im just going off of pure the four officers were arrested and, temporarily, thats enough justice until we wait and see what happens witthe court process. I know people are still very unhappy, theyre not in the uproar that they were in, obviously, when the city was burning down or even a few days ago when we marched. Ge ever day waway from it, that energys gonna go down a little bit. I think its spiking up in other places around the country. I want the goal of this march to be how can we regrab some of that energy . helicopter droning the reason why were here is because the history has been misconstrued, because every 4th of july i used to go out and party, and i used to just. Really scream independence. Not realizing that my ancestors with the same color skin of mine they were in chains, they were being whipped, they were being tortured. People, the time is right now. Can everybody say that one time . On the count of three say the the timis now, one, two, three the time is now say it again the time is now louder the time is now the time is right now. chains dragging loo we did our best to think through how the protests would put people at risk for covid19 transmission. But, at the end ofhe day, theres no way that we could allow the state toell us, hey, were going to kill black men out on the streets, and also, stay in your housebe use we also. You know, because of covid19. If you think about the Historical Context ok men, black people in this country in general, we have no in general, when wkep ine. The morning,heres no good reason for us to have any faith in the state. Red maybe in times where t needs to be a trust, it falls yeah, maybe black people should have more trust in the state when it comes to covid19, but its a tough sell. The reason why were doing is silent march is becau when you take a moment of silence, youre taking a momentn of s for the dead. For the eric garners, for the breonna taylors, for the george floyds. Hey, it is what it is, this is a war. This is a war. And so the only other option iso, you know, board up in your house and wait for the next george floyd to beurdered.