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( cheers and applause ) >> trevor: welcome to "the daily show," everybody. thank you so much for tuning in. thank you for coming out. welcome to it! take a seat! take a seat! let's get into it. i'med it no. i'm "if you don't know, now you know." our guest tonight is a writer and professor with a powerful new book on domestic violence. rachel louise snyder is joining us, everybody. ( cheers and applause ) also on tonight's show, china is going to own the internet, new york city wants to look at your texts, and whitney houston is going back on tour. but first, let's catch up on today's headlines. we begin with news out of the midwest. recently they have faced a record number of storms, and it looks like it's only about to get worse. >> breaking overnight-- get out. emergency evacuations and dramatic rescues after heavy flooding hits the midwest and the south, an entire region slammed by powerful tornadoes for a fifth straight day. tens of millions in the danger zone once again. >> since the tornado threat

began here on saturday, there have been 133 reported tornadoes, more than 30 just in the last 24 hours. >> trevor: over 130 tornadoes in five days. that is terrifying. mostly because tornadoes are the worst natural disaster. like, they're super destructive, and it feels like they make it personal, you know. ( laughter ) no, because hurricanes and floods affect entire regions. a tornado just wants your house. ( laughter ) just flies in. wow! what about my neighbor? no, no. 130 tornadoes. that is insane. i also feel bad for the land. of oz. they probably got houses dropping on them every 15 minutes. ( laughter ) yeah, it's witch funerals every 24/7. i get killing the wicked ones, butta some point it's just witch genocide. let's be honest, people. look, when you see this many tornadoes in this amount of time, you have to ask yourself if this is part of climate change. because today, just today, a new climate report came out saying

that things are getting worse. sea levels could rise by six feet by the end of the century, which means cities like new york and miami could be under water. yeah, it's really bad news. statistically, the only person that will survive that is shaq. that's it. ( laughter ) just him by himself. yeah. ( laughter ) ( applause ) he'll be like, "i know the whole world died, but the fact that charles barkley is gone made it all worth it." ( applause ) but let's move on from real tornadoes to a human tornado. last night, a woman in california led police on a car chase in an r.v. now, luckily, no people or animals were hurt. but, please, brace yourselves for one of the craziest things you've ever seen. >> a wild police chase near los angeles last night involving a stolen motor home. a woman behind the wheel crashed into a parking lot tree, ripping off part of the front end of the windshield. she also hit several cars during the chase.

at one point, a dog could be seen hanging out of the open windshield before it jumped out. it all ended when the motor home hit a car. >> trevor: goddamn! it's like a "grand theft auto" mission in real life. when i saw that, i grabbed my control by instinct. i have to get this to the warehouse. come on! i'm surprised everyone was fine when they walked away from this thing. and it's crazy to watch an r.v. causing all that chaos. because it's basically a high-speed chase you can follow on zillow. you know? "oh, shit, look at this. a two bedroom. now it's a one bedroom." ( laughter ) like, you realize this was so insane, that even the woman's dog was trying to escape. now, that's when you know you've gone too far-- when your dog is trying to abandon you, yeah. because dogs are ride or die, right. i've seen homeless people with dogs. dogs will stick with you through thick and thin. that's why we love them. but that dog was like, "i know two things: peanut butter is delicious, and this bitch is crazy. i'm out! i'm out!"

( applause ) ( cheers ) in other news, washington state-- it's the state with legalized pot, assisted suicide-- ( cheers ) fans in the audience. and now, a new way to get rid of your body. >> washington state is now the first in the nation to allow composting of human remains, governor jay inslee signing the new law on tuesday. the remains are mixed with wood chips and other material and then turned into soil. it's an alternative to regular burials or cremation. lawmakers say those methods are bad for the environment because they release chemicals and carbon. >> trevor: wow, i like how this is the newest way to go green. just throw your relatives in the ditch. yeah. ( laughter ) that's some next-level recycling. i mean, now we've got paper, plastic, and grandpa. nice job. nice job. ( laughter ) seriously, though this-- ( applause ) this is a cool idea. instead of polluting the earth with a burial or polluting the

sky with a cremation, you can just create compost. compost. is that how americans say it? and you can use it to grow a vegetable garden. and then when you have people over for dinner they'll be like, "this is delicious. what is your secret?" and you can be like, "oh, it's phyllis. that's what it is." ( laughter ) ( applause ) and i'll be honest, i support this. i think everyone should have the right to choose how they want to be buried. that's why when i die i want to be buried in a mcdonald's ball pit. yes, i like to bring joy to children. it makes life interesting. and finally in entertainment news, if you don't like being buried or turned into compost after you die, technology is giving us another option. >> whitney houston fans could have an opportunity to see the late singer in concert even seven years after her death. the pop icon's estate says it's planning to launch a whitney houston hologram tour and a new album. >> the show will include recordings of the late singer, along with a live band and backup singers. >> trevor: nope, nope, nope, nope, nope. nope, i'm sorry, but no. a hologram tour? like, no one should buy tickets

just to watch a hologram, all right. and, worse, if you get the crappy seats, can you imagine. now you're in the nose bleeds watching the jumbotron. like, if you're paying $80 to watch a jumbotron of a hologram, kill yourself. ( laughter ) turn your ass into compost. ( applause ) why do we-- why are we having a hologram per-- you know what i would pay for? i would pay for an audience member hologram, yeah. and then he goes to the cons concert and i stay at home and play video games with my hologram best friend. that's what i want to do. like, i don't understand why we keep using hologram technology to revive artists. we already have artists, all right. we need to use it to create things we don't have. like, we should make a hologram of immigrant fathers who aren't afraid to say, "i love you." yeah? no, because-- if you have an immigrant father, you know what i'm talking about. they never say the phrase, "i love you." yeah, one time my cousin was like, "i love you, dad." and his dad was like, "okay, good luck." ( laughter )

all right, that's it for the headlines. let's move on to our top story. ( cheers and applause ) the united states and china for months now, the two countries have been involved in an escalating trade war. the u.s. imposed tariffs on chinese exports. china responded with tariffs on u.s. exports, and blac chyna is suing her hairdresser-- unrelated but still pretty intense. right now, right now there's an even bigger war between these two countries that is coming to a head. and this war, my friends, is for the future. >> china and the united states are in a face-off, a battle for the ages. whoever controls 5g is going to have an enormous strategic advantage in the future. >> this is exactly what china wants. they want to defy western alliances through bits and bytes, not bullets and bombs. >> if we don't win the race to 5g, america might never really become that leading superpower again.

>> senator marco rubio compares the race to 5g to the space race with the soviets of the 50s he tweeted, "if america falls behind, we will pay a huge price." >> trevor: yeah, this is serious, folks. and i know right now what you're thinking. you're like, "oh, my god i can't believe america might lose the race for 5g." and you're also thinking, "what is 5g?" ( laughter ) it's weird, 5g sounds like the worst seats to get on a long flight, but 5g is really about the future of the internet, really. and, actually, why don't i just let the president explain it to you. >> it's all about 5g now. we were 4g, and everybody was saying we have to get 4g. and then they said, before that, we have to get 3g. and now we have to get 5g, and 5g is a big deal, and that's going to be there for a while. and i guess at some point, we'll be talking to you about number 6. what do you think? do you think that's true? ( laughter ) >> trevor: uh, okay. i don't think the president understands what 5g is, either.

"you got 5g, then 6g, and then, of course, there's kenny g., the smoothest of the gs. but for real, though, what is the deal with 5g? and why are the u.s. and china going to war over it? well we'll try to break it down for you in our ongoing segment "if you don't know, now you know." ( cheers and applause ) so what, exactly, is the big deal about 5g? because you might think it's just 4g, but a little bit faster. but it's actually a lot faster, so fast, in fact, that it could change the world. >> the new world of 5g technology promises to transform our lives, connecting millions of devices and enabling everything from driverless cars to smarts homes. >> up to 20 times faster than the 4g most of us use now, 5g's lightning-fast technology will

accelerate and interconnect everything. >> to download a two-hour film on 3g would take about 26 hours. on 4g, you'd be waiting six minutes. and on 5g, you'l three and a half seconds. >> trevor: damn. you could download an entire that's going to be fast. i mean, we'll still spend 45 minutes trying to decide which movie to download, but once we've decided, we'll need to go to bed because we're tired. but tomorrow, three seconds, my friends! ( laughter ) 5g isn't just about download speeds. it's a game changer for everything. like, with 5g, you can have city where's everything communicates. like, doctors can perform surgeries from the other side of the world. can you imagine a world where your videos never buffer. your calls never drop. that would be amazing. except i guess now you could never fake a call dropping with 5g. that kinetic excuse is gone. you'll be like, "i'm losing--

i'm losing-- you're breaking up." you'll be, "(bleep) you're not breaking up. we got 5g." "yeah, you're right. carry on grandma." ( laughter ) yes, me grandma is samuel l. jackson. ( laughter ) so, look, there's no denying the technology is great. but why do china and the u.s. care so much about who makes it? well, it's the same reason they care about anything-- the benjamins, baby. >> when the u.s. won the 4g race earlier this decade, it provided a nearly $100 billion boost to gross domestic product. and the stakes of the 5g race are even higher. if the u.s. wins, it would create an estimated three million jobs and add approximately $500 billion to g.d.p. >> trevor: that's right. if america wins the 5g race, that could bring millions of jobs and $500 billion to the country's g.d.p.-- $500 billion. you know how hard it is to get $500 billion? like, you'd have to marry and divorce jeff bezos five times. ( laughter )

and, i mean, after the fourth time, he'd probably catch on. he'd be like, "i think you don't love me." "what, me, jeff?" and the fight about 5g isn't just about money and downloading "avengers" like that. no. it's also about power. because if you control 5g, you have access to everything people are doing online, which is everything. and right now, the best 5g technology is made by a chinese company called huawei. and because the chinese company is chinese, many governments don't trust how secure it's going to be. >> huawei may be best known to most people for making phones, but it's also a leading player in building the infrastructure for all our communications. critics fear that allowing it to build 5g could enable the chinese state to spy on or even switch off the flow of data we will all depend on. >> trevor: imagine that-- if huawei becomes the leading 5g provider in the world, then china can spy on everyone.

which is terrible. because that's what america wants to do. ( laughter ) yeah. and i know you're judging, "well, if america wants to do it, then how do they judge"-- that's not the point. you want to do it first. it's like when you cut someone off in traffic and someone cuts in front of you, "that was my move!" but those are the stakes: job, money, and power. and i'm not going to try and bore you with all the technical details. but while america is developing its own 5g, china's 5g is so far ahead. like, they're basically going to set the trends. it's like how back in the day there used to be a fight between dvd and laser disk. yeah. and if you're wondering what the hell is laser disk? exactly, yeah. that's america's 5g. so this is a race many people are already saying america has lost. luckily-- and i can't believe i'm saying this-- america is lucky that you have a maniac on your team who's willing to play dirty. >> president trump has signed an executive order banning u.s. companies from using telecom equipment deemed to be a

national security threat. and that's a direct shot at china and its tech giant huawei. >> the u.s. clamped down on the company causes a major domino effect. the u.k.'s biggest mobile network pulling huawei from its 5g launch, while three of japan's mobile operators have stopped taking orders or delayed the summer release of a new huawei phone. >> trevor: donald j. mother-f-ing-trump. ( laughter ) this guy could see america wasn't going to win, so he took a crow bar and pulled a tanya harding on china's 5g. just went straight there. yeah, the man might not know what 5g is, but he does know how to mess up other people's shit in there. bam! ( cheers and applause ) and i'm going to be honest with you-- i don't actually blame donald trump, because i don't know how else america can win this race. because even if america does manage to cripple huawei and china, it's not like america will suddenly have great 5g.

you won't just have 5g overnight. unless, america just pretends that it does. >> at&t is putting a fake 5g logo on iphones and ipads now. the company confirming to "p.c." magazine the new icon is going to show up when users download apple's latest beta version of ios 12.2. it's not really 5g. at&t just changed the name for its l.g. free-range advanced network the "e." stands for evolution. >> trevor: okay that's-- that's really sad. at&t is just going to lie and put another sticker-- it's like if you have a smart car and just tape lamborghini on the side of it. "check it out, man, i'm driving a lambeau now, 0 to 40 in four seconds flat." but seeing as it's a race that might be lost, at&t might be on to something here.

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( cheers and applause ). >> trevor: welcome back to "the daily show." if you're one of those people who looks at their phone while walking down the street, then congratulations. you are a human being. because that's just what people do. only now, if do you it, you might also be a criminal. >> new york state lawmakers will consider making it illegal for pedestrians to text or even look at their phones while crossing the street. fines under a new bill would range from 25 bucks to $250 for repeat offenders. exceptions would be made for emergencies.

>> trevor: fines for looking at your phone when you cross the street. this is such a first-world problem. ( laughter ) no, not because we don't have smartphones in other countries. just because we know our drivers don't give a shit about people crossing the street. ( laughter ) you see, where i come from, if you look at your phone, you get hit by a car. that's the fine. that's it. honestly, that's what they should do. new york shouldn't outlaw texting. they should just say it's legal to run people over. ( laughter ) i guarantee you now no one will be looking at their phone until they are safely at home. even then they'll just check to make sure the door is locked. otherwise you might go watch tv, all of a sudden there's a honda civic in your living room. aaah! so how do new yorkers feel about the new law? well, the folks over at "fox & friends" wanted to know. >> we've been watching all sorts of people walking by with their texting devices. excuse me, ma'am, hello, hello. excuse me. going forward, you could get fined $250. is that a bad idea or a good idea?

>> i really don't want to. >> i don't think she has-- she's in a hurry to go to work. okay, this guy right over here. hi, how are you? look at this guy right here. see, he's using his phone-- hi, excuse me. can i ask you a question? can you tell that new york city is a very busy place? here's a guy. i'm going to surprise him. i'm going to see if i can get his attention. excuse me. excuse me, sir. hi. >> no, thank you. >> excuse me? can i ask you a question? hmmm. >> trevor: oh, man. ( cheers and applause ) oh, man. you realize that last guy was literally about to step into the traffic rather than talk to steve doocy. he was like, "uh, taxi/fox news? taxi/fox news? i'll take a chance with the taxi." so, yes, it soon might be against the law to look at your phone in new york city while crossing the street. unless, unless, it's an emergency. that's what they said.

which made us wonder how do you decide which counts as an emergency and which doesn't? ronny chieng went to find out. >> i'm here to find out what the big emergency is for all these people walking and texting. like this person is that an emergency right now? >> let me see your text. let me see it. come on. what's the emergency? why are you texting? what's the big emergency. is that an emergency right now? >> yeah. >> what's the emergency? >> >> i was telling my boyfriend about these shoes i saw. >> this is the dumbest shit i have ever seen right now. what is this? he sent you a dick pic? you call that a dick pic? let me show you a dick pic. >> no, you can't. that's my phone. >> excuse me, miss, what is the emergency you are texting? >> i'm talking about "game of thrones." >> "game of thrones"? >> yes. >> "game of thrones"? >> yes. >> okay, to be fair, that is kind of an emergency. carry on. carry on. walking and instagramming.

you're looking at all the ass on instagram. you're missing all the ass in real life. >> yeah, okay. >> just look up once in a while. okay, that is a whole new level-- that's probably okay. way to find a loophole, bro. who are you texting? let me see. let me see. who is dominic? he didn't reply to you. he just ghosted you. let me reply to him. let me reply to him. "you up? want to netflix and chill in my ass?" >> no, no. >> no, he needs to know. he needs to know. ( cheers and applause ) >> trevor: ronny chieng, everybody. we'll be right back! ♪"stay awake" by julie andrews♪ ♪stay awake don't rest your head♪ ♪while the moon drifts in the skies♪ ♪stay awake don't close your eyes♪

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( cheers and applause ) >> trevor: welcome back to "the daily show." my guest tonight is an

award-winning journalist and author of the new book "no visible bruises: what we don't know about domestic violence can kill us." please welcome rachel louise snyder. ( cheers and applause ) welcome to the show. >> thank you for having me. >> trevor: and thank you for writing a book that genuinely, i feel, is sorely needed. the conversations around domestic abuse are generally oversimplified, in my opinion. you know, people will be like, "oh, if he hits you, get out." or "if she hits you, then just leave." it becomes a really simple story. but the title in and of itself is a powerful commentary on the idea of abuse, "no visible bruises." why that title? >> because the worst part of domestic violence, if you talk to any victims, is the psychological abuse, the emotional abuse. you know, there's a woman in my

book-- i open with a woman whose husband went to this area outside of the city they lived, billings, montana, and got a rattlesnake and brought it home and kept it in a cage, and just kept her in line with the threat of putting it in bed. and i don't-- i don't know what you call that. i don't think that's called domestic violence. it's not physical violence. but it's certainly a kind of terror. >> trevor: it's emotional abuse, definitely. >> absolutely, yeah. >> trevor: and when you read through this book, one thing that is intriguing is how you've taken the conversations and made them human. for instance, you spend time with a family that deals with physical abuse. you speak to men who are abusers, and you talk to them and try to get into their minds. why did you go for that approach? because, i mean, most people would just speak to the abused but not the abusers. but you really take an interesting approach where you speak to those who are the perpetrators. >> yeah. i mean, i guess i would answer that two ways.

the first thing i would say is we have, like, 450 years in this country of not caring about domestic violence. so i was like, "how do i make people care?" you know, that's the one-- the first thing. and the second thing was if you leave out any voices, then you're not going to make any hope of progress, right. you can't-- you have to talk to those people. otherwise, you're dealing all the time with events after they've happened, rather than trying to change the outcomes. >> trevor: right. the first part of the book specifically deals with the commonly asked question, and that is, "why didn't she just leave?" >> "why don't they just leave? why don't they leave?" let's put the impetus-- you know what i like to say, it's like think about if a burglar came into your house and you called the police, and the police are like, "oh, my gosh, it's so terrible your house has been burgled. well, you'll have to leave your house now, but we're going to leave the burglar there." that's what we do with domestic violence victims. like, "how unfortunate-- why didn't you just leave?" the fact is, they do leave and they leave all the time. but leaving is a process, not an event. it takes years for them to leave.

the woman in my book with the snake, she was putting all kinds of things in place to leave. she had put the house secretly in her name. her father owned the house, and so he had done that. she was taking nursing classes to try to get a job so she could support her children. but these things take years to put in place. >> trevor: right. a lot of the time, unfortunately, many of these women leave by dying. that's one of the saddest facts in and around domestic abuse. >> yeah. >> trevor: not just in america, but around the world. >> right. >> trevor: you have a system where men abuse women, and oftentimes kill them in these families. what is really, i think, heartwrenching about this is how so many states and so many countries have rules that almost soften the idea of what that crime is. you know, people call it, "crimes of passion," or people will try to soften that. do you think that's something we have to change? and, more importantly, how do we begin changing that idea? >> i think absolutely we need to change. i mean, to me it starts with changing the language around it. like, "crimes of passion" is a great example, right.

or you hear jail calls of guys who are like, "if you didn't love you so much, i wouldn't be doing this. it's my love for you that's making me do this." and i think that is a dangerous narrative. there's just a ton of coercion that happens in a domestic violence situation. and if you listen to these calls, it's really stunning, because they all follow, like, a very similar dialogue. and there are countries where there are laws against coercive control now. the u.k. has one. france has one. california and new york are looking at them. i don't-- i don't know-- i don't have a sense of whether or not the united states is in a place to have those conversations. i think the fact that, like, i'm out here right now. i just don't think this would have happened five years ago. >> trevor: i hope people read the book. i hope we have more of these conversations. thank you so much for coming on the show. >> thank you. >> trevor: really wonderful having you. "no visibile bruises" is available now. rachel louise snyder, everybody. we'll be right back. we'll be right back. ( cheers and applause ) when your energy is spent

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