this is "nightline." tonight, civil it's citizens versus their states. as stay at home mandates are extented across the country, some going out and opening on their own. with the pandemic becoming increasingly political, some saying they're just trying to survive. >> my bills were beginning to stack up. plus, the last dance. the raw, unfiltered look at a legend. >> he hauls off and hits me in the chest, and i haul off and hit him in the [ bleep ]. >> how the documentary series turned culture sensation came to be. >> "nightline" starts right now

with byron pitts. tonight the fight growing across america increasingly along party lines, eager to get back to business while doctors say the rush to reopen could be catastrophic. some countering saying nothing but to leave them financially ruined. in wisconsin last night, a packed bar, normally unremarkable. but these aren't normal times. >> my employees haven't been paid now in two months. ly i had to look out for their families and my business. >> this video shot hours after the state supreme court struck down the governor's order. >> if people have an issue with social distancing, they should be able to be, you know, they can stay separate or stay at home. >> the debate over when and how to loosen restrictions is pitting rising unemployment

rates and personal fry deedom g the country's approach to fighting the virus. >> i think it's a combination of economic interests. it shouldn't be one side against the other, how do we marry all of these interests together. >> americans overwhelmingly support mitigation measures they're asked to take. 78% saying it's necessary to stay at home as much as possible. states are free to make their own decisions about reopening, but the white house guideline is to have a 14-day downward trajectory of documented cases. abc analysis shows only 11 out of 45 states currently easing restrictioning me restrictions meet that criteria. warnings to congress about the risk of reopening. >> the consequences could be really serious. there is no doubt even under the best of circumstances, when you pull back on mitigation, you will see some cases appear. >> without better planning, 2020 could be the darkest winter in

modern history. >> the fastest way to get americans to do something is to tell them they >> cheers and applause. >> thank you for being open! >> newly-minted heroes of the movement to reopen the economy. >> yay! woo-hoo! >> the colorado couple defying state orders last weekend, opening their restaurant for mother's day. video of a packed crowd inside the c&c cafe quickly going viral. my colleague, clayton sandell sitting down with the couple. >> did you consider having people social distance or wear masks or anything lha di and outside there we had our patio spaced out. wn speverytut i every angle.veone came. >> repstate 500 people came to their restaurant sunday. >> a lot of people saw that

video and wondered what were you guys thinking? >> we were thinking that people want to be free. free from government. that's what the constitution's for, to protect us from the government. >> do you worry, though, do you have any concerns, losing any sleep over the idea that maybe when all those people were in here they were transmitting this virus to other people. >> you know, people are adults, right? you're an adult. and we're aadults, and i can say we have the choice to make our own decisions in life, whatever that may be. >> lots of other restaurants here in colorado are still following the rules. >> right. >> what makes you guys special? >> we're not special. we're just like them. you know what it is, we made a choice. they have the choice to obey what the government's guidelines are. and we had a choice to not obey. >> their decision getting the attention of their governor. >> i love my mom too much to put her at risk to take a selfie with omelets and a mimosa.

>> what did you think when you heard him say that? >> i didn't hear him say it, honestly. >> i didn't hear it until now. we've been busy. we've been working. >> on monday, the health department shutting down the cafe. the supporters still coming out taping money to their front door. >> god chose you to be our representative to do this. >> i hope so. >> is all of this worth it? >> when i siee people like this out here it's worth it. >> it's worth it to get a chance. >> why? >> we love people. >> they have hired an attorney who says they may face fines and jail time. >> whattive anoticed about this family is they're a prayerful family. they're listening to all kinds of people. i think when the time is right, they'll make the decision think need to make. and don't know what that will be. >> in michigan, the state with

the fourth largest number of covid-19 deaths, one of the most robust stay-at-home orders in the nation, a standoff. drawn by county lines. here, in michigan, the life-long barber reopened his shop in defiance of the state lockdown. >> my bills were beginning to stack up. this is my livelihood. i couldn't do this anymore. ly to maintain my work ethic, my dignity. all i want to do is be a simple guy in michigan and make my living. >> quarantine-weary customers stand in solidarity, waiting for a seat in his barbershop. >> for one thing, i need a haircut, terribly. and some support. i think he's one of the few to try to stand up against the governor's edicts, you know. ? th >> this week a circuit judge

refused the order to shut down his shop. he's facing misdemeanor charges and had his license suspended by the state on wednesday. >> i till you, it's pretty mean-spirited. i say it's pretty tyrannical to take a man's livelihood. >> still, manke isn't backing down, becoming a folk hero among those who resist and resent gretchen whitmer's orders. >> i'm 77. me.t's the worst they can give i got one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel and i could care less. >> protesters in the rain at the state capital echoing defiance. michigan united for liberty, calling their protest judgment day. >> end the lockdown, now! >> adam deang li is the spokesman. >> the main objective is to spend a message to the governor,

end the lockdown. it's had the effect of rousing the public and they're working. >> last month, shocking scenes of heavily-armed protesters storming the capital. heightened tension escalating the threat of violence. ahead of today's protest, facebook removing the private group for violating their policies. michigan's governor gretchen whitmer criticizing the protesters on "the view" saying they were endangering public health. >> the fact of the matter is, these protests, in a perverse way, make it likelier that we're going to have to stay in a stay at home posture. >> all across the world, countries are grappling with reopening society. in paris, glimmers of hope on monday when people were allowed to leave their homes without a permission slip for the first time in 55 days. haircuts and fresh beignets at

the top of parisian to-do lists. but new clusters have emerged. >> and that tells you that even some of the best responses still, you know, are having difficulty controlling this epidemic. >> in seoul, south korea where social distancing restrictions were easing up after case numbers die klined numbers declined to a few a day, 140 toastested positive after pe visited a nightlife area. over 10,000 who may have been infected tested. but that number not anything coming close to the testing numbers in wuhan, china. an ambitious plan to test all 11 million residents after finding

the first cluster of cases in a month. >> it's really all about being evidence-based and taking it slowly. >> in the u.s., there's still no streamlined or federally-mandated solution, leaving the tensions between empty pockets and potential illness to grow. >> we're social animals, and people won't stay locked down. it's how you open up. and i think people need to be well-informed and well grounded in a sensible fear of this virus to figure out how best to go forward. >> 2.9 million more americans filed for jobless claims last week, making the total number of people unemployed by the pandemic more than 36 million. coming up next, "the last dance" with michael jordan. how the hit documentary came to be. vplaque psoriasis.ere now, there's skyrizi. ♪ things are getting clearer, yeah i feel free ♪ ♪ to bare my skin ♪ yeah that's all me.

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mj. for many, that's all it takes to conjure up images of greatness. michael jordan is an icon.

but despite heroics, who the man is off the hardwood was reserved for myth and mystery until now. >> winning has a price. leadership has a price. >> it's moments like this that have captivated the world during covid-19. >> this is how i play the game. if you don't want to play that way, don't play that >> present day billionaire businessman, michael jordan the brand. he's one of the greatest athletes of all time. and now, for the first time insight tohis both prolific and private superstar. >> up until that point, it was a stigma that michael jordan, all he does is wins scoring titles, he never wins championships. >> "the last dance", wraps this sunday, full of

never-before-seen footage, now brought to life by a group of determined film makers. >> it's like urban legend, the camera crew may have followed&the last bulls team that michael played on. and when i found out it did exist they put together a clip reel and i was blown away. >> how significant is this documentary? >> when you're locked in, you have no new content, you are an audience, you are captured. people are watching together. that's more of a '60s construct of watching television. ed sullivan or the jackie gleason show. now you've got michael jordan. it's probably appropriate, because he is iconic in that way in that he grabs your attention and holds>>he greatest sports t ever, the chicago bulls la la late 1990s. >> they will be remembered in

one word, the jordan era, period. >> jordan himself controlled all the footage film that year. over the years, others tried to make the dream project a reality. >> in the '90s, they didn't have cameras in every corner of every room, you didn't have guys walking around with cameras in their pocket in order to film themselves. so, to have those cameras there back then when we'd never seen any footage like this of these guys and how they would behave with each eother, it was an embarrassment of riches. >> but it sat unseen by the public for more than two decades. jordan and the league were ready. >> adam silver who was then the president of nba entertainment and is now the commissioner, shot this footage with the agreement from michael that it would only ever be shown to the public if he had michael's full cooperation. adam told michael that at worst case, this would be the best

home movies ever filmed. >> director jason hare was given the keys to the coveted jordan archives, but not before he would meet the man himself who would have final say. ? th >> this is a man who was either an image on the wall, a clip on a tee shirt, a logo on a shoe. but it's a testament to his down to earth demeanor that we eased into a conversation. >> let me write about this on the record, let me put this conversation on the record. and he would always say no. jason hare the director finally got him to say yes to the notion of, you say people don't understand why you are the way you are. >> he never one vetoed anything, but in several key moments, he did add a recommendation to, you know, there's a shot of me hitting a buzzer beater. >> what hare got was raw.

>> we were afraid of him. and there was just fear. >> revealing. >> he hauls off and hits me in the chest. and i haul off and hit him right in the [ bleep ]. >> real. >> let's not get it wrong. he was a [ bleep ]. he was a jerk. he crossed the line numerous times. >> that win at all costs attitude became the driving force that drove jordan's entire life. >> michael jordan is the greatest player to have ever played basketball. when you consider his greatness on the court, it's just immeasurable. when you thought about michael comparable, y chn, the, or the beatles. >> full of public moments of triumph and joy. >> at that point, michael jordan's already the ultimate sports alpha male. >> and outright pettiness. >> he was a threat. i'm not saying he wasn't a threat, but me be being compared

to him, i took offense to that. >> full of pain and vulnerability behind the scenes. >> this is not a, one of those lifestyles that you envy, you know? >> perhaps the moment no more painful than when michael's father was murdered in 1993. jordan discussing it at length for the first time. >> you know, my mother was so strong. and the first thing she says, you know, you got to be thankful. and i started looking at the positives. >> with two episodes left, the great michael jordan, his motivations and moxie no longer a mystery. and this documentary reminds us, the magic was real. you can watch the final two episodes of the documentary this sunday evening at 9:00/8:00 central on espn. and up next, what's behind the mask? it's the sweetest.

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