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he told me why it was so important to tell his story now. >> good hustle by kareem abdul-jabbar. >> reporternow is the right time to be interviewed on tv about his own private battle with prostate cancer. first diagnosed 11 years ago. why did you choose now to speak about it? why was now the right time and you knew it was going to get attention. >> we're at a crossroads here and people are even going to take health care seriously and promote it and support it or people will be struggling and we want to end the struggling. we want people to be well. >> reporter: kareem hopes his story will bring more awareness to health care disparities in the u.s. african-americans have the highest mortality rate of any racial group for all cancers combined and have higher rates of diabetes, hypertension and heart disease than other groups and now the trend continues with the coronavirus. >> all the basic inequities in our society that are there to begin with have been exacerbated by the pandemic. so the fact that people of color have more face-to-face jobs with people, they're more likely to be involved in

nba hall-of-famer, kareem abdul-jabbar. he wrote a very important piece for web md.lack lives matter. our lives are at risk. the healthcare system and everyday individuals have to do a better job to protect us. thank you so much. i appreciate you joining us. i know it's a very tough time for a lot of folks, so i'm glad that you're here. americans are more likely -- black americans are more likely to contract covid because of pre-existing conditions, sir. you were very open about your own pre-existing conditions. what are they? and is this scary for you, when you see, you know, the surge all over this country of covid? >> well, good evening, don. thanks for having me on. it -- it's scary for everybody. but i think it's time for people to step forward. i have tried to work, now, with ucla health as their health ambassador because this is a very important issue for me. i -- i have my own health issue. but, in the black community, health issues, across the board, are important. and often, not discussed and no one talks with them on how to cope. so, i'm glad ucla is reach

nba hall of famer kareem abdul-jabbar joins me to talk about the color of covid and why it's so importantws. the u.s. seeing the deadliest day of the pandemic so far. over 3,500 deaths. the country reporting the most cases in a single day, more than 2 h 242,000. for the 11th day in a row, record levels of hospitalizations. but there is some promising news. the cdc says more than 2.9 milli 2.9 million pfizer covid vaccines have been allocated across the country. another vaccine is on the way. dr. anthony fauci says moderna's covid-19 vaccine could receive emergency use authorization as early as tomorrow. operation warp speed says 20 million doses of that vaccine will be deliveredpy the end of the month. vice president mike pence announcing plans to get the coronavirus vaccine on camera and it will happen on friday, he says. president-elect joe biden planning to get his shot for all to see early next week. >> i want to get ahead of the line, but i want to demonstrate to the american people that it is safe to take. they are working on that plan right now, and when i do it, i will do it publi

ideology and race matter.k we are in this situation that oprah is a victim or jay-z is a victim or kareem abdul-jabbar truck driver in reno, nevada, is not appear within a hijacked american history because it's of the founding in 1619, which was not true, and where deplatforming -- "time" magazine deplatformed helen keller, of all people. san francisco renaming a school because abraham lincoln, who really save the union and stop slavery is somehow a racist because he is not perfect by our standards. it's going to continue. this is the most frightening period of my life and reminiscent of the mccarthy period. i don't think we can let it rdhappen. i know my father grew up in poverty, flew 40 missions in a b-29 over japan.t and his cousin, who was adopted, was killed, my namesake, and okinawa. i'm not ready to accept that they fought for a racist country that was in here and fought. it's going w to be perpetuated. you are not, blm, going to hijack the totality of american history because it is not perfect. it's good. does not have to be perfect, but it is better than the alternative.t i that is what it i

. >> kennedy: former nba legend kareem abdul jabbar calling on big tech to censure conservative celebritiesmes wood and jon voight. in a lengthy op-ed he argues that they damage the fabric of society and the social media giants should silence them. however, jabbar himself raised eyebrows with some of his past commentary last year when the state of georgia passed antiabortion law. he argued against it writing that such pro-life laws were a throwback to times when, "pretty much everyone who wasn't a straight white christian male was considered a second class citizen whose rights and future depended on the patriarch's whim." as ucla bruin, it pains me to knitpick kareem. dave, your thoughts? >> dave: i'm with you on this. i'm a huge basketball guy. i have a ball right there. used at an nba game in the early '90s. he is the all-time leading scorer in the nba, like 38,000 points but this is absolute pure dribble. he has to understand if he comes for some people's free speech because he doesn't like their free speech, he is opening the door for other people to come for his free speech. for the qu

abdul-jabbar is making headlines off the court this morning. he's going public with his news about his battle with prostate cancer and hoping to raise awareness. >>> in this morning's "gma first look," kareem abdul dul jdul j receiving his only battle with prostate cancer first diagnosed 11 years ago. >> so far so good. >> why did you choose now to speak about it? >> we're at a cross roads here. and people are either going to take health care seriously or people will be struggling. >> reporter: he ophopes his sto will bring more awareness to health disparities in the u.s. >> the fact that people of color have more face-to-face jobs with people. more likely to be involved in health care health care and they have to use public transportation makes them more susceptible to a pandemic. >> coming up at 7:00, what he wants young men to know. >> i'm glad he's sharing that and doing okay. >>> a mom and pop coffee shop outside of minneapolis is serving up free drinks and it's all thanks to the kindness of generous donors. >> your drink is free. >> okay. the palm family owns the daily grind and they've been working hard to keep their business afloat. the one thing that put a smile on their faces, so