earlier today, i spoke with actor kelly marie tran., welcome to "the daily social distancing show." ( laughs ) oh, my gosh! i'm so excited to be here. >> trevor: thank you so much. the last time we spoke, we were talking about, like, the journey that you had had, you know, being part of "star wars" being the face of what many felt like was bullying online. wsince then your life seems to e really peachy. before we talk about making a new disney movie, i want to know as one of the few who is doing it. what is the world when there is no social media? >> it's amazing. i mean, okay, i will say this: i do have, like, a lurker account because i want to know what's going on in the news. but not having to constantly be sort of publicly on it is the best thing i've ever done for my mental health, i will say that, yeah. >> trevor: so you're saying you don't wake up every day with people just telling you that they hate you. this is not a thing that you do. do ( laughs ) >> no, no, that's not a thing that i do. >> trevor: wow. >> no. >> trevor: i d

kelly marie tran, who played rose tico in the star wars movies, provides the voice of raya, a young woman reunite the warring kingdoms of her homeland. to do this, she must seek out and reanimate sisu, a rather hapless dragon voiced by awkwafina, into whose hands — or rather, talons — the peaceful future of this world has been entrusted. we really need your help. i'm going to be real with you. i'm not, like, the best dragon. have you ever done, like, a group project but there's like that one kid who didn't pitch in as much but still got ended up with the same grade? co—written by adele lim, whose screenplay credits include the hit comedy crazy rich asians, this visually dazzling romp has action and adventure to spare with sword fights, punch—ups, frenetic chase sequences, magical apparitions, shape—shifting and sweeping cinematic vistas aplenty. my girl raya and i are going to fix the world, bring everyone back. more importantly, it also has an uplifting message about overcoming fear and learning to trust our enemies — a message that seems particularly timely right now. it's available on

mariah and the last dragon has taken the top spot at the box office bringing in kelly marie voice mariahnd aquafina plays the last dragon. it was made in the pandemic with hundreds working remotely. it bumped tom and jerry from the top spot. disney is the parent company of abc 7 news. >>> let's take a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets under way. we're up about 200 points. >>> here's a question, how much is a tweet worth? clearly we're about to find out because twitter ceo jack dorsey is putting his first tweet up for sale. it's from 2006 and says just setting up my twitter. the tweet is dorsey's digital signature which has been verified for authenticity and the top bid so far is $2.5 million. however, it's expected to go even higher. >>> california lawmakers are considering a bill that would require gender neutral toy sections in department stores. the legislation would require retailers with at least 500 employees to stop organizing toys and child care items by gender and to phase out any gender based signage. the responser of the bill says children shouldn't feel

raya voiced by kelly marie tran is on a journey to find the last dragon and that happens to be voicedtified fresh score on the tomato meter back at rotten tomatoes. you can stream that one on disney plus. >> both are on my list. you mentioned earlier it is women's history month and there is a podcast that's here just in time for that. tell us about it. >> this follows a recent trend where we're finding out more about the women behind the president. this is "in plain sight," lady bird johnson and this is actually incredible because it features her own voice with these previously unrecorded audio tracks that she recorded daily both in her time inside washington and outside of it. and, of course, i think it's a really gripping podcast to find out more about a woman who was right there in some of america's biggest moments. and you can find that one on all platform podcasts, apple podcasts, spotify and the book that coincides with it will be available march 16th. >> definitely really interesting. and it is my favorite season. no, not spring. award season is in full swing. when is the next

. >> kelly marie tran gives voice to raya next to dragon who is morph into human form. >> i felt likedn't know what was going to happen, and i did. >> reporter: together they fight off the evil droon while gathering pieces of magical orb to make it whole again and unite her people. >> maybe it's broken because you don't trust anyone. >> reporter: trust, how to gain and keep it is key theme here and those who made the movie had to trust each other, as they t labored in middle of pandemic with everyone working remotely. >> over 450 people working from 450 different locations. it's incredible feat. i'm really proud of the ability of everyone to come together and make this incredible thing. >> reporter: awkwafina, what is best part and most challenge part of working remotely? >> best part, roll up right out of bed. only see waist up, don't know what's going on down under which is enjoyable. i miss that camaraderie in the fi filmmaking process. >> abc7 news. >> you can watch on disney living with metastatic breast cancer means being relentless. because every day matters. and having more of

one for the family all girl power raya, voiced by kelly marie tran, unleashes a voice of evil into theunny. good dose of disney magic. peoples is partnering with a virtual red carpet event later check it out as soon as my girls saw this last week, they were like, when do we watch it again and again and again? it's that kind of movie. >> for sci-fi fans, you've got one "boss level" >> yeah. sci-fi and action. maybe you want a little more adrenaline this weekend. this is on hulu. the "groundhog day" of action thrillers. frank grillo stars as the guy stuck in a time loop, waking up in the same violent day, where the most over the top scenarios possible, over and over again. it is almost a satirical win to the action movies naomi watts, ken jeong mel gibson are all in it, as well think of it as a popcorn escape movie for the weekend. >> lots to watch get in your sweats and go to it. thank you very much. appreciate it. >> thanks, guys. >>> we have your viewing covered. up next, how about some food a delicious option for your weekend menu from the mayor of flavortown himself there he is, guy

i'm maureen kelly kron 4 news. thank you. marie. >> on to another big story of the day. the cdc has relaxed safety guidelines in schools as more students return to the classrooms. the centers for disease control and prevention now says that students can sit 3 feet apart in classrooms. the revised covid-19 recommendations is a turn away from the 6 foot standard. that is for some schools to remove desks staggered scheduling and take other steps to keep kids away from each other. the cdc also said today 6 feet should still be maintained in common areas such as school lobbies and when masks can not be worn like when they're eating the agency says will ultimately be up to the school districts to make sure that these protocols are enforced. let's go to the south bay now and. the search for covid-19 vaccine santa clara county health officials say they had to cancel many coronavirus vaccination appointments because there's just not enough vaccines. kron four's charles clifford has details. >> well, here in santa clara county, the number of coronavirus cases has been dropping sin

kelly marie tran, who played rose tico in the star wars movies, provides the voice of raya, a young womanather hapless dragon voiced by awkwafina, into whose hands — or rather, talons — the peaceful future of this world has been entrusted. we really need your help. i'm going to be real with you — i'm not, like, the best dragon. have you ever done, like, a group project but there's like that one kid who didn't pitch in as much but still got the same grade? co—written by adele lim, whose screenplay credits include the hit comedy crazy rich asians, this visually—dazzling romp has action and adventure to spare, with sword fights, punch—ups, phonetic chase sequences, magical apparitions, shape shifting and sweeping cinematic vistas aplenty. my girl raya and i are going to fix the world, bring everyone back. more importantly, it also has an uplifting message about overcoming fear and learning to trust our enemies, a message that seems particularly timely right now. it's available on disney+ with premier access. from mythical south east asia to modern—day france for my donkey, my lover and i, a

mary university of england. when we come back, we will speak to robin dg kelly about the historic amazon unitization drive and the black unions in america. we will also talk about the first day of opening arguments in the derek chauvin trial. stay with us. ♪♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the quarantine report. i'm amy goodman. today is the deadline for mail-in ballots as nearly 6,000 amazon workers in bessemer, alabama decide whether to form the company's first union. a yes vote could be a watershed moment for the u.s. labor movement. on friday, senator bernie sanders traved to besser to speak at a rally, and called the ionizationrive a istorical"truggle. >>f histy teacheus anythi, it that bimoney interes do notive you anhing. you ha to stanup and fht for . inhis, the wlthiest couny inhe histo of the world, dealing with the wealthiest individual in the world, there is no excuse for workers at amazon not to have good wages, good benefits, and good working conditions. and if you pull this off year, birmingham, alabama, if you pull this off here, believe me, workers all over the count