the impacact on latinx and farmworkersrs have a particularly hard-hit. all as farmworkers s are makinga big sacrificed to be able to feed our families s and havea place to live. amy: we e will speak with dr. had of the-bautista, ucla center for the study of latino health and culture and author of a new report shows latinx californians aged 50 to 64 have died at more than five times the rate of white people of the same age. all that and more, coming up. welcome toto democracy now!, democracynow.o.org, the e quarae repoport. i'm amy goodman. the united statates recorded moe than 1000 covid-1919 deaths on tuesday, the highest figure in nearly two months. on tuesday, president trump held his first televised briefing on the pandemic since april. after months of downplaying the coronavirus and claiming it was dying out, trump admitted the crisis will continue to worsen. pres. trump: it will probably come unfortunate, get worse before it gets better. something i don't like saying about things, but that is the way it is. that is whwhat we have.. it i iall over t

station today and it is aimed at helping the latinx community get tested for free. groups are coming together for this new effort that begins in just a few minutes. julian glover is live with more on how this will work. >> reporter: good morning. as you mentioned, this will start up this morning at 7:00 a.m., it is all about getting the latinx community tested. they will be doing this at the mission b.a.r.t. plaza, the 24th street mission b.a.r.t. plaza. and again, this is believed to be one of the first in the nation programs to really target the latinx community by taking the testing directly to them. it will happen again at the 24th street mission b.a.r.t. plaza, it will happen wednesdays and fridays and will run from 7:00 to 6:00 p.m. this will be happening for the next three weeks. the goal is to catch the virus before it continues to spread throughout the latinx community. and these are people who are often essential workers and don't have the time to take off from work to wait all day to get a coronavirus test. >> the harsh reality is that folks that are of l

that's make that national endeavor requirement for underrepresented group and black and latinx as welllet's tie contracts to software companies to having more diversity on their team. let's provide hiring tax credits like they did in quebec if folks are hiring people from rural america or underrepresented groups. there are concrete policy steps we can take to deal with the inequities. show, in thetudies long-term, having more diversity leads to increased profitability , having more women and more brack and -- and more black and brown people. the problem is that startup culture is focused with making it an surviving and they don't take a long-term you. so we need to help people take that longer-term view. and since manufacturing has left our country in many ways, we still need to fight for manufacturing, but it has led to the increase in the racial wealth gap. the racial wealth gap in this country has increased over the past three decades. one of the reasons it the is they -- reasons inequity of the innovation sector, and the black community hasn't benefited. we need to fix that. andr:

but there are quite a lot of essential workers still, and more than half of our patients are latinx. two-thirds of my patients i'm taking care of are latinx and half of them are ventilated. >> oh, my goodness, that's terrible to hear. governor newsom highlighted this week that the latinx population, especially in the central valley, because they are front line workers, farm workers, they're working those jobs, they cannot isolate, i hear only 15% of the population in the city is the latinx population. but you're saying 50 to 70% of the cases are those patients? >> yeah, and for example, you know, we've had, even in san francisco, folks who work in the fields picking strawberries, and those are the folks we're seeing. >> dr. colfax had a frightening number, saying we could see 750 covid patients by mid-october in the hospitals. that seems crazy high. do we have enough beds for that? >> yes, so, i mean, the way we're working right now in the second surge is a little bit hidden because it's almost like the tank is getting filled but it's drip by drip. so we're not even feeling that surg

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the first is that it calls to your attention african-american latinx persons have been three times as likely to become effective at -- become infected as whites, and have been twice as likely to die from the virus. three times as likely to be infected, twice as likely to die. very strong statistical information. the query that we have to address is, why? why is this so likely? well, first of all, we are persons, generally speaking, who have an out of home, hands on experience with our work. a good many of us, meeting african-americans, latinx persons, we work out of the house and we do it out of necessity. it is not because we enjoy riding the bus and going into a place where we will bag the groceries or a place where we will find ourselves stocking the shelves, working on the sanitation trucks, picking up the waist. it is -- picking up the waste. it is not because we enjoy doing it. it is because by necessity, we have to do it. when we traverse the community, going away from home, we are more likely to encounter the virus. we work in many jobs where, initially, there were no ppe avai

we've learned the latinx population in the county is vid-19. county leaders announced yesterday every one out of two covid-19 cases is someone from the latinx community. wednesday the county reported 9612 confirmed cases and 188 deaths. in san jose and south county or gilroy are being hit especially hard. >> they're usually front line workers and you know from my understanding is they're just exposed to so much more. >> we see more latinos that are working in the front line and because of that, because of them their work and helping us and serving us, they pulse themselves at higher risk. >> county leaders also say half of the covid-19 cases are in those under 35 years old. in sunnyvale, at least nine belows at the costco have tested positive for coronavirus. the santa clara county health department told us the location is still open but it's working with the retailer on ne investi reported single day. 197 on tuesday. that's along with more than 8700 new cases confirmed. for a second day in a row, florida is reporting a record number of coronav

thinking about what we have seen so far, we are four months in , andave seen black, latinx indigenous communities disproportionately impacted not only in infection rates but who is hospitalized and dies from coronavirus. host: could the exposure and amplification of those inequities particularly among minority communities in some way be a good thing in terms of evolving solutions down the road in terms of legislation, health-care legislation in particular? dr. blackstock: i don't know if i would say it's a good thing, it is definitely bringing more attention to the issue of health inequities. inhink that, i testified front of the u.s. house of representatives subcommittee on the coronavirus. we had a committee in early june on racial health disparities, and they were very interested in developing legislation to address the inequities we are seeing. i was happy to testify there to talk about the importance of having the fr -- legislation around these disparities. we know we are going to be in this pandemic for much longer than we expected. for theseect is communities that have already

first we can increase our recruitment for latinx, black and women organizations. we can increase our anti-bias and anti-racist intervention, especially where the managers and supervisors are exercising judgment in our employee life cycle. so, points where that comes into play are obviously hiring whenever there is performance management or disciplinary actions, and a key part of performance management is during our probationary period when we are dealing with our permanent civil service appointments. we can also do targeted leadership and professional development programs and support targeting very specifically the demographics we are interested in increasing or improving. the other things we can continue, efforts to improve our survey response rates within specifically water and wastewater enterprises are already underway and we'll get into those later, but those areas we have a lot of the craft and trades which tend to have a higher representation of latinx and black employees. we have also as you know implemented a competency framework to reduce bias, the areas

to the question that about latinx and other immigrant populations. look, we cannot have policies that will scare people. we cannot have individuals who are too terrified to take care because they think they or their loved ones are going to be deported. you absolutely cannot have ice have anything to do with testing. they cannot have anything to dov with having medical records or being in hospitals hospital far any healthcare facilities. we also know contact tracing in addition to testing is critical to rein in the infection. when somebody calls an individual and their asking better close contacts, they must be reassured that information would never go to immigration officials of any kind. if we do not have those policies in place then we will not be able to control the infection. this is a huge problem for exacerbating existing disparities but it's also a a problem for everyone in the country if there are some people who are too scared in order to receive care. >> mr. chairman, if you would and told nick i don't know ms. willis wanted to answer the q

latinx people. who are the people on the front lines working in nursing homes? women. 70% of that work force. so when you think about the people who are wiping down tables in the restaurant, that the president wants them to get back to work and not provide them with anymore economic impact payments, we just can get over ter and get back to work, i think that this is yet another message about the two americas that he sees. and i think that his unwillingness to sign and push that h.e.r.o.e.s. act, which would provide continuing relief is yet another portion of his denial. i mean, this president has squandered february, march, april, may, june -- in terms of getting this virus under control. because she in denial. >> is there one particular program, before i have to let you know, congresswoman, one thing in particular at the top of the things you would like to see done to help struggling communities? particularly communities of color? >> oh, my god. for the going forward i would love to see a greatly expanded earned income tax credit, but that's down the line durin

in the month of april, latinx unemployment was over 18%, and black unemployment was over 16%, while the census bureau reports that latinx and black households are struggling to pay rent at higher rates than white households. congress acted quickly in march to pass the cares act. that includes language from a bill that i introduced which provided mortgage forbearance, including for multi family and single-family rental property owners. but there's much more that needs to be done. the urban institute estimates that as this pandemic goes on, up to 17.6 million renter households could need rental assistance at a cost of $96 billion for six months to be able to remain in their homes. to further respond to the crisis, the house passed the heroes act which includes $100 billion for emergency rental assistance, increase protections against eviction, and other housing resources to support hud and usda programs. the house acted another senate must get to work. i call on my senate colleagues to pass this bill, to bring much-needed relief to families across the country, including struggling renters

again, the goal is to try to catch the virus before it spreads through the latinx community. julian glover, abc 7 news. >>> new numbers this morning for oakland show which neighborhoods have been hit hardest by covid-19. the east bay times is reporting that the positivity rate in the 94603 area code is 21%. in the 94601, it is 23%. and 94621, which includes seminary and coliseum areas, the positivity rate is 25%. so that compared to alameda county as a whole, which is seeing a positivity rate of 13%. alameda county is on the state's watch list, you can check out where your county stands with our interactive feature at abc7news.com. the man shows you how long each region has been on the list and why the state is keeping an eye on the spread of coronavirus there. >>> refusing to wear a mask or properly social distance at a park will now cost you in contra costa county. they voted to fine anyone $100 for violating health orders. that is just the first time. $200 for the second. 500 bucks for the third. of course some people are supporting this and some aren't. >> i'm just tired

people didn't sit well with latinx people.mediately started online to boycott goya food with "goyaway." also, "goy away!" is what the mohel yelled at me the one time i attended a bris. i stole his joke about working for tips. unanue was stunned that aligning himself with president baby cage would rub people the wrong way, as he explained the next day on the fox: >> hey bob, are you getting a boycott, that's what i heard, because you had the audacity to show up at the president's invitation and say some positive things about him? >> brian, yes. and, you know, it's suppression of speech. >> stephen: yes! this boycott is a violation of unanue's first amendment rights. it's right there in the constitution: "congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or abridging the freedom of speech. and no matter what the bean man says, you must buy beans from the bean man. i'm james madison, and i love beans." but unanue's not alone. trump's allies responded to the boycott with their own plan to buy as much goya as possi

. >>> the latinx community has been hit hard by the pandemic here in the bay area as well. kate larsen explains how a new testing program launching in san francisco this week works and who it's meant to target. [ speaking spanish ] >> translator: i would really like to make a plea to our latin community. >> reporter: dr. gil chavez spoke monday about the gravity of covid infections in the latino community. >> the infections are not always trivial, and we have a lot of infections in young people in the reproductive age that result in death. >> we should protect people on the margins and most impacted because that's the right thing to do. but number two, if that's not your jam, you could should do it because it helps protect you too. >> reporter: john jacobo, with the partnership of bart and the city of san francisco is beginning a new testing program this week >>f wee to rucamntf peoplehere,g where they were and passing that virus on to somebody else. >> reporter: the test willing be here at the 24 street mission bar plaza on wednesdays and friday starting at 7:00 a.m. for t

house but the recommendations are targeted testing and contact tracing infrastructures in black and latinx and indigenous communities. also managing outreach is going to be very, very critical as we go on in the pandemic the education of a what are the symptoms of coronavirus? how is it transmitted? we know the messenger is incredibly important in terms of relaying these messages to communities. then in the long-term we need to think about impacting in the committee's in the space i mentioned in terms of employment, , right, in terms of having sick leave, having personal protective equipment on the job, having access to home ownership and we know homeownership is very important to developing wealth and welfare is key and addressing some of the issues we are seeing in terms of racial health inequities. what we're calling for is really for the federal, state and local governments to invest in black and other minority committees because we will see in the future this pandemic continues and progresses that we will see for the devastation if we don't make social change. >> the u.s. passing 3 mi

. >>> the latinx community has been hit hard by the pandemic here in the bay area as well. kate larsen explains how a new testing program launching in san francisco this week works and who it's meant to target. [ speaking spanish ] >> translator: i would really like to make a plea to our latin community. >> reporter: dr. gil chavez spoke monday about the gravity of covid infections in the latino community. >> the infections are not always trivial, and we have a lot of infections in young people in the reproductive age that result in death. >> we should protect people on the margins and most impacted because that's the right thing to do. but number two, if that's not your jam, you could should do it because it helps protect you too. >> reporter: john jacobo, with the partnership of bart and the city of san francisco is beginning a new testing program this week. >> if we were to reduce the amount of people infected here, that means they're not traveling to other parts of san francisco where they were and passing that virus on to somebody else. >> reporter: the test willing be

the cdc put out a report in june that said that black and latinx women are more likely to have severe covid illness when they are pregnant, and that is something that is extremely alarming. when we think about these disparities we have to have a , wide lens focus. this momnibus act would allow us to focus on those issues. host: i want to ask you quickly one last question, because it has been on my mind. you used to work at the department of health and human services. i don't know if you heard my discussion with secretary alex azar earlier, but i asked about their efforts to replace obamacare and whether there was anything real there. he shared that he thought there was. he said, a lot of people worry about pre-existing conditions and where is the trump administration on that? he said, we are absolutely mandating that pre-existing conditions remain covered, that we are committed to it. this is the trump administration. i just want to ask you, do you believe him and do you believe that? rep. underwood: i absolutely do not believe it, but i think it is a very nice sentiment. in the meant

and latinx neighborhoods, working with the latino task force as well as other neighborhoods within the city to ensure that people are getting testing as soon as possible, particularly those that are symptomatic, that we are providing support services and contact tracing. next slide. i think it's important, given the pandemic and the situation that we're here in locally, certainly during this -- in the surge, there's lots of concerns and lots of competing needs, and i will just say that our testing capacity is increased in terms of demand. i also think it's important to look at how san francisco is doing compared to other jurisdictions. we're working with similar limitations. you can see here in terms of our case rate, with the exception of seattle, our case rate is significantly lower than other urban jurisdictions. our death rate is certainly significantly lower, and while our testing across d.p.h. and other city support systems is not able to fully keep up with demand as much as we would like right now, we are at a higher rate of testing per 1,000 than other jurisdictions. i would al

the essential workforce and the latinx committee. that slide reinforces and underscores the imperative to increase and build on the work that we have done and the effort to target and focus in terms of protecting essential workers that we have come to rely on even as we pull back some of the modifications we make pick this essential workforce is the bedrock and backbone of those that are providing fundamental services to the state of california. here is what we are announcing today. additional workers safeguards to protect the workforce and focus on preventative measures. to help support our employers that have been overwhelmingly supportive. we want to work in the spirit of collaboration and partnership to educate employers and help them educate employees as well. we want to extend some longer- lasting worker protection. we want to build on some of that previous work. some of that has been done with executive orders. building on the c.a.r.e.s. act and what is come from the federal government. a lot of those things as you are very fa

in climate news, new data shows communities in the united states with large african-american and latinxopulations will be hardest hit from climate change in the coming decades. according to the union of concerned scientists, u.s. counties with more than 25% black or latinx residents will face far more days of extreme heat than whiter counties by mid-century if the targets of the paris climate accord are not reached. in morocco, authorities arrested journalist omar radi wednesday, on what press freedom advocates call "retaliatory charges." radi reported on the role of the moroccan state and big business in dispossessing farmers from their tribal lands. he has spoken out about facing harassment and surveillance. an amnesty international report alleges authorities hacked radi's phone using pegasus spyware from the israeli company nso group. now a court has charged radi with undermining state security by receiving foreign funding and collabororating with foreign intelligence, , and also charged him with rape. the committee to protect journalists issued a statement that "moroccan authorities

communities of color, particularly black and latinx people have been especially hard-hit. pre-existing inequalities are exacerbated by the current crisis, and black and latinx homeownership is in peril. to mitigate some of the -- congress must continue its vigilant in protecting homeowners, improve transparency for housing relief programs, increased its efforts to regulate and reform the mortgage servicing industry, and relief for black and let next homeowners. the federal regulators must act as well to prevent avoidable foreclosures and promote sustainable homeownership. congress must pursue dedicated efforts to protect and expand like an latinx homeownership, and pass additional measures, including collection of loan level barbara, loan performance and loss mitigation data with free public reporting. h.r. 6835 is a good start on this. expansion of cares act protections must include a a standardized forbearance for all mortgages, automatic forbearance for borrowers who have missed to payments are more, affordable repayment options for borrower was exiting forbearance plan

and then we realize it doesn't work for us and we see it working even worse for black latinx people comew do we work together with these groups to support them and change our tech industry and all of these different areas where systemic racism has been such a huge problem. we see, though, that there is a lot of pressure to get asian americans to side against other groups. there is a tight black-- anti-blackness in the asian american community, which doesn't help. how do we take action? michelle and i are working together to outline what are the steps you should take as an asian american to learn about how black activists helped change law and helped change the united states culture in ways that have really helped asian and asian americanss. and how do we learn about our history and learn about our own anti-blackness in a way that allows us to be great advocates for everyone and understand that until we make things better for everyone, we are not really helping ourselves as much as he could be. pao, i know these are really issues, and i appreciate you tackling -- really complex issues, an

san francisco is also rolling out a latinx focused testing campaign that will also provide food, housing and financial help. despite being only 15% of the ulatn, the latinx community makes up half of the cases city-wide. >>> happening today your last chance to get a free coronavirus test in hayward. before the site moves locations. it's currently celt up at the csu east bay campus but many people have had trouble actually getting through. chopper 5 buzz over the site last week where people were stuck in line for hours. the new location will open monday at sky west golf course. it will be by appointment only. and we've also got a full list of all the testing sites across the bay area on kpix.com. >>> this morning, usc sorority and fraternity row has been hit by the outbreak. the school says there have been 44 coronavirus cases there. the university says a coronavirus outbreak happened in the early part of july. one student who was subletting a room for the summer just came out of quarantine. after she says a handful of people got it. >> it just took one person and the next thing you know

we've learned the latinx community in the county is being hit especially hard by covid-19. county leaders announced yesterday that every one out of two covid-19 cases is something from the latinx community. as of wednesday, the county reported 9,612 confirmed cases and 188 deaths. east san jose and south county or gilroy are being hit especially hard. >> they're usually front line workers. you know, they're from my understanding, is they're just exposed to so much more. >> we've seen more latinos that are working in the front line. and because of that, because of them -- their work, and helping us and serving us, they put themselves at higher risk. >> county leaders also say half of the covid-19 cases are in people under 35 years old. >>> and new this morning, another covid-19 outbreak now confirmed in the santa clara county jail system. this time, at the elmwood correctional facility in milpitas. last check, 15 additional male inmates in the mab unit tested positive for the virus. the news comes a day after a female unmate at that facility was infected and taken to the hos

. >>> despite being only 15% of the city's population, the latinx community makes up roughly half of all covid cases city-wide. >>> an alarming trend tonight state wide. >> the state has set three death records in just one week. the most recent 7-day average, more than 8500 cases per day. >> new state data also revealing tonight the majority of covid patients are between the ages of 18 and 49 years old. over 293,000 of them. however, 43,000 cases involve children and teens up to the age of 17. and tonight, dr. fauci is firing back after the president said this. >> young people are almost immune to this disease. the younger the better. i guess they're stronger. so we have to have our schools open. we have to protect our teachers. we have to protect our elderly, but we do have to have our schools open. there was a korean study that you remember that came out just a week or so ago that showed children from 10 to 19 transmit virus to adults as well as adults transmit to adults. now you get this study, which is interesting, that says younger children up to 5 years old has many many theil

renderered visibe under these condnditionsns because of the disproportionanate deaths in black and l latinx communities. amy: plus we will speak to prorofessors keeanga-yamahtta taylor and cornel west. prof. west: the catalyst was certainly brother george floyd's public lynching, but the failures of ththe predatory capitalist economy to provide the satisfaction of the basic needs of food and healthcare and quality education, jobs with a decent wage, at the same time the collapse of your political class, ththe collapseff your p professional class. their legitimacy has been radically called into question, and that's multiracial. amy: all that and more in this democracy now! special l coming up. this is democracy now! democracynow.org. the quarantine report. i am amy goodman. totoday, in this s special broadcdcast, we b begin with the words of frederick douglass. born into slavery around 1818, douglass became a key leader of the abolitionist movement. on july 5th, 1852 in rochester, new york, he gave one of his most famous speeches, "what to the slave is the fourth of july?" he was addressing

. >> from day one, when covid-19 came to chattanooga, we knew that the latinx population would be hit. because we knew that all of them or the majority of them were essential workers. >> reporter: stacy johnson is the executive director at chattanooga. >> we have had calls from the service industries, now that hotels and restaurants are starting to open back up. >> reporter: johnson says the city reopened too early and did so without prioritizing the growing outbreak in the community. >> it wasn't part of the strategy, it wasn't part of the plan. >> reporter: johnson's group has been focussed on providing needed information on covid in spanish, something she says is lacking from city and state institutions. >> we feel like language is a huge barrier. we have a large guatemalan community. when you have guidelines that have been predominantly in english, what message does that send to a community about whose health as a nation we are prioritizing? >> it sends the message, "you're not really here", that we are placing priority over certain languages, certain ethnicities in my opinion. >>

essential work force, disproportionately represented by the latinx community. and that slide, i think, only reinforces and underscores the imperative of us to increase and build on the work we've done, increase the effort and target our acuity of focus in terms of protecting these essential workers that we have foundationally come to rely on. even as we pull back some of the modifications we made and stay-at-home order. this essential work force remains the bedrock, the backbone of those that are providing foundational, fundamental services to the state of california. so here's what we're announcing today. additional workers safeguards, to protect this work force, to focus again always on preventive measures. to focus on helping support our employers that have been overwhelmingly -- well, that have been overwhelmingly supportive of these efforts and we want to continue to work in the spirit of collaboration and partnership with our employer community, to educate not only employers large and small, but to help them educate employees as well. and we want to exten

. >>> san francisco is also rolling out a latinx focused testing campaign that will also work to provide od and housing and financial help. despite being only 15% of the city's population. the latinx community makes up roughly half of all covid cases city-wide. >>> happening today, it is your last chance to get a free coronavirus test in hayward before the site moves to a different location. it's currently at the csu east bay campus but many people have had trouble actually getting through. chopper 5 was over the site last week where people were stuck in line for hours. the new location will open monday at sky west golf course. it will be by appointment only. and for a full list of all the testing sites across the bay area, just head to our website. kpix.com. >>> developing out of southern california this morning, usc sorority and fraternity row is being hit hard by the outbreak. there have been 44 coronavirus cases there the school says. the university says the coronavirus outbreak happened in the early part of july and one student who was sub letting a room for the summer just came out

there are, frankly,es more c more cases means more black indiduals, more latinx individuals are beingo the virus because they are out working. ake up a disproportionate part of our service sector, our essential front line workers who are keeping our states clean, who are part of the publicta transpon, who are doing the informal service economy to take care of us who a ill, and that is what's exposing them to the virus, and that's why the caare high. >> reporter: doctor, what do you think, now that we see most states continuing to move ahead with plans to reopen. what's going to happ with that disparity? >> the striking thing in thek "new ymes" data is we see disparity in the suburban, rural settings and cities. s we reopen, it means that people are moving about, and those front line workers, those people who are doing those jobs that are essential to our economy are going to be more exposed, and i thinkhat, in the absence of any real .potection for individual workers,., r example, protection for people whose wages might be the main reasonat hey continue to go out and work, even though

. >> maria, when your sense of what's being done to help latinx people in case these benefits and protections out, with the caveat, of course, these populations are very different. in south florida where i'm from compared to in the bronx, compared to long beach, compared to chicago, compared to mcallen, texas, there is no one size fits all latinx populations. so what is your sense of whether these populations are being served based on what their needs are? >> right. and as you know, the complexity is also that not all latino and latinas are working class. there are upper class professionals of every sort. i don't think that population right now feels that they are being seen or heard in general. i'm thinking about the states where the virus has taken off. florida, texas, arizona, california still. what do all of these states have in common? they have latinos and latinas. what do we know about those particular workers right now is that they're continuing to go to work. so what we continue to have to say is that these are 135,000 lives plus, but the majority of them are black and latinos and la

. >> a new san francisco task force is trying to ramp up testing for the latinx population. >>> many workers have been on the front lines, during this pandemic, a new report from the l.a. times shows that latinos in san francisco are three times more likely to test positive for the virus, then white residents. now, they are facing an impossible dilemma. risk testing positive, and be forced out of work. >> i am concerned if i am asymptomatic and don't have symptoms they will tell me i have covid and i have to stay home. if i stay home, that is the ball game. how do i buy food, pay for rent, i can't do anything. i cannot afford to be able to test. >> the new task force raised $2 million for the pilot fund, that money will be used to pay low income residents minimum- wage salaries while they are in quarantine. >>> fire watch right now, a close call for several south bay homes, after a brush fire in the alum rock area. chopper 5 showing the retardant that was used, airdropped as well to slow the spread of the fire. it started before noon, damaged at least two structures, people living in

newly released data shows african-american and latinx people are t three times more likelyly to be infected twie as likely to die from the virus compared to their white neighbors. "the new yorkk times repororted these figugures after sewing the centers for disease control for the federal data. in april, new york city mayor bill deblasio the disparities in cities reporteted death rates. looks information points out that there are clear inequalities, there disparities in how this disease is affecting the people of our city. the dense, because of covid-19 in the city, firstst and foremo, have affected the hispanic deathsty with 34% of the . that community is about 29% of all nenew yorkers in terms of population, but 34% of the deaths. this is per limiter information that will keep adding to. -- this is perimeter information that we will keep adding to. this means human beings, families. we have to look at these disparities we're learning about. so the hispanic community, 34%. the black community, 28% of the debts compared to about 22% of the overall population. the e disparities that have that

there's no one size fits all latinx population, so what is your sense of whether these populations areright. and as you know, the complexity is also that not all latino and latinas are working class. there are upper class, professionals of every sort. i don't think that this population right now feels that they are being seen or heard in general. i mean i'm thinking about the states where the virus has taken off. florida, texas, arizona, california still. what do all of these states have in common? they have latinos and latinas. what do we know about those particular workers right now is that they're continuing to go to work. so, you know, what we continue to have to say is that these are 135,000 lives plus, but the majority of them are black and latinos and latinas. and so we -- when you say what's going to help? this is the huge question, joshua. we are today, just before i went on the air, i got a text from a colleague who said my aunt just died. her husband died earlier this week, leaving four women without parents. this is outside of chicago, mexican indigenous people. so this is

also leaders of the latinx community step up in places hit hardest by the coronavirus. we'll simply view a cbs news special on latinx members on the front lines of pandemic. >>> and actress and singer rita wilson joins us to talk about her new music and surviving the coronavirus. we'll see you all at 7:00. >>> let's take another look outside at the bay bridge. on this gray day over the bay but it's going to be a hot one. and remember, kpix 5 wants to bring you the good news happening in the bay area. go to kpix.com/together and you will find stories of how we are better together. and you can also send your story ideas to together@cbs.com. businesses are starting to bounce back. but what if you could do better than that? like adapt. discover. deliver. in new ways. to new customers. what if you could come back stronger? faster. better. at comcast business, we want to help you not just bounce back. but bounce forward. and now, we're committed to helping you do just that with a powerful and reliable internet and voice solution at a great price. call or go online today. >>>

first, it cost to our attention that african-american and latinx persons are three times as likely to become infected. they have been twice as likely to die from the virus. very strong statistical information. the query we have to address is why? why is this likely? well, first of all, we are persons, who have an out of home, hands on experience with our work. , good many of us african-americans, let inexpert, x persons, we work out of the house. out of necessity. not because we enjoy riding the bus. by necessity, we have to do it. when we traverse the community, going away from home, we are more likely to encounter the virus. we work in many jobs where, initially, there was no ppp available to us. traverse thewe city, we find persons without ppe. ppe, excuse me. i'm on financial services, and we deal with a lot of ppp. i mean personal protective equipment. we are out of home working. why do we find ourselves having to be out of home and working. is it because we have not properly educated ourselves? is it because we have not been as dutiful as we should be? well, it really goes back

most of the workforce are latinx. the factory is owned by dov charney, the disgraced founder of american apparel. in internationonal news,s, the coronavirus death toll in mexico has topped 35,000. mexico now has fourth highest death toll after the united states, brazil and the united kingdom. on saturday, the mexican government held a ceremony in mexico city honoring the repapatriation of 245 urns containing the remains of mexicans who died of coronavirus in the united states. this is jorge islas, the mexico consul general in new york. >> 2 250 of our compatriots who died are arriving in mexicico. the majority of them were alone and isolated as a result of them fulflfilling their duty to worko sustain their families in both the united states and d in mexi. amy:y: authoritieses in india he announced a new week-long lockdodown in bangalore and othr regions as covid-19 cases reached new records. on sunday, india reported nearly 29,000 newew cases and 550 deat. in hong kong, authorities have shut down its schools again du

reporter: today county leaders announced every one out of two covid-19 cases is someone from the latinx community. >> they're usually front line workers. they're just exposed to so much more. >> we've seen more latinos that are working on the front line and because of that, because of them -- their work and helping us and serving us, they put themselves at higher risk. >> reporter: for dana and her assistant, they say they're trying to do their part to keep themselves and their community protected. >> basically just hope for the best and just, you know, pray that, you know, things will let up and everything and just do our part as well as everyone else's part. we're all in this together. >> reporter: maria medina, kpix 5. >>> tonight, california is once again reporting the most deaths in a single day. 197 in the past 24 hours and more than 8700 new cases were also confirmed. >>> also tonight, every county in the state is now reporting cases of coronavirus. modoc county confirming its first two cases today. that county opened up its economy may 1st, way ahead of approval. >>> the state r

this is what we in the latinx community call "hedging our bets." people keep saying i remind them of someone, and i finally figured it out. i'm a cross between walter marcado, and a troll doll. just so you know, i didn't actually dye my hair. i just got scared, because the postmates guy showed up without a mask. mayor garcetti just said that los angeles may face another stay-at-home order. a second lockdown. here in la, we're just calling it a "reboot." fuller house. if you're like me and you didn't bother to get in shape for beach season, congratulations you are a winner! you know, it's not fair that rich people get to quarantine in huge mansions and poor people have to do it in tiny little apartments. i feel like this is the second time, we should switch it up, right? "oh, you were in a bel air estate the first time? this time? a studio in compton. pack your bags, trevor!" hey i want to say hello to my virtual amigo. the only mexican to ever marry a karen. guillermo! >> guillermo: hi, everybody! hey, george, you look like fabio. >> thanks. how ar

it's underreported because this is an underserved area, hispanic, latinx population.rates of poverty. the hospitals are overwhemd. this is a dire humanitarian crisis down in south texas. and there are many stories across texas and across the southern united states among hispanic and latinx communities just getting hammered, and we're not really getting a full accounting of this. my suspicion is that the death rates are extraordinary among these populations who live in poverty, who represent essential workers, who have to be in the workplace in order to support their families. and these are just incredible tragedies, one of the many, of course, in this 2020 epidemic in the united states. but we just don't hear enough about the role of covid-19 as a health disparity, and i'm very discouraged by that. >> dr. hotez, you said we should stop counting on the administration for answers here and look to others to lead. in that vain, the white house, the president has announced he's going to begin holding briefings again, which will include some information, i imagine, on the p