you run the navajo water project .he mutual aid that is going on navajoo walk -- the country is a hotspot in not only places like new mexico and arizona, but in indian country overall. thahat is such a great question bebecause the navajo nation experiences some of the highest rates of water povererty in the united states. are more than 6 60% for likely did not have water inside their homes. getting back t to not being able to wash her h hands, nonot ableo flatten the curve. we h have seen aa rise of covid cases when that happens. as i mentioned, when people go water from stores or watering point, they're also exposing themselves to others. tough becausealso you don't have heaealth facilits across the reservation. those that do have access to it, often live very far away and are not able to get there in time. amy: can you talk about the role of navajo women in leading mutual aid? >> i am glad you asked that question. i think i've seen many navavajo women step u up and fight for communities, which are our traditional rol

they could jump off from there and invade mexico and create a hemispheric, latin america, the navajos who are living in the southwest, saw the white man's war, and indigenous groups as obstacles. and their vision of this national future. after the union, successfully defended with confederates invasion in spring of 1862 they turn to these other enemies. what this meant is at the same time that the union was fighting the war to emancipate, enslaved men and women in the east, to exterminate or remove native people in the west. i figure these things out, it was an interesting aspect of the war, and why i never heard about this before. the civil war, focuses on the east, focuses on virginia, focuses on eastern battlefields, and those subjects are extraordinarily important but what that means is rarely do we move outside that kind of area. there is a tradition in civil war history of referring to the trans-mississippi west which is where we get the battle of shiloh, invasion of tennessee in general, around the mississippi river, what historians call the west. that is a problem with the wor

others, like wanting to a navajo late weaver who is now, their stories were lost in history until now. and noticing under their stories show the importance of individual actions even in the midst of a larger military conflict. in the book learning start reviewing library journals and indeed it is history that keeps the reader turning the pages. megan cates nelson is a writer and historian living in lincoln and she has written about the civil war from u.s. western history and american culture several publications including the new york times and the washington post and the smithsonian magazine. she and her ba in history and literature from harvard university printed. dawn: and her phd from the university of iowa. she taught at texas tech university, cal state fullerton, harvard and brown and is also the author and trembling earth. tonight she will talk to us about the three cornered more, tell us how it came to be measure some anecdotes about things she learned during the research process and read passenger to an open it up to questions to the audience. please something of a warm welco

and this thing has not peaked on the navajo nation. >> we're not sure.you look at our statistics,r which are pita, it's outrageous. the biggest issue i think that have with the federal government structure is at the coordinaon is pitting tiny places like us against states,ag nst other hospitals. and the coordination is being left up to the states, which is very diffi something like the navajo nation. >> reporter: navajo nation has one of the highest ratesn the country of covid 19 on a per capita bas, behind only new york and new jersey. in arizona, about 20% of deaths from covid 19 have been native americans, when they make up only 5% of the state's pulation. the cares act granted $8 billion to stalize tribal communities, but the more than 500 sovereign tribes had collectively asked for closer to $20 billion. h the navae been the worst affected but other tribes are facing the same threat. n mexico, multiple native pueblo communities are seeing infection rates of coronavirus higher than big cities. minnesota declared medical in martial law several weeks a

women are the storytellers the navajo tribe. went to the navajo nation and looked in the lot of their different materials. i can of earlier periods, blankets and dresses in style which she would made it made him. and then also other things like baskets and other things they would've had. so also what is interesting about juanita issue along with kit carson which is ironic. they're the most photographed people in his book. the reason for that is that she went with this man to washington dc is part of the navajo delegation in 1974. so that photograph is from trip although she was photographed several times in other places. so i have all of these really wonderful images of her. a lot of them, you can see the dress that she is wearing. circuit described that as well. so then think really and billy were story was about her disciplinary of the kind of biography buildings designs using visual culture, military records to track her in mexico, and then also oral stories. and that had been collected numbly by her descendents but also by t

the navajo nation. the largest native american reservation dealing with mounting and unique challenges in battling covid-19. i know that you're not used to hearing what's happening on the reservations and that is a disgrace of itself. let's be joined by president of the navajo nation, jonathan nez. it is good to see you, sir, thank you for being with us. >> good evening, chris, and thank you for having us on the show. >> well, look. i'm sorry it took this, and i'm sorry it's under these circumstances. please, let the audience understand what you're dealing with. >> well, as of this evening, chris, we have total number of tests that i've given are 9,360. so we have been aggressively testing our sit zecitizens heree navajo nation. negative result, 6,893. and we have 58 deaths here on the nation. 27,000 square miles of land. 350,000, population here of navajo citizens. and, chris, let me just say that i want to say thank you to your brother. he's doing a great job. andrew. there in the state of new york. w

on the navajo tribe. so i went to the navajo nation so i could see the early. in the style that they would have made them but also what is interesting about wanita is she was with kit carson which is ironic. the most photographed people in the book. the reason is that going to washington dc as part of the delegation in 1874 so that the photograph here is from that trip and was also at redondo so i have all these wonderful visual images of her and she you can see the dress that sheav is wearing and then to and of that biography building with that culture and then those oral histories not only her descendents. >> and that you hope people that how most of us are introduced to the civil war to those history textbooks and that's a good reason so much of the reason that we don't and this idea of taking people and through those multi- perspective narratives and then to engage in that kind of way seems like a radical and how to disrupt traditional history. i don't know if i have a question but have you thought about the potential for this type of narrative to bring new

amy: explain where the navajo nation's fans. >> sure.ajo nation spends across four corners most of it exists a bit in colorado, utah, aririzon, anand new mexico. amy: and so you are saying about the outbreak therend how it t is being dealt with. >> theheutbreak inin navajo natn isis similar and notot just in navajo nation,n, but new mexicon general, simimilar to thee wayse gogovernmement has responded toa lot of thinings in indigenous commununities. folks s are showing up with supplies that are not adequate for the needs of theommunitieses -- if supplies are showing up at all. there are not any doctors being afforded to the areas greater than some community members that have gotten together and decided they're going to go to the navajo nation to support. there are some federal mobile testing squads that have shown up. but in general, we are seeing a huge disparity between the support that is being offered to non-people of the global majority in the united states, ,o to say nonpeople of color and realizing that it is not just indigenous c

from albuquerque to the gold mines from the navajo territory. and that which appears helps the republican party envisioned the conquest of the west and my biggest surprise they weren't hidden but the archivist had put together a new they were in santa fe in this time and with those john clarkpu diaries you never know what you will get her what that means and with that pocket diary or what they ate that day. but what i got was this enormous box of 27 volumes of diaries. meticulously written page long and trees every day talking about the weather, what he di did, his feelings, going to assailants at night - - to assailants. and the entirety of the war. and then at the air on - - the archives also in the box because he wrote very regularly the original maps were there and i truly believe i was the second person to open those letters ever. they were in pristine condition all the folds are there and chris no marks of wear and tear often with the wax seal that he had. still there. and then you didn't really think the surveyor general would be importin

crisis, and coming up we talk live with a doctor and a nurse were helping covid- 19 patients and navajo nation. >>> plus, after passing another relief bill, congress is now fighting over the next wave of coronavirus aid. specifically, whether there should even be one. details, next. >>> outside this afternoon, plenty of sunshine, and unseasonably hot for some folks inland, we take a look at the current conditions and what you can expect for your weekend, coming up. everyone is working a little differently now. so we can still answer your calls. and we are monitoring our system 24/7 to ensure that we have a fast reliable network, keep the customers connected, and making sure people are staying safe. and we're still on the road.e. ♪ thank you. employers and hospitals under stress from the covid-19 emergence. in the meantime, he is facing some backlash over his remarks about injecting disinfectant into the human body. >> reporter: president trump making headlines after asking at thursday night's briefing whether disinfectants could be used to fight the coronavirus inside humans. >> is ther

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you know, navajo nation, the albuquerque area, areas withiniy hard. i believe there's close to 1500 cases combined in that area. we have a few in the high double digits kind of in the portland area, i believe. and then sparsely throughout the rest of the country, a handful in alaska. but, you know, so we're doing pretty well. but given the fact of all of the conditions that native people are subjected to regarding lack of funding, high health disparities, not having the equipment, you know, relying on others for for assistance and help, the situation, in my opinion, could be much worse. soledad: so the pandemic, we know hasn't hit rural areas as hard as it's hit some big urban areas. are your hospitals, our rural hospitals prepared if there is an influx which is expected? dean: what we are seeing, no. they are struggling with what many of the urban hospitals are suffering from. that is lack of ppe, lack of proper equipment, lack of infrastructure, not having the qualified workforce, lack of ability to do proper testing. rural america is impacted just

michelle tho g navajo nation.a community where resources are already stretched too thin. >> we only have two ventilators. >> you have two ventilators for 17,000 patients? >> yeah. >> reporter: why do you think this pandemic is particularly hitting these native communities so hard? >> we live at 50% poverty. people have a hard time getting food, traveling. you think 20 seconds of washing your hands with water. we have to haul water. we barely have water. i have patients myself that have to drive an hour and a half, two hours just to reach me. >> reporter: which is why leaders like congresswoman deb haaland have been fighting just to make sure native tribes are included in federal relief efforts. >> we wanted $20 billion for tribes. when the white house came back with zero, we were able to get tribes $8 billion. >> reporter: what do you say to people who say, no, you're a sovereign nation, you should absolutely handle this pandemic with your own resources. >> nature american history is native american history. long

unlike new york, the navajo nation has not reached a peak yet in the infection rate. congresswoman sharise davis, who represents the 3rd district of davis, one of the first two native american women elected to congress, both democrats, both elected in 2018. thank you very much for joining us tonight. and i'm sorry to say that we are just getting around to this subject now with the navajo nation ranking third in infection rate. i suspect this is not a surprise to you, that this public health crisis is hitting the tribe so badly. >> well, thank you for having this -- thank you for covering this topic tonight, lawrence. i'm really glad to be here and address really what has been a huge problem for indian country and for native communities and tribal communities. and that is the issue of invisibility. the issue of invisibility has actually been part of what's led to the devastating impacts that this pandemic has had on the navajo nation and other tribal communities throughout the united states. i think one of the important things to note is that you mentioned chronic unde

the navajos have instituted strict curfews, requiring people to stay home or face arrest. to keep outsiders out, at an entrance to the pine ridge reservation in south dakota, we found oglala sioux tribe roadblock. >> all across the state they need to be trying to test as many people as they can so they know who has it and who doesn't have it. >> reporter: at wind river, dr. paul evert's team has ramped up testing at a higher rate than the entire state of wyoming. but they face another kind of roadblock-- not everyone has a phone, so getting the results to people infected and tested positive mean they remain out there, somewhere. michelle miller, cbs news. >> folbaum: washington state reported coronavirus case in the u.s. that was back on january 21. as carter evans reports, it is now a story of success. >> reporter: for several brutal weeks, the seattle area was america's epicenter for coronavirus. it spread at a terrifying rate,e nursing home. but as soon as the virus struck here, seattle struck back. >> we took early and decisive action. we didn't take it lightly. >> rep

navajo nation spans three states, arizona, new mexico.cks. >>> good morning, everyone there have been 1200 cases of covid-19 on navajo nation and over 40 deaths now, if navajo nation, we crunched these numbers, were a state, they would have the third highest rate of transmission per capita behind new york and new jersey and the peak hasn't come there yet, it's expected in a few weeks. in a culture that convenient rates elders, what will happen there. this is ship rock peak, the sacred heart of navajo nation, 27,000 square miles. a site so beautiful it takes your breath away but this morning we want you to meet the real heart of navajo nation the people 200,000 of america's first citizens live here, and their hearts are filled with fear. >> i kind of get worried, but i just -- >> lucinda thomas is 71. she lives with her husband and grandkids. like about 30% of the people here, they have no running water. the nearest pump miles and miles away eugene is a tribal council representative his home doesn't have running water either he says his co

i'm joined from arizona by the navajo nation per president.nathan nez. tell us about the navajo nation, where it stretches, how many people are part of the population. thank you for having me on your programme, and thank you for shedding light on the plate of the indigenous people here in the most powerful nation in the world. the united states. ...ij think the world. the united states. ...i think we havejust the world. the united states. ...i think we have just lost jonathan there, can you still hear me? yes. i'm here. and we are still here, so... i'm here. and we are still here, so... what a shame. i was quite looking forward to hearing about the navajo, but having some very difficult to an ok he's not there. the very difficult circumstances at the moment around covid—19. more coronavirus cases per capita than the tribe than any other us state with the exception of new york and newjersey. so at least 3 more weeks of lockdown here in the uk. schools won't be going back anytime soon. millions of people will continue to try to work from home. s

they're headed to the navajo nation, which has one of the highest rates of coronavirus infections in the country. nbc bay area's sergio quintana was the only reporter at sfo to see the team off. >> reporter: seven doctors and 14 nurses. all of them volunteers for this mission to help colleagues in a part of the country that's been overwhelmed by coronavirus. >> these are places that just have too few nurses, too few doctors, all working incredibly well and have the resilience that you mentioned as well, but just there aren't enough people to do the work that needs to be done. >> reporter: san francisco's numbers have been leveling off so many in this group felt they needed to help other communities that desperately need it. >> leaving our loved ones is not an easy thing to do, but we are aiming to make the first citizens of our country really first in this moment. >> reporter: they just landed in albuquerque, new mexico but they will soon be headed to ship rock, the symbolic heart of navajo thags. they'll be backing up medical teams there and two other towns. for weeks leaders have b

what are the leaders of the navajo nation asking for?reporter: this is where the emergency is taking place in regards to covid-19 here in the southwest. you are dealing with a population base of about 173,000 folks that live on the navajo nation, which is the largest tribal land area in the united states. in fact, the land in which the navajo nation mass is larger than that of ten states. you are dealing with a very rural population, that has a history of an infrastructure that could not deal with what could be largely hit. you are dealing among arizona navajo nation population, 2.5% of residents have tested positive for covid-19. when you look at the rest of the population of arizona, it' it's .33%. in the last week, i have been in touch with not only the navajo nation and fema and the arizona national guard which have conducted four different missions. black ha blackhawk missions to deliver ppe. they are building out a federal medical facility to create additional bed capacity because, frankly, there's a long history, as anybody would

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i think it is clear that, in particular with the navajo nation, with the challenges where we have to have a coordinated efforts between arizona and utah, and that because of the rural frontier nature, there is incredible leadership. both the president and vice president and the council were were very clear that we have elders living in very remote areas without running water and phones, that we are going to have to do things differently. so my focus and comments were intended for every new mexican to know that i have not and we will not forget you or those challenges, and that those risks must be addressed so that we do not see transmission or infection rates that can cause harm in ways that we could have prevented if we had thought about ways to serve the navajo nation differently, all sovereign nations, all tribes. and, in fact, that is one of the reasons we are having conversations with them about new messaging. don't send a whole family for grocery store shopping. let's have one location and say, and now i'm really focused on the navajo nation but we're going to do this for all o

the navajo nation is the largest u.s. american indian reservation. in recent weeks it has had 206 positive cases and 48 confirmed deaths. 17 physicians will be there for one month to help ease their strained health care system. >>> less than two weeks after a massive outbreak at san francisco's largest homeless shelter, the facility is inviting guests back inside. only on abc 7, our reporter kate larson got an inside look at changes in the shelter and spoke with a homeless resident to tested positive for the virus. >> proud to be on the front line, this group of homeless shelter employees was in the middle of san francisco's largest covid-19 outbreak to date. >> how many of you all were at the shelter during the outbreak two weeks ago, raise your hand. >> all of uls. >> she overseas multiple centers south at 5th and bryant in san francisco. the city's largest shelter. >> the virus was quickly took over our facility and overwhelmed us. >> benedict too this video before the outbreak started. the shelter's 340 beds were placed about two beds apart. 95 h

the navajo nation is the largest u.s. american indian reservation.n recent weeks it has had 206 positive cases and 48 confirmed deaths. 17 physicians will be there for one month to help ease their strained health care system. >>> less than two weeks after a massive outbreak at san francisco's largest homeless shelter, the facility is inviting guests back inside. only on abc 7, our reporter kate larson got an inside look at changes in the shelter and spoke with a homeless resident to tested positive for the virus. >> proud to be on the front line, this group of homeless shelter employees was in the middle of san francisco's largest covid-19 outbreak to date. >> how many of you all were at the shelter during the outbreak two weeks ago, raise your hand. >> all of uls. >> she overseas multiple centers south at 5th and bryant in san francisco. the city's largest shelter. >> the virus was quickly took over our facility and overwhelmed us. >> benedict too this video before the outbreak started. the ed about two beds apart. 95 homeless guests and 10 staff me

we have more than 8000 ventilators in our strategic national stockpile and distributed more to the navajo nation of colorado today. also today, we received the good news that the first delivery of newly-manufactured ventilators from general electric and hamilton arrived at the strategic national stockpile and as the president said will be adding newly manufactured ventilators to our resources to be available as the coronavirus epidemic reaches critical communities around the country. on the subject of the air foure, for flights -- flights scheduled today primarily focused on gloves for our incredible health-care workers. one flight alone had nearly 9 million gloves. the american people would be very proud to see this vast array of now well more than 50 flights bringing in supplies from all over the world, and again working through fema, we are directing those resources with the guidance of our scientific experts, to the communities most in need. as we announced yesterday, the white house coronavirus task force has requested that cdc and theteam assembled data on unique impact we are seein

the navajo nation is the largest native american reservation in the u.s.here around 175,000 people lived within new mexico and arizona. >>> new this morning, a ucsf doctor and the cdc are weighing in on a question a lot of parents have right now, should my child for a mass? the they say kids ages to another should never wear a mask or face covering which can extract their breathing. for slightly older children ages 3 to 6, parents need to use their best judgment to the pediatrician says it is better to avoid taking kids to places masks are necessary. that is especially true if the child refuses to wear on. >>> >>> no job has been spared from the stay-at-home rules even if it takes you into outer space. i ror has been controlled remotely from a makeshift home command. >> i'm used to being able to that. oh, does that look really deep? and instead i have to rely on screen sharing over network connections that sometimes can be slow. >> the mission so far remains on schedule with their next launch to mars in the summer. >> just when i think our jobs are kind of

it's extremely concerning what's happening in the navajo nation and we're about to see surges in many, many under servserved communities. even in new york city, the epicenter, there are serious disparities in who is getting the disease and who's dying with lots more disproportionate numbers of african-americans and hispanics dying in new york city than nonminority populations. so we have a big problem with socioeconomic disparities that is being uncovered even more aggressively by this pandemic and we're going to have a lot of work to do and hopefully uncovering these disparities at this level will really get us to make some moves to eliminate some of these disparities. but the other thing to worry about, ali, is that these new places where the outbreak is going to surge at some point, including areas in the u.s., but let's say all over africa and many developing countries, these will serve as the seed points for the second and third waves. we won't be able to control those outbreaks anywhere near as well as we can -- whatever you want to say about how poorly we're doing here, it's go

they say they now have over a thousand cases across the navajo nation. one expert is warning this could explode into a wildfire. >> native americans are definitely in harm's way and the asian-americans have their own problems, different risk. the death rate is not above average for asians thank goodness at the moment but the fbi is saying there's a big, big increase in hate crimes against asians, all these disgussing stories about them being targeted. and they've been fighting just to save their businesses. a big economic problem there. >> when you look at hispanic americans, you can see they are suffering the most in new york city, making up more than a third of deaths as of now while being just under a third of the population. nick valencia is here to look at the toll on hispanics across the country. what are you finding? >> there are a lot of socioeconomic issues at play. the epicenter, 34% of the deaths are made up of latinos. also, as you're about to see, it may be the jobs that latinos have that put them more at risk of contracting the coronavirus.

hard-hit region by covid-19, 21 ucsf healthcare workers 14 nurses flew out of sfo yesterday to the navajo nation. it is the largest in the u.s., where around 175,000 people >>> happening today, the weekly new jobless claims is coming up this morning, 4 million people applnt bets so f fir jos cl past mo esclaims comes t nd tist urwe protection program for small businesses is being finalized. the relief package as part of the $2 trillion stimulus bill but many bay area businesses are worried that money could run out again. one of those is a bsc food, they had to slash payroll by 75% and got 35 workers. five days ago after hearing nothing for weeks. the business finally got it is ppp loan approved. >> it definitely ves anour feet underneath us. >> the senate unapproved -- approved. the house of representatives is >>> what will restaurants look like when they reopened? it is the question wolfgang puck is thinking of often. they say when the restaurants to reopen it will come with massive changes. >>> until we have a system where we can test our employees, customers can get tested it will be v

but a study showed 30% of the homes at navajo nation don't have running water. are they going do that? >> reporter: $10 billion in federal relief money has been set aside for direct funding for tribes and federal indian programs. right now there's a battle brewing over how the federal government should distribute the money with indian groups preparing to take the battle to court. >> we're worried that the money won't get right to the tribes. >> reporter: but time is of the essence. how dire is the situation at indian country? >> i know our tribal leaders are doing the best they can to keep their communities safe. all the dominoes are in place to fall in a very coordinated fashion if we don't get the attention we need, we don't get the resources we need. that's why this relief funding's so important. >> reporter: with limited resources, tribal leaders are improvising. the navajos have instituted strict curfews requiring people to stay home or face arrest. to keep outsiders out and an entrance to the pine ridge reservation in south dakota, we found the sioux tribe

some of these areas, particularly in the navajo nation, you're in a situation where you've got folksng without access to water and electricity. and this creates unique challenges. i do think actually the administration is clear that they need to do more. we're looking at a regional strategy to support the leadership of the navajo nation between utah, arizona, and new mexico. we're putting out and i will tell you that the pueblo nations in new mexico have really looked at containment strategies for their community, and we're supporting that, right? where we have road blocks -- nobody in, nobody out. we're delivering food through the national guard, and we hope this not only slows the spread but gives us better support to the individuals living in these remote areas in new mexico. but it's concerning. huge number, percentage of the cases, a number of individuals with, say, coexisting disorders that are really problematic with covid-19, like diabetes. >> one question that doesn't have to do with this pandemic. permit me one question, if i could. your name has been floated as a potential

then, to the sprawling navajo nation, where alth is already precarious, and residents can't wait anyovernment to help. >> it's taken too long. here in indian country, wee always, it seems to me we're always at the bottom of the list when it comes to federal resources. >> woodruff: and it's friday. mark shields and david brooks analyze the latest political dangerous advice.ident trump's all that and more on tonight's ne

the navajo nation has seen one of the highest rates of coronavirus infections in the country. the reservation has a population of about 175,000. so far there's been 1200 cases of the virus and 48 deaths. and governor newsom announced today that 16 doctors from around the state left today for new york. he says they will be working there for two weeks to help in the fight against the coronavirus. this comes after ucsf sent 20 doctors and nurses to new york earlier this month that means a total of 36 health care professionals from california are now helping in new york hospitals.>>> temperatures outside today were warmer, generally by two or 3 degrees. fairfield warmed up 2 degrees, going to 89 degrees. 86 in antioch, 86 in santa rosa and even san francisco, nearly 70 degrees. cooler along the coast because of some fog this morning. tomorrow will be pretty nice, should not be a lot of fog. it should be mostly sunny everywhere which will induce temperatures to go up. as for temperatures tomorrow, potentially in the low 90s in the very warmest spots, vacaville, fairfield, perhaps c

they say they now have over 1,000 cases across the navajo nation, with more than 40 deaths. and van, one expert is bracing for an explosion of new cases, warning this could explode into a wildfire. >> the asian-americans have their own problems, different risks. at the moment, the death rate is not above average for asians so far, thank goodness, but the fbi is saying there is a big, big increase in hate crimes against asians. you're seeing all these disgusting stories of them being targeted and attacked. and in the chinatown sections, they've been fighting to save their businesses. >> when you look at hispanic americans, you can see they are suffering the most in new york city, making up more than a third of deaths as of now, while being just under a third of the population. cnn's nick valencia is here to look at the toll on hispanics across this country. nick, what are you finding? >> yeah, hey, there, don, there's a lot of socioeconomic factors, a lot of disparities. you mentioned new york, how hard hit latinos are hit there, your 34% of the death rate is made up of latin

on a per capita basis the navajo community is as bad or worse in new jersey and new york. turns out in this situation, the hot spots for native american to the african american to latino world, people of color are suffering. so you have to, if you want to beat this plague. if you want to beat this pandemic. you have to rush the resources to the hot spots and that is black and brown and native american communities. i like the announcement. but we need to see results quickly before this thing gets completely out of hand. >> van, this was the president moments ago addressing racial disparities and the coronavirus. >>> these centers provide care to 28 million people living in medically underserved, urban and rural regions. including many african american and hispanic communities. we're taking care of them. and it is so important. because you have all been reading about the disproportionate numbers on african american and you are reading a little bit less about hispanic, but likewise hispanic communities. the numbers are disproportionate. in fact we're doing big studies on it r

. >> reporter: the virus is also exposing vulnerabilities within the navajo nation. the largest native-american reservation in the country has more than 1,000 positive cases in free pandemic days, they face challenges accessing healthcare and running water. now the crisis is threatening their culture, deeply rooted in their elders. >> our elders, who are our first language speakers, they carry a lot of the knowledge and the ceremony tha we, the young people, are still learning our cultures are in jeopardy right now if we lose our elders. >> reporter: back in new york, the mayor announcing more help is coming to hot spots in the city. 1,400 healthcare volunteers will be reenforcing staff at hospitals and nursing homes, where the need is greatest. >> kathy joins us now. kathy, with the weather warming up, there is a fear new yorkers won't follow social distance rules. >> reporter: jose, that is right. it is a big concern, especially in popular places like central park that's why officials are stepping up their enforcement. any violators of the rules could face a fine o

. >> reporter: the threat spread from city centers to the most remote areas like the navajo nation itinfection rate of any state. >> one family member contracts or is exposed to the virus, they have the potential of exsuppopog most, if not all of their family to it because of their close family structure >> reporter: roughly 50 people have i died here is and with the elderly at elevated risk, an entire culture is at stake >> some of our traditions are going to be lost because of covid-19 because those are are the keepers of the story, the keepers of our histories and our cultural practices are held within these older populations >> reporter: a pandemic that knows no race, no color or class, yet threatens all of them >> our thanks to steve patterson for that reporting >>> still to come, flying for the front lines. the blue angels plan b a epic tribute. >>> and the trouble brewing for the beer industry because of the outbreak this is "early today." dust mite droppings! eeeeeww! dead skin cells! gross! so now, i grab my swiffer sweeper and heavy-duty dusters. duster extends to three feet

a vast majority of states in the navajo nation, puerto rico, and many cities and counties instruct the residents to stay home to something growth of coronavirus. the latest a to issue such an order, south carolina. the order went into effect yesterday. in columbia county previously ordered the residents to stay home before henry mcmaster ordered a statewide home or work order, requiring all south carolinians to limit movement outside of their home except for essential i timothy's. south carolina became the last state on the east coast to issue such an order. that is from south carolina. voters in one state yesterday asked to go to the polls to participate in a primary. this is the prompt -- front page of usa today. unlike any other wisconsinite to vote in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, that is from the milwaukee journal sentinel. that story noting the votes won't be counted until monday, another twist in the latest chapter of this. only a wisconsin political story, but they note the main contest on the ballots, the state supreme court race between daniel kelly and joke are --

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. >> reporter: the virus is also exposing vulnerabilities within the navajo nation. the largest native american reservation in the country has more than 1,000 positive cases in pre-pandemic days they faced challenges accessing health care and running water. now the crisis is threatening their culture deeply rooted in their elders >> our elders who are our first language speakers, they carry a lot of the knowledge and the ceremonies that we the young people are still learning, our cultures are in jeopardy right now if we lose our elders. >> reporter: back in new york the mayor announcing more help is coming to hot spots in the city 1400 health care volunteers will be reinforcing staff at hospitals and nursing homes where the need is greatest and with the weather warming up it's likely that more people will be outdoors and that's why officials in new york city will be setting up their enforcement making sure that people are still practicing social distancing in the public any violators could face a fine of up to $1,000. phillip. >> all right, kathy, thank you. >>> on c

. >>> some ucsf health care workers are leaving the bay area to help the navajo nation in new mexico. they took off about 90 minutes ago. it is all part of the program to help communities across the u.s. get the support they need during this pandemic. >> i think there is already communities that are vulnerable, and there are already cases in the united states that many of us don't pay attention to, that suffer needless death, and needless preventible suffering, and in this case, covid-19 is preying on those vulnerabilities. >> this is the second group that's left the bay area for other parts of the country. last weekend, another 20 ucsf workers landed in new jersey to start a one month assignment at a hospital there. >>> san francisco mayor london breed is helping vulnerable families trying to make it in the bay during this pandemic. you may remember last month, mayor breed started the give to sf response relief fund, and the city has raised $10.5 million from foundations and individual donors. today the mayor says the first round of money will go to small businesses, and vulnerable p

he is a fascinating he kind of slides into navajo. we still haven't fully reckoned with. i think he was often smitten by men who seemed powerful, charismatic and can add their voice. there are a number of men in 18 391840 of elite illinois men who were collect connected to the military establishment that present themselves to joseph smith and they are anxious to not only embrace them but to empower them because to him they are evident that the church it was not just pulled from the dregs of society. now that have an important example. he left his family behind. he was the quarter master for the illinois militia. embracing john c bennett making him the first man of nauvoo. he have a reputation among illinois. he also is able to arm the militia. he is able to get them muskets and ammunition. he accumulates a lot of affairs. it's impossible to know how much he knows. i think he like a lot of them. but when words start spreading in the critics had eyes. they start with the rapid sexual and priorities. joseph smith is terrified. you get hiram smith leading the council over i d

some of you will remember when the junta virus occurred in the 1990s a group of young navajo kids who had come to the sea for a capital tour and were denied, you happen to come from the southwest. there was nothing anything we knew that said these kids were at risk. they didn't pose any risk to us but often these diseases affect marginalized populations and increases the prejudice against marginalized populations. we talk about hiv and ebola and the marginalized populations in west africa and in today's day and age we are talking about zika. brazil has 1.1 million cases, what they are calculating now of zika virus and 1500 women have been infected and their babies have died of congenital zika syndrome, they get small brains, other development disabilities including hearing loss, vision problems. what we have learned is zika is a laserguided self or neurons. it looks for neuron cells and kill your neuron cells. it is not just true in babies. when zika was first described, we were told 20% of people will get sick, if they get sick they get a fever and a little headache, some itching, so