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pride to the navajo citizens here, so with this pandemic that has come into our navajo nation, we arepeople, and i know that we will overcome this pandemic by working together and we will flatten this curve here on navajo. >> before we let you go, what do you still need as of this morning? what are the greatest needs? >> well, i think the greatest needs not just here on navajo but clear across the country are cleaning products, you know, clorox, hand wipes and also we do have an official website, an official donation site that people are contributing to, so that we can get food and supplies, because a lot of the 57-hour lockdown we try to get food and supplies before the lockdown, so that they can have the food and the necessities to be home for 57 hours, and so we are grateful for the many contributions, including our own navajo people. half of our population, erica, live off the navajo nation and many of those navajos have given back to help their people here on our nation. >> jonathan, as president of the navajo nation, good to have you with us. >> thank you, erica. >>> as people a

navajo borders. if you look at the last two weeks gallup, new mexico, on the edge of navajo nation, has the second highest rate of new cases per capita anywhere in the country. they follow only sioux city, iowa that has a meatpacking-driven outbreak there that just won't quit. over that same time period in the past two weeks, it has taken more lives in gallup, new mexico than anywhere else in the country. and that is partially a factor of how fast the virus is spaeding near gallup but it may also be partly because of how hard it is to get health care there. the city of gallup has one acute care hospital. rehoboth mckinley christian hospital. the only acute care medical center for more than 100 miles. that hospital has eight intensive care beds, which are all full. doctors and nurses at that hospital have been protesting and trying to get further help as they have been overwhelmed. rehoboth has had to start transferring any covid patients with severe breathing problems to other facilities because they

the pandemic has hit the navajo nation hard. we will connect with a doctor about the bay area team working to save lives in arizona. ace in northern california. in- as of this week the united states has had 100,00related deaths. that is the population of boulder colorado or closer to home, burglary, california. the disease is roaming the golden state with infections topping the same number 10 thousand in california. even as the state's caseload increases the governor is easy restrictions on some businesses. retailers can reopen for in person shopping under guidelines and and or approv for thhealth departmet. with millions out of work and many businesses shuttered california faces a daunti road to economic recovery. joining me now by m ype is stier a billionaire investor and a presidential candidate. as a former presidential candidate, what is it like for you to be witnessing the nation office unrest ib >> i feel te sad watching what is happening in minnesota, the murder of a black man in police custody. i feel immense shared gri

she's with the president of the navajo nation.pdate our viewers. >> reporter: they have the strictest stay-at-home order in the country. people are not supposed to be doing out of their house, stores and gas stations are closed. this is because the virus has taken hold here. they have one of the highest rates in the nation. i have the president of the navajo nation, i want to ask you about this per capita rate. at this point with almost 4,000 people that have tested positive for covid-19, you are at a c capita rate above new york, is that correct? >> thank you, wolf for having us in "the situation room." >> we have tested over 23,791. of those 3,912 have tested positive. 17,409 have tested negative. based on the charts that were given by governor cuomo how aggressive they are testing in new york state. he said 7.1%. compares that to here on the navajo nation, we have tested 11.6% of our total population. we are testing very aggressively. and the navajo nation tested more of their population than any other states throughout the uni

the navajo nation has been very special to a lot of people. and it's certainly been very special to the state. and the relationship, doug, i think is extraordinary, isn't it -- -- when you get right down to it. so thank you very much and we very much appreciate it. native americans have been hit hard by the terrible pandemic. over 2,000 members of the navajo nation have tested positive for the coronavirus. and tragically, more than 70 have lost their lives. how is it looking right now? how is it doing? vice president lizer: well, the numbers are still rising. we're hoping it flattens. our health professionals have said that the peak will be in mid-may. and it's kind of uncanny and it's fallen that -- that way. so 2,400 infected -- it was 73 that have succumbed. and that's too many. president trump: that's a lot. mitigation-wise, you're doing what? vice president lizer: we have shut down the -- enacted a 57-hour curfew over the weekend. our people love to travel out to the border towns off the reservation. recently, the national guard came in a

four hotels in gallup, new mexico and the navajo nation has done an amazing job getting all of those patients into hotels the last few weeks. and then i think a lot of the facilities that we're in, they're seeing a tremendous amount of covid cases and you're really seeing this clinical hustle from our navajo colleagues that have been facing this for the last several weeks, and now even in the last two weeks, the surge is really upon us. >> so as we saw, a little bit of leveling here, in the bay area, that's when you guys left over there, why was it that the navajo nation was so badly impacted and why they've had struck such a strong surge? is it the lack of medical infrastructure, is it the close proximity, in which the nation lives, because of the culture, or what did you find? >> i think this is a part of this story of racism in the united states, that covid-19 has really laid bare. for example, in michigan, we know that black folks only make up 14% of the population but are 40% of the deaths, and in chicago, black people make up 30% of the population, but are 56% of the deaths, an

what's the latest on the crisis in navajo nation? >> reporter: we're here in the navajo nation.ome of the world war ii code talkers, and the beautiful monument valley. they're really trying to deal with this in a severe way, because they are seeing still spikes in cases, and they're seeing a rise in deaths as women. i do want to bring in now the president of the navajo nation jonathan nez. we were talking we're still in the midst of a 57-hour lockdown. why have you taken such extreme measures? that means nothing's open and everyone is supposed to stay home and we have special per in addition to come out and talk to you about this. why have you taken such extreme measures. >> thank you, sara and fredricka for having us on the show. right now we have tested over 23,000 of our navajo people. 17,40 tested negative. to is 3,912 with 140 deaths here on the nafb hvajo nation. these cases are increasing on a daily basis and we are tracking these positive cases by doing some tracing as well to find out where these hot spots are on the navajo nation, but i just want to say, sara, we are t

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good evening. >> after the state of new york, navajo nation which expands across arizona, utah and new mexico has the highest per capita caseload of covid-19. one bay area medical center is sending a team of volunteer doctors and nurses to lend a helping hand. >> have you driven through new mexico and arizona? it is incredibly sacred land. >> reporter: the navajo nation, it occupies parts of arizona, utah, and new mexico, but now, every corner of the nation has been hit by this unrelenting virus. >> if navajo nation was a state, this week it would be the most impacted state in the country in terms of cases per capita. >> >> reporter: this doctor is part of two waves of roughly 30 doctors and nurses from ucsf who jumped on a plane and headed to navajo nation. >> we believe that all people deserve high-quality healthcare, especially the most vulnerable. >> reporter: the virus has sickened more than 4000 tribal members and killed nearly 150. the infection rate here has now surpassed new york and new jersey. >> we are getting quite a few patients that with covid there could be a really qui

the total land area of the navajo nation is about the size of west virginia. international group doctors without borders has sent a team of nine medical professionals to the navajo nation. the first congressional district in arizona is a huge land mass that includes some of the navajo nation and is represented by irish-american congressman tom o'halleran. in last week's hearing when whistle-blower dr. rick bright testified about the trump administration's failures in dealing with the coronavirus, congressman o'halleran said this about the navajo nation. >> this fallacy that only urban areas are impacted is -- and that it can't spread very fast, 16 people died yesterday. and, in fact, on a per capita basis, this currently has more cases than any state in the country, and yet this hot spot is still not being addressed in the appropriate way. more resources are needed, and they're needed now, and they were needed more than a month ago when we started trying to get this done. >> joining our discussion now is bleu adams, a navajo business owner. she's the co-founde

plus, navajo nation wounded by covid-19. the native-american reservation facing one of the highest infection rates in the country. with crush beiing poverty and bn promises. >>> and to serve and protect. at the very epicenter of the pandemic, first responders joining forces. "nightline" will be right back. forces. "nightline" will be right back. that could mean an increase byin energy bills.. you can save by setting your heat to 68 or lower... unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or just letting the sun light your home. stay well and keep it golden. >>> good evening. thank you for joining us. cases of covid-19 still rising tonight in at least 18 states. yet, bit ey the end of next wee least 32 states will be easing restrictions. caught in the middle, michigan in a debate over the right time to open for business. it's 5:00, and michigan governor gretchen whitmer is spending the afternoon taking the calls of her constituents. a state still in the clutches of covid-19. >> i thought i'd just check in and see how

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this is one of the hospitals were members of the navajo nation would be brought. now reporting nearly 4,000 covid-19 cases in a population of 175,000, which means they surpass new york and now have the highest infection rate per capita in the u.s. this is partly because the navajo nation says it's tested more people than any other state, 11% of its population. but unlike new york, just getting to a hospital with these kinds of resources can take hours. >> it's really hard for them to get the care they need. if they need to be intubated, they've got to have someone transport them from a facility to like albuquerque, phoenix, is where we're starting to send people because our icus are only in beds. >> reporter: the navajo nation spans 27,000 square miles. there are no short distances here, which is one of the difficulties with getting resources to its people, with the exception of here. i'm standing in the four corners where with one step you can walk into four different states. but with the vast distances, self-distancing might seem easy. it isn't, because everyone

there were funding that were allocated to the navajo nation under the c.a.r.e.s. act and that's been slow in being released. and that makes a critical response to this. we need more voices from within the navajo nation that are doing incredible work. medical providers who are working on centers where people who are recovering and don't want to go home can recover and they have the ability to put out public health education in efforts with communities to protect the vulnerable. there's a lot of good stuff going on and i think we need to sort of hear a bit more from that comhaumunity about that proactive work. >> some experts tell msnbc news that some of those tests maybe missing up to 20% of positive cases. why are we having a problem this far into the pandemic, almost half a year since the first case in january, substantially documented here, why are we having a hard time nailing this down? >> part of the issue is, you know, no test is ever perfect. and the test get better as we understand how to use them and what populations can use them in. so, for example, with

a report yesterday from my friend and navajo nation president jonathan nez, he noted that the navajo nation's own aggressive public health measures helped flatten the curve of covid-19 significantly. this situation could have been much worse without his leadership. and the region remains at a high risk if the federal government does not step up and do its part. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. joyce, for five minutes. mr. joyce: mr. speaker, for far too long the chinese communist party has taken advantage of innocent people in its own country and around the world. now america is engaged in an economic and intellectual competition with china that existed long before the coronavirus crossed our border. the current pandemic merely as exposed the communist chinese party's sinister lies and the depths to which it will reach. there is no question that we must hold this regime accountable for all of its actions. as a member of the china task force, i am committed to combating the chinese communist threats to our great nation, a

cnn's sara sidner is live from the capital of the navajo nation window rock, arizona. these are drastic measures but is it making an impact? >> reporter: they say they hope it's making an impact but we've seen a spike in cases. they've haven't very spritrict. a 57-hour lockdown partly because they've seen a spike not only in number of cases but in the number of deaths. as it has stood for some time, the navajo nation had the third highest rates of infection per capita behind new york and new jersey. but the president of the navajo nation said that is partly due to the fact they have been testing more than any other state in the nation. about 11% of his people tested, which explains the numbers a bit, but he is clear this is having a devastating impact on the population. not just on a health side, but also economically. he also talked about why his 175,000 residents have such a hard time containing the virus. you would think in a place that is 27,000 square miles that covers three different states that self-isolation and distancing would be easy, but he talks about why

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she shuffled toward the traditional navajo hut, but couldn't bear to go inside. her son had been the first to die, and she was standing over his open grave when she got the call that her husband had also passed. >> i just couldn't move. it's my husband. i know he was okay when i left. >> reporter: in all, eight in the immediate family testing positive. dorothy and several others hospitalized. we accompanied them on their first trip back. the puppies yapped. the grandkids gleeful to be back on that rope swing, but for dorothy, the place felt haunted. >> just looking at it is sad. what happened in there. >> reporter: you lost everything. >> yeah. my husband's still in there. >> reporter: his spirit, she meant. they'd been married nearly 45 years. with a dirt floor and no heating, it wasn't much. but it was home. the navajo nation is larger than west virginia, but 40% have no electricity and 30% have no access to running water, which is why they come from all around to water wells like this. the reservation spanning parts of new mexico, arizona, and utah. the covid

please respect the sovereignty of our navajo nation. we appreciate you coming back later after this public health emergency has blown over. we're doing everything in our power to help each other. >> sorry, i didn't mean to interrupt there. i think i misspoke about the numbers. you have 31 confirmed cases, 3100 cases. that's rather high. your medical director rk, a mem of your nation says, as we just heard from sara sidner in south dakota, one of the concerns is if you have a big outbreak, you don't have the medical resources to deal with them. let's listen. >> we don't have a lot of funding to alert our doctors and medical staff. we just don't. we do carry a high rate of diabetes, hypertension, what we call metabolic syndrome that incorporates those two things, and per capita, we actually have the highest rates. >> dr. tom there laying out you have some of the preexisting conditions, if you will, on your nation there. what are you seeing? are the people who are getting the coronavirus and dying of the coronavirus, are they people with o

including members of the navajo nation. here's more on that story from stephanie bennett. >> reporter: and phoenix, arizona it's business as usual. golf courses are thriving, and parks are packed. in northeastern arizona it is a much different story. >> it is been a hard fight and a hard battle. and the numbers of been all across the board. up one day and down. >> reporter: the navajo nation continues the lockdown until june 7th and is the number of cases is at 4800 and the number of deaths exceed 150. >> as arizona and utah open economies we can keep ours closed voluntarily. and that is what we are doing. the covid-19 pandemic is a still there , our numbers are still high. >> reporter: the navajo nation has experienced some of the highest infection rates in the country. home 275,000 people it expands across arizona, new mexico, and utah. a third of families live on the reservation do not have access to running water. doctors say that multigenerational homes make social distancing impossible and underlying health conditions

plus, an outsized impact-- why the navajo nation and some other tribes are seeing some of the country's highest rates of covid-19 infections. >> a lot of native families, there are at least five or six to eight to 10 people living in one household, and it's really disheartening to see that it can spread so easily. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> life isn't a straight line, and sometimes you can find yourself heading in a new direction. fidelity is here to help you work through the unexpected, with financial planning and advice for today, and tomorrow. >> the william and flora hewlett foundation. for more than 50 years, advancing ideas and supporting institutions to promote a better world. at www.hewlett.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and individuals. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: as our nation honored those who gave their lives in servic

well, the navajo nation is under a strict lockdown.re talking to one doctor on the front lines of her community's coronavirus outbreak. why she says the struggle is even tougher for her tribe than it is in other places in the country. >>> plus, i know this is a question that you have asked yourself or maybe others -- when will it end? i'll talk with a historian from harvard university about what history has taught us about the endings of pandemics. hear why he thinks we are in for a long, difficult journey. there are so many toothpastes out there, which one should i use? try crest pro/active defense. it neutralizes bacteria for a healthier mouth than even the leading multi-benefit toothpaste. crest. tenergy intoll whohelping others.eir to anyone helping and caring in their own way. thank you. like you, we're always on. we're proud to put our energy behind you. southern company birthdays aren't cancelled. hope isn't quarantined. first words aren't delayed. caring isn't postponed. courage isn't on hold. and love hasn't stopped. u.s. bank

there are only 11 supermarkets, brian, here on the navajo nation.s and we're doing our very best to get food and supplies to our citizens so they can be safe. the safest place to be right now is at home so we can lessen the cases here on the navajo nation. >> well, on behalf all of us here, our thanks to jonathan nez, president of nav navajo nation. thank you very much for being with us. >>> still ahead for us -- the holiday weekend in the age of coronavirus. we're off to an indiana speedway that's opening tomorrow night -- but without fans. everyone living in your home on april 1st counts. my aunt and uncle who live with us, count. my mom's best friend whose been living with us? she counts. my new baby sister? she counts. shape your future. start here. complete the census at 2020census.gov many of life's moments in thare being put on hold. are staying at home, at carvana, we understand that, for some, getting a car just can't wait. to help, we're giving our customers up to 90 days to make their first payment. shop online from the comfort of your co

in late march a navajo tribal member learned she had been exposed to corona virus and sought testing at an indian health service or i.h.s. hospital they earned me away and told me that i didn't have any. that night air around midnight i started to run feelers. and the next day the body started there it was. excruciating like every bone in my body was hurting all the way down to the. anger with very very bad headaches or a big a return to the i just hospital but they refused to admit her or her 66 year old mother who was also ill they turned us away until was come back until it gets worse a not that quite yet like what is worse i mean what's worse than this it's going to get worse and that's the i h s is run by the federal government in washington it is notoriously underfunded understaffed and under equipped we asked the i guess repeatedly over several weeks for an interview but got nowhere we don't have the best healthcare system on the national news should we have been hit hard by this virus that has snuck into our communities here on the navajo nation navajo lands are impoverished

but it is very difficult because the entire navajo nation spans about 27,000 square miles. it might seem easy for people to self-isolate or self-distance, it isn't because they all have to go shopping at many of the same stores. the resources here are few and far between. and there's the issue of resources at home where 30 to 40% of the population does not have running water. and if someone does get coronavirus in the family, they often live families, generations of families live in one house hold. so, very difficult to self-isolate. that is what's causing some of the problem with the spread of the virus here. the president has asked citizens to take on these very rigid measures every night during the week at 8:00 there is a curfew. and on the weekends they are now doing full on lockdowns. about 80% of the population is complying. he's hoping many more will to stop the spread of the virus. cnn in the navajo nation. >>> it has taken three elections and a year of political paralysis, but israel finally has a new government. the question now, will this unity coalition hold? we

sarah, what's the latest on the crisis in navajo nation?>, you kno you know, this weeke is the strictest lockdown they've had. it's a lockdown of 57 hours. no stores open, not even gas stations or grocery stores. they are really trying to deal with what has been a spike in cases, even over the weekend, they had more than a dozen more people who died of covid-19, more infections, but they make clear, they understand that they have one of the highest infection rates per capita in the country. but that is partly, ana, due to the fact that they have been testing more than anywhere else in america. they've tested about 11% of their population. so they're being very aggressive with testing. they also are being very aggressive with stay-at-home measures. this -- i'm wearing a mask here, because if you're out in public, even if you're not around a ton of people, you're required to wear a mask in this nation, and also in the state of new mexico. we talked also to the president of the navajo nation, jonathan nas, and he said at one point he made an a

a team of seven ucsf doctors and nurses traveled to navajo nation in late april. president jonathan nez says the collaborative effort is helping to flatten the curve. >> i want to say thank you to the doctors without borders as well as university of california san francisco for sending their warriors to the front lines in this war against coronavirus. >> the federal government is also provided about $600 million in relief funding to navajo nation. >>> as the country begins to slowly reopen, air travel is still down more than 90%. so instead of throwing away meals that would otherwise go to passengers, they're being used to feed some of our community's most vulnerable. earlier this week, abc7 news was in san francisco's mission district where the latino task force held an event to distribute more than 7,000 meals. the covid-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected those in the mission. infection rates are higher because of overcrowded housing and many service workers are unable to work at all or can't work from home. >> now i'm living with nine people in my fami

. >>> the coronavirus is ravishing the navajo nation. 69 reported cases on monday. they have more than 4,000 cases. the virus has killed at least 142 people in the community. limited access to health care, cramped living conditions and a lack of running water in many places have contributed to the devastating impact. cnn's sara sidner reports now from arizona. >> reporter: rosemary, the navajo nation is known for its exquisite landscapes. covid-19 is sweeping their nation. the beauty of the navajo nation masksed vengeance the coronavirus has masked on its people even in this household. >> it came about and ripped through us. >> reporter: she's one of five people in her family who has contracted the virus that takes your breath away. >> i didn't want to go to the hospital. >> reporter: how afraid were you when you realized that your mom had it, that your sisters had it and that you had it? >> i didn't want to leave my kids at home. i had so much to do. i have altogether nine kids. >> she didn't want to go to the hospital because too many people she knows never made i

at a snail's pace tuesday president trump will have a roundtable discussion on how to support the navajonation but in a valiant effort to help and also pay back ireland reports that the country will be giving the navajo nation 1.5 $1000000.00 to help all to pay back the thousands of dollars the choctaw nation donated to ireland back in 1905 during the great potato famine more than 170 years ago in washington fair in france ak r.t. . other news making headlines today 3 family members are now being charged for the shooting death of a security guard over a facemask dispute in flint michigan the security guard was reportedly arguing with a woman and not allowing her to enter the store without wearing a mask after the argument she laughed but 2 men later came to the store and shot the guard so now the woman her husband and her adult son are being charged with 1st degree premeditated murder and gun charges. and california has become the 1st state to borrow money from the federal government to pay out unemployment benefits the golden state borrowed 348000000 bucks in federal money after almost

2300 infected despite congress passing a more than $8000000000.00 kovan $1000.00 relief bill the navajo nations are getting help at a snail's pace tuesday president trump will have a roundtable discussion on how to support the navajo nation but in a valiant effort to help and also pay back ireland reports that the country will be giving the navajo nation $1500000.00 to help all the pay back the thousands of dollars the choctaw nation donated to ireland back in 1905 during the great potato famine more than 170 years ago and washington fair and fronsac. so as stay at home orders linger a little longer residents in southern california have escaped and monotonous retained to catch show from mother nature are to correspondent a toughness weight has more on why attendance at the beaches have increased at night. right now during the day you can see a reddish tide all the way from baja california to the south bay in los angeles but at night these same organisms are lighting up the ocean causing waves to have a luminescent blue lights. this picturesque magnetic blue charging through the waters o

we had a navajo on our local radio station being interviewed hymn in fellow sang a navajo. the hairs on the back of my neck were standing up. is ifestion i have franklin roosevelt still lived in august, would eleanor have andhim use the bombs? semper fidelis or america. america. guest: roosevelt was not directing war policy before april. he was interested in the manhattan project. a way to shorten the war and save lives. , and tos and allies save japanese lives also. had franklin roosevelt lived don't april 12, 1945, i have any doubt that he would have made the same decision that harry truman did was to go ahead and use this terrible weapon in hopes of bringing the total war to a complete and final end which happens with the japanese bayender in tokyo on tokyo on the uss missouri on september 2, 1945. host: we touched on this at the beginning. who are the, germans signing for the german country? theppose he is referring to allied signing and not the russians signing. guest: the operations chief for the german military, he had been designated and given the residual german go

this is partly because the navajo nation says it's tested more people than any other state. 11% of its population. but unlike new york just getting to a hospital with these kinds of resources can take hours it's really hard for them to get the care they need and that if they need to be in to be they've got to have. >>someone transport them from a facility like albuquerque, phoenix, it's where we're starting to send people because i see his own events the navajo nation spans 27,000 square miles there are no short distances here which is one of the difficulties with getting resources to all of its people with the exception of here, i'm standing in the 4 corners. >>we're with one step you can walk into 4 different states but with the vast distances self-distancing might seem easy. it isn't because mostly everyone shops at the same stores there are a lot of people living here the president of the navajo nation says infrastructure and resources long ago promised by the federal government were never realized and now there's a perfect scenario for the virus to spread 3040% of our citizens her

navajo health officials also say that that worst-hit region within navajo nation is where they think the navajo nation outbreak began, and they have traced the beginning of the navajo nation outbreak, which again is the worst one in the country -- they have traced it back to a specific church revival meeting on a specific day in early march in the navajo nation. that's where they believe it took hold. and now again that is the worst outbreak in america, worst per capita than the hardest-hit zip codes in new york city. so when the president today pounded his chest a little bit and announced that he will insist as president that all church services be held in person this weekend all over the country, and i will somehow magically override any state rule that would seek to prohibit that kind of a gathering, i mean the president, you know, knows what he's playing with in doing that. this has been an out loud, documented, upfront part of our experience of this epidemic from the very beginning. and, no, the president does not have the power to overall state public health rules and demand th

corps, him, and navajo. and before the hair on the back of my neck stood up, i was standing up at attention. my dad was a marine in' w iwo j, i was a marine in vietnam. the question i have is, if franklin roosevelt still lived in august, would eleanor let him use the bombs? and semper fidelis for america. >> thanks for that. eleanor roosevelt was not directing war policy, either before or after franklin roosevelt's death in april. roosevelt was keenly interested in the manhattan project, which was the construction of the atomic bomb. he saw it as a way to shorten the war. he saw it as a way to save lives, both american and other american allies, and to save japanese lives, also. he was less concerned about that, needless to say, by 1945. so had franklin roosevelt lived beyond april 12th, 1945, i don't have any doubt that he would have made the same decision that harry truman did, which was to go ahead and use this terrible weapon in hopes of bringing the war, the total war, to a complete and final end, which

we had a navajo on our local radio station being interviewed and that fellow sang a hynmn in navajo. the hairs on the back of my neck were standing up. the question i have is if franklin roosevelt still lived in august, would eleanor have let him use the bombs? and semper fidelis for america. >> roosevelt was not directing war policy before april. he was interested in the manhattan project. he saw it as a way to shorten the war and save lives. americans and allies, and to save japanese lives also. had franklin roosevelt lived beyond april 12, 1945, i don't have any doubt that he would have made the same decision that harry truman did was to go ahead and use this terrible weapon in hopes of bringing the total war to a complete and final end which happens with the japanese surrender in tokyo on tokyo bay on the uss missouri on september 2, 1945. >> we touched on this at the beginning. bob asked, who are the germans signing for the german country? i suppose he is referring to the allied signing and not the russians signing. >> the operations chief for the german military, he had been de

more lives have been lost in the navajo nation than in the rest of new mexico and that state has one of the highest infection rates nationwide for bretton woods explains why. in late march a navajo tribal member learned she had been exposed to corona virus and sought testing at an indian health service or i.h.s. hospital they earned me away and told me that i didn't have any. that nightmare around me i am started to run feelers. and the next day the body started they were. excruciating like every bone in my body was hurting all the way down to my. anger with very very bad headaches or a big a return to the i guess hospital but they refused to admit her or her 66 year old mother who was also ill they turned us away until was come back until it gets worse and you know not that quite yet like what is worse i mean what's worse than this is going to get worse in the us the i.h.s. is run by the federal government in washington it is notoriously underfunded understaffed and under equipped we asked the i guess repeatedly over several weeks for an interview but got no where we don't have the

it seems to be a growing issue that has been happening with navajo.o we, you know, with a case that came up in 2016 where she was kidnapped and and murdered in mexico i'm amazed second, 2016. that is what open the door for navajo to start saying, okay, we need to do something. that became the forefront. since then, the amber alert has gotten better. but still needs help with funding. he still needs help with getting the data together. our first lady will tell you part of the new mexico task force that's getting together data. we just really need help in that sense. we don't want to lose any more of our native sisters or native mothers. the cry is to get the awareness out. because a lot of people don't know of the missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. and now it's hitting the l gtb q community. we just want to make that aware and we are waving our arms here. i think there was a movie that came out with native women that have been murdered and missing. it's hit close to home, because we have a close family member that went missing in 2015. th