the navajo nation fighting for its life. >> things that we're doing here on the navajo nation is working>> once teeming with covid cases, how one community took matters into their own hands to curb a killer. >>> "nightline" starts right now. with byron pitts. >> good evening. thank you for joining us. tonight, with just 83 days left until election day, presumptive democratic of candidate for president, joe biden and kamala harris stepping out for the first time and already on the offensive. here's janai norman. >> this is a moment of real consequence for america. everything we care about, it's all on the line. >> reporter: this afternoon in delaware, the official debut of the joe biden-kamala harris ticket. the former vice president and hi his history-making choice. >> this morning, all across the nation, little girls woke up, especially little black and brown girls, who so often feel overlooked and undervalued in their communities. but today, today just maybe they're seeing themselves for the first time in a new way. >> joe, i'm so proud to stand with you. and i do so mindful of all the

there are only five emergency hospitals in the vast navajo territory. the nearest is 40 miles from here. so people are forced to transport the sick inn makeshif ambulances. >> a couple weeks ago he was dying. if i would have waited there for the ambulance, 45 minutes later he would have been gone. >> people are dying ever day in their houses.s. we need help. >> reporter: in the 19th century, white settlers forced the navajo people off their traditional lands. the u.s. government returned some of the land in 1868 and promised to rebuild its infrastructure. but the president of the navajo nation says the help never came. >> a lot of broken promises. it is unacceptable that 30% to 40% of indigenous people, navajo people, don't have running water in the most powerful country in the world. >> reporter: for some navajo people the pandemic is reaffirming their community spirit. this woman completed a master's degree in public health at john hopkins university. she came back to the reservation to help her neighbors. she joined an ngo that distributes water and

navajo nation flattened the curve. >> early on, we were seeing positivity rates in the 30% to 40% ratencredibly high, which just told us we needed to do much more testing >> reporter: and they did. leaders set up strict curfews every night at 8:00 p.m. with steep types for disobeying >> we had lockdowns, much tougher than the rest of the country. you see people here wearing masks with 100% compliance >> why did they act so quickly >> i think that they know their history, and they know that they can't count on other people to solve this for them. >> it's fair to say as long as we've been keeping statistics about such mings, it has been clear that native americans fair less well when it comes to infectious disease >> that's absolutely fair to say. inadequate access to health care and basic health care infrastructure >> reporter: this is not a question of race, but of racism essentially. >> of institutional racism >> reporter: it's a history he knows too well while he's proud that his people flattened the curve, he says the crisis is not over >> this is serious it's life or death >> repor

tonight one of the regions hit hardest by the pandemic was the navajo nation stretching through parts of arizona, new mexico, and utah but as cynthia mcfadden reports, they are finally winning the battle. >> reporter: you might think the vastness of navajo nation would have spared these people who have suffered so much, but the coronavirus did not pat them by. like many here, crystal kee and her family hit far off. >> it hit relatives, people we knew and loved and respected. >> reporter: her fears centered on her 9-year-old, who has a rare lung condition. so they've been on lockdown since march. >> it has forced me as a mother to think about how do i protect my children? >> reporter: it's a question many ask but especially here where the coronavirus has killed more people per capita than any u.s. state. pervasive health disparity, systemic poverty and lack of access to running water created a perfect storm for the deadly virus, but against thos odds, something incredible happened. navajo nation flattened the curve. >> early on we were seeing positivity ratsds in the 30% to 40% rate, s

state a mission under way to save lives >>> we're back now with our look inside the navajo nation in the south western u.s. where just washing your hands to stop the spread of the virus can be difficult because for many there's no running water. cynthia mcfadden now on the urgent mission to save lives and bring change >> reporter: to live here in navajo nation most must learn to make due and tonight in the age of coronavirus it's even harder. how long does it take to go down the road? >> if it's the muddy road it takes about two hours. >> you're really isolated. >> yes, we are and this one -- >> >> reporter: katherine's family has been on this land for generations. she says they've got electricity about a decade ago it works sometimes but most alarming, they live here with no running water. >> i think we're abandoned pretty much. >> reporter: at least 30% of the homes on the reservation have no running water in america, in 2020, during a pandemic. >> i think a lot of times natives get overlooked. >> reporter: robins drew up here and is determined to change that. >> my family didn't h

are you still seeing that kind of effect on the navajo nation? >> i'm not -- i am living up in minnesota but, yes, we're still hearing the same sorts of effect on the community there. not just navajo nation, groups of hopi and other communities as well are susceptible. >> i just wanted to ask as well, there are more than 9,000 cases and close to 500 deaths as i understand it on the navajo nation and begin these phased re-openings on monday. are you comfortable with that? >> no, i'm not comfortable with it. i think most people in our native nations are not comfortable with the fact that we are not making the decisions on when to open our schools just like everybody else in the country. the places that are -- the places that are impacted by whatever those decisions are should be in control of whether or not to open our schools. so each community will be different. obviously it's not as safe right now to open those in the the navajo nation, and other places as well. >> i want to bring in sue as well the president of the union that represents the bur

nation andhe navajo i want to say a piece regarding the navajo code talkers. served on the islands, iwo jima, nagasaki. wereavajo code talkers -- they heard the the navajos were working in the south pacific headquarters they were told something was going to happen. that was the message they sent out. events in the bombing the navajo, some of code talkers were sent into nagasaki and hiroshima, confiscating weapons, distributing food and clothing. sentwas the message they after the occupation back to san francisco through navajo code. we don't know who the navajo code talkers were who sent that code, that was part of history. thank you. maybe you can say something andt the american indians their role in the post occupation of japan. host: clifton truman daniel. guest: i don't know the history of native americans and the ivajos in the occupation, but know someone who was also there with the code talkers. captain artillery fought his way across the pacific. invasion,he expected he was looking at maps of nagasaki, they were supposed to land in nagasaki near the por

and in this case the navajo nation. they've done incredibly well.llion tests. more than the entire nations of japan, mexico and switzerland. arizona's per capita testing is higher than germany, south korea, france and canada. and tribal governments in arizona have received nearly $1.3 billion for the coronavirus relief on. meanwhile, outdoor dining limited, indoor dining and most of the other businesses in arizona have remained open and very vibrant. they're doing incredibly well. this is an approach and it's an approach that's been incredibly successful. arizona has been able to protect high—risk populations and quickly bring its outbreak under control without. .. so we are watching a live press briefing from the president who is speaking from the white house. his focus today is on arizona and he was talking about of course, remdesivir, the experimental antiviral drug and the experimental antiviral drug and the number of vials being bought. of course we will continue to monitor what he is saying and if there's anything of importance and of course w

just search navajo code talkers. our guest, clifton truman daniel with us talking about the 75th anniversary of the bombings of hiroshima, august 6th, nagasaki on august 9th. mr. daniels also the honorary chair of the board of trustees of the harry s. truman institute. you've also written a couple of books about your grandparents. did you ever ask your grandmother about the bombing of hiroshima? >> no, no, i did not. again -- and going back to whether i asked my grandfather or my grandmother whrks we saw them -- i mean, they were grammy and grandpa. we saw them on family vacations. these were also vacations from school. the last thing i was looking for was another history lesson. i was out of school. and my grandmother the same way. i didn't ask her about the bombings. that said, i don't think that my grandfather, certainly, or my grandmother would have told me anything differently than they would have told you or anybody in the audience. my grandfather was remarkably open and consistent in his views, and there's not

that was the role of the navajo. the message that they sent after the occupation back to san francisco through the navajo code. we don't know who the nova novel code talkers were who sent that code but that's part of history. what was said, how many buildings were destroyed, how much vegetation left, how many people to seized after the impact. what was going on there. thank you. maybe can say something about american indians and their role in the post occupation of japan. >> okay larry. >> thanks larry. i don't know the history of native americans in the neck and have a hose in the occupation. i know someone who was also there with the code talkers. it's the late horrible on doll was a myth marine military captain he fought his way all across the pacific. prior to the expected invasion he was looking at maps of nagasaki. they were supposed to land nagasaki near the poor area. nagasaki is a steep river valley. they're steep hills all around the port. japanese gun emplacements just to rain shelves over a orderliness ma

with navajo elders dying at an alarming rate. cnn hero linda meyers has spent decades supporting navajo elders and she and her team have ramped up efforts to bring life-saving help to the most vulnerable on the reservation. >> losing navajo elders is a piece of history, piece of culture. they hold the life for their families. they carry on the traditions, the ceremony, the language, the weaving. >> good to see you. >> the loss for us is personal. we're connected to these elders. we've known them for 35 years. we've sent $225,000 worth of food certificates, thousands of masks and yarn bundles to our elders to help them sustain themselves in their traditional way. starting in august and september, our real goal is to deliver all the supplies to make sure we help them as winter starts. we're not stopping now. we're continuing. >> to learn more about linda's heroic work and the threat that covid-19 poses to the navajo nation and to find out how you can help, go to cnnheroes.com. we'll be right back. (vo) jack was one of six million p

a vast expanse the size of west virginia where the navajo people have lived for centuries.90s. his children and their children are working hard to learn from him and keep him safe. >> my father is one of the most revered medicine people. i want to ensure that he will be here when we come to the other end treating the ptsd people will have from covid-19. >> reporter: here showing his grandchildren what nature provides for traditional healing. and healing is much needed navajo nation has been battered by the coronavirus with a per g capita death rate higher than any u.s. state driven by long standing problems, an unemployment rate roughly three times higher than the u.s. average staggering health disparities. and on the richest country on earth, 30% of the homes here still have no running water. it's a toxic brew of poverty an. that's just part of broken promises. >> my father, you know, i've been with him and people tell him you're not welcome there used to be signs that said no indians or no dogs allowed. that's just part of the reality that's kind of engrained >> everythin

other than the navajo nation here, they are backing trump. he's doing the best he can on this covid. it is a disease that was brought onto our country. it should have been stopped a long time before but it's not his fault. i think he's done a good job as anyone humanly possible can do. and i think it's time for america to wake up, vote for trump, vote for people who really want our country to be good. >> misses trump went on to say that you always know what donald trump is thinking. >> i love it. when he gets them going, i love it. c-span2 me is the channel of choice because you are the only reallyt telling what's happening. is it always good? no. is it always good? no. what i thought that young student, i hope you got a gazillion dollars for the way they treated him and try to -- this council culture, what is that about? i remember saving nickels and dimes and quarters and doing these little drives to build theyrent statues, and that can just be ripped down, i like that people will go to prison for 10 years. i like that trump has a soft side

in this case, the navajo nation, they have done incredibly well. over 1.1as conducted million tests. more than the entire nations of japan, mexico and switzerland. arizona's per capita testing is higher than germany. south korea, france and canada, and tribal governments in arizona have received nearly $1.3 billion for the coronavirus relief fund. ,eanwhile, outdoor dining limited indoor dining, and most businesses in arizona have remained open and vibrant. that hasn approach been incredibly successful. arizona has been able to protect high risk populations and quickly bring its outbreak under control without the need to impose overly punitive measures. thanks to advances in treating the virus, the fatality rates across all age groups in arizona is very low. arizona scientific and data driven strategy also preserved hospital capacity, ensuring that those who need care are able to receive it, and receive it immediately. very quickly. 15% of beds remained available statewide. that was at their peak, with roughly 20% of all occupied beds going to pati

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we really work very hard on tribal areas, in particular the navajo nation.edibly well. over 1.1as conducted million tests, more than japan. . , mexico and switzerland arizona -- mexico and switzerland. arizona per capita testing is higher than germany france and -- higher than germany, france and canada. dining,e, outdoor limited indoor dining and most other business in an era's -- businesses in arizona have remained open and vibrant at they are doing incredibly well. the approach has been incredibly successful. arizona has protected high-risk populations and quickly brought its outbreak under control without the need to impose overly punitive measures. thanks to advances in treating the virus, the fatality rate among almost all age groups in arizona is very low. scientific, data-driven strategy insured hospital capacity and those who needed care were able to receive care immediately, very quickly. at the peak 15% of beds remained available statewide, that was at their peak, with roughly 20% of occupied its going to patients hospitalized with the virus. they

really worked very hard on the tribal areas, and in particular in this case the navajo nation.rall, arizona has conducted over 1.1 million tests, more than the entire nations of japan, mexico and switzerland. arizona's per capita testing is higher than germany, south korea, france and canada. and tribal governments in arizona have received nearly $1.3 billion from the coronavirus relief fund. meanwhile, outdoor dining, limited indoor dining and most of the other businesses in arizona have remained open and very vibrant. they're doing incredibly well. this is an approach, and it's an approach that's been incredibly successful, or arizona's been able to protect high-risk populations and quickly bring its outbreak under control without the need to impose overly punitive measures. thanks to advances in treating the virus, the fatality rate across all age groups in arizona is very low. arizona's scientific and data-driven strategy also preserved hospital capacity, insuring that those who need care were able to receive it and receive it immediately, very quickly. at the peak approxim

the resources for navajo nation, is there any issue? along with the surge and testing sites that have happened in marydale and south phoenix? they needed this testing. in a rows, 12 days with good turnaround. president trump: i am proud of you. that is a great success. there is more to do but -- >> standard course. >>>> we like that trajectory. fantastic jobp: in arizona. does anybody have any questions for the governor? we will have a news conference at 5:30. i have not discussed it with the governor. i can tell you in florida they have done a very good job with it. you have no idea, paterson, new jersey is 25% or 20% of the vote is tainted. you can't have that. it is ok. absentee voting, great. you will never know who won the election. nevada is a big state. it is an important state. it is a very political stay. the governor happens to be a democrat. i don't believe the post office can be set up, they were given no notice. you are talking about millions of votes. it is a catastrophe waiting to happen. look at ave to do is simple, cong

in particular in this case the navajo nation. they've done incredibly well.ucted over 1.1 million tests. more than the entire nations of japan, mexico, and switzerland. arizona's per capita testing is higher than germany, south korea, france and canada. tribal governments in arizona have received nearly $1.3 billion for the coronavirus relief fund. meanwhile, outdoor dining, limited indoor dining and most of the other businesses in arizona have remained open and very vibrant. they are doing incredibly well. this is an approach and it's an approach that has been incredibly successful. arizona has been able to protect high-risk populations and quickly bring its outbreak under control without the need to impose overly punitive measures. thanks to advances in treating the virus, the fatality rate across all age groups in arizona is very low. arizona's scientific and data-driven strategy also preserved hospital capacity, ensuring that those who need care were able to receive it and receive it immediately, very quickly. at the peak come approximately 15% of beds re

in particular in this case, the navajo nation. they've done incredibly well.lion tests. more than the entire nations of japan, mexico and switzerland, arizona's per capita testing is higher than germany, south korea, france, canada, and they've received nearly $1.3 billion for the coronavirus relief fund. meanwhile, outdoor dining limited indoor dining and most of the other businesses in arizona have remained open and very vibrant. this is an approach that has been incredibly successful. arizona has been able to protect high risk populations and quickly bring the outbreak you understand control without the need to impose overly punitive measures. thanks to advances in treating the virus, the fatality rate across all age groups in arizona is very low. the data driven strategy also preserved capacity ensuring those who need care and receive it immediately. very quickly. at the peak approximately 50% of beds remained available with roughly 20% of all occupied beds going to patients hospitalized with the virus. they kept other things going. they kept other forms o

they're among nearly 500 navajo nation members to die from coronavirus. the university of alabama ordered faculty members to remain silent about students who test positive for the virus, arguing alerting their classmates would violate privacy rules. they werel, admonished "do not tell the rest worde class" with the "notot" underlrlined. in louisiana, at least six peoplele were killed a after hurricane laura came ashore thursday as one of the strongest recorded storms ever to hit thte uniteded states. the categogory 4 hurricane faild to produce the massive storm surge feared by forecasters, but brought fierce winds of up to 150 miles per hour that overturned vehicles, ripped the roofs off houses, and shattered the glass windndows of a 22-stoy office tower. the storm triggered a massivee fire a at a chemical plant n ner lakeke charles that sent plumesf black smoke and poisononous chloririne gas billowing across interstate 10. lolocal residents who hahadn't already evacuauated were ordered to shelter in place with their windows and doors closed. the hurrican

know bomb sonando it's presumed and against one another and during the corona pandemic most of the navajo. the flacks fans from the corinthians cop carry my almost 5 kilos. seto they carry even greater weight politically. the sao paulo soccer fans are leading pro-democracy protests despite the pandemic. a pretty little money for stuff we corinthian supporters were also among the 1st to take to the streets in the 1980 s. to protest against the military dictatorship that's the spirit of this flag and i thought well this is just one day to. come out there once again fighting for freedom since both sonando is stirring up hatred against minorities against blacks and homosexuals and demonstrators want to show that it's unacceptable and we must stand up for our rights more forcefully. and unlike now our fellow brazilians and i think that because in 2018 the majority of them elected a murderer as president. but. they're also angry that bolton are has downplayed the coronavirus pandemic even though covert 19 has kind of 811-0000 lives in brazil. as the custom only sister to the government in the c

nation andhe navajo i want to say a piece regarding the navajo code talkers.erved on the islands, iwo jima, nagasaki. wereavajo code talkers -- they heard the the navajos were working in the south pacific headquarters they were told something was going to happen. that was the message they sent out. events in the bombing the navajo, some of code talkers were sent into nagasaki and hiroshima, confiscating weapons, distributing food and clothing. sentwas the message they after the occupation back to san francisco through navajo code. we don't know who the navajo code talkers were who sent that code, that was part of history. thank you. maybe you can say something andt the american indians their role in the post occupation of japan. host: clifton truman daniel. guest: i don't know the history of native americans and the ivajos in the occupation, but know someone who was also there with the code talkers. captain artillery fought his way across the pacific. invasion,he expected he was looking at maps of nagasaki, they were supposed to land in nagasaki near the port

. >> i'm the vice president of the navajo nation.ddress from the majestic rock spires or rock with wing s known by our people. many of our ancestral leaders sought to dwompb agovern and le nation within a nation. it is also where they have not been as successful as the rest of america. our first nation's people, the host people of the land, we are still here. our creator placed us here and knew for such a time as this we would have an opportunity for an appeal to heaven. you see, our people have never been invited into the american dream. we, for years, fought congressional battles with congressmen and senators that were part of a broken system that ignored us. that is until president trump took office. president trump delivered the largest financial funding package ever to indian country. the $8 billion in c.a.r.e.s. act funding to indian country was a great start in alleviating the devastating effects that the covid-19 pandemic has inflicted on our tribes. the navajo nation once led the nation in per capita positive cases because o

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we have 10 companies across the country, particularly the navajo nation in new mexico and arizona.hey struggle with basic sanitation issues we take for granted, the ability to wash our hands. their communities have been hit particularly hard. it is heartwarming to me, i have been watching some of the companies on the tribal lands, serving their communities, ensuring connectivity, literally bringing broad bands to each of the schoolkids homes in these very low income, distressed areas. i think of them as heroes. host: paul kirby? paul: there are a lot of programs that were in place before this happens and there continues to be thought about whether some funding should go to new programs or things like usf. people said it is already there, it will not take time to ramp up. where are you on that? shirley: i am all about tried-and-true. right now when i look at this time and think about how speed, -- i hate to say shovel-ready because of the connotation, but i look at u.s. staff and usda. they have a traditional broadband program. that have beens vetted, they are in action. confusing t

we have 10 companies across the country, in particular with the navajo nation in new mexico and arizona, because they struggle with basic sanitation issues that we take for granted, like the ability to wash your hands. those communities have been hit particularly hard, but it is so heartwarming to me -- i have been watching the companies down there, what they are doing on the tribal lands, serving their communities, ensuring that connectivity is there, bringing broadband to the school kids, to their homes in these low income areas. and when i think of heroes, to me they are heroes. paul: obviously, there have been programs that have been already in place before this happened. there has been a debate about whether some funding should go to new programs, or whether they should go to usm, which people have said it is already there and it will not take much time to ramp up. where do you come down on that? shirley: i am all about tried and true. when i think about right now, abilityspeed is -- the to build as quickly as possible. i hate to say shovel ready, but i look at it and i look at the

and we've got about ten companies that are tribally-owned companies, particularly the navajo nation down in new mexico and arizona. they struggle from basic sanitation issues that we take for granted, the ability to wash our hands. to their communities have really been hit particularly hard. it is so heart warming to me, i've been watching is some of the companies down there on the tribal lands serving their communities, insuring that connectivity, literally bringing broadband to school kids' homes in these stressed areas has been -- you know, when i think of heroes, to me, those folks are heroes. >> host: paul kirby. >> so, obviously, there's been a lot of programs that -- before this happened, and there's been a debate of some sort about whether some funding should go to new programs or some funding should -- [inaudible] like usf which people say, well, it's already there, we'll take time to ramp up. where do you come down in there? >> guest: i am all about tried and true. i think that right now when i look at this time and i think about how speed is a, you know, the ability to build a

hoped and rally that had been underway in the capital but in looking at some live pictures from that navajo nearly 20000 current of our skeptics 90 restriction activists had gathered in the city center. authorities had a cold on protest as to maintain social distancing the police say as the request was ignored they have no choice but to. moving in this demonstration was preceded by a furious legal battle with authorities attempting to ban the demonstration while a quarter century ruled it could go ahead activist to climb the authorities have a double standard approach to differing protests more now from pensacola. it is set for launch demonstrations by those on happy with coronavirus restrictions this weekend city authorities had tried to ban the demonstration saying they wouldn't be able to stick to rules put in place to stop the spread of the virus that upset people already were very happy city authorities were quick to point out that they no way was the attempt to ban these demos and attempt to limit freedom to demonstrate. that the law says explicitly that the right of assembly is prote

we have ten tribal companies that are tribally owned across the country and particularly the navajo nation down in new mexico, arizona because in part they struggle with basic sanitation issues we take for granted in the ability to wash our hands so they are communities have really been hit particularly hard but it is so heartwarming to me and i've watched the companies down there on the tribal lands doing other tribal companies in serving the communities and ensuring that conductivity literally bringing broadband to those schoolkids homes in these very low income distressed areas has been really, when i think of heroes to me it's euros. >> host: paul kirby. >> obviously there have been a lot of programs that have quality in place before this happened and there has been some debate about whether some funding to go to new programs or some funding to go to things like usf which people have said it's already there and it won't take time to ramp up so where do you come down in that? >> guest: i am all about tried and true. i think right now when i was at this time and i think about how speed i

virtual care visits quadrupled to new york and navajo language where access is difficult. a look at more coronavirus headlines across the country. >> i'm allison kosik in new york city. amc theater says it's opening some cinemas today. the world's biggest movie theater chain said it's celebrating the 100th birthday offering retro movies at 15 cents a ticket for the day. amc has had to delay the reopening several times but will reopen theaters in almost a dozen states across the country. by the time new movies are released like "new mutants" amc says it expects to have 400 of its more than 600 theaters opened. the theater chain says new health and safety measures include requiring guests to wear masks, lowering theater capacity and upgrading ventilation systems. >> i'm dan simon in vacaville, california, where a wildfire is raging out of control and happening during the middle of a pandemic. there are nearly two dozen major fires burning in the state and resources are stretched thin in part due to the virus. the state traditionally relies on prisoners to battle wildfires bu

the vice president of the navajo nation said president trump has done more for native americans thanny previous president. civil rights leaders, former icon said they have done more for historically black colleges and universities than any previous. black people are lifted up as never before. job opportunities owns the first step act in a second chance, trump was right on the virus. he said a nurse he delivered on trade said farmers and fishermen, he's on our side on guns in school safety said the father of apartments gould victim. joe biden's crime bill victim pardon. empowering women, helping small business come backing blue-collar workers. a disabled candidate, cuban refugee. again national intelligence director put there by republican president, not a democrat. these were the voices of a modern outward looking, inclusive and optimistic party. for years the left, the media, the snooty self righteous establishment sneered and sneered at republicans as stupid, selfish, rude who don't care about poverty or healthcare or anything that matters. last week's convention literally oblitera

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she was a member of the navajo nation. there are so many others, and it's just extremely disrespectful to them, to us, and by the way, also to the health care workers and the first responders who put their lives on the line. i also just want to say on a political note that, you know, it was so frustrating to see melania trump, the first lady, talk about how she is giving her condolences to the families of those who lost loved ones from covid, but yet the next day, we see trump and trump officials and partygoers gathered as though it's not happening. it's a huge slap in the face to americans, but it's just concerning. it's concerning because it goes deeper than politics. it goes to a deep cultural divide, and this us versus them concept that some people can get sick, but, you know, they can get sick but we can't get sick. this idea that you can't get sick because you live in a rural area or because you're white or because you're wealthy. and to that i would say, i really hope you don't get sick, but this virus does not disc

2,000 feet throughout the day getting into a little bit of a general south wind out there. 52 in navajoyou can see how hazy it is here. with some of the high clouds here and light reflected there. high clouds and haze with a chance of dry thunderstorms tonight into monday and the temperatures in the wide range throughout the upcoming work week. the poor air quality in the south bay and elsewhere ba yellow of mods ra m not too bad in terms of the air quality. temperatures ranging from the 60s with some fog and haze at the coast to about 100 by the delta so certainly still warm and the relative humidity drops throughout the afternoon but the good thing is the winds being light today and going toround ts to the smoke and haze. 89 in santa rosa. 80 on the peninsula. and the accuweather 7-day forecast, the spare the air alert extended through the middle of next week and the light winds so the accuweather 7-day forecast showing as the temperatures stay warm each and every day on high alert. around the bay 70s to near 80s. 60s at the coast and best potential for that dry lightning and gusty wi

the bloody fight, he worked with the navajo code talkers to ensure vital combat information was sharedarines. 70 years later he returned to the islands of japan at the age of 92 reuniting with surviving members of this troop. here he is in a documentary that was produced by his grandson. >> experiences in the war changed my life more than i realize in the beginning. i recovered, got married, had a family successfully and overall, the overall picture is a very pleasant. >> martha: john was laid to rest among our nation's heroes in arlington cemetery. he passed away in late november. his grandson joins me. thank you for being with us. i know your relationship with your grandfather was very special, what was it like today at arlington cemetery? >> the whole ceremony was amazing. the actual burial and all that was all for coping in morning. worrying about my grandfather. but today i felt was really about the celebration of life and all of his accomplishments. just being in the americas cemetery. honoring him like that, it meant the world. it was amazing. >> martha: it was a remarkable day

, core, is now running 44 testing sites throughout the country, including mobile units within the navajo nation. but because ivanka trump married jared kushner there is no national testing program. and because of that, donald trump is far behind joe biden in the polls. there is no national strategy for fighting the coronavirus. and there won't be until at least inauguration day if joe biden is the next president. according to an investigative report in "vanity fair," jared kushner convened his own white house task force of sorts to work in secret. and they came up with a secret plan to provide comprehensive nationwide coronavirus testing. and according to one source who participated in developing that secret plan, it, quote, just went poof into thin air. "vanity fair" reports the plan was never implemented because according to one member of kushner's team. "the virus had hit blue states hardest. the political folks believe that because it was going to be relegated to democratic states that they could blame those governors. and that would be an effective political strategy, said the exper

had some advantages working for us in new mexico, 80% of our testing is done by in state labs, the navajoion who you mentioned has been great about mobilizing testing there. our department of health is in all 30 counties in new mexico, they have 30 to 70 testing sites open every day. some days we do over 3,000 tests a day in their facilities. and lastly, on the increasing test site, our governor gets personally involved in supply chain shortages in testing. we have been through swab shortages, today we need to run tests, she gets a daily briefing and she's involved with manufacturers to get that done. >> and so help me, i want to look at this, put up on our screen the positivity you're talking about. it has been so critical. i learned so much the last six months about trying to figure out where the warning signs what do you do, what tells you the trouble ahead. if you look at july 22nd there, the positivity rate is 6%. there are a lot of states higher that's a warning sign. want to get it down to -- now you hear -- not even a month later, you're at less than half that, 2.7%. what is this?

to death in a federal prison in terre haute, indiana, despite objections from the leaders oft the navajo ion citing violations of tribal sove wignty. mitche convicted in connection to the slaying in 2001 of a 9-year-old and her grandmother. and that's the newshour for night. please join us starting at 8:00 eastern tonight for our special coverage of the republican national convention. we'll have a panel of experts congressman tom cole of oklahoma. i'm judy woodruff. for all of us at the pbs soon.our, thank you and >> major funding f pbs newshour has been provided by: >> consumer cellular believes that wireless plans should reflect the amount of talk, text and data that you use. we offer a variety of no- contract wireless plans for people who use their phone a between. or anything in to learn more, go to consumercellular.tv >> when the world gets cated, a lot goes throug your mind. with fidelity wealth management, a dedicated advisor can tailor advice and recommendations to your life. that's fidelity wealth management. >> the ford foundation. working with visionaries on the frontlines of

. >>> i'm the vice president of the navajo nation.ress from ship rock or rock with wings as known by our peel people. it is here many ancestor leaders sought to govern and lead a nation within a nation. they sought to lead their people into the promises of a better way of life for their children's children. it is also where they have not been as successful as the rest of america. our first nation's people, the host people of the land, we're still here. our creator placed us here and knew for such a time we would have an opportunity for an appeal to heaven. our people have never been invited into the american dream. we for years fought congressional battles with past congressmen and senators that were part of a broken system that ignored us. that is until president trump took office. president trump delivered the largest financial funding package ever to indian country. the $8 billion in funding to indian country was a great start in alleviating the devastating effects the covid-19 pandemic has inflicted on the indian tribes. the navaj

and i know that you know this, the native american population, i watched what has happened to the navajo nation that has among the highest rates of infection and death despite the population especially those with the coexisting bottle made of people of color, but they are impoverished. the challenge is the only way we get through and to recover the devastating public health crisis, the economic collapse and because we've watched the leaders lie to us about what's happening, the fact that we have had to lionize emancipated from the truth, and emblematic of just how broken our country is in this moment, but we are still here and particularly for communities, the most vulnerable and the least resilient, the only way for this pre- voting is part of the responsibility each of us hold to not give into the press of the people and that is strong language to use, but there is nothing that is less evil than watching people die when you know you can do something about it and when you accelerated because of your deliberate inaction and that is what we are watching happen. i believe that the solution