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

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

to dc until may 4 at the earliest. >>> this week, a team of 14 nurses and doctors traveled to navajo nationn arizona and new mexico, to provide critical healthcare support for covid-19 patients. joining us now to tell us more about this effort is. it is really good to have you on here, i know you and your colleagues will be there for the next month, helping out with the effort to treat coronavirus patients in the navajo nation. what are you seeing on the ground, tell us exactly where you are and what the situation is and how you are helping out. >> thanks, thank you for having me. so we are a team of 14 nurses and seven doctors and as a founder of the heel initiative which is a global health program that works in underserved communities and builds up professionals are trying to serve the underserved, we have been working in navajo nation for the last five years and with our partner sites in chinle, and arizona and shiprock, in new mexico, and gallup, which is a border town of navajo nation, we got calls from our partners that the covid, covid- 19 pandemic is starting to search, and in homel

amy: navajo nation is currently on lockdown.eanwhilile, navajo nation president jonathan nez and vice president myron lizer have quarantined themselves after learning they came in contact with someone who tested positive for covid-19. neither of them is currently presenting symptoms. i'd like to bring navajo water projecect director emma robbins into this conversation. she's a navajo activist and artist. the navajo water project is a community-managed utility alternative that brings hot and cold running water to homes without access to water or sewer lines. it people were to say what is the number one rule all over the country right now, it is wash your hands and wash them well and often. nation comeavajo how hard it is right now, and your access to water. looks good morning. thank you, amy, for having me. as you mentioned, one of the hardest things right now is being able to wash h her h handn the navajo natation. if you don't have hot ankle running water and access to so, that is extrememely difficult. as we have all heard thr

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

evaluated here and then they might go to a coronavirus ward with there is some good news today. >> navajo nation000 people who live here has more cases of covid-19 than nine entire states. more deaths than 13 states. according to the chief medical officer of the navajo area indian health service -- >> i don't believe we have hit our peak yet. >> reporter: there are believed to be enough ventilators here but the ppe shortage is concerning. >> reporter: the woman in this room who needed the transfusion needs critical care she can only get in a bigger city. she's brought out on a stretcher and will be taken by ambulance to a plane for a flight to a bigger city hospital where doctors will try to save her life. >> up next. president trump attacks the house speaker nancy pelosi. what is fuelling this latest war of words? did you know diarrhea is often caused by bad bacteria in food? try pepto diarrhea. pepto® diarrhea is proven effective to treat symptoms, and it also targets the cause of diarrhea. the 3 times concentrated liquid formula coats and kills bacteria to relieve diarrhea. while the leading

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 homes have no electricity either they are used to making do, and that of pleading for help navajo nationhe bottom of the list when it comes to limited resources. >> just a few days ago you told us you hadn't received a penny. >> we're hopeful that this week will ab better week for us we're not going to roll over, or we're not going to feel sorry for ourselves, you know. it just seems alarming that the first citizens of this country are pushed to the back burner. >> there are people helping, national guard flew in supplies. american indian health has been on the ground for more than 30 years. they are building handwashing stations. >> those handwashing stations are costing us about $30 apiece to construct they could be lifesaving at this time. >> hopkins is also delivering aid. jamie distributing supplies. this box to helen george, she's diabetic and lives alone. >> i wash my hands every hour it seems like. >> she told us she didn't have a vehicle. had we not gone out there, when would have been the next time she would be able to get the kind of supplies we were able to provide. >> as wit

navajo. i spoke with dean seneca of the seneca nation. he's an infectious disease expert who spent nearly 20 years as a senior health scientist for the centers for disease control and prevention. dean, thank you for talking with me. i certainly appreciate it. let's begin with the scope of the problem. how bad is it across all of indian country, not just the seneca right now? dean: well. 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

in the last week, i have been in touch with not only the navajo nation and fema and the arizona nationalrd 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 know, when it comes to indian health services and having proper health care, adequate health care resources to service these native american populations. i want to let you hear directly from part of my conversation with the navajo nation leader on what the tribal lands need. >> put us on the radar. we feel like if we're out of sight, we're out of mind. that's indicative the way we have been treated over the years. we don't want the federal government to pit us against one another. sometimes it becomes a competition with money, federal funds come down the pike, that we're jockeying for position. >> reporter: he is the president of the navajo nation. recognized the fact that you are dealing with a large vulnerable population. there are chronic illnesses on

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

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 of our sovereign nations, let's have a location in mckinley county for grocery store shopping. let's have a location in san juan county. let's think about ways to coordinate this so our social distancing concepts take hold in a more meaningful way. and so i appreciate that the white house responded immediately, based on those comments, and i appreciate the leadership and the partnering by the navajo nation and every single sovereign nation in the state of new mexico who is clear that, if we work harder together, we can protect more new mexicans and more native americans, and that is our obligation and our goal. >> thank you, governor. from the associated press, where are the potential gaps in medical personnel in new mexico right now, and is the state recruiting retired medical personnel or student medical personnel? gov. lujan grisham: so, we are opening those doors. we are currently using students to help us, and i'd be happy to have the secretary of health chime in, se

there is good news today. >> we'll be able to get them out of here. >> thank you. >> reporter: the navajo nationt 175,000 people who live here have more cases of covid-19 than the entire state. more deaths than 13 states and according to the chief medical officer of the navajo area. >> i do not believe we hit our peak yet. >> reporter: the ppe shortage is very concerning. >> try to get some rest and stay healthy. >> before we leave the hospital a where the decision is made. the woman in this room needs a transfusion that she can only get in a big city. she's brought out in a stretchy and will be taken by a plane for a flight to a bigger hospital where doctors will try to save her life. cnn, gary tully. >> we'll bring you the latest development of our coronavirus of our special situation room coverage. we'll take a quick break, we'll be right back. want to brain better? unlike ordinary memory supplements neuriva has clinically proven ingredients that fuel 5 indicators of brain performance. memory, focus, accuracy, learning, and concentration. try neuriva for 30 days and see the difference. -excus

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

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

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 seeing repor

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.

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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 very dif

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

. >> 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 --

. >> 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

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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

we're getting word that the navajo nation in southern utah, northern arizona is especially hard hit. >> that's where we're seeing, you know, large cases of confirmed coronavirus infections. >> reporter: there are more than 1,000 known cases in a place lacking water. >> we tell people to wash their hands, but a study showed 30% of the homes on navajo nati have running water, so how are they going to do that. >> 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, 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 t

. >>> 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

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

of the state, very concerned of our rural communities there and triable nations including the navajo nation. we got to have double number of ventilators that we requested and we got them in sort order. we are beginning the get that kind of quick attention. the other side of that coin is we didn't started a national strategy. when you are telling me gear up and you have backlog in the private sectors and everybody is doing testing. the cdc and fda, every time there is a new strategy, they have to both endorse it, got to be approved by the fda and all calibrations have to occur before you can run a single test. it had every state competing with each other for testing. we don't have a strategy and we are not doing surveillance. i am really concerned that we continue to put one state against another state instead of serving every american citizen and being clear. if we work together and we are clear about testing strategies, i think we would be a much better job for every single person. we would be protecting them to a much higher degree. frankly i spend most of my time chasing personal protect

the navajo nation in arizona and on and on. so we're seeing the drama of new york city and seattle, detroit, chicago, new orleans, those outbreaks are burning out. getting under control. and now we're going to see it in smaller places that are going to be totally overwhelmed. >> this is radiating out that people said indeed would happen. we're seeing that. as the president shifts blame for the virus everywhere from china to the w.h.o. to the obama administration. we keep hearing him push on reopening at least parts of the country from current guidelines. we're already seeing demonstrations in some places. right wing media pushing reopening. the president tweeting liberate certain states. what are your childreoncerns ab that? >> it's incredibly shortsighted and dim-witted. i think it's as bad a public health approach to the problem as one could imagine. it's like sending soldiers to battle without, you know, any idea where the enemy is. without guns. without helmets, you know, it's so beyond sane that all of us are just scratchi

and across this country, we know that in the navajo nation, their lack of access to testing and treatmentd incredibly high death rates. we know that communities of color suffer from systemic inequities that can be addressed in this pandemic but only if the federal government pays attention and if states do what they can to protect the communities. that's why we have government, because individuals can't solve local crises like these. instead we need leaders willing to understand the mistakes of the past and prepare for the future. and we know that unfortunately, under trump and under kemp, the preparations haven't been there. in fact president trump undid things that could have prepared us for this moment. no matter where we are, we deserve the protection of our government and deserve the treatment and support that should come, not this rush to reopen. >> staying on reverend sharpton, "the new york times" reports he's planning on endorsing you as soon as next week to be joe biden's running mate. biden says he's going to choose a woman as his running mate. do you think biden can win if his

gallup, new mexico, which is right by the hard-hit navajo nation.n after that comes new york city, which of course has the most deaths. it's a different picture when you look at it by hot spots. >> yeah. i think the three hot spots right now are the prisons, as you mentioned, the meatpacking industry, which is spread throughout the midwest and is actually for many small towns is the only employer there. and also nursing homes, which is a crisis that has not gotten enough attention. it's heartbreaking and it's difficult to even talk about. calling nursing homes, you know, god's waiting room, as governor desantis said today, is cruel. i will say again. and very disrespectful. and it also, i think, pretends that the problem isn't preventible. >> mm-hmm. >> and the problem doesn't need our help. >> yeah. >> so again, i'm very also upset. i do want to say, though, that my guess is we're not going to see explosive return of infection. we will see spots. and i worry that as we are seeing now in wisconsin, three weeks after the primary election, where peopl

a study showed 30% of homes in the navajo nation don't have running water. how are they going to wash their hands? experienceolor both most likely exposure -- more likely exposure to covid-19 and more complications. we don't think people of color are more genetically disposed to get covid-19, but they are socially predisposed to exposure and to have a higher incidence of the diseases that put you at risk of complications from coronavirus. but this history, i want you to hear me say this, does not have to be our nation's future. we are taking steps now to reach, protect and strengthen all communities impacted by the disease, especially communities of color. more details will be forthcoming. on datactively working collection, targeted outreach to communities of color, increasing employment, education, housing support so everyone has a chance to be healthy. while your state and local health departments and those of help stop the to spread of covid-19 and protect you regardless of your color, creed or geography, you are not helpless. it is even more important th