your couch somewhere in the world, this is "the daily social distancing show," with trevor noah. >> trevor: all right, let's kick things off with twitter-- the site that owes $30 billion in mean royalties to denzel washington. now, i love twitter as much as anyone, but one of the worst things about it is how absolutely any post can turn into a nasty fight. i mean, you could type, "i love my mom," and then you get ten replies telling you to kill yourself. and one of them is from your mom! well, now twitter is trying to make things a little more civil. >> there's more changes on the way for twitter. the tech company is rolling out a feature that will automatically detect mean replies, and then it prompts people to review the replies before they send them. users will have three options. from there, you can either tweet the message as is, edit it, or delete it altogether. it gives you time to think before you tweet, kind of revisit it. >> trevor: that's right, people. twitter is introducing a new feature that will tell you if your tweets are too mean-- or, if they're about ted cruz, not mean e

>> trevor: i am fantastic!ry, but somebody who has also moved to america and making a name for themselves. i'm less happy for your success and more happy i have somebody to share south african stories with and eat south african food. that's really what i'm excited about. congratulations, first of all, on not just making it into the industry but making it in such a big way. what has that journey been like? and please tell me, how on earth did this happen for you? >> i don't even know where to start. but i heard of the "the underground railroad" in november 2018. i was in new york for the international emmy awards, and i did the first audition then. and i sort of just forgot about it, because i didn't think anything about it. i thought this is my first international audition. i don't have the accent right. it's just like go there, do your best. and i came to l.a. in 2019, and i was able to make it into a room with francine mazla, the casting director for "underground railroad." at the end of that night i got a ca

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this is fun. >> trevor: much love, man.y is mental health awareness month, so please consider supporting an organization called the boris lawrence henson foundation. founded by taraji p. henson, they're a non-profit committed to eradicating the stigma of mental health issues in the african-american community. by supporting the boris lawrence henson foundation, you are helping to increase the number of african-american therapists, combat recidivism within the prison system and provide mental health support in urban schools. if you are able, go to the link below to donate what you can. until tomorrow -- stay safe out there, get your vaccine and, remember, if you don't want to be tracked online, do what i do -- browse the internet wearing a fake mustache. now, here it is -- your moment of zen. ♪♪♪ >> a tale from the border didn't just border on b.s. this was usda grade a bullshit, and the reporter who wrote the story resigned claiming she was forced to make it up. but the damage was done. pumped out over the air waves at the b

>> trevor: hey, what's going on everybody? i'm trevor noah, and this is "the daily social distancing show." today is wednesday, may 12, and congratulations to all the new members of the rock and roll hall of fame, including tina turner, foo fighters, and jay-z. and i know a lot of people are sayig jay-z is a hip hop artist and doesn't belong in the rock and roll hall of fame, but guys, that's some bullshit. people haven't made rock 'n' roll since 1970s. the history channel. it was history. now it's random weirdos trying to find ghosts. you gotta evolve! anyway, on tonight's show: we meet the woman who's hoarding vaccines in her body, jordan klepper recounts the votes in arizona, and the g.o.p. is getting a makeover. so let's do this, people! welcome to "the daily social distancing show." >> announcer: from trevor's couch in new york city to your couch somewhere in the world, this is "the daily social distancing show," with trevor noah. >> trevor: all right, you all, let's kick things off in texas, mexico's hat. if you live in

>> trevor, you think i chose them? >> trevor: you did.go. it wasn't the first time that i pitched this story respect and years ago, no one wanted to do it because it felt too scary. >> trevor: wow. >> i think it felt too scary, it didn't feel real, so i gave it on it for a few years. and then, i don't know, last year, i said, you know what? i'm going to do this. i talked to all the people i needed to talk to, and i literally think i sent it out to spring hill and maybe in a matter of days they came back and were, like, let's do this, we want to do this. so i don't know how it happened, you know, but i'm happy that they wanted to do it. like they were the first ones who wanted to do it. so that's it. thank you lebron and maverick. >> trevor: i really hope people watch the story and i hope you make many, many more documentaries, congratulations on your journey, thank you for taking the time. >> thank you so much. >> trevor: don't forget people, "dreamland: the burning of black wall street" will premiere may 31 on cnn. okay, we're going to t

your couch somewhere in the world, this is "the daily social distancing show," with trevor noah. >> trevor: all right, you all, let's kick things off in texas, mexico's hat. if you live in the suburbs of houston, you probably expect life to be pretty uneventful: kids riding bikes, women holding book clubs, dudes shooting ar-15s at trash cans for "looking at them funny." but one thing you definitely don't expect is a 200-pound jungle cat. >> this morning, authorities still on the prowl, searching for a missing tiger seen roaming the streets of houston. >> makes us cringe to all of us, just to know there is a wild animal at large. >> oh, my gosh. >> the big cat's unexpected appearance leaving neighbors and even houston's mayor baffled. >> let's find the tiger, and let's place the tiger in the most appropriate place. >> you know, this has become kind of commonplace in texas, so i really hope that senators cruz and cornyn will sign on to the big cat public safety act, because if they had last year when the house passed this bill-- the senate didn't bring it up for a vote-- if it had passed las

>> trevor: hey, what's going on, everybody? i'm trevor noah, and this is "the daily social distancing show." today is tuesday, may 11, and and i just to say congratulations to tim tebow on getting another shot at the n.f.l. he tried quarterback for the broncos, he tried quarterback for the jets, and now he's back in football as a tight end, because the important thing is that tim tebow gets as many chances as he needs. so if he doesn't work out as a tight end, he can try running back, or wide receiver or, hell, he can just be the actual ball, just as long as that ball isn't thrown by colin kaepernick. anyway, on tonight's show: cryptocurrency is soaring into space, new york city might join the yang gang, and for some reason, we wade into the israel-palestine conflict. so let's do this, people! welcome to "the daily social distancing show." >> announcer: from trevor's couch in new york city to your couch somewhere in the world, this is "the daily social distancing show" with trevor noah. >> trevor: all right let's kick things of

your couch somewhere in the world, this is "the daily social distancing show" with trevor noah. >> trevor: all right let's kick things off with the big entertainment news about the golden globes, a great honor for actors and a huge insult to flat-earthers. you might remember that the awards ceremony has been under fire for its lack of diversity. and alleged corruption. and with the hollywood foreign press association dragging its feet about making changes, people have started ramping up the pressure. >> the golden globes off for now. nbc announced it will not air the award show next year, another major blow to the globes following months of criticism from movie stars and hollywood insiders directed at the hollywood foreign press association. after an "l.a. times" report that revealed, among other things, none of the group's 87 voting members are black. >> netflix and amazon studios have both threatened to cut ties with the association. >> the winner is tom cruise. >> now three-time golden globe winner tom cruise is joining the growing boycott, returning his statues to the organization. >>

in the world, this is "the daily social distancing show" with trevor noah. ♪♪♪ >> trevor: all right,e. our first story is about venmo. you know, the app that lets friends send the same $25 back and forth to each other. the money transfer app has become one of the most popular ways for people to pay for definitely not weed, but it's also a kind of social network with all the privacy risks that go along with that, and it turns out that no one is safe. >> heads up to anybody who uses venmo. if you have your app on the phone that allos you to send money with a click of the buttedden, you have the ability to make the transactions public or private. the contacts are not private. users were able to find president biden's personal venmo account recently and buzz feed was allowed to look at everybody joe biden is connected with on the app. the white house was alerted, scrubbed the account, and venmo has not said whether they're making contact lists private after this report. >> trevor: okay, this is shocking! joe biden has a venmo account? how? the dude is, like, 150 years old! i thought he p

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. >> trevor: the country is changing, the country is growing.ing to be going. i know you've got a new book and that applies to some of the conversation we're going to have today, but let's start with the immediate question many people have, when does america go back to normal? >> oh, i think normal is going to change for us. i don't know, think of it this way, trevor, let's set the table here -- what has happened in the last year -- global pandemic, a racial reckoning, an armed insurrection, a new president, and an historic rescue package that's been voted through. all of that, and that means change is everywhere. it's in the air. it's not about going back. it's about what normal is going to look like going forward, and it's more than just coping with a pandemic, it's that we have our toes on this line to make big structural change in this country. the book i wrote, persist, the message is about the next 100 days. what we do in congress, what we do as a nation, to change the role of government and to change how we invest in each other and build

i'm trevor noah and this is "the daily social distancing show." today is tuesday, may 4th, which means we are still celebrating "star wars" and how disney is able to use the power of the force. to keep us spending money on this franchise even though it totally lost the plot three movies ago. is there a new darth vader, is luke skywalker still alive? is yoda still a baby? if he's middle aged the manned lorian seems really creepy. coming up, joe biden takes the weirdest photo of all time. we dive into the story of ted cruz, and will smith is getting jigly with it. to let's do this, people, welcome to "the daily social distancing show." >> from trevor's couch in new york city to your couch somewhere in the world, this is "the daily social distancing show" with trevor noah. >> trevor: all right r all right, folks, i know you already know this but i'm going to say it. there's a lot of not so great news that is out. covid cases are surging in india and in south america. the united states is struggling to achieve herd immunity, benifer is back in the new

thank you for joining us, best of luck, i appreciate you, man. >> thank you, trevor. >> trevor: don't ian memoir my time will come is available now. when we come back the wnba legend candace parker herself will be joining me on the show, so don't go ♪ [truck horn blares] (vo) the subaru forester. dog tested. dog approved. t-mobile is the leader in 5g. we also believe in putting people first by treating them right. so we're upping the benefits without upping the price. introducing magenta max. now with unlimited premium data that can't slow down based on how much smartphone data you use. plus get netflix on us, and taxes and fees included! you won't find this with the other guys. in fact, you'll pay more and get less. right now, pay zero costs to switch! and bring your phone -- we'll pay it off! only at t-mobile. my hygienist cleans with a round head, so does my oral-b. my hygienist personalizes my cleaning, so does my oral-b. my hygienist uses just the right pressure, and so does my oral-b. oral-b combines a dentist-inspired brush head with the gentle energy of micro-vibrations for th

. - [opera plays] >> trevor: well hey, what is going on, everybody, i'm trevor noah and this is the daily social distancing show. today is wednesday, may 5th. so you know what that means, happy cinqo de mayo. i actually didn't know what cinqo de mayo was until i came to live in america but now i understand that it is a traditional mexican holiday where girls named ashley throw up in the parking lot outside of a chilis. a really beautiful tradition. coming up on tonight's show, we look at the war over teaching racism in america's schools. jaboukie young white helps you adjust to post pandemic life and donald trump has lost yet another court case. >> so let's do this, people. welcome to the daily social distancing show. >> from trevor's couch in new york city to your couch somewhere in the world, this is the daily social distancing show with trevor noah. >> let's kick things off with donald j. trump, former uniterred states president and the reason america will be paying for decades of therapy. it has been five months since trump was indefinitely sus peppedded from facebook. for the minor i

game. >> trevor: i completely love that.like it is. many people may not know this about sharon stone, but you are a fierce advocate for human rights, and one of the causes closest to your heart have been fighting for people suffering with hiv/aids. that is something that has decimated so many people around the globe and for a long time it was a hidden secret not just in america but in south africa and places, and now we're slowly climbling out of the hole of shame associated with hiv/aids. what are some of your proudest moments in this journey so far and what do you hope to see going forward. >> one to have the great things i got to do is raise the money that funded the research to develop the drug that stopped mother to child transition. when we got to take naviropene to south africa and it became a law that pregnant women had to take h.i.v.-positive women had to take the drug so that this stopped, you know, hundreds and thousands to have babies to be born without hiv/aids, this was remarkable. but then, all of a sudden, an

[laughing] [funky music] >> trevor: hey, what's going on, everybody, i'm trevor noah and this is the daily social distancing show. today is wednesday, may 19th. and the big thing everybody is talking about today is the line-up, for lollapalooza 2021 which just dropped. and guys, i'm going to be honest am i don't like how they design these music festival posters. you have all the big names at the top and the names get smaller and smaller and smaller like i'm taking a spotify eye exam. i'm sorry, i don't think the foo fighters need the help of the big bold font. if you ask me, all the bands should have the same size font because people don't go to music festivals for the big headliners, they go to music festivals to do drugs in a field. look at this ipg this, the print at the bottom of the post certificate so small it almost looks lieksz lollapalooza is trying to hide something. wait a minute, zoom in i knew it anyway, on tonight's show andrew cuomo cashes in on covid. republicans are ready to move on from the insurrection that they caused. and if you are watching this at work, you mig

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>> trevor: high, what's going on, i'm trevor noah and this is the daily social distancing show. today is thursday may 20th, and my friends, some sad news just broke this morning. >> microsoft announced that it will be officially killing off internet explorer after 26 years. yeah. i hope are you happy mr. google chrome, mr. i know everything. i mean you i know you never got along but you better show some respect because an, og just popped. i know some are saying good riddance who cares but personally i'm heart brooken. internet explorer was there for some of the most de mief out how to turn off parental controls and download a j peg of a boob. so fair well. you weren't always the fansiest browser or most reliable browser but you were always there for me in the sense that you automatically opened every time i started my computer and i could never figure out how to turn that setting off. all right. anyway on tonight's show cicadas are partying like it is 2004. the world is running out of sperm and social media filters are giving us selfie-esteem issues. so let's do this, people. we

distancing show with trevor noah. all right, people, let's do this, let's kick things off with the coronavirus pandemic. the thing that is both almost over and show worse than ever. even as vaccines are making everybody safe, it is clear that covid-19 is a lot like-- in that it is never really going to be over which is why a new break through in testing for covid is getting a lot of buzz. >> dutch researchers are training bees to detect covid-19 infections in samples and they say it could cut the waiting time for test results from hours or days to down to just seconds. bee have an unusually keen sense of smell and the bees indicate a positive test results by extending their tongues to get a reward in the form of sugar water. takes about a month to train these bees. researchers say it could be used in parts of the world where there is currently no covid testing available. >> trevor: aahhh, you see, people, you see what happens when we don't get vaccinated. i told you guys, what did i say? i said if we don't get global

in the world, this is the daily social distancing show with trevor noah. >> trevor: let's kick things science and nature. specifically, insects. they are how we all get to experience the thrill of murder. people don't usually get excited about bugs but when you've got ones that only appear about as often as a friends reunion, that is worth buzz being. >> the latest buzz is that billions of cicadas are emerging in the eastern u.s. brood 10 is coming out of the ground after 17 years. >> the cicadas have been underground, living on tree sap and now as the ground temperature hits 64 degrees, they're making their way to the tree tops to mate. thaifer goal is to reach the tree branches where they will mate, lay eggs, and then die. two weeks later the eggs will hatch, the young will tumble to the ground and the whole 17 year cycle will start all over again. >> so why do cicadas swarm. scientists note their bizarre behavior is part of their survival strategy. >> it's called predator satiation, they are going to emerge in such massive numbers sin cron usually, they will fill the belly of every

distancing show with trevor noah. let's kick things off with the coronavirus vaccine. the thing that is responsible for the most welcome stabbing spree in history. more than 40% of americans have now gotten at least one dose of the vaccine. but there are sill a lot-- still a lot of people who have yet to roll up their sleeves. and maybe it's because they wrongly believe that the vaccine is dangerous. or maybe they think it's a plot by bill gates to replace our brain with windows 10. or maybe they think bill gates didn't put a microchip inside the vaccine and that is why they don't want it. whatever the reason, america won't be rid of coronavirus until more of these vaccine holdouts get on board. which isçó why now some places e coming up with a creative incentive for winning these people over. >> health officials are getting creative in how they convince hesitant americans to get the covid vaccine. >> the governor of west virginia is offering a 100 savings bond from anyone 16 to 35 who gets the vacs veen. >> at the am

trevor reed is serving a nine-year sentence in a russian jail.th assaulting police officers. he and his family have denied those charges. paula and joey reed are trevor reed's parents and they are with us now. thank you both for being with us. i want to talk about the summit in a moment, but first, paula, let me start with you. and your son's health. is he experiencing symptoms? what do you know about his treatment? >> we don't know anything about his treatment. we haven't been able to talk to him since he was taken to isolation. he was experiencing a fever, a cough and he lost his sense of smell or taste, possibly both. that's all we know. >> and what's the effort? i know there have been some communications with the u.s. embassy there. what are the communications to try to get some answers about how your son is doing? >> we communicate with the embassy daily, sometimes multiple times a day, and the state department. they tried for several days to get a covid test for my son. and that was denied by the jail. finally his attorneys wrote a request

trevor began his dream of becoming a firefighter in 2005 with the volunteer fire department. later he graduated from smic and went on to serve as a granite city firefighter. trevor started his dream job with the city of champaign fire department in its operations division. trevor loved being a firefighter and was a proud professional, always striving to hone his skills to save lives. those that knew trevor will know him for his positivity and his passion for making the world around him a better place. and his love for baseball. my prayer is with trevor's wife, tiffany, children, chase and olivia, and all his friends and family spread throughout the communities he made better with his presence. he will truly be missed. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize knights action park in springfield, illinois, which is celebrating 91 years of business this year. it was founded in 1930 as a golf driving range by george knight sr. after he spent a few years touring the country as a caddie for willie anderson. he started an archery range in 1941 and later opened the entertainment center.

trevor ault joins us from new york's laguardia airport. trevor, it's been a busy weekend for travel domestically but internationally there are still many restrictions in place. tell us about the new variant from overseas that's causing some concern. >> reporter: well, linsey, officials in vietnam say they've discovered a new variant that's reportedly a hybrid between the uk and india variant and lab tests suggest it might spread more easily than other versions of the virus though there's no reason to believe the vaccines would not work against it. linsey. >> trevor, thank you. >>> up and down much of the east coast this holiday weekend, heavy rain and a record-breaking chill in may is leaving many beaches and boardwalks empty. an earth cam camera shows the dreary scene at the jersey shore. let's get right to abc senior meteorologist rob marciano. rob, many in the northeast just hoping we can salvage at least monday. >> i think we're going to do it. we're almost through this. but gauze -- dozens of record daytime temps. feeling like the end

trevor ault joins us now from new york where another headline tonight is that a ninth yankee, a staff member, has tested positive but, trevor, the cdc says since eight of the nine are reportedly asymptomatic that these are signs that the vaccines are working. >> reporter: that's right, linsey. all nine were reportedly vaccinated and only one has experienced even mild symptoms. the cdc is stressing these breakthrough infections are going to happen but the vaccines help protect against serious illness and anyone who does still get infected is unlikely to pass it on, linsey. >> trevor, thanks so much. >>> to california now where a wildfire is burning out of control west of los angeles. at least 750 homes ordered evacuated. more than 850 acres burning. hundreds of firefighters are working to contain the blaze before it spreads further in the drought-plagued region. here's abc's will carr from pacific palisades. >> reporter: tonight, an all-out assault on a fire raging in southern california. the palisades fire has burned more than 1,300 acres, billowing a thick plume of smoke into the air

>> trevor, thank you. >>> now to the fuel crunch along the east coast, easing but not everywhere.early 80% of gas stations in washington, d.c., are out of fuel. in the wake of that pipeline cyberattack, industry experts say it's going take time for things to get back to normal. here's abc's elwyn lopez from atlanta. >> reporter: tonight, even with that massive pipeline back up and running, experts warning some drivers might still have a hard time finding fuel at the pump. >> it will be a few weeks before every gas station has gasoline, so two the three weeks especially in the hard-hit areas. >> reporter: colonial pipeline now flowing, delivering millions of gallons of fuel, but it only flows at 5 miles an hour. officials assuring americans the end of the gas crunch crippling much of the east coast is in sight. >> gas station outages are down about 12% from the peak. so, it's still going to work its way through the system over the next few days, but we should be back to normal fairly soon. >> reporter: with supply trickling in, parts of the country still feeling the pinch. in washi

trevor, joining us now from a mass vaccination site in new york city. if the fda does authorize the vaccine for 12 to 15-year-olds, how soon could they start getting the shot? >> reporter: it wouldn't be immediate. the labels would need to be updated, and the cdc advisory committee would have to meet to add that recommendation. but it's likely younger teenagers could start to receive their first shots by the end of the month. >> trevor, thank you. >>> overseas, vaccine rates are much lower, and the virus is spreading.the avere for ghw er time d ke sullivan telling "this ld. week" the u.s. is workind to send more assistance as the situation grows more desperate. here's julia macfarlane. >> reporter: tonight, the pandemic raging to new levels overseas. the white house vowing to help the currently hardest-hit country, india. >> we're proud of what we've done so far, which has included multiple plane loads. >> reporter: but that u.s. aid nowhere close enough to put a stop to the catastrophe fast unfolding in india. officials reporting new daily records this

a video of the daily show host trevor no reacting to the violence has been -- trevor noah reacting toiolence has been seen 3 million times. >> if you're in a fight where the other person cannot beat you, howard should you reality -- should you read -- how hard should you retaliate? if a man has a knife, could -- should the cops shoot him? in many parts of the world they say they will do everything they can to not shoot the person. even at risk to ourselves. because at the end of the day they brought a knife to a gunfight. when you have this much power, what is your responsibility? ♪ anchor: let's bring in our guests. in occupied east jerusalem, a palestinian activists arrested by israeli shoulders -- soldiers. in brooklyn, the spokesperson for if not now, a movement of american jews supporting the ending of the occupation. and in gaza, a humanitarian worker. let me start with you today. there is a video showing you as you are being arrested by israeli security forces that went viral. i want to play few seconds of that for our viewers and then i will come back to you. >> what did i do?

let's talk about the vaccines we heard trevor talk about. based on what pfizer has released so far, do you think it's time to release that use on 12 to 15-year-olds? especially because of the extra doses. >> good morning, eva. the information produced by pfizer is incredibly encouraging, especially in those ages 12 to 15. they were able to show there were no safety concerns, and in those who received the vaccine, developed an appropriate immune response, and in a subgroup analysis, the vaccine yielded 100% efficacy against covid-19. from what we can see it's really encouraging. we want the wait for the full data set, but i'm hopeful this produces an emergency use authorization to include younger adults and children with vaccine use. >> you're an emergency room doctor. i'm curious what you are seeing in the er right now. >> well, right now in california thankfully we have gotten through the most recent surge, and it feels as though covid-19 has somewhat stabilized in the state, and i think it's due honestly, eva, to a couple of difference rea

here is abc's trevor alt. >> i don't think the government should be pushing anything medical on peopleund every street corn seeing signs to get something medically pushed or every time you open up social media, there is something medical there. >> reporter: what abigail edwards says she values is freedom, the right to choose how she takes care of her family. the young mother of three raising her family of three outside raleigh, north carolina. she is a devout christian and conservative. >> i believe that we are intricately created, and the things that we need have been provided to us by god. >> reporter: and she is one of millions of republicans reluctant to get vaccinated for covid-19 and deeply suspicious of all three vaccines currently available in the u.s. do you think there would be downsides to getting the vaccine? >> potentially, because we just don't know enough about it. we don't know the long-term effects of it. there is a list of adverse events that can happen. you can do that with any vaccines. >> the vaccines have all been through a rigorous authorization process that incl

i'm trevor shirley. >> all right.g to talk about the weather now taking a live look outside right now. up from our mount tam cam. what a glorious shot sunny clear has been beautiful and the bay area. obviously we would prefer to have some rain mixed in. but that doesn't seem to be in the cards. so in the meantime, we'll try to enjoy it. lawrence is here. >> summertime is really not too far away. not far away. we maybe we'll get a little drizzle. would you be having a drizzle okay. little precipitation for yourself now. but looks like we'll see couple patches drizzle out there, at least along the coastline tonight. it is clear up toward the golden gate bridge that breeze has been kind of whipping up again today and we'll see that again tomorrow afternoon. probably even a little bit stronger. there's weak cold front that will be coming by temperatures pop today. just a bit 10 to 12 degrees. warmer inland just slightly warmer to san francisco. but all the trend is headed upward now. but we're going to back things up. tha

i'm trevor shirley. happening today president biden will meet with the family of george floyd on the one year anniversary of his death. >> the president hope to have a police reform bill on his desk by now the lawmakers on capitol hill are still working to find a compromise there. washington correspondent kellie meyer joins us live with the latest on that push for reform. good morning, kelly. >> good morning. well, lawmakers here didn't promise to reach that deadline set by the president. but they have remained in talks and do feel confident they could reach a compromise soon. >> president joe biden will meet with the family of george floyd tuesday as he misses his own deadline on police reform. the is still very much hopeful that he will be able to sign the george floyd justice in policing act into law. the president hope to have the bill signed into law tuesday, the anniversary of floyd's murder at the hands of police. the killing sparked a global outcry and push for police reform legislation in washin

i'm trevor shirley. moving on to our 4 zone forecast as we take another live look right now at the fire we've been reporting >> in fairfield started along interstate 80 is a car fire quickly spread to the dry vegetation next to the freeway near fairfield. >> let's check in with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow with the conditions there on the ground. more yassin a pretty good sea breeze out there right now. strong enough to move that fire long, especially as it moves into some mountainous terrains in and around that fire area. so. >> this is what we're worried about this. we're going to plan out pretty much all summer long. get ready. these grass fires going to be a common thing. you're seeing it out there right now. you see lynch road right here. you see highway 80 in the fire burning. there in some of the mountainous areas in and around that spot. so certainly a concern, then the yes. been kicking up just a bit. not really, really bad. we're talking 50 mile an hour occasional gust as high as 20 mile

>> trevor, thank you. >>> and some stunning news for horse racing fans. the winner of the kentucky derby failing a drug test after the race. he could be disqualified and lose his title if further testing confirms the result. it's not the first time that trainer bob baffert has had horses fail such testing. here's faith abubey. >> reporter: tonight, the winner of last weekend's kentucky derby at real risk of losing his title, following stunning suspicions that the team training the colt cheated. the racehorse, medina spirit, failing a post-race drug test according to the kentucky racing commission. >> yesterday, i got the biggest gut punch in racing for something that i didn't do. >> reporter: bob baffert, the sport's most decorated horse trainer, with seven kentucky derby wins, insisting medina spirit was never treated with the drug. >> i was totally shocked when i heard this news. >> reporter: in a statement, the churchill downs saying, "given the seriousness of the alleged offense, churchill downs will immediately suspend bob baffert from entering any h

trevor _ -- in the morning? 4:45am? we are really grateful! trevor whittington, i really grateful!th us on bbc news. still to come: after 17 years of quiet, it's once again cicada season on the east coast. the family of a young woman from london who was murdered in pakistan have called for borisjohnson to intervene, accusing the pakistani police of not listening to their pleas. 25—year—old mayra zulfiqar was shot dead in lahore earlier this month. her family say she was being threatened by two men whose marriage proposals she had rejected. secunder kermani reports. outgoing and intelligent, mayra zulfiqar had a bright future ahead of her. but two weeks ago, the law graduate who grew up in london was murdered in pakistan. mayra's father and brother have travelled to lahore from london to be closer to the investigation. i still can't believe that my sister's gone. it seems like it's a nightmare... ..that i'm going to wake up and just hug her. mayra zulfiqar moved to this up—market street in lahore a number of months ago, renting a home with friends. her body was found in her room aft

there's trevor ault on the right, me in the middle.fter three days of running. >> oh, if my station ever asked me to run, goodnight. >> then off to miami, a lot of breaking news, a lot of politics. i need that tan. the short hair as well. >> it was 1,000 degrees trying to wear these suits in south florida. >> enough about your professional life, we want to know about your personal life. >> i'm a very skilled saxophone player. been playing my whole life. there i am 9 years old. >> oh, man. >> playing in parkland, florida. >> were your parents like joe jackson and made you practice every day. >> no, i just chose to. music runs in my family. i picked up the sax and never put it down. that's me a couple months ago during the pandemic. >> you hear that now, world news now viewers? go ahead and submit your requests. we are taking saxophone requests. i say "careless whisper." what do you have in your repertoire? >> i can play anything. i can read music, too. >>> this morning on "world news now," the covid battle in the u.s. turning the corner

>> trevor ault for us.tory just continues to go on as we all wait for things to go back to normal. >>> the colonial pipeline may be up and running following that ransomware attack but there are still gas shortages caused by the shutdown and the panic buying. elwyn lopez is at a gas station in atlanta as the entire state of georgia remains under a state of emergency. good morning to you, elwyn. >> reporter: good morning. here at this gas station they are still out of premium and while fuel shortages are starting to ease up, gas is still hard to come by in several parts along the east coast of the united states. now, gas buddy is reporting more than 80% of pumps in washington, d.c. are still dry and want to read this from colonial pipeline. they just released it this morning. more than a dozen states including north carolina, georgia, d.c. and texas are now receiving product from our pipeline and over the past few days, experts say the biggest driving force behind the outages are panicked drivers hoarding gas

. >> i'm trevor shirley in washington. there's more controversy over a mask mandate in congress after one gop house member compares a mask mandate to the holocaust. i've got details coming up ahead. >> and after the break, you may want to rethink your memorial day weekend. a road trip. gas prices are soaring with the holiday weekend around the corner. we'll take g rise as we get closer to the holiday weekend. millions of people are expected to hit the road for memorial day. kron four's will tran is in burlingame. >> with more on how much you could be paying at the pump. >> at my current location. it's $4 and $0.39 at the chevron right behind me in burlingame. but there are, of course, gas stations all over the bay area don't need to tell you, but i'm going to say it anyway. we are paying the highest gas prices in the country and it has nothing to do. but the colonial pipeline that was hacked a few days ago, a few weeks ago. now that effects texas and the east coast for our situation is just because of supply and demand. mo

abc's trevor ault joins us with the latest. good morning, trevor. >> reporter: good morning, eva.aturday afternoon was really the first time i could tell a distinct difference with this new mask guidance. crowds of many maskless people packed together here in new york. it was something that would have been anxiety-inducing not too long ago. instead it was celebratory. however, with millions of people not yet fully vaccinated, the new steps have created this morning from the streets of new orleans' french quarter -- >> welcome to new orleans. >> reporter: -- to the las vegas strip, more americans taking the green light to scrap their masks. >> it feels good to be on vacation not wearing a mask. >> reporter: the cdc's new guidance saying the well over 100 million fully vaccinated americans can stay maskless indoors and outdoors in almost any setting, but the change now forces businesses to make tough decisions as to who they'll allow to be maskless. >> even though the government says turn the switch, and okay. no masks, a lot of customers are still apprehensive about it, and many of