good to see you, trevor! >> trevor: this is so much fun for me.spondent on the "the daily show" at the studio, and then now, you know, here we are, i mean, i'm wearing a hoodie, and seems like life has gone very badly for you and seems like life has gone really well for you because i'm talking to you about the author of a book, a fantastic memoir, and co-creator of a fantastic sitcom on cbs and you're one of my touring standup comediennes. so how are you? >> i feel amazing, i'm blessed i'm being able to make a tv show for the pandemic and i wrote a book in the pandemic because i'm a hard-corprocrastinator because i got the book deal before the tv show and i did nothing and then i did it. i feel good. i'm blessed, man. >> trevor: yeah, i feel like you're blessed but every time we get to explore a little bit of gina yashere i feel like we get blessed. for those of you who don't know you, you have here a british comedian of nigerian descent who is a member of the lgbtq community. you were proud of this when people were heckling you and your co-worker

your couch somewhere in the world, this is "the daily social distancing show," with trevor noah. >> trevor: let's kick things off with the big international news. joe biden, president of the united states and "man who signs every text message like it's an email," arrived in europe this yesterday for his first foreign trip as president and his first trip to england since the ribbon cutting ceremony at stonehenge. and it looks like he's already making headlines. >> this morning, president biden is in england where he's set to meet with prime minister boris johnson before the start of the g7 summit. mr. biden is also expected to announce a historic covid vaccine donation to low-income nations-- 200 million doses of the pfizer vaccine this year, 300 million by the first half of next year, all going to 92 countries who need it the most. >> one of the key sort of highlights of their visit together will be this re-signing this reaffirmation, as it with were, of the atlantic charter, a new atlantic charter, modeled after that post-war declaration from 1941 between f.d.r. and winston churchill, foc

i'm trevor noah, and this is the daily social distancing show. is tuesday, june 15th, and the big news everyone is talking about today is that new york and california have basically ended all their pandemic restrictions for businesses. no more capacity limits for movie theaters, no more partitions for restaurants, nothing! nada, zero! whoo! and don't get me wrong, i'm glad the pandemic is getting better, but i'm not happy about this, man. i liked some of those restrictions. it was nice to sit in a movie theater that wasn't packed. i go to the movies so i can be immersed in a story, not so my leg skin can get stuck to a stranger's leg skin. and as a new yorker, i'm furious about the tables no longer being six feet apart. in new york, the restaurants put tables so close that you're all eating together. if you're next to a couple breaking up, now you're part of the breakup. when dinner's over, you gotta go help him get his stuff out of the apartment. what the hell? and space is so tight that people are always squeezing by and knocking stuff over. ev

i'm trevor noah and this is "the daily show." we're back and today is monday june 7, the day where everyone today has been talking about the new ios features that apple just announced, especially how you'll now be able to add a "legacy contact" who can access your devices after you die -- to which i can only say, helll no. do you really want the data on your phone to live forever? who thought of this feature? let me tell you something, man -- when i die, i want everything i've done on my phone to die with me. people are getting in trouble for tweets from like six months ago. if our great-great-great-grandkids are looking at our google searches, it's over for us. no. the only post-death feature i want on my devices is a 'legacy volcano' that they're all thrown into. on tonight's show, we're launching billionaires into space. ronny chieng teaches you how to tweet and we look at how america is about to make joe biden very sad. let's do this, people. welcome to "the daily social distancing show." >> from trevor's couch in new york ci

your couch somewhere in the world, this is "the daily social distancing show," with trevor noah. >> trevorhere in the united states, we are now on the cusp of summer, that magical time of year when you're reminded how ugly everyone's feet are. and while there's a lot to love about summer, thanks to climate change there's also going to be more than ever to hate. >> historic heat. record-smashing temperatures across the west. 101 in denver, 107 in salt lake city, death valley approaching the hottest temperature ever recorded on earth. >> reporter: the oppressive stifling heat wave searing the west is tonight delivering some of the most dangerous temperatures of the year, threatening to shatter nearly 200 records through the weekend. some 40 million americans already under heat advisories, watches or warnings. >> reporter: some experts are warning of pavement burns. a burn center in phoenix says sidewalks and roads could heat up to around 180 degrees there. >> reporter: nevada and arizona were warning people, "do not walk barefoot anywhere. don't walk your pets in the heat of the day," and ta

. >> trevor: hey, what's going on, everybody? i'm trevor noah, and this is the daily social distancing show. today is thursday, june 17, and there's a lot of debate today about victoria's secret's big rebranding. yeah, you see, they're going to have no more angels. instead, they're being replaced by a more inclusive group of accomplished athletes, actresses, and activists. and you know what, guys, i'm sorry to say this, but this is trash, people. we can't do this! i know that having supermodels as spokespeople creates unattainable expectations for women, but so does having world-renowned athletes and activists! not everyone can win the world cup, okay? meghan! and i know what you're saying, "so should victoria's secret just replace the angels with some normal women?" no! being a normal woman is hard, too! you can't expect that from your customers! women go through so much. i mean, like, really, the only option victoria's secret has here is men. but not, like, any men, it's gotta be the right men, and're and not like the ripped hu

>> trevor: no, no, we can't see you but we can hear you. >> there you go. >> trevor: wow, okay.ecause i don't know what is going on with the first one, so here we are. >> trevor: like you know, there are parts of making a show in a pandemic that i am tbing to miss and then there are many parts that i won't. but now i'm fascinating by where you are, like what is that chair, is that a chair. >> it's a chair but i got t i did a whole-- bought this used green crushed velvet situation. >> trevor: i love it. >> created like a seven foot pack drop of my book cover. cuz you know why wouldn't i? >> trevor: as you prepare to say good bye to insecure a lot of people will be sad because it told stories in a style that so few of us have seen before and allowed black women to be black women unapologetically in every shape and form that they beautifully exist in. i would love to know what are you going to miss most about insecure. like obviously it changed your life as a person but i'm saying as a show and as a story, what are you going to miss most? >> trevor, it is very rare that you get as

on, everybody, i'm trevor noah and this is the daily social distancing show. today is monday june 14th. and everyone is talking about an interview that has gone viral online where the creators of the harley quinn cartoon said that dc comics didn't let them have a scene where batman goes down on cat woman because quote heroes don't do that. and guys, that is the dumbest thing i have ever heard of. of course batman goes down. why do you think his mask ends here, huh. superheroes tell you what they are into by their outfit, spider mnt doesn't want to catch anything thark is why he is wrapped up, batman is literally the only part he has quick access to, what do you think he wants to do when he wants to get busy, spend 20 minutes peeling off his rub are pant, no, right here, go time. plus how do you think he got that voice, the dude is hoarse for spending all day down in the bat cave. people are upset about this but the good news is for anyone who wishes that they could have seen batman going down on cat woman, allow me to introduce you to something called the inte

comedy central >> trevor: hey, what's going on, everybody, i'm trevor noah and this is the daily social distancing show. today is wednesday, june 16th. and people, i'm just going to put it out there man, i'm devastated. right now watching the news coming out of the nba playoffs is so us from traiting. everybody is injured. kie ree irving is out with a twisted angle. cawee leonard out with a twisted need. what the hell is happening, if the nba loses any more stars the playoffs will be unwatchable. i don't care what anyone says, stars matter, without them, it will be like watching a fast and the fur yution starring the guy without does the oil change. and yes, i know he is important, the car can't drive without him but i want to see vin diesel bench press while using his foot to drive a car. the fba has to do whatever it can to prevent stars from getting hurt, do something. i don't care what, force feed vitamins, cover them in bubble wrap, whatever it takes. and yeah they will be barely able to move but at least they will be on the court. i just want them on the court, i want to see dunk,

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joining us, trevor's parents. thank you both for being here. i want to talk to you about the letter which is rather heartbreaking in a moment, but first, russian leader vladimir putin was asked directly about your son in a tv news interview, and i want to play you, and i have to warn you, you're not going to like what he has to say here. it's not particularly gentle. listen to what he says. >> your guy, the marine, he's just a drunk and a troublemaker. as they say here, he got himself [ bleep ] based on, started to fight. among other things, he hit a cop. >> and for that, he's sentenced to nine years in a russian prison. what's it like to hear that from the russian leader? >> well, obviously, it's very offensive to us, and it's not true. so it's difficult to hear. >> you know, we have never said anything about president putin. you know, that's a government issue. and a political issue, but we find it strange that he's made these false statements against our son. first of all, if that were true, why didn't he prove it? why didn't his kangaroo co

those whiskey cups. >> that is trevor noah hosting "the daily show" this week from home.nces when he inherited that seat from john stewart in 2015. since then the south african comedian has made the topical show his own even while hosting from his new york city apartment. as noah and his "daily show" team consider when to move back into the studio, noah, announced this week he will return to the road this fall for a stand-up comedy tour. meanwhile, his 2016 memoir "born a crime" remains a phenomenon. this morning it sits at number three on the new york times non-fiction paperback best-sellers list, nearly five years after its release with a movie version on the way. trevor and i got together on a steamy new york city day for a sunday sitdown in the park just across the street from his "daily show" studio. >> this literally feels feel li interviewing post-"the daily show" right now. >> yeah? >> even with the worst of the pandemic behind us, hopefully, trevor noah is not quite ready to give us his new, much shorter commute, but there are signs of a return to pre-pandemic li

i urge all my colleagues to join together and stand firm with trevor and his family to reunite trevor and his family and bring him home. free trevor reed. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. meeks: i have no further requests for time and reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from texas. mr. pfluger: i'm pleased to yield three minutes to the gentleman from arkansas, mr. hill. the speaker: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hill: i thank the speaker and i thank my good friend from west texas for this important bill. recently, i created the congressional task force on american hostages and americans wrongfully detain aid broad with my colleague, our good friend, ted deutsche of florida. i want to thank representative pfluger for being one of the first members to join the task force. that's why i come and rise in support of my friend, representative pfluger's resolution. this resolution calls for the release of trevor reed of texas

marine, trevor reed, who has been held since 2019. a russian court sentenced him to nine months in prison after an altercation with russian police. reed denies the charges. >> now we're hearing from trevor reed from his own voice. while sick with covid, the letter reads, in part, i've got a little pain in my lungs. also i suffer from cough from time to time. i have lost a few kilograms in weight. russian president vladimir putin was asked about reed's imprisonment. here's what he said. >> your guy, the marine, is just a drunk and a troublemaker. as they say here, he got himself [ bleep ] and started a fight. among other things, he hit a cop. >> cnn's matthew chance joins us live now. matthew, what will happen when president biden meets with putin? is there any chance he can secure trevor reed's release? >> reporter: it's a sensitive issue but definitely an issue on the agenda. look, there's a whole list as long as your arm of things they need to talk about, whether it's election hacking, the threat -- military threats against russia b

. >> paul whelan and trevor reed are two former marines. trevor reed is suffering from covid in prison. why don't you release them ahead of the summit? wouldn't that show good will? >> translator: i know that we have certain u.s. citizens who are in prison, have been convicted. but if one considers the number of russian federation citizens who are in u.s. prisons then these numbers don't even compare. >> and on the prisoner swap question, is that something that you would consider? >> translator: yes. yes. yes, of course. >> reporter: russia has proposed a prisoner swap before. secretary of state blinken saying the americans are being held as political pawns. president putin insists he can work with biden on complicated issues and build a stable and predictable relationship. >> translator: let us sit down together, talk, look for compromise solutions that are acceptable for all the parties. that is how stability is achieved. >> president biden says one time when you met, you were inches away from each other and he said to you, i'm looking in

lemonis: trevor, i think it would be good if you come. trevor: of course.ckup. trevor: yeah, i got you. ♪♪ lemonis: how are you? kathleen: hi. welcome to focus groups. lemonis: nice to see you again. so, i'm taking ana to a focus group today, which is essentially a controlled environment, and it allows people to give real, honest feedback without feeling uncomfortable. it's going to open her eyes. kathleen: so, we have 10 people selected at random. there's a camera and two-way mirror. so, you can see them, they don't see you. ana: right. so, if they're here, isn't there this kind of presumption that they're trying to find what's wrong with something? kathleen: no. there's going to be people that really like it, as well. lemonis: let's go do it. kathleen: it'll be a learning experience. let's go. hi. ♪♪ thank you all for coming. i would like you to circle what you like on that label, cross out what you don't, and put a question mark by anything that you are confused about. done? so, now what i'd like you do, just without thinking, give me one word -- what ar

. >> hey, trevor. what's happening? could you give me 20 more minutes? >> the internet has changed everything. >> we didn't know what we were doing. ♪ we could have had it all ♪ >> and then late night is hit with the biggest challenge it has ever faced. ♪ time for social distancing, pack your things and go ♪ >> they were always in your home, but now you get to be in theirs. >> my first guest tonight, as you can see is mr. bubble. >> people were just like everything in the world sucks right now. i needed this so much. >> just swing for the fences and see how many lives you can ruin. >> something has changed. you can't ignore it. >> stop saying this is not who we are and start asking what can i do to change it. ♪ >>> cutting the cord to the cable company or the satellite company is a terrifying prospect. >> my presidency entering the fourth quarter, interesting stuff happens in the fourth quarter. >> very few people leave the game when they're on top of their game, and that's what jay leno did last night. >> in 2014 as jay leno retired, there was definitel

here's a letter from trevor reed's parents.e'd like to ask president putin to let us speak to trevor, restore access, and for authorities to be completely transparent about whatever minimal care is provided to him. we're terribly worried about his health and well being, and we're pleading with president biden and president putin to work out something. this has gone on for too long. that's a statement from paula and joey reed, the parents of trevor reed. it comes a few days after they received their last communication with him in the form of a letter. it was handwritten in russian because apparently according to the russian prison rules, you have to write letters in russian so the authorities can read it. here's sort of a translation of what he said. said his blood pressure was very high, telling his parents, i've got pain in my lungs, i suffer from a cough from time to time, i've lost several kilograms in weight. we aren't allowed to go for walks. he's saying that he hasn't had much access, either, to embassy officials, and he'

the family of trevor reed, obviously watching closely news from this summit. i'm curious, have they had any interaction with the state department or the white house, have they been given any reason for hope here? >> reporter: there is, david. the state department telling the family that trevor's release will be on their agency. it's a top priority. and it will be talked about in that putin/biden summit. but they say there's no guarantee he'll be released in a prisoner swap or at all. david? >> matt gutman live in texas tonight. matt, thank you. i'll be traveling to geneva to join our political team on the scene there for this high stakes face-to-face meeting with vladimir putin. that meeting, of course, on wednesday. our coverage throughout the day on abc news. and we'll be there starting tomorrow night for "world news tonight," tuesday and wednesday night. >>> but we continue this evening to the other major news this monday night. the coronavirus in this country. the new concern tonight about the delta variant, first seen in india. as the u.s. is set to hit t

what would be success coming out of this summit in your view when it comes to trevor? >> for me, it would just be that they are making a plan to free him soon. it's not going to happen overnight. he's not going to fly home with the president. but at least that there is some good talks, that they agree that he will be coming home soon. >> reporter: how hopeful are you that president biden's actually going to be able to bring trevor home? >> well, let's just put it this way-- it's the most hopeful we have been in almost two years.te >> reporter: trevor reed has seven years left on his sentence. president putin has proposed a prisoner swap, but u.s. officials tell cbs news that's t off the table. off the table. norah. >> o'donnell: ed o'keefe, thank you. tonight, california and new york state are back in business. most remaining covid restrictions are now lifted in those states, and while that's reason to celebrate, this comes on the same day that the u.s. passed 600,000 covid deaths. cbs' carter evans reports from los angeles. >> reporter: tonight, a grand reopening for

along with the trevor project. and as we go, we'll put up once again that so that you can really sort of jot that down. if you are struggling with. acceptance of yourself or if you're a family or friend who is looking to support somebody who is coming out or is a member of the lgbtq community that lifeline hotline is for you. write it down. give it a call. we'll be right back. >> time now is 8.26 and steph curry, we know is not going to plan the olympics. we also know that dream on green will the olympic roster is set for team usa and dream on is a part of it is the second time he's played in the olympics. he won a gold medal in 2016 with the team. dray will be teaming up with former teammate on the warriors. kevin duran who said he's in the olympics are happening in tokyo. they begin july 23rd. >> the palo alto city council has voted to extend outdoor dining keeping several streets closed just for pedestrians, if there were a button that would help you use less energy, breathe cleaner air, and even take on climate

trevor ault is joining us here in new york. trevor, there is concern we have been talking about, the delta variant, especially in areas with low vaccination rates, but nationally we are still heading in the right direction with cases falling. >> reporter: that's right, whit. america's average case load has continued to fall down to about 11,400 a day now, and dr. fauci said repeatedly the target should be 10,000 a day or fewer. this is the closest we have been to that since the first days of the pandemic. whit? >> progress, still a ways to go, though. trevor, thank you. >>> now a horrific scene in south carolina. a transit bus and suv colliding head on. at least three people dead. many more taken to the hospital, one by helicopter. here's abc's alex presha. >> reporter: tonight, an investigation into what caused this deadly bus crash in south carolina. >> reported motor vehicle accident. browns ferry road and frank williams drive. >> reporter: just after 7:00 this morning, a southbound williamsburg county transit bus colliding

and if you need support, you can call the trevor lifeline any time at 866-488-7386. david? >> they are doing important work and just an incredible reaction to this. kaylee, thank you. >>> when we come back tonight, news tonight in what's happening in the air involving unruly airline passengers. >>> and the scare at the amusement park. the ride halted. you could actually see the column shaking. new projects means new project managers. you need to hire. i need indeed. indeed you do. the moment you sponsor a job on indeed you get a short list of quality candidates from our resume database. claim your $75 credit, when you post your first job at indeed.com/home (man) i've made progress with my mental health. so when i started having unintentional body movements called tardive dyskinesia... ... i ignored them. but when the movements in my hands and feet started throwing me off at work... i finally had to say, 'it's not ok.' it was time to talk to my doctor about austedo. she said that austedo helps reduce td movements in adults... ...while i continue with most of my mental health

trevor ault joining us now from brooklyn. and trevor, what more are you learning about the passengers onboard that ferry? >> reporter: well, whit, we just received word from the nypd, they say every passenger who was on this ferry, more than 100 people, have now been safely evacuated and they say there are no reported injuries. whit? >> good thing those rescuers were quick to respond. trevor, thank you. >>> we move now to the dangerous heat wave sweeping across the country. millions of americans desperate to cool off. record-breaking heat sweeping from the dakotas to the east coast. boston declaring a heat emergency. beaches up and down the coast packed. you can see here from this earth cam in seaside heights, new jersey. a different story, though, further south. powerful storms bringing flash flooding. this is bay cliff, texas, near galveston. let's get right to abc's senior meteorologist rob marciano in lake charles, louisiana, and rob, we're seeing this extreme heat early in the season. >> reporter: yeah, we are, for the f

trevor was there, helping to protect them.hat president biden will do his best to bring our son home, because he protected him at camp david. >> reed's parents recently learned that he tested positive for covid-19. is now in isolation in prison. he's serving a nine-year sentence. >>> up next, was the kentucky derby winner medina spirit cheating in his second drug test just came back. the results don't look good. we've got you taken care of, sgt. houston. thank you. that was fast! one call to usaa got her a tow, her claim paid... ...and even her grandpa's dog tags back. get a quote. we've got drones that can delive fridges that tell us when we're out of eggs, and people with diabetes are still pricking their fingers? meet the dexcom g6. see your glucose right on your phone without fingersticks. finally, a better way to manage our diabetes. look, this isn't my first rodeo finally, a better way and let me tell you something, i wouldn't be here if i thought reverse mortgages took advantage of any american senior, or worse, that it

trevor noah here. during last year's presidential campaign, we sent our very own jordan klepper all around the country to attend as many trump rallies as he could, and he did. from pennsylvania to iowa all the way to the capitol riots on january 6th. now that some time has passed, we thought it would be a good idea for jordan to look back at what he saw, catch up with the people he met, and reflect on that year and its violent conclusion. so, tonight, we present to you jordan klepper's journey into the maga-verse. ♪ - i'm jordan klepper, and i'm back where it all began, in the very same parking lot where i interviewed hundreds of fired up trump supporters, here in hershey, pennsylvania. or lancaster, pennsylvania. or... shit. this might be jersey. the point is, i've definitely been here before. because i remember doing a badass hero shot over there, interviewing some women drinking wine at 10:00 in the morning, and walking out of that corn field like a boss. although there's no more corn field. so, tha

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. >> shannon: let's talk about trevor's case with his parents, paula and joey reed.e any renewed hopes about a conversation about your son going into that summit next week? >> yes, thanks for having us. we have a lot of hope after the summit. the administration has been speaking out for trevor for quite a while now at the white house, and with a secondary along with members of congress and senator cornyn in the senate. >> shannon: i know that you got word that he tested positive for covid back in may. you have been trying to get information about how he is, what is the ability of you all to communicate with him at all at this point? >> we don't have any ability to communicate with them right now. we've been trying to get phone calls to ourselves or to them and they have been and denied along the way every time they have tried. so 14 days today as we haven't been able to talk to him directly to find out what is going on. >> and they won't give any reports of the embassy or to our attorneys on what his condition is. >> shannon: are you all worried that this -- first of

then up through the bible belt andrew says the trevor project t-shirt he wore sparked conversation >> stories about their son, their daughter, their friend who had struggled coming out. suicide. it made me realize this is not a benign issue in the united states. >> reporter: after texas, andrew continued deep into central america. then south america >> headwinds suck. >> i took the journey one step at a time. i never knew i wanted to go to south america until i got there. >> reporter: eight months and nearly 17,000 miles from his starting point, andrew hit the southernmost tip of the continent. >> the biggest highlight of the trip for me was definitely the people, hands down. >> reporter: there were also some lowlights, like getting mugged, getting run off the road by a truck >> things just turned upside down >> reporter: but after biking all that way, andrew says he knew he couldn't give up >> during my ride, i absolutely thought about my two friends if this idea to ride was the wood, the fire that kept me going was the fund-raising the trevor project the world just >> his big take a

. >> i raised the case of two wrongfully imprisoned american citizens, paul whalen and trevor reed. >detained americans, came up and we discussed it. we will follow-through with that discuss. i am not going to walk away on this. >> so there's a proposal to swap paul whalen and trevor reed with two russians held in the u.s., and no resolution there yet. the family disputes all charges and makes their pleas even more urgent. reed recently contracted covid-19 while in custody. with me now, joey and paula reed. thank you for being with me. before we get to the political element and before we get to the president's conversation with vladimir putin, how is your son? what is the latest on his diagnosis and treatment? >> well, we got a quick phone call from him and he has been returned back to his jail. he said he is still having chest pain and he has requested a new covid test and x-ray, and it's -- he also said that while he was in the hospital jail that he did not receive any treatment, all he got was, like, vitamins. >> so you had a phone call with him. when was the call? >> monday mornin

here's trevor ault. >> reporter: tonight, the first federal ruling on vaccine mandates. a texas judge dismissing a lawsuit from a small percentage of employees with the houston methodist hospital system who were resisting the company's mandatory vaccine policy. >> we have a sacred obligation to keep our patients safe. every hospital on the planet should be doing this. >> reporter: the employees' attorneys saying in a statement, "this is just one battle in a larger war to protect the rights of employees" and "we will be appealing." tomorrow marks six months since the first shot. the u.s. is now on track to get 67% of adults at least one dose by the fourth of july, missing the president's goal of 70% if the pace doesn't pick up. >> i still think we need to vaccinate another 80 million to 100 million people to get to the kind of levels of population immunity. >> reporter: and amplifying the threat to those who hesitate, the growing presence of the highly-transmissible delta variant. >> the delta variant is by far the most contagious variant we have seen in the entire pandem

here's trevor ault. >> reporter: tonight, the u.s. no longer on track to meet president biden's goal of getting 70% of american adults at least one shot by the 4th of july. the nation about 17 million people shy of the target, on pace to come up 7 million short. >> to those who are still saying i better wait and see, you are putting people at risk. and you are preventing the full comeback. >> reporter: today, reverend calvin butts' iconic harlem church hosting dr. anthony fauci and first lady dr. jill biden. >> we want everyone 12 and older to come get vaccinated. >> we're going to end this outbreak for absolutely certain. and the vehicle to ending it is vaccination. >> reporter: and with average daily cases down nearly 95% since january, the vaccines are helping to fuel the reopening. our gio benitez on board the celebrity millennium. >> reporter: we are aboard the first cruise ship in north america since the pandemic shut this industry down. every person onboard has been fully vaccinated, they have been tested for covid, and because

trevor ault is at newark airport with more on this.morning, trevor. >> reporter: good morning, robin. not only is travel bouncing back to what it was before the pandemic, we're actually expecting more people on the move this fourth of july weekend than we saw in 2019 and unfortunately that could mean sometimes significant wait times here at airports and on the highways too. this morning, america's airports are bracing for the busiest travel weekend since the start of the pandemic. airlines racing to staff up with 3.5 million people expect to fly. >> there's an amazing amount of pent-up demand for people to connect with each other and reunite. leisure demand is more than 100% than what it was in 2019. >> reporter: american airlines is planning on nearly 5,500 flights a day thursday through monday but they say staffing issues have already forced them to cancel some flights through the end of the month. the airline now offering extra pay incentives to work overtime and southwest facing the same issues, is urging employees to pick up extra

carl nasa announced that he is and ended up being a boon to the trevor project peered nasa mentionedrevor project in his instagram video. >> i hope that one day videos like this in the hall coming out process are just not necessary. but, until then, you know, i will do my best and do our part to cultivate a culture that is accepting, compassionate, and i will start by donating $100,000 to the trevor project. they are an organization are there the number one suicide prevention service for lgbtq youth in america. and they are truly doing a couple things. >> the nfl says it will match 100,000 donation. since yesterday's announcement, it has seen a 50% increase in daily online donations. in a statement, it wrote the trevor project is so grateful to carl for living his truth and for using his platform to support lgbtq youth. we hope this historic moment for the nfl will foster lgbtq inclusion in professional sports and inspire young lgbtq athletes across the country to pursue their talent. >> coming up next, the impact of the pandemic on the arts instead of going to the theater this past

abc's trevor ault has the very latest. trevor, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. the delta variant had been detected in at least 46 states and the cdc estimates it already accounts for 10% of the new cases here in the u.s. the cdc director says she anticipates this is going to become the dominant strain here in the next few months, and in some areas it already is. in some areas it already is. it's fueling outbreaks in vulnerable places like southwest missouri. health experts say it's another reason for unvaccinated people to get the shot because the vaccines will work against the delta variant. millions of people are still hesitant or out right declining. to be clear, one dose of pfizer or moderna will provide you about 33% effectiveness preventing serious illness from the delta variant. you need to either get both shots or the single shot of johnson & johnson. we know the delta variant is not just a concern in america. whit, you mentioned it. it originated in india, and it's now spread to more than 80 countries. russia says it accounts for 89% of their new cases.

the trevor problem tells abc7 news they have seen a 50% increase in daily online donations, so he has a statement they wrote the trevor project is is is to carl nassib for living his best and they hope it will inspire young lgbtq+ athletes across the country to pursue their talents. we are also told nassib's jersey is the current best seller on fanatics.com. the trevor foundation is the leading organization providing crisis intervention and suicide services for the lgbtq+ community. we have more now on the 4 at 4:00. this had to take so much courage for carl nassib to make this statement. you only have one life to live, right? you want to be able to live it freely and openly and not be secret about this. but it is hard in nfl locker rooms to feel like i am going to be accepted. the thing that i look at here is that i am glad he is a established nfl player. if michael sam tried this in 2014, he came out before the draft, he wasn't an impact player, though, and, you know, he wasn't good enough, so the story faded from the headlines a bit. but here we have a player that has played on thr

. >> reporter: he ha donated $100,000 to the trevor project, the largest organization dedicated to lbgtq young people. >> when young people look up and see people who are like them, it sends a message that they can succeed. >> i mean, this is not only a huge moment for carl but a huge moment for sports, specifically male professional sports. >> reporter: r russell played for tampa bay and dallas after he retired, he went public about being bisexual do you think this will actually change the culture in the leagu potentially? >> times are changing, the league is changing, society is changing i was honestly elated for carl and all of the kids looking at him, seeing themselves >> reporter: tonight the nfl had an announcement of its own. the league is matching nassib's donation to the trevor project stephanie gosk, nbc news. >>> in the series "future of the force," every year thousands of people end up in the e.r. after run-ins with police. nbc news and the marshall project examined one department's record and what we found is striking here is gadi schwartz. >> reporter: marissa santa cruz an

you mentioned he gave $100,000 to the trevor project.event suicide, very much an at risk group of kids. worth pointing out within the nfl there are likely other players who perhaps have not come out themselves and see it as an opportunity to do so. steph? >> what's the nfl saying? >> the nfl has been very supportive. publicly came out and said it is important, representation is important, that they are proud of carl nassib for doing this and for sharing his truth. they put out a tweet in support of the trevor project, you can be the person to prevent a suicide, noting just one adult can make an enormous difference for an lbgtq plus youth that's struggling. >> thank you. >>> now to another game changer in sports. the supreme court dropped the hammer on the ncaa yesterday, saying it cannot limit some benefits to student athletes. the court said they violated antitrust laws when they limited what students could get for all the things you see on the screen. all nine justices ruled against the organization. justice brett kavanaugh had the tou

trevor: which was amazing.eo. but when we looked at the comments, one of the comments was, "i wish there was more info about the company." so what is the story? zoe: so our dad was manufacturing chocolate for 35 years with his brother-in-law. petros: our dad lost his job, he got laid off, and he was in a really bad position. we wanted to get our dad working again, and we wanted to create something completely new. zoe: we were all working in d.c. and living in d.c., and we packed up and we just left because we didn't want our dad to be out of a job. we wanted him to continue having something that he could feel proud about again. trevor: i think that's so special. brad: that's a really powerful story, that i think you'd be surprised on how much customers follow your brand and believe in it and support you. zoe: it's embarrassing for our dad or maybe he feels bad, and that's why i think, like, we don't like saying it. lemonis: i think people buy from people they connect with and they can relate to. it's just about