well you know who asked i am connected and will smith will be killed by my friends in the mob so you don't want will smith as jim west so i went to well and i said hey listen robert conrad threatened to have you killed i think i need to tell you this well robert conrad threatened to have you killed if you agree to play the role and that he has connections with the detroit mob and will looks at me and goes you kidding i'm from philip cam. philip makes to refer to troy it looks like lane castor a court court until well it does. well. well i'm so i'm disheartened but he does sometimes realize that it's in the way that as it is a young boy what would it cost what were conrad's theories are to mr gordon being played by a japanese woman not get a just kidding. we're talking to barry something. about is his new book it's called barry sonnenfeld call your mother a memoir of his life you can tell that these tidbits are well let me say did you ever read frank l'engle as dropping names and other things have you ever read them is that good this is reminding me of that a little just such a great

the one-time stage and musical partner of will smith.fter recovering from the coronavirus jazzy jeff is sharing his story when he left a ski resort after a trip with friends and family he had no idea he'd be in the spotlight for contracting covid-19. cnn's stephanie elam has more. >> i was all over the world. >> reporter: fly in, spin some music, and create memories. that's what dj jazzy jeff does. >> it spiraled downhill extremely fast. >> reporter: but when the famed turntablist left ketchum in idaho's sun valley he may have brought something home with him from the skier's paradise. the coronavirus. >> i lost my sense of smell. i lost my sense of taste. i started hallucinating. >> reporter: this was early march. before the lockdowns. before most realized the outbreak was already invading the u.s. less than a week after his return home it hit him while he was in the store with his wife, linnette. >> i looked at her, and i said, you know what? i don't feel well. i can honestly say i had one or two times that my brain started going down a

long we'll be dealing with it. ♪ let me talk to you ♪ let me have a word with you >> reporter: will smithme, he is hanging out chatting with famous friends, family even talking covid-19 with dr. anthony fauci. >> there's been a predominance in the african-american community. is there a comprehension as to why that is? >> it's just one of the failings of our society is that african-americans have a disproportionate prevalence and incidence of the very co-morbid conditions that put you at high risk. >> reporter: will from home is part of snapchat's response to the pandemic. the company saying some 68 million users have viewed content about the coronavirus. ♪ will from home smith who has more than 40 million followers on instagram has found a way to captivate audiences across social media, offering insightful wisdom, but also fun. >> could the tooth fairy still come if i lose my tooth because of the coronavirus? and can she catch the virus? >> i got to tell you, ava, i don't think you need to worry about the tooth fairy. >> reporter: in a new episode out this week getting kids involved to as

thing that happens is anyone who is still driving on the roads starts driving like an idiot — see will smithi am legend or anyone in mad max. as it happens, australia hasjust rolled out the next generation of traffic cameras to try and catch the worst offenders. here's nick kwek. you're driving down the road and suddenly your phone starts to ring, you get a text, someone has liked your instagram post about juggling cats. no, not the callous lobbing of pets into the air kind, the performing felines with great dexterity kind. you want to answer — you need to answer — but if you're driving around new south wales, chances are you're being watched. this month, after a couple of test trials, mobile phone detection cameras have been officially rolled out on the south—eastern state's roads. you can stop it or cop it. careless drivers are being caught red—handed, well, phone—handed, and being issued fines of up to $457 a pop and ten demerit points on their licence. now people can't be separated from their mobile phones any minute of the day, and so we've seen this actually grow into a road safety ris

now in is a story all about how my life -- >> i love that trip down memory lane, will smith posting theial media. highlighting his favorite moments as well as our new reality. >> for all those young kids that don't know what these shows are, and now we're joining forces t year's graduates it will be streamed this saturday at 2:00 p.m >> and a record breaking video, gave birth to 21 as we work to get through these times together, you may not be thinking about blood donation, but blood is needed to save the lives of people who are sick with a range of illnesses. it's easy and safe to give. if you are in good health, please donate. we need heroes now. visit red cross blood dot org to schedule an appointment. >>> good morning. it's 4:30. welcome to "today in the bay." i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. we will have a look at traffic in a bit but first let's check with kari hall for this thursday's forecast. yesterday was beautiful and hope we will see a repeat today. >> we will. absolutely going to be a nice day. let's check out our temperature trend in martinez. we will be in th

the company saying some 68 million users have viewed content about the coronavirus. ♪ will from home >> reporter: smithwho has more than 40 million followers on instagram, has found a way to captivate audiences across offei insightful wisdom, but also fun. >> will the tooth fairy still come if i lose my tooth? because of the coronavirus? and can she catch the virus? >> i got to tell you, ava, i don't think you need to worry about the tooth fairy. >> reporter: in a new episode out this week, getting kids involved to ask those hard-hitting questions. >> even though we need to stay home a lot, can we still go out for a walk? >> yes, you can go out for a walk. you need to stay six feet away from anyone else. >> reporter: adding a touch of humor and levity during a tough time, leaving all of us with so many questions about when it will end. >> is this ever going to end? or is this something we're going to have to be doing for a good portion of our lives? >> when we have a vaccine and we have enough baseline immunity, this is something you're not going to have to worry about for the rest of your life. >> our

of the globe are experiencing now has been anticipated in films such such as i am legend, where will smithapocalyptic new york, to oldboy by park chan—wook, where the main character is locked up for 15 years without human contact. but if alone is bad, alone with someone else can be worse. just look at what happens in the lighthouse by robert eggers, where two men are isolated for weeks on an island. in a couple of years we're going to see the creative effects of the coronavirus outbreak in cinemas. what you think we're going to see? it is going to be heavyweight political dramas, of course, with actors pretending to be donald trump, it's going to be slasher movies and stalker movies with people being chased through the empty streets during the eerie lockdown, heist movies set at the same time, people robbing the banks with no one around, there are going to be romantic dramas, romantic comedies with people falling in love over social media or people falling in love across the street from each other but, of course, they can't get close because of the lockdown. they're going to be so many fil

thing that happens is anyone who is still driving on the roads starts driving like an idiot — see will smith max. well, as it happens, australia has just rolled out the next generation of traffic cameras to try and catch the worst offenders. here's nick kwek. you're driving down the road and suddenly your phone starts to ring, you get a text, someone has liked your instagram post about juggling cats. no, not the callous lobbing of pets into the air kind, the performing felines with great dexterity kind. you want to answer — you need to answer — but if you're driving around new south wales, chances are you're being watched. this month, after a couple of test trials, mobile phone detection cameras have been officially rolled out on the south—eastern state's roads. careless drivers are being caught red—handed, well, phone—handed, and being issued fines of up to $457 a pop and ten demerit points on their licence. now people can't be separated from their mobile phones any minute of the day, and so we've seen this actually grow into a road safety risk over the last decade, and really we've been tr

thing that happens is anyone who is still driving on the roads starts driving like an idiot — see will smithe in mad max. as it happens, australia hasjust rolled out the next generation of traffic cameras to try and catch the worst offenders. here's nick kwek. you're driving down the road and suddenly your phone starts to ring, you get a text, someone has liked your instagram post about juggling cats. no, not the callous lobbing of pets into the air kind, the performing felines with great dexterity kind. you want to answer — you need to answer — but if you're driving around new south wales, chances are you're being watched. this month, after a couple of test trials, mobile phone detection cameras have been officially rolled out on the south—eastern state's roads. you can stop it or cop it. careless drivers are being caught red—handed, well, phone—handed, and being issued fines of up to $457 a pop and ten demerit points on their licence. now people can't be separated from their mobile phones any minute of the day, and so we've seen this actually grow into a road safety risk over the last deca

. >> reporter: from early on, performing with will smith in the mid '80s, dj jazzy jeff has travelledworld to rock people. does this change how you see your future? >> absolutely. but the funny thing is, i don't think it's just my future. i believe that 60% of this is our new norm. >> to his story and seeing that he was with so many people and some of those people are no longer with us, hopefully he can get that test to confirm. >> we hope so. we hope that for him for sure. >>> we're hearing about the frustrations. the protests from people who haven't been able to go to work. but we're also hearing from people who are enjoying this time, resetting as christi calls it. >> joana writes, we managed to get married in our backyard with just our kids present. it wasn't the wedding we planned but it was perfect, simpler is better. >> sometimes simple is the right way to go. jeff and sherry say this, i have enjoyed the pause, not running from one schedule to the next after work has allowed us to have family dinners and sit and enjoy a meal together and talk. >> valerie writes, i enjoyed learn

joseph smith is terrified, any investigation into john c bennett will reveal his private polygamist -- the high council, over a dozen disciplinary meetings in one week in 1842 and joseph smith going to these meetings saying we are getting a little too ernest. we should simmer down a little bit. joseph smith was hoping john c bennett could quietly accept but it doesn't happen. the answer is joseph smith is smitten by people he thinks look smart, charismatic, who can add -- >> that reasonable -- >> that resemble him. that causes him trouble. >> in terms of the nauvoo kingdom and the mormon response to this difficult tension in american democracy you talked about at this point, tension between a democratic ideal of the majority which can lead to tear any of the majority versus an appeal to power, the attention when it is testing definitions and limits of american democracy, do you think the better example of joseph smith and the mormons the nauvoo response is found in the nauvoo city charter or city council versus the counselor 50 which happens at the end when things are going out of con

they're not sure what it is, but kind of sounds like a new will smith movie. >>> okay, the bad news, e graduation ceremonies will be virtual this year. the good news, you can get oprah! she's going to be featured commencement speaker for #graduation2020. facebook and instagram celebrate the class of 2020 streaming may 15th on both platforms.

anthony fauci, the face of president trump's task force on coronavirus, joined actor will smith on hisburning questions from children. one viewer, 7-year-old ava, from los angeles, got right to the point. >> she works because of coronavirus can she catch coronavirus? >> i don't think you need to worry about the tooth fairy. when your tooth falls out, you stick it under the pillow and i guarantee you that that tooth fairy won't get infected and won't get sick. >> phew. great news for dr. fauci and kids everywhere. the tooth fairy's essential work continues uninterrupted. our next high goes to all of the happy couples pushing ahead with their weddings even as big social gatherings are prohibited. in one case, the bride and groom took a short break from fighting the virus to get married. they're both nurses on the front lines in baton rouge, louisiana. they've been planning their special day for months, but like many other couples had to change plans because of coronavirus restrictions. mel and claire decided to go ahead and get married with just ten people in the church. but as claire's

you have the dynamic, hilarious duo of will smith and martin lawrence, they both star in it.aters. it has an extremely high audience rating on rotten tomatoes, 96%. that's really hard to beat that. that's pretty huge. i know it came out in in theaters in january but the action comedy is still available digitally. you can get it video on demand or buy it on itunes, prime video so you can still have your chance. and also if you're not familiar with this franchise, what are you doing? but you need to see the aptly titled "bad boys 1" and "bad boys 2" to prep you for this action-packed movie. the next movie i want to recommend if you need a good laugh -- >> sounds -- >> yes, go ahead, whit. >> me. give us the other recommendation. >> okay, the other recommendation i was going to say because we all need a good laugh at this point is "impractical jokers," the movie. it's available digitally and features the hilarious true comedy tv quartet. they're absolutely amazing. we have celebrity cameos. will ferrell, paula abdul. you can binge the first eight seasons of "impractical jokers"

are we really paying attention to who we are and what we are selling and you watch buddy movies, will smith, martin lawrence, duane johnson and all these, how much guns and police a central part of our culture and i wanted to talk about the fact that we are over policed and i wanted to discuss difficulties that come with having police accountability and what having police as the center of your entertainment, what that does to justice, are you able when we talk about colin kaepernick or police reform, how are you supposed to have justice? it is the jury pool when people treat police like your favorite ball team. i wanted to get out there and have a conversation inside that essay about the police being such a powerful presence, what that means and how difficult it is to hold them accountable, and the dispensation, this is taking place in a sporting milieu when we are told sports aren't political. >> interesting, since i interviewed a lot of family lives of the victims of police brutality i've done a lot of work with them. and emerald garner, eric garner's daughter and went to an event with va

whether it's your buddy movies are your will smith or martin lawrence is her duane johnson are these movies were one-liners with more ammo and more ammo in how guns and police are such a central part of our culture. i think the fact that we are for policed and i wanted to discuss the difficulty in having police accountability and what having police as the center of your entertainment in the center of your culture what that actually does her justice. what does that mean for actual justice? are evil and we talk about even someone like colin kaepernick where police reformer whatever power we supposed to have justice in the jury pool when people treat police like they are part of your favor ball team i wanted to really get out there and have conversation inside of that about the police being such a powerful presence in her daily culture and what that actually means and how difficult it is to even hold them accountable when you are looking at the discount and you are looking at the different dispensation they get it and remember this is taking place when we are we are being told that spor

. >> will smith, yeah. >> all right. well, let's move on to a celebration today in wuhan, china.the global pandemic reopened wednesday after 76 days in lockdown. the cityscape was lit up just after midnight to celebrate the reopening of the city. the light show which lasted for a half hour featured displays on buildings on both sides of the river. >> that's what i'm thinking. it's so uplifting and inspiring, gives us hope that some time really soon we'll be celebrating that way. i'm certainly ready for it. i know you guys are too. >> you know, i find that encouraging, but also a little bit scary. so they waited just a little over two months, and i'm just wondering if it's too soon. you hear all these experts talking about the second wave. and if they jump back in big-time with the restaurants and bars and everybody back to normal, it just concerns me. i guess time will tell. and we have to look to them. because it all started there. so they would be best equipped you think to know how to deal with it. >> that's true. >> definitely. >> all right. >> that's it for four@4. we'v ♪ oh

and all of a sudden he literally cannot breathe and he's blowing up like will smith in "hitch. and i are stuck in the waiting room by ourselves. can't see him. don't know where he is >> i just remember where we were waiting, there was a little tv screen up there with, like, you had a number but we didn't know t.j.'s number it was, like, eight numbers long and there was a green circle, a red circle, and a yellow circle next to those numbers we have no clue what number t.j. is. and there's all these different color circles next to these numbers and -- >> you're hoping he's green. >> no clue how he's doing. >> yeah, just, please, be green, man please >> no clue how he's doing. we're sketchy. everything is just -- it was insane >> jimmy: okay all right. all right. good that's crazy i mean, it turned out okay, obviously. all right. so t.j., all right, t.j., we heard this -- thank you for doing this i asked your brothers what -- since you're the youngest one, what's the biggest problem that the older watt brothers ever had to help get you out of >> the biggest problem they ever had t

the 3 time grammy award winner will smith any major hits including love lady as well as lead on me and ain't no sunshine there on the rolling stone list of the $500.00 graces songs of all time if you when you all stop making music in the mid eighty's passed away from heart complications in los angeles well that's out today it's back seems studio b. on scripts it's. somaly you've been on the road in support of bernie sanders presidential primary campaign obama had the whole hope change thing didn't he but bernie it's more nitty gritty it's more sort of it's more like the death of that isn't it well bernie doesn't he doesn't say i hope he says work. and then on the road with bernie i've been speaking at some of the rallies and i've been documenting it by drawing the campaign i've also just been volunteering a lot i was in nature housing which is a government subsidized housing for low income people in new york knocking on doors . and let me tell you every single person if we knocked on their doors there was one of 2 responses one is politics is garbage i don't vote because i might as wel

. >> will smith, who's been really active on social media, reunited the cast of "the fresh prince off the sitcom's 30th anniversary in september. >> the snapchat episode featured appearances by alfonso ribeiro, joseph marcell, and deejay jazzy jeff. left off that list, the original, because there's bad blood there with janet louise hubert. >> whoop! they the paid tribute to james avery who passed away. ucsd grad as well. part one of the show will be released today, part two tomorrow on snapchat's discovery page. >> on the playground i used to spend most of my days relaxing. >> keep on going. ♪ outside the school when a couple of guys they were up to no good ♪ >> okay, we're out of time, out of time. >>> next going shirtless and under the blades for the camera. >> even the boss is surrendering to the coronavirus home haircut days after he appeared in the "jersey for jersey" relief fund-raiser. on his luxuriously thick salt and pepper mane. >> she showed off the results of her work with this instagram post alongside her freshly shorn and shirtless hubby, and the verdict, i like it, pre

smith: yes, it is on track. and we will move.erally, as i speak here in your studio, we are moving. we are moving from 1771 n street northwest to 1 m street southeast. we are literally a block away from nationals park, four blocks from the house side of capitol hill. it is going to be a wonderful change for nab and puts a stake in the ground that broadcasters are here and we are well. we are not just surviving, we are thriving. and we are here to fight for our piece of telecommunications. because the american people need us not just to survive, but to thrive. it is a beautiful new building and it will enhance our efficiency and it will put us closer to the business we are in. our business is advocacy for the laws and regulations that allow broadcasting to continue to thrive in america. that building will be a part and parcel of that. a new location and new effort. jonathan: that is good to hear the move is on and no changes there. you were talking about atsc 3.0, so-called next generation television. you did mention the device ma

and this easter‘s sunday service will also be different. sophia smither has been finding out how religions are adapting. with mass gatherings being banned, many religions have had to stop public worship. and with churches closing, many have had to be particularly innovative with some turning to live—streaming. good morning everyone. this is terribly exciting. saint james' in sussex gardens in london is one of the churches that's been experimenting online. we were determined that the worshipping life of the church should continue but it would have to continue in new and unexpected ways. when the coronavirus crisis started, they began live—streaming their services on facebook. but they haven't stopped at that. we have a large group of families, a large number of children, so we wanted to provide something that would speak to them, comfort them, encourage them and build them up in the faith. so yes, we threw our all into a rather madcap virtual sunday school. it's palm sunday. every week, we send out an ‘e—sunday‘ which contains the readings for the day an

and this easter‘s sunday service will also be different. sophia smither has been finding out how religions are adapting. with mass gatherings being banned, many religions have had to stop public worship. and with churches closing, many have had to be particularly innovative with some turning to live—streaming. good morning everyone. this is terribly exciting. saint james' in sussex gardens in london is one of the churches that's been experimenting online. we were determined that the worshipping life of the church should continue but it would have to continue in new and unexpected ways. when the coronavirus crisis started, they began live—streaming their services on facebook. but they haven't stopped at that. we have a large group of families, a large number of children, so we wanted to provide something that would speak to them, comfort them, encourage them and build them up in the faith. so yes, we threw our all into a rather madcap virtual sunday school. it's palm sunday. every week, we send out an ‘e—sunday‘ which contains the readings for the day an

that in the end will keep us healthier and happier as a people. jonathan: senator smith, can you talk about the public service announcements broadcasters are working on and airing? what sort of scope are we thinking about those? if you took the average tv station, how minutes a day? that sort of thing. sen. smith: there's a great deal of focus on this now. in the hopes that it is constructive and informative, educational, and not just frightening to people. we think that is very important. even before, about a week and a half ago, i said to my staff, let's get up a psa, a public service announcement, about fundamental kinds of behaviors that we as broadcasters can remind the american people about. we produce those ads, many of your viewers may have seen them already. this is even before we met with the white house. our networks and myself, to talk about additional things we would do in coordination with them. and the ad council. so that more types of messaging about social distancing and other good habits, and recovery efforts. these are public service announcements that

this afternoon sheriff lori smith will join a candidate for supervisor in donating ppes to valley medical staff and deputies. the show of support happening outside santa clara will happen at the shift change at 6:30. we'll bring it to you live because we all need a bit of good news. >> we certainly do, kris. thank you. >>> an employee at safeway in the north bay has tested positive for covid-19. the marin ij is reporting that person worked at the safeway in mill valley. the employee last worked on march 27th and has since received medical treatment. and we're staying -- we are all staying home, of course. many people following those rules but that doesn't mean that the streets are empty or even quiet. take a listen to this, laura. >> boy, the coyotes were out howling in san francisco. nick shot this video a few days ago from his apartment in north beach at 11:00 at night. obviously want to stay away from coyotes if you see them. in the middle of the night they're out and about because the people aren't. >> that's a scary situation. >> you hear it in the country sometimes. at night it's sc

these under ten-minute chapters, and whether it's will smith, kevin hart, reese witherspoon, everybodyreat, great content. >> i was worried about you launching in the middle of a pandemic. this was the launch -- you were excited and confident as you were beginning to launch. you still feel that way? >> well, listen, gayle, this is not ideasal for us. this was -- ideal for us. this was designed for on your phone, on the go, at the moment in time which we're all sheltered in place. on the other hand, we have almost three million downloads. we're learning so much now. and so we are going to get back to a new normal, and when we do, quibi will be stronger and better for having gone forward now. >> chance, do you think being on lockdown as so many of us are -- i hate calling it lockdown because you can really find your creative juices flowing and family bonding time. do you thinking about quarantined the way we are is an advantage or a disadvantage as you go down the quibi road? >> i think it's an unforeseen, you know, sort of act of god that is affecting every single thing. and so for me a

but will be interesting to see is how many people remain after the crisis is over? that was sophia smith the archbishop of canterbury. archbishop, justin, thank you for taking the time to talk to us. great pleasure to be with you. i am very happy to be here. wejust talked about some of the new, online tools and services that the church is providing. how do you think they will benefit people? you will have seen and i know you have seen, churches using live streaming which is having a huge impact. i was at a service a couple of weeks ago that reached 12 million people. ten times our normal number of total church attendance. it is remarkable. you can begin to do that in the past —— couldn't begin to. the best you couldn't begin to. the best you could have is a nationally televised service. here, you can have everything from a nationally televised service to somebody that is just relevant to your visual edge —— village, town, your city, you're pa rt —— village, town, your city, you're part of the world. or you can join in something from anywhere in the world. we had comments from something i

fauci appearing on will smith's snapchat show encouraging young viewers to still put their falling teethry will still visit despite the pandemic and cannot get sick from covid-19 this is why america loves him. >> tom hanks sending a letter and a corona-brand typewriter to an australian boy who wrote to him over being bullied over his name to ask the grown-up how to use a typewriter and signing the letter, p.s., you've got a friend in me so, so sweet, which i think hanks sang for one of the toy stories. i love that one. up next, the -- >> hanks and fauci have got to be two of the most loved men in the world. >> most loved men in america >> i agree >> up next, the nfl draft and sports networks and tv providers are banking on viewershiping higher than ever what all this might mean for the media sector straight ahead. nt . at&t is committed to keeping you connected. so you can keep your patients cared for. your customers served. your students inspired. and your employees closer than ever. our network is resilient. our people are strong. our job is to keep your business connected . it's what

if we keep that in mind i think we will find success. >> the smiths left a great success. >> thank you for coming. >> thank you for having me. >> i am glad we got a hold of you. you are a blessing. i apia thank you jog us. and in. we are blessed for living. it's not just when we die. this ministry is for life full and abundant and complete now. thank you for being with us. god bless you. >> mrs. walker. michael vasquez! come over here. i've heard such good things about you, your company. well, i wouldn't have done any of it without you. without this place. this is for you. michael, you didn't have to... and, we're going to need some help with the rest. you've worked so hard to achieve so much. perhaps it's time to partner with someone who knows you and your business well enough to understand what your wealth is really for. this virus is testing all of us. and it's testing the people on the front lines of this fight most of all. so abbott is getting new tests into their hands, delivering the critical results they need. and until this fight is over, we...will...never...quit. because they

. >> will smith, hit movies, but he'll forever be linked to the show that gave him his break, "the freshme a classic basically everyone able to sing along to the theme song. now 24 years after the show ended, will put together athe c. it airs today and virtual reunion. the cast got together. it airs today and tomorrow, an exclusive clip from the renowned, d.j. jazzy jeff talking about the handshake all these years later. >> what's up, jay. >> what's up, jay? >> any of you have a problem feeling stuck in the world expecting you to be your character? >> i've gotten really, really annoyed that everybody wanted to do the handshake you would see in people's eyes when they were about to sneak the handshake, and i would just grab their hand and hold it. aside from that -- >> we've got to bring that handshake back craig, al, that should be our thing once we're in the studio that thing is classic for sure. >>> next up jennifer aniston and another classic '90s show, "friends," as we've covered extensively throughout the years. aniston joined instagram to the joy of fans everywhere she just recentl

those 2 are considered prime presidential candidates for that election that will take place in 2022 frank smith and saw thank you. well here in germany people are waiting to hear what chancellor angela merkel will say on wednesday about scaling back the lockdown here she is due to meet with state leaders to discuss recommendations that include a gradually reopening schools and stores but any rollback of the current restrictions will involve a delicate balancing act. germany has a tough decision to make keep restrictions in place like france or like austria start the country down the path towards normal life the consequences could be enormous either way he's saying restrictions could put people's physical health at risk but there are also risks to keeping them in place and the contradictions are warranted but they have a very high cost not just an economic cost but also a social and psychological cost we need to think about how we can transition responsibly step by step into some sort of renormalizing nation and i think we need to do that quite soon. germany's public health institute the r k i i

smith goes into hiding. with the municipal courts. it's not really going to hold water. eventually once again commenting here. we will try to free him through official means. nathaniel pope and one circuit court judge. they find a loophole and they grant just a joseph smith their freedom. as for illinois law that is protecting us. that summer the governor you can imagine how frustrated they might be by this point. the arresting officers pose as missionaries. they are trying to have a quiet vacation. they are marching to missouri. the prophet seems to be out of luck. an aspiring politician and a lawyer nearby says i'm running for the new congressional seat this fall. maybe this is my chance to finally earn the mormon vote. the illinois officials arrest the arresting officers. for false imprisonment. and these arresting officers as you imagine are i like what the heck is going on. they are trying to figure out what to do they lead and intercept the whole group. they receive a military escort. with the exquisitely addressed ladies. they then have a big banquet. the two arresting officers are put at the have of the table

zoom into august 61842 if you live in the precinct, you will march into hiram smith's office where you are meant by those that are just hanging out with and then you will state your name into the clerk will write your name down and mark vitali. we have those records you can see them at the library. i have an image in the book of the 457 people who march into his office that they. only 11 do not vote in the pattern. the mormons this is their way to make sure to those outside of nauvoo this is a betrayal of the democratic system. there is the majority but where they drew the line was an intervention because they cherished with a call to the personal conscience. the ability of an individual to choose who they want to vote for unfettered by whatever their leaders say. but here you have a leader dictating who they should follow and that means the person holding their salvation in their hand is telling them you must vote for this certain candidate and they do so so this seems to be the very example of the type of church and state issue that the american constitution seems to abolish. the mov

company who took tesla 10 years to get to 10000000 they're going to get there in 5000000 so ben smith will have to keep an eye on that one and boom bust co-host christine thank you so much for that. let's take another global look at the trends and spread of the code of virus with r t correspondent sites so where are we today so grand deaths in the u.s. have now exceeded 62000 people causing more destruction on the economy so it makes sense that the u.s. government is trying to ease restrictions but the question remains is it too soon and for that i want to take a look at the numbers so 1st unemployment and and around $3800000.00 more people have filed for unemployment the 1st time this week bringing the total to $30000000.00 people and that's 18 percent of the labor force in the u.s. economy well that's that's shrunk $4.00 in the 1st quarter of this year so obviously people are out of work companies are going bankrupt and people want to get back to is some sort of normal but governments are also trying to balance the desperate need to haul the damage to the economy against arista of a repe

therefore why weren't the alarm bells ringing for policymakers across the western world i will ask chris smith that very question later in this program but 1st to me know if your messages i'm going to emails. we've had a fantastic response to last week's show and 1st we hear from mike from seattle he says increasing enjoy your insightful analysis today on the show gratitude and solidarity with you in this we disappointed. ben here from surely he says cleve explanation by dr horn explained as to why we went wrong we quoted 1000 i get to see a planet from top to 5 before malta maybe.

and this easter‘s sunday service will also be different. sophia smithow religions are adapting. as someone who is a regular churchgoer myself, i can't wait for that day when, on that sunday, i can walk back into my church and see family, loved ones and friends for the first time... i'm feel slightly emotional about that. all of these digital responses to this crisis have undoubtedly changed how people interact with faith online. but what will be interesting to see is how much of it will remain after the coronavirus crisis is over. that was sophia smith gaylor, and i am joined online now, by the archbishop of canterbury justin welby. archbishop justin, thanks for taking the time to talk to us. spencer, it is a great privilege to be with you. i am very happy to be here. we have just talked about some of the new online tools and services that the church is providing. how do you think they will benefit people? you will have seen, and i know you have seen, churches using live streaming, which is having a huge impact. there was a service a couple of weeks ago