Good morning and welcome the kid news. I'm Tori. Today is Friday, September 4th, 2020.

And we begin with two more big screen celebrities forced to admit they are no match for COVID.

Robert Patinson, the newest Batman is now sidelined,

as is the whole Batman production,

which had just resumed shooting in the United Kingdom.

And in an 11 minute post to his

Instagram account Duane the Rock Johnson reveal that not only did he come down with

the virus so did his wife and two daughters The highest paid actor in Hollywood described the last few weeks as the most challenging of his life.

A kick in the gut, he called it, worse than dealing with any of his wrestling injuries or being out of work and broke, which he says he's been several times.

But he also assured his fan base that Team Johnson is on the mend and no longer contagious.

His closing advice to everyone,

wear your mask, protect your family,

be strict about house guests,

stay positive and care for your fellow human beings.

The Rock might be among the few quarantine Americans not detailing unusual activity in the night sky.

According to the Wall Street Journal and the non-profit National UFO Reporting Center,

sightings of flying saucers this year are up 51% over the same period in 2019.

Among the possible reasons, the Pentagon's recent decision to create a task force to study

unexplained aerial phenomena, the Navy's release of three videos showing something pilots can't

identify and a new show on the subject from the History Channel. Even before

the pandemic however a January poll by research firm IPSOS found that 57% of Americans think there is intelligent life on other planets, and 45% believe UFOs exist and have visited Earth.

At least one US sport is determined to put fans back in the stands.

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