The Covid Is Coming From Inside The White House
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🗓️ 11 May 2020
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
Top US health officials are self-isolating and quarantining after a couple White House employees tested positive for coronavirus. Plus, new data reveal a racial bias in enforcement of stay-at-home orders in the US.
South Korea has been held up as a model for fighting coronavirus to the rest of the world. Last week, they were faced with a new breakout in Seoul. Now, bars and clubs have been closed to stem the spread in that city.
Following arrests in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, calls are growing for an investigation into the handling of the case and local law enforcement.
And in headlines: the Justice Department drops its case against Michael Flynn, Tekashi 6ix9ine goes live to 2 million people, and one salon owner’s grift-y GoFundMe in Texas.
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| 0:00.0 | It's Monday, May 11th. I'm Achila Hughes. |
| 0:08.6 | And I'm Gideon Ressick and this is what a day where we believe because of COVID-19 concerns, |
| 0:13.1 | they should close down the White House. |
| 0:14.5 | Yeah, and all that extra bleach they have there, they could use that to clean. |
| 0:18.8 | The rooms and themselves. |
| 0:20.4 | On today's show, new data reveals bias and policing of stay-at-home orders than some headlines. |
| 0:32.5 | But first, the latest. |
| 0:34.4 | See, they didn't want a black guy to be the one that created Rock and Roll cause the white |
| 0:38.3 | kids liked it. And they didn't want the white girl screaming over no black boy. |
| 0:43.6 | And by me being a black guy and a good looking black guy. |
| 0:51.2 | And you know I'm not conceited. No, I've never been a black guy. |
| 0:57.0 | That was a little Richard talking about his legacy. He passed away this weekend at 87, |
| 1:01.8 | truly the inventor of Rock and Roll. |
| 1:05.0 | But in news, you may have heard about top US health officials who are self-isolating and |
| 1:08.9 | quarantining after a couple White House staff members have tested positive for coronavirus. |
| 1:13.9 | That's the heads of the CDC, the FDA and Dr. Anthony Fauci at the NIH. |
| 1:19.3 | It also started on Friday when Vice President Pence's press secretary, Katie Miller, |
| 1:23.0 | who's also incidentally married to White House advisor Steven Miller, |
| 1:26.6 | tested positive for COVID-19. She has reportedly attended almost all of the White House |
| 1:31.1 | coronavirus task force meetings. Pence has since tested negative for the virus and is |
| 1:35.2 | reportedly not doing a full self quarantine in plans to be at the White House today. |
| 1:39.7 | A military evaluate to the president has also tested positive. |
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