1 00:00:01,168 --> 00:00:02,669 Hey, what's going on, everybody. I'm Trevor Noah 2 00:00:02,703 --> 00:00:04,905 and this is The Daily Social Distancing Show. 3 00:00:04,938 --> 00:00:06,607 Today is February 9, 4 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:09,142 which means you only have five days left 5 00:00:09,176 --> 00:00:11,078 to prepare for Valentine's Day. 6 00:00:11,111 --> 00:00:13,814 And let's be honest-- after the year we've all been through, 7 00:00:13,847 --> 00:00:17,918 remember to focus on what's really important this year. 8 00:00:17,951 --> 00:00:19,653 You know, don't worry about spending a lot of money 9 00:00:19,686 --> 00:00:21,488 on champagne or jewelry. 10 00:00:21,522 --> 00:00:23,390 All you need to give your loved one 11 00:00:23,423 --> 00:00:28,128 is two stolen vials of the Pfizer vaccine. 12 00:00:28,161 --> 00:00:29,630 Anyway, on tonight's show, 13 00:00:29,663 --> 00:00:32,366 why India is beefing with Rihanna, 14 00:00:32,399 --> 00:00:34,902 Dulcé Sloan weighs in on Gorilla Glue, 15 00:00:34,935 --> 00:00:37,404 and Donald Trump is on trial for murder... 16 00:00:37,437 --> 00:00:39,339 ing the Constitution. 17 00:00:39,373 --> 00:00:40,741 So let's do this, people. 18 00:00:40,774 --> 00:00:43,544 Welcome to The Daily Social Distancing Show. 19 00:00:43,577 --> 00:00:47,347 -? ? -ANNOUNCER: From Trevor's couch in New York City 20 00:00:47,381 --> 00:00:50,551 to your couch somewhere in the world, this is 21 00:00:50,584 --> 00:00:53,453 The Daily Social Distancing Show with Trevor Noah. 22 00:00:56,089 --> 00:00:59,660 Let's kick things off with today's big story: 23 00:00:59,693 --> 00:01:02,029 Donald J. Trump-- 24 00:01:02,062 --> 00:01:03,564 unemployed Twitter bot 25 00:01:03,597 --> 00:01:06,133 and former president of the United States. 26 00:01:06,166 --> 00:01:09,603 Today, Trump became the only president ever 27 00:01:09,636 --> 00:01:12,606 to face a second impeachment trial, 28 00:01:12,639 --> 00:01:14,641 which is pretty impressive when you consider 29 00:01:14,675 --> 00:01:17,511 he only showed up to work about half the time. 30 00:01:17,544 --> 00:01:19,546 I mean, if Trump really applied himself as president, 31 00:01:19,580 --> 00:01:23,250 we could be on impeachment number, like, 35 by now. 32 00:01:23,283 --> 00:01:25,752 And the trial kicked off today with Democrats presenting 33 00:01:25,786 --> 00:01:29,690 a video which showed Trump's speech on January 6, 34 00:01:29,723 --> 00:01:33,060 interspersed with scenes of violence from his supporters. 35 00:01:33,093 --> 00:01:35,395 We're gonna walk down-- and I'll be there with you-- 36 00:01:35,429 --> 00:01:38,298 -we're gonna walk down... -(crowd cheering) 37 00:01:38,332 --> 00:01:41,502 We're gonna walk down to the Capitol. 38 00:01:41,535 --> 00:01:42,870 -Yeah! -Yeah! 39 00:01:42,903 --> 00:01:44,638 -Let's take the Capitol! -Take the Capitol! 40 00:01:44,671 --> 00:01:47,407 -Let's take it! -Let's take the Capitol! 41 00:01:47,441 --> 00:01:51,612 We are going to the Capitol, where are problems are! 42 00:01:51,645 --> 00:01:54,181 -USA! USA! -(whooping) 43 00:01:54,214 --> 00:01:56,216 -(shouting) -(bleep) 44 00:02:01,221 --> 00:02:05,592 -That's enough! -Let us in! 45 00:02:05,626 --> 00:02:08,629 Wow. What a powerful video 46 00:02:08,662 --> 00:02:10,297 that Republican senators didn't see 47 00:02:10,330 --> 00:02:12,199 because they pretended to go to the bathroom. 48 00:02:12,232 --> 00:02:16,036 But you can definitely tell this impeachment is the sequel, 49 00:02:16,069 --> 00:02:18,705 because the sequel always has to turn things up to 11. 50 00:02:18,739 --> 00:02:20,107 The original impeachment was like: 51 00:02:20,140 --> 00:02:22,743 Listen to this diplomat describe a phone call 52 00:02:22,776 --> 00:02:24,444 as you ponder the meaning 53 00:02:24,478 --> 00:02:27,314 of quid pro quo. 54 00:02:27,347 --> 00:02:28,649 But this impeachment is like: 55 00:02:28,682 --> 00:02:31,251 Michael Bay presents-- bum-bum-bum!-- 56 00:02:31,285 --> 00:02:33,987 Impeachment 2. We're storming the Capitol! 57 00:02:34,021 --> 00:02:36,990 Aah! (imitates gunfire, explosion) 58 00:02:37,024 --> 00:02:40,761 But after the video it was the Trump defense team's turn 59 00:02:40,794 --> 00:02:43,030 to make their best possible case. 60 00:02:43,063 --> 00:02:44,665 Although, based on how it went today, 61 00:02:44,698 --> 00:02:47,501 I'm worried that Trump is gonna get the chair. 62 00:02:47,534 --> 00:02:49,736 My name is Bruce Castor. 63 00:02:49,770 --> 00:02:53,907 I am the lead prosecutor... lead, uh, counsel 64 00:02:53,941 --> 00:02:56,677 for the 45th president of the United States. 65 00:02:56,710 --> 00:02:59,012 I was assistant D.A. for such long time, 66 00:02:59,046 --> 00:03:00,447 I keep saying prosecutor, 67 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:03,717 but I do understand the difference, Mr. Raskin. 68 00:03:03,750 --> 00:03:06,119 I don't want to steal the thunder from the other lawyers, 69 00:03:06,153 --> 00:03:08,956 but Nebraska, you're going to hear, 70 00:03:08,989 --> 00:03:10,524 is quite a 71 00:03:10,557 --> 00:03:13,460 judicial... thinking place. 72 00:03:13,493 --> 00:03:16,363 My parents had on a record. 73 00:03:16,396 --> 00:03:17,764 And... 74 00:03:17,798 --> 00:03:20,567 We still know what records are, right? 75 00:03:20,601 --> 00:03:23,570 On the thing you put the needle down on and you play it. 76 00:03:23,604 --> 00:03:25,339 And, uh... 77 00:03:25,372 --> 00:03:29,243 I... The other day when I was down here in Washington... 78 00:03:29,276 --> 00:03:30,878 I came down earlier in the week 79 00:03:30,911 --> 00:03:34,915 to try to f-figure out how to find my way around. 80 00:03:34,948 --> 00:03:37,150 I worked in this building 40 years ago. 81 00:03:37,184 --> 00:03:39,686 I got lost then, and I still do. 82 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:43,290 The founders recognized that... 83 00:03:45,058 --> 00:03:48,161 ...the ar... the argument that I started with, that... 84 00:03:48,195 --> 00:03:50,430 m... 85 00:03:50,464 --> 00:03:53,534 He talks about gallant men, 86 00:03:53,567 --> 00:03:56,937 was his name of the... of the, uh... 87 00:03:56,970 --> 00:03:59,306 of the album. 88 00:03:59,339 --> 00:04:02,409 Good lord. Trump's lawyer is giving the speech you give 89 00:04:02,442 --> 00:04:04,678 when you have to stall because the actual lawyer 90 00:04:04,711 --> 00:04:05,946 is stuck in traffic. 91 00:04:05,979 --> 00:04:07,848 Trump is probably watching this at home like, 92 00:04:07,881 --> 00:04:09,483 what the hell is wrong with this guy? 93 00:04:09,516 --> 00:04:12,686 The ad on the side of the bus said that he was the best. 94 00:04:12,719 --> 00:04:15,022 Why would he be on a bus if he's not the best? 95 00:04:15,055 --> 00:04:18,458 Although I will say this: the fact that Trump now has a lawyer 96 00:04:18,492 --> 00:04:20,961 who's not leaking printer toner out of his head-- 97 00:04:20,994 --> 00:04:22,429 that's a step in the right direction. 98 00:04:22,462 --> 00:04:24,831 And here's the crazy thing: it doesn't actually matter 99 00:04:24,865 --> 00:04:26,967 what this guy says. 100 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:30,904 He could get up there and trim his pubes for hours, 101 00:04:30,938 --> 00:04:34,508 because the jury has already reached its verdict. 102 00:04:34,541 --> 00:04:36,543 In just the last hour, the Senate voted 103 00:04:36,577 --> 00:04:38,712 that the impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump 104 00:04:38,745 --> 00:04:41,114 can move forward. Six Republicans 105 00:04:41,148 --> 00:04:43,617 joined with Democrats in a 56-44 vote, 106 00:04:43,650 --> 00:04:46,753 saying the impeachment trial is constitutional. 107 00:04:46,787 --> 00:04:50,123 The question, though, is, would there, in any scenario, 108 00:04:50,157 --> 00:04:52,125 be enough Republicans to cross the aisle 109 00:04:52,159 --> 00:04:55,729 to vote to convict the former president, Donald Trump, 110 00:04:55,762 --> 00:04:57,297 and given that just six crossed the aisle 111 00:04:57,331 --> 00:04:59,666 here on this vote today-- 112 00:04:59,700 --> 00:05:01,368 uh, and they'll need 17 to do that 113 00:05:01,401 --> 00:05:03,637 in order to convict him-- uh, it doesn't look like 114 00:05:03,670 --> 00:05:06,640 the impeachment managers are gonna be able to get there. 115 00:05:06,673 --> 00:05:09,376 That's right, people. Before this trial even started, 116 00:05:09,409 --> 00:05:12,145 almost every Republican juror has made it clear 117 00:05:12,179 --> 00:05:14,915 that they don't want a trial at all. 118 00:05:14,948 --> 00:05:16,316 And I get it. I get why Republicans 119 00:05:16,350 --> 00:05:18,552 voted this way. Because, on the one hand, 120 00:05:18,585 --> 00:05:21,855 yes, an angry mob stormed the Capitol building 121 00:05:21,889 --> 00:05:24,892 where they work and could have killed them, yes. 122 00:05:24,925 --> 00:05:26,393 But on the other hand, 123 00:05:26,426 --> 00:05:28,595 everyone hates jury duty. 124 00:05:28,629 --> 00:05:31,064 Although, honestly, I don't know why some of these senators 125 00:05:31,098 --> 00:05:33,200 are even allowed to be on the jury. 126 00:05:33,233 --> 00:05:35,736 It was my understanding that saying crazy shit like 127 00:05:35,769 --> 00:05:37,104 "I want to overthrow the government" 128 00:05:37,137 --> 00:05:39,206 was how you get out of jury duty. 129 00:05:39,239 --> 00:05:42,276 And I know this vote might make the trial seem pointless now. 130 00:05:42,309 --> 00:05:45,445 Yes. But just because we know how the trial will end 131 00:05:45,479 --> 00:05:47,614 doesn't mean the trial shouldn't take place. 132 00:05:47,648 --> 00:05:49,950 I mean, when you're watching Law & Order , right, 133 00:05:49,983 --> 00:05:51,385 do you turn it off in the first five minutes, 134 00:05:51,418 --> 00:05:53,220 when the cops interview a dentist who obviously 135 00:05:53,253 --> 00:05:54,721 killed his patient to cover up an affair? 136 00:05:54,755 --> 00:05:57,357 Of course not. You watch the whole thing, 137 00:05:57,391 --> 00:05:59,259 because then you get to say "I knew it" 138 00:05:59,293 --> 00:06:00,827 when you end up being right. 139 00:06:00,861 --> 00:06:02,996 Now, we're gonna keep you up to date on the impeachment 140 00:06:03,030 --> 00:06:05,599 right up until the moment that Trump is acquitted. 141 00:06:05,632 --> 00:06:09,203 But, for now, let's move on from President Trump 142 00:06:09,236 --> 00:06:12,706 to someone else dealing with a never-ending bad hair day. 143 00:06:12,739 --> 00:06:14,541 Gorilla Glue is now responding 144 00:06:14,575 --> 00:06:17,711 after a woman used their product in her hair. 145 00:06:17,744 --> 00:06:20,781 Tessica Brown posted on Instagram earlier this month 146 00:06:20,814 --> 00:06:24,751 that her hair had been stuck in the same style for over a month 147 00:06:24,785 --> 00:06:27,654 after she used Gorilla Glue spray 148 00:06:27,688 --> 00:06:29,423 to keep her hair in place. 149 00:06:29,456 --> 00:06:31,625 Brown said she used the Gorilla Glue 150 00:06:31,658 --> 00:06:34,228 after she ran out of her usual spray. 151 00:06:34,261 --> 00:06:35,996 Brown had to actually go to the hospital 152 00:06:36,029 --> 00:06:38,432 for medical help in removing the glue. 153 00:06:38,465 --> 00:06:40,968 She's taken to social media with her plans of hiring 154 00:06:41,001 --> 00:06:43,804 an attorney to pursue charges against Gorilla Glue. 155 00:06:43,837 --> 00:06:46,173 NEWSWOMAN: She claims while the product's label warns against 156 00:06:46,206 --> 00:06:48,842 using on eyes, skin, or clothing, 157 00:06:48,876 --> 00:06:50,544 it does not mention hair. 158 00:06:50,577 --> 00:06:54,114 Aw, man. You got to feel bad for this woman. 159 00:06:54,147 --> 00:06:55,449 'Cause as crazy as this is, 160 00:06:55,482 --> 00:06:57,451 I kind of know how she feels, right? 161 00:06:57,484 --> 00:07:00,187 One time, I accidentally ordered Papa John's Pizza 162 00:07:00,220 --> 00:07:03,557 thinking it was food. No one warned me. 163 00:07:03,590 --> 00:07:06,159 Now, obviously, I have my own thoughts on this story, 164 00:07:06,193 --> 00:07:09,429 but to get a more relevant perspective, I'm gonna bring in 165 00:07:09,463 --> 00:07:13,100 our very own resident hair expert, Dulcé Sloan. 166 00:07:13,133 --> 00:07:15,369 Dulcé. What's going on? 167 00:07:15,402 --> 00:07:16,970 I thought I would, uh, give you a call. 168 00:07:17,004 --> 00:07:20,107 Well, well, well. 169 00:07:20,140 --> 00:07:22,709 (harrumphs) Uh-huh. 170 00:07:22,743 --> 00:07:23,911 You would be calling me 171 00:07:23,944 --> 00:07:26,146 when there's a Black woman in the news. 172 00:07:26,180 --> 00:07:28,182 No, no, no, Dulcé, come on, it's not like that. 173 00:07:28,215 --> 00:07:31,485 Oh, so you want to talk about Elon Musk, 174 00:07:31,518 --> 00:07:35,289 and, you know, you want to talk about Tesla buying up bitcoin? 175 00:07:35,322 --> 00:07:38,592 Uh... yeah, yeah. But-but, for now, 176 00:07:38,625 --> 00:07:41,628 I wanted to talk about the Gorilla Glue girl. 177 00:07:41,662 --> 00:07:44,097 Mm-hmm. That's what I thought. 178 00:07:44,131 --> 00:07:46,266 Look, Trevor, just because a Black woman does something 179 00:07:46,300 --> 00:07:49,002 doesn't mean you have to talk to me, okay? 180 00:07:49,036 --> 00:07:52,272 You could have talked to Ronny, you could have talked to Kosta. 181 00:07:52,306 --> 00:07:54,208 I mean, he thinks Black lives matter. 182 00:07:54,241 --> 00:07:57,110 You know, I don't want to talk about this as a "Black woman." 183 00:07:57,144 --> 00:07:59,413 You know what, Dulce, I-I didn't... I didn't m... 184 00:07:59,446 --> 00:08:01,682 I didn't even think ab... I apologize. Um... 185 00:08:01,715 --> 00:08:03,283 We-we can just... we can just end this thing. 186 00:08:03,317 --> 00:08:04,651 (stammers, exclaims) 187 00:08:04,685 --> 00:08:07,421 But I do want to talk about this as a crafter. 188 00:08:07,454 --> 00:08:08,622 Because I'm a crafter, Trevor. 189 00:08:08,655 --> 00:08:10,691 You know, I'm sitting here 190 00:08:10,724 --> 00:08:13,393 making Valentine's Day cards for my friends. 191 00:08:13,427 --> 00:08:15,395 And I got all the adhesives here, okay? 192 00:08:15,429 --> 00:08:18,866 I got double-sided tape. I got a hot glue gun. 193 00:08:18,899 --> 00:08:20,100 I got titty tape. 194 00:08:20,133 --> 00:08:23,270 We holding stuff down over here, Trevor. 195 00:08:23,303 --> 00:08:24,771 O-Okay, so then 196 00:08:24,805 --> 00:08:27,708 what do you make of this story, as a crafter? 197 00:08:27,741 --> 00:08:29,409 I mean, as a crafter, this story 198 00:08:29,443 --> 00:08:31,378 makes me want to buy Gorilla Glue. 199 00:08:31,411 --> 00:08:34,248 I mean, if that glue can lock her hair in place for a month, 200 00:08:34,281 --> 00:08:36,517 maybe it could've kept me and my ex together. 201 00:08:36,550 --> 00:08:37,518 Literally. 202 00:08:37,551 --> 00:08:38,719 Joined at the hip. 203 00:08:38,752 --> 00:08:40,487 I mean, it would've made sex difficult, 204 00:08:40,521 --> 00:08:41,622 but, you know, we'll work it out. 205 00:08:41,655 --> 00:08:42,756 Where is he going? 206 00:08:42,789 --> 00:08:44,258 Y-You know, it's actually funny you say that, 207 00:08:44,291 --> 00:08:47,060 because Gorilla Glue actually had to issue a statement 208 00:08:47,094 --> 00:08:48,395 defending themselves. 209 00:08:48,428 --> 00:08:51,198 They basically said that you can't blame them 210 00:08:51,231 --> 00:08:53,967 because the bottle says you can't put it on skin. 211 00:08:54,001 --> 00:08:55,469 Yeah, but, in her defense, 212 00:08:55,502 --> 00:08:57,804 they didn't say you can't put it on scalp. 213 00:08:57,838 --> 00:09:01,341 And, also, the bottle says all the stuff you can put it on: 214 00:09:01,375 --> 00:09:04,011 fabric, wood, plastic. 215 00:09:04,044 --> 00:09:05,746 She must've read all of that and been like, 216 00:09:05,779 --> 00:09:07,481 "Well, if this can put wood down, 217 00:09:07,514 --> 00:09:09,917 my edges are gonna be immaculate." 218 00:09:09,950 --> 00:09:12,419 So you sympathize with Tessica Brown. 219 00:09:12,452 --> 00:09:14,288 Of course I do, Trevor. 220 00:09:14,321 --> 00:09:17,257 No one wants to see someone go through some shit like this. 221 00:09:17,291 --> 00:09:19,793 Black women, we want our edges to be laid 222 00:09:19,826 --> 00:09:21,295 but not forever. 223 00:09:21,328 --> 00:09:22,963 And you should see the comments. 224 00:09:22,996 --> 00:09:25,199 A lot of people are trying to help her out. 225 00:09:25,232 --> 00:09:28,435 We're like, "Tessica, try coconut oil. 226 00:09:28,468 --> 00:09:29,670 "Try acetone. 227 00:09:29,703 --> 00:09:30,804 Try Jesus." 228 00:09:30,838 --> 00:09:33,207 Yeah, Dulcé. And you know someone is in trouble 229 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:35,475 when even the online commenters are like, 230 00:09:35,509 --> 00:09:37,778 "No, we need to help this person." 231 00:09:37,811 --> 00:09:39,313 That's how serious this got. 232 00:09:39,346 --> 00:09:40,647 The only question is, like, 233 00:09:40,681 --> 00:09:42,516 how do you think this whole thing is gonna end? 234 00:09:42,549 --> 00:09:44,518 I think this is gonna work out for her. 235 00:09:44,551 --> 00:09:47,120 I mean, at some point, her hair's gonna get fixed. 236 00:09:47,154 --> 00:09:48,789 And, in the meantime, she's lucky 237 00:09:48,822 --> 00:09:51,592 she was going for a ponytail when this all happened. 238 00:09:51,625 --> 00:09:53,594 I mean, imagine if she was trying to do some new shit 239 00:09:53,627 --> 00:09:55,596 and ended up with a mohawk this whole time. 240 00:09:55,629 --> 00:09:57,331 Oh. Like my Uncle Josh. 241 00:09:57,364 --> 00:09:58,966 He got an awful haircut this one time. 242 00:09:58,999 --> 00:10:00,334 Let me show you. 243 00:10:04,738 --> 00:10:06,507 You-- You know what, Trevor? 244 00:10:06,540 --> 00:10:09,176 I got to go. I got-- I'm-I'm-- I got to go. 245 00:10:09,209 --> 00:10:10,844 -I got to-- I got to... -Is-is everything-- 246 00:10:10,878 --> 00:10:12,279 is everything okay, Dulcé? 247 00:10:12,312 --> 00:10:14,381 Yeah! Yeah, I'm good. 248 00:10:14,414 --> 00:10:15,749 You know, it's my prayer time. 249 00:10:15,782 --> 00:10:17,618 Uh, I'm gonna... (clicks tongue) just-- 250 00:10:17,651 --> 00:10:19,286 -I'm gonna... -Are you-- are you stuck to your-- 251 00:10:19,319 --> 00:10:21,488 Did you put your glue gun on your chair? 252 00:10:21,522 --> 00:10:23,857 (stammers) No, man! 253 00:10:23,891 --> 00:10:25,492 I'm trying to give you a nice little exit. 254 00:10:25,526 --> 00:10:27,461 I'm trying to give you a l-- show a little razzle-dazzle. 255 00:10:27,494 --> 00:10:28,829 You know, kind of like a... 256 00:10:28,862 --> 00:10:31,164 sweep-out, you see? That's not about-- You worry about... 257 00:10:31,198 --> 00:10:33,367 Dulcé, if you glued-- if you're glued to your chair, 258 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:35,369 you should call-- you should call someone, Dulcé. 259 00:10:35,402 --> 00:10:36,737 I-I got this. It's fine. 260 00:10:36,770 --> 00:10:38,906 I got some acetone somewhere. Don't worry about me. 261 00:10:38,939 --> 00:10:41,441 All right, well-well, you let me know if you need help, Dulcé. 262 00:10:41,475 --> 00:10:43,410 Dulcé Sloan, everybody. 263 00:10:43,443 --> 00:10:46,146 All right, let's move on now to our main story, 264 00:10:46,180 --> 00:10:48,415 and it comes out of India, 265 00:10:48,448 --> 00:10:51,084 the country that Christopher Columbus' dumb ass 266 00:10:51,118 --> 00:10:52,152 couldn't find. 267 00:10:52,186 --> 00:10:53,654 And we're talking about India, because, 268 00:10:53,687 --> 00:10:55,355 in a year of global protests, 269 00:10:55,389 --> 00:10:58,392 they're in the midst of the biggest one anywhere. 270 00:10:58,425 --> 00:11:01,762 Thousands of farmers blocked highways across India today 271 00:11:01,795 --> 00:11:04,798 in protest of the country's new agricultural laws. 272 00:11:04,831 --> 00:11:06,733 The blockades are only the latest development 273 00:11:06,767 --> 00:11:08,569 in the face-off between agricultural workers 274 00:11:08,602 --> 00:11:09,670 and the government. 275 00:11:09,703 --> 00:11:11,805 NEWSWOMAN: This is one of the busiest highways 276 00:11:11,839 --> 00:11:13,140 leading to Delhi. 277 00:11:13,173 --> 00:11:15,142 It's been blocked for weeks. 278 00:11:15,175 --> 00:11:16,877 Tens of thousands of farmers 279 00:11:16,910 --> 00:11:18,645 from the northern states of India 280 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:20,480 have marched to the capital city. 281 00:11:29,189 --> 00:11:31,291 NEWSMAN: Their struggle isn't going unnoticed. 282 00:11:31,325 --> 00:11:35,229 R&B megastar Rihanna asked her 100 million Twitter followers, 283 00:11:35,262 --> 00:11:37,197 "Why aren't we talking about this?" 284 00:11:37,231 --> 00:11:40,934 Climate activist Greta Thunberg tweeted a message of solidarity. 285 00:11:40,968 --> 00:11:42,603 NEWSMAN 2: Sparking a furious response 286 00:11:42,636 --> 00:11:44,171 from the Indian government, 287 00:11:44,204 --> 00:11:46,807 it's also drawn the ire of New Delhi police, 288 00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:48,575 who in only the last few hours 289 00:11:48,609 --> 00:11:50,577 have now filed a police case 290 00:11:50,611 --> 00:11:52,579 citing Thunberg's tweet. 291 00:11:52,613 --> 00:11:54,848 NEWSMAN 3: Rihanna and Greta Thunberg effigies 292 00:11:54,882 --> 00:11:57,584 were burnt recently by pro-government crowds 293 00:11:57,618 --> 00:12:01,054 after they tweeted in favor of the farmers. 294 00:12:01,088 --> 00:12:02,456 Damn. 295 00:12:02,489 --> 00:12:05,459 When a country that hot starts burning shit, 296 00:12:05,492 --> 00:12:07,661 you know they aren't messing around. 297 00:12:07,694 --> 00:12:12,199 I mean, they're burning Greta Thunberg in effigy, 298 00:12:12,232 --> 00:12:13,734 which is really gonna piss her off. 299 00:12:13,767 --> 00:12:15,435 I mean, think of all the carbon emissions. 300 00:12:15,469 --> 00:12:18,906 By the way, there was definitely at least one guy in that crowd 301 00:12:18,939 --> 00:12:21,542 who already had a life-size Rihanna pillow. 302 00:12:21,575 --> 00:12:23,410 He was at the protest like... (chuckles) 303 00:12:23,443 --> 00:12:25,879 "No, guys, it's an effigy. Let's burn it. 304 00:12:25,913 --> 00:12:27,781 I definitely didn't marry this pillow." 305 00:12:27,814 --> 00:12:29,082 (chuckles) 306 00:12:29,116 --> 00:12:32,886 So, why exactly are India's farmers protesting? 307 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:35,589 Well, let's step back and find out 308 00:12:35,622 --> 00:12:39,459 in another installment of If You Don't Know, Now You Know. 309 00:12:39,493 --> 00:12:41,495 ? ? 310 00:12:47,801 --> 00:12:50,637 When you think about farming, what do you think about? 311 00:12:50,671 --> 00:12:53,040 You probably think about how it works in the United States: 312 00:12:53,073 --> 00:12:56,243 giant agribusiness companies running giant farms 313 00:12:56,276 --> 00:12:58,912 where they raise cows that are so jacked on steroids 314 00:12:58,946 --> 00:13:00,480 they look like, when you milk them, 315 00:13:00,514 --> 00:13:02,683 protein shakes come out of their teats. 316 00:13:02,716 --> 00:13:06,553 But most Indian farmers work on a much smaller scale, 317 00:13:06,587 --> 00:13:08,889 and it's when the government tried to change that up 318 00:13:08,922 --> 00:13:10,791 that the manure hit the fan. 319 00:13:10,824 --> 00:13:12,125 NEWSWOMAN: This is all happening 320 00:13:12,159 --> 00:13:14,027 because Prime Minister Modi's government 321 00:13:14,061 --> 00:13:16,697 has passed new farming laws that will change 322 00:13:16,730 --> 00:13:20,167 how the agricultural industry has worked for decades. 323 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:23,337 NEWSMAN: India's agriculture sector makes up nearly 15% 324 00:13:23,370 --> 00:13:26,673 of the country's $2.9 trillion economy 325 00:13:26,707 --> 00:13:30,210 and employs around half of its 1.3 billion people. 326 00:13:30,244 --> 00:13:32,479 NEWSMAN 2: The vast majority of India's farmers 327 00:13:32,513 --> 00:13:34,414 own fewer than three acres. 328 00:13:34,448 --> 00:13:36,416 For decades, they've sold their produce 329 00:13:36,450 --> 00:13:37,751 in their home states, 330 00:13:37,784 --> 00:13:40,721 in government-sanctioned markets called mandis, 331 00:13:40,754 --> 00:13:43,323 a system that guaranteed minimum prices 332 00:13:43,357 --> 00:13:45,192 on several key commodities. 333 00:14:06,780 --> 00:14:08,949 NEWSMAN 3: The measures, they say, will only benefit 334 00:14:08,982 --> 00:14:12,386 big corporations and push them into poverty. 335 00:14:12,419 --> 00:14:13,921 (translated): These laws will have an effect 336 00:14:13,954 --> 00:14:15,589 on anyone who eats. 337 00:14:15,622 --> 00:14:17,958 They will buy from us at very low prices, 338 00:14:17,991 --> 00:14:19,893 and we lose our livelihoods. 339 00:14:19,927 --> 00:14:23,330 Man, that sounds like a really rough situation 340 00:14:23,363 --> 00:14:24,898 for those farmers. 341 00:14:24,932 --> 00:14:26,934 And if this last year has taught us anything, 342 00:14:26,967 --> 00:14:30,103 it's that we cannot take farmers for granted. 343 00:14:30,137 --> 00:14:31,338 Nowhere in the world. 344 00:14:31,371 --> 00:14:32,339 We need farmers. 345 00:14:32,372 --> 00:14:33,607 I mean, we all saw what happened 346 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:35,542 when we tried to grow our own vegetables 347 00:14:35,576 --> 00:14:37,277 on our kitchen windowsills. 348 00:14:37,311 --> 00:14:39,213 After nine months, what did we grow? 349 00:14:39,246 --> 00:14:42,349 Nothing, other than resentment and hatred for our roommates. 350 00:14:42,382 --> 00:14:45,152 And this law is gonna have widespread repercussions, 351 00:14:45,185 --> 00:14:50,157 because farming employs 600 million people in India. 352 00:14:50,190 --> 00:14:52,426 That's almost twice the entire population 353 00:14:52,459 --> 00:14:53,760 of the United States, 354 00:14:53,794 --> 00:14:55,662 which, apart from everything else, 355 00:14:55,696 --> 00:14:58,298 is just another reminder that the Twitter trends 356 00:14:58,332 --> 00:14:59,967 are pretty bullshit. 357 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:01,535 I mean, you'd think the entire world 358 00:15:01,568 --> 00:15:03,504 is talking about the Joker in the Snyder cut, 359 00:15:03,537 --> 00:15:06,139 when, in reality, if everyone was on Twitter, 360 00:15:06,173 --> 00:15:09,710 the top trending topics every day would just be "wheat." 361 00:15:09,743 --> 00:15:11,578 So, with their livelihoods at stake, 362 00:15:11,612 --> 00:15:14,414 India's farmers decided to make their opposition known 363 00:15:14,448 --> 00:15:16,583 by blocking the roads into the capital 364 00:15:16,617 --> 00:15:18,819 as a form of civil disobedience. 365 00:15:18,852 --> 00:15:20,888 You know? It's like that Mahatma Gandhi quote 366 00:15:20,921 --> 00:15:22,289 I saw on the Internet: 367 00:15:22,322 --> 00:15:25,526 "Sitting in traffic sucks major ass." 368 00:15:25,559 --> 00:15:27,227 And that's how things stayed for a while, 369 00:15:27,261 --> 00:15:30,931 until a couple weeks ago, when they escalated it big-time. 370 00:15:30,964 --> 00:15:32,599 NEWSMAN: The largely peaceful campaign 371 00:15:32,633 --> 00:15:34,434 briefly turned violent last week 372 00:15:34,468 --> 00:15:36,970 when protestors drove a procession of tractors 373 00:15:37,004 --> 00:15:39,339 into the heart of the capital, New Delhi. 374 00:15:39,373 --> 00:15:41,241 Some farmers confronted police, 375 00:15:41,275 --> 00:15:43,510 who fired back with tear gas. 376 00:15:49,883 --> 00:15:51,685 NEWSMAN 2: Now the government's responding 377 00:15:51,718 --> 00:15:53,654 by using massive concrete barriers 378 00:15:53,687 --> 00:15:55,722 to box in the three main sit-in sites 379 00:15:55,756 --> 00:15:57,624 along New Delhi's highways. 380 00:15:57,658 --> 00:16:01,228 It's also cut off electricity, water, and the Internet. 381 00:16:01,261 --> 00:16:04,431 NEWSWOMAN: Delhi police have deployed 50,000 police 382 00:16:04,464 --> 00:16:07,901 and paramilitary personnel in and around the capital. 383 00:16:07,935 --> 00:16:10,804 There are extra drones flying over protest sites. 384 00:16:10,838 --> 00:16:14,107 They have erected thousands of iron nails on some of the roads 385 00:16:14,141 --> 00:16:15,609 leading up to some of the sites. 386 00:16:15,642 --> 00:16:17,244 NEWSMAN 3: India's prime minister, Narendra Modi, 387 00:16:17,277 --> 00:16:19,046 has broke his silence, describing violence 388 00:16:19,079 --> 00:16:21,381 in the capital, New Delhi, last Tuesday 389 00:16:21,415 --> 00:16:23,116 as an insult to the country. 390 00:16:23,150 --> 00:16:25,853 Modi says he'll not change his mind on the new laws 391 00:16:25,886 --> 00:16:29,223 but has repeated an offer to delay them for 18 months. 392 00:16:29,256 --> 00:16:32,359 Hot damn! That tractor was moving. 393 00:16:32,392 --> 00:16:34,494 It's like someone made a Grand Theft Auto mission 394 00:16:34,528 --> 00:16:36,563 in Animal Crossing. 395 00:16:36,597 --> 00:16:38,398 But, look, clearly, the government has decided 396 00:16:38,432 --> 00:16:40,334 that they've had enough of this protest, 397 00:16:40,367 --> 00:16:42,569 because this is a major crackdown. 398 00:16:42,603 --> 00:16:44,505 And maybe they think postponing the law 399 00:16:44,538 --> 00:16:47,140 will satisfy the farmer. But think about it: 400 00:16:47,174 --> 00:16:50,077 in 18 months, people will be in the same position 401 00:16:50,110 --> 00:16:51,078 that they are in now 402 00:16:51,111 --> 00:16:53,847 and the protests will happen all over again. 403 00:16:53,881 --> 00:16:55,949 I mean, you're basically just giving people 18 months 404 00:16:55,983 --> 00:16:58,785 to get angrier and soup up their tractors even more. 405 00:16:58,819 --> 00:17:00,687 But, you see, this crackdown shows you 406 00:17:00,721 --> 00:17:03,924 how worried the government must be about this protest. 407 00:17:03,957 --> 00:17:06,827 And honestly, they probably should be, because it's clear 408 00:17:06,860 --> 00:17:10,097 that these farmers are digging in for the long haul. 409 00:17:10,130 --> 00:17:11,465 NEWSWOMAN: Farmers say, they are undeterred 410 00:17:11,498 --> 00:17:13,100 by the government's crackdown, 411 00:17:13,133 --> 00:17:15,802 and will continue their protests until 412 00:17:15,836 --> 00:17:17,704 the agriculture laws are repealed. 413 00:17:17,738 --> 00:17:19,139 NEWSWOMAN 2: Tents have lined the highway 414 00:17:19,173 --> 00:17:21,708 where farmers spend cold winter nights. 415 00:17:21,742 --> 00:17:23,777 Water tankers are brought in by tractors 416 00:17:23,810 --> 00:17:26,747 for bathing, cooking and cleaning. 417 00:17:26,780 --> 00:17:29,416 Medical booths have been set up to tend to the sick. 418 00:17:29,449 --> 00:17:32,052 Dozens of people, young and old, are busy cooking 419 00:17:32,085 --> 00:17:35,155 in community kitchens and serving meals. 420 00:17:39,326 --> 00:17:41,161 NEWSWOMAN 2: Youngsters intermittently break the routine 421 00:17:41,195 --> 00:17:43,997 with song and dance atop tractors. 422 00:17:44,031 --> 00:17:45,666 MAN (translated): With me, it is our home. 423 00:17:45,699 --> 00:17:47,501 Whether it takes four years or more, 424 00:17:47,534 --> 00:17:49,169 we're here to stay. 425 00:17:49,203 --> 00:17:53,073 Now, you see, there-- that's some determination right there. 426 00:17:53,106 --> 00:17:56,076 That dude is ready to protest for four years, 427 00:17:56,109 --> 00:17:57,544 which doesn't surprise me, 428 00:17:57,578 --> 00:18:01,849 because nobody on earth is more patient than a farmer. 429 00:18:01,882 --> 00:18:04,551 Farmers are the same people who will wait five months 430 00:18:04,585 --> 00:18:08,455 to grow an eggplant. An eggplant! 431 00:18:08,488 --> 00:18:10,824 I'm not patient enough to find it in the emojis. 432 00:18:10,858 --> 00:18:12,926 Sometimes, I'll just send, like, a cucumber or something. 433 00:18:12,960 --> 00:18:15,863 And you know, if you ask me, it was especially smart 434 00:18:15,896 --> 00:18:18,966 of those farmers to build a mall inside their camp, 435 00:18:18,999 --> 00:18:20,367 because think about it. 436 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:23,770 Now if the government sends in police officers, 437 00:18:23,804 --> 00:18:27,574 those cops automatically become mall cops 438 00:18:27,608 --> 00:18:29,877 and lose all authority. 439 00:18:29,910 --> 00:18:32,279 Check... mate. 440 00:18:32,312 --> 00:18:35,349 So the next time you see "Indian farmers" trending, 441 00:18:35,382 --> 00:18:38,452 you'll have a little idea of what it all means. 442 00:18:38,485 --> 00:18:39,720 The government is trying 443 00:18:39,753 --> 00:18:41,488 to force the farmers back to their fields, 444 00:18:41,522 --> 00:18:44,324 but the farmers aren't giving up their demands. 445 00:18:44,358 --> 00:18:47,027 And nobody knows how this thing is going to end up. 446 00:18:47,060 --> 00:18:48,629 But I don't know. 447 00:18:48,662 --> 00:18:51,198 If I may quote one of their prominent supporters, 448 00:18:51,231 --> 00:18:53,133 this protest might just, 449 00:18:53,166 --> 00:18:55,002 "work, work, work, work, work, work." 450 00:18:55,035 --> 00:18:57,371 (speaking gibberish) "Burr, burr, burr, burr, burr, burr." 451 00:18:57,404 --> 00:19:00,174 And if you don't know, now you know. 452 00:19:00,207 --> 00:19:01,508 All right, when we come back, 453 00:19:01,542 --> 00:19:03,243 Robin Roberts is joining us on the show, 454 00:19:03,277 --> 00:19:03,343 and Noah Centineo is also gonna be here, so stick around. 455 00:19:08,213 --> 00:19:09,881 Welcome back to The Daily Social Distancing Show. 456 00:19:09,915 --> 00:19:11,383 Earlier today, I spoke 457 00:19:11,416 --> 00:19:14,619 with Good Morning America's very own Robin Roberts. 458 00:19:14,653 --> 00:19:17,789 We talked about her new special about the Tuskegee Airmen, 459 00:19:17,822 --> 00:19:20,292 returning to the studio after broadcasting from home 460 00:19:20,325 --> 00:19:24,763 and who the greatest NFL player is of all time. 461 00:19:24,796 --> 00:19:27,499 I never thought I'd worry about my baby girl anymore, 462 00:19:27,532 --> 00:19:30,068 -but I... -Oh, no need to worry. 463 00:19:30,101 --> 00:19:31,503 Thank you very much. 464 00:19:31,536 --> 00:19:33,438 -Yes, sir, my pleasure. -Thank you. 465 00:19:33,471 --> 00:19:35,273 Watch it. Watch the long step. 466 00:19:35,307 --> 00:19:36,908 -Oh. So good. -(applause) 467 00:19:36,942 --> 00:19:40,011 -Hey, you look beautiful, beautiful. -Oh... 468 00:19:40,045 --> 00:19:43,014 ROBERTS: My father passed away in 2004. 469 00:19:43,048 --> 00:19:44,683 He didn't get to witness 470 00:19:44,716 --> 00:19:47,852 the Airmen receiving such recognition. 471 00:19:47,886 --> 00:19:50,522 But his legacy, like that of all 472 00:19:50,555 --> 00:19:53,825 the Tuskegee Airmen, is enduring. 473 00:19:53,858 --> 00:19:56,861 It is a legacy of determination, 474 00:19:56,895 --> 00:19:59,764 pride and courage. 475 00:19:59,798 --> 00:20:03,602 Robin Roberts, welcome to The Daily Social Distancing Show. 476 00:20:03,635 --> 00:20:05,170 (laughs) 477 00:20:05,203 --> 00:20:07,606 It's... it's a... it's a pleasure to be here. 478 00:20:07,639 --> 00:20:11,209 Um, many people know you as the face of Good Morning America. 479 00:20:11,243 --> 00:20:13,678 You have been the face of America's institution 480 00:20:13,712 --> 00:20:15,247 for an extremely long time. 481 00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:17,015 But a lot of people may not know that you were the face 482 00:20:17,048 --> 00:20:20,685 of Sportscenter for 15 years, and you covered the NFL 483 00:20:20,719 --> 00:20:22,621 for an extremely long time, so I would like to know 484 00:20:22,654 --> 00:20:24,155 from you the most important question 485 00:20:24,189 --> 00:20:25,857 that is plaguing America right now. 486 00:20:25,891 --> 00:20:29,527 -Yes. -Is Tom Brady the greatest of all time? 487 00:20:29,561 --> 00:20:31,129 Oh! Oh, come on. 488 00:20:31,162 --> 00:20:32,464 Give me something hard! 489 00:20:32,497 --> 00:20:34,599 That's a softball you're starting with me. 490 00:20:34,633 --> 00:20:37,636 -That's a softball? -He's the GOAT! He... 491 00:20:37,669 --> 00:20:39,237 Okay. Okay, no, no, no, fine. 492 00:20:39,271 --> 00:20:41,239 I'll give you a harder one, Robin. 493 00:20:41,273 --> 00:20:46,077 Is Tom Brady the greatest athlete of all time? 494 00:20:46,111 --> 00:20:48,613 See, now, that's... Okay, that's harder. 495 00:20:48,647 --> 00:20:52,817 Is he the greatest athlete of all time? 496 00:20:52,851 --> 00:20:54,486 You know what? That's debatable. 497 00:20:54,519 --> 00:20:56,521 Uh, I love me some Serena Williams. 498 00:20:56,555 --> 00:20:59,624 You know, 23 Grand Slam titles, one when she was pregnant. 499 00:20:59,658 --> 00:21:01,426 Try that, Tom brady, okay? 500 00:21:01,459 --> 00:21:03,094 (both laughing) 501 00:21:03,128 --> 00:21:06,765 Right? You-you win a Super Bowl while pregnant, 502 00:21:06,798 --> 00:21:08,633 uh, maybe-maybe we'll talk. 503 00:21:08,667 --> 00:21:11,102 But, you know, but it's fun to have this argument. 504 00:21:11,136 --> 00:21:14,973 And I'm just glad to, in my lifetime, to have seen... 505 00:21:15,006 --> 00:21:17,976 -to be seeing someone like that. -Right, right. 506 00:21:18,009 --> 00:21:20,979 To have seen Michael Jordan, to be seeing Serena Williams. 507 00:21:21,012 --> 00:21:23,949 I mean, we've had some great, great athletes during our time. 508 00:21:23,982 --> 00:21:26,284 But he is... he is special. 509 00:21:26,318 --> 00:21:28,920 You've always shown love to the team that you work with 510 00:21:28,954 --> 00:21:31,056 on camera every single morning. 511 00:21:31,089 --> 00:21:33,458 We wake up with you, we enjoy watching you. 512 00:21:33,491 --> 00:21:36,094 What has been it like doing the show from home now? 513 00:21:36,127 --> 00:21:37,462 Because a lot of your show is 514 00:21:37,495 --> 00:21:40,165 about that chemistry that you share in person. 515 00:21:40,198 --> 00:21:42,467 It really is, and I got to tell you, I've got 516 00:21:42,500 --> 00:21:44,536 some great teammates at GMA. 517 00:21:44,569 --> 00:21:48,073 Uh, Michael Strahan, who's at home now because 518 00:21:48,106 --> 00:21:51,810 -he was diagnosed with COVID-19. -Yeah, yeah. 519 00:21:51,843 --> 00:21:53,378 Fine, fine, thank goodness, but now, 520 00:21:53,411 --> 00:21:55,013 he's broadcasting from home. 521 00:21:55,046 --> 00:21:56,815 For a time, George had to do the same. 522 00:21:56,848 --> 00:21:59,885 I did it for the longest. I was at home seven months. 523 00:21:59,918 --> 00:22:02,120 -Had my paw-ducer, my doggie. -Wow. 524 00:22:02,153 --> 00:22:03,855 My girlfriend Amber helping out. 525 00:22:03,889 --> 00:22:05,857 That was really difficult. 526 00:22:05,891 --> 00:22:08,894 It was really challenging to keep that-that chemistry 527 00:22:08,927 --> 00:22:11,863 when you have, like, a two-second delay, you know? 528 00:22:11,897 --> 00:22:14,866 But more than that, it's just... But I have to say, Trevor, 529 00:22:14,900 --> 00:22:17,936 when I came back into the studio in September, 530 00:22:17,969 --> 00:22:20,138 man, it is like... 531 00:22:20,171 --> 00:22:22,407 I can't describe the feeling. 532 00:22:22,440 --> 00:22:23,642 And I know it's a feeling 533 00:22:23,675 --> 00:22:24,910 that a lot of people are going to have 534 00:22:24,943 --> 00:22:26,578 once they can get back to their workplace. 535 00:22:26,611 --> 00:22:28,380 -Right. -We've never been better. 536 00:22:28,413 --> 00:22:30,215 We've never been more in sync. 537 00:22:30,248 --> 00:22:32,951 You've been the face that has guided America through crises. 538 00:22:32,984 --> 00:22:35,554 You've been there to share some of the most fun stories. 539 00:22:35,587 --> 00:22:38,123 Um, but this new project that you're embarking on 540 00:22:38,156 --> 00:22:40,926 might be my favorite Robin Roberts project yet. 541 00:22:40,959 --> 00:22:43,194 It's about the Tuskegee Airmen, 542 00:22:43,228 --> 00:22:46,197 and it's entitled Legacy of Coverage. 543 00:22:46,231 --> 00:22:47,966 And what I love about it is, not just 544 00:22:47,999 --> 00:22:49,200 that you're telling the story, 545 00:22:49,234 --> 00:22:50,602 but your connection to the story. 546 00:22:50,635 --> 00:22:52,304 Tell me how this all came to be, please. 547 00:22:52,337 --> 00:22:54,239 Their-their legacy is so broad. 548 00:22:54,272 --> 00:22:56,708 You know, fighting fascism abroad 549 00:22:56,741 --> 00:22:58,577 and then, racism back here at home. 550 00:22:58,610 --> 00:23:00,579 My father, Colonel Lawrence E. Roberts, 551 00:23:00,612 --> 00:23:03,215 was a Tuskegee Airmen. At the age of 19, 552 00:23:03,248 --> 00:23:06,952 he got on a segregated train, trained to be a pilot. 553 00:23:06,985 --> 00:23:10,689 What they did in World War II, what the Tuskegee Airmen, 554 00:23:10,722 --> 00:23:13,658 AKA, the Red Tails, because they had to paint their tails 555 00:23:13,692 --> 00:23:16,695 so they would know, 'cause they escorted bombers, 556 00:23:16,728 --> 00:23:19,264 and they needed to know that they were friendlies 557 00:23:19,297 --> 00:23:20,432 -and not the enemy... -Right. 558 00:23:20,465 --> 00:23:21,933 that was escorting them like that... 559 00:23:21,967 --> 00:23:25,203 Exemplary flying record that they had, 560 00:23:25,237 --> 00:23:28,373 and that they had to fight for that right and... 561 00:23:28,406 --> 00:23:31,443 Thank Eleanor Roosevelt who was the First Lady at the time. 562 00:23:31,476 --> 00:23:33,211 Went down to Tuskegee. Can you imagine this? 563 00:23:33,245 --> 00:23:35,280 Went down to Tuskegee in the '40s, 564 00:23:35,313 --> 00:23:38,516 got in a plane with a black man. 565 00:23:38,550 --> 00:23:40,719 Flew with them and said, "They're all right. Let 'em go." 566 00:23:40,752 --> 00:23:44,723 And so, then they were able to go and actually be in combat. 567 00:23:44,756 --> 00:23:47,025 Before, they could just train, but they couldn't fight. 568 00:23:47,058 --> 00:23:49,628 And all they wanted to do was fight for their country, 569 00:23:49,661 --> 00:23:51,296 like everybody else at that time. 570 00:23:51,329 --> 00:23:53,965 I've often seen... I've often seen the story 571 00:23:53,999 --> 00:23:56,401 of-of the Tuskegee Airmen as-as-as myth. 572 00:23:56,434 --> 00:23:58,103 It's African American myth, and it's beautiful. 573 00:23:58,136 --> 00:24:00,205 It's, like, these legends and these heroes. 574 00:24:00,238 --> 00:24:02,641 But this story takes us through a different journey 575 00:24:02,674 --> 00:24:05,877 about how they were fighting just to get the military 576 00:24:05,911 --> 00:24:07,946 to accept Black service members, 577 00:24:07,979 --> 00:24:11,049 just to get the American public to accept Black service members. 578 00:24:11,082 --> 00:24:13,685 It was a challenge that we really take for granted 579 00:24:13,718 --> 00:24:15,253 when you are just seeing the accolades 580 00:24:15,287 --> 00:24:16,755 that they achieve, now. 581 00:24:16,788 --> 00:24:19,524 And that's why it's so important that people watch this film 582 00:24:19,558 --> 00:24:21,459 because we take you there. 583 00:24:21,493 --> 00:24:24,796 All they wanted to do was fight for this country. 584 00:24:24,829 --> 00:24:26,331 They wanted to fly. 585 00:24:26,364 --> 00:24:29,834 And when they came back from the war, it wasn't as heroes. 586 00:24:29,868 --> 00:24:33,004 They came back, and after all they had done, 587 00:24:33,038 --> 00:24:36,274 they were told "Back of the bus. You're a second-class citizen." 588 00:24:36,308 --> 00:24:40,745 And they fought to... integrate the military, 589 00:24:40,779 --> 00:24:45,750 and also, many of them became very, very much a part 590 00:24:45,784 --> 00:24:48,453 -of the civil rights movement at the time. -Right. 591 00:24:48,486 --> 00:24:52,724 And it really gave us as-as, um... as... as a public, 592 00:24:52,757 --> 00:24:55,527 um, a framework to go like, "Oh, my gosh. 593 00:24:55,560 --> 00:24:56,962 "You know, they were challenged 594 00:24:56,995 --> 00:24:58,897 that they didn't have the intellect to fly." 595 00:24:58,930 --> 00:25:01,466 But, you know what, they showed that excellence 596 00:25:01,499 --> 00:25:05,370 and, yes, Black excellence can beat adversity of all types. 597 00:25:05,403 --> 00:25:08,139 And that's the kind of message that they sent 598 00:25:08,173 --> 00:25:11,509 to-to so many people back here in the U.S. 599 00:25:11,543 --> 00:25:13,078 There's no denying that in America, 600 00:25:13,111 --> 00:25:15,513 there is the dichotomy that many Black people face 601 00:25:15,547 --> 00:25:17,349 where they say, "I love this country, 602 00:25:17,382 --> 00:25:19,017 "and yet it feels like this country 603 00:25:19,050 --> 00:25:21,219 does not love me in return." 604 00:25:21,253 --> 00:25:23,855 From your father's perspective and being his daughter 605 00:25:23,889 --> 00:25:26,758 and seeing how he navigated this paradox, 606 00:25:26,791 --> 00:25:28,393 what do you think we can learn from that journey 607 00:25:28,426 --> 00:25:31,363 and-and how to, I think, have the conversations 608 00:25:31,396 --> 00:25:33,665 in and around patriotism and still challenging America 609 00:25:33,698 --> 00:25:35,267 to be better to its citizens? 610 00:25:35,300 --> 00:25:37,769 Thank you for using the word "patriotism." 611 00:25:37,802 --> 00:25:41,006 My father was a patriot, a true patriot, 612 00:25:41,039 --> 00:25:42,774 and that's all he ever said. 613 00:25:42,807 --> 00:25:45,243 He would talk about how he felt freer 614 00:25:45,277 --> 00:25:49,014 in the air than on the land as a Black man in this country. 615 00:25:49,047 --> 00:25:50,749 And I think it's very timely 616 00:25:50,782 --> 00:25:53,318 given what we went through in 2020: 617 00:25:53,351 --> 00:25:54,920 the racial reckoning, 618 00:25:54,953 --> 00:25:57,756 seeing young, old, black, white, 619 00:25:57,789 --> 00:26:01,026 taking to the streets and saying, "No more. No more." 620 00:26:01,059 --> 00:26:02,460 Um, it was really... 621 00:26:02,494 --> 00:26:04,663 And I think this is why this film is so timely, 622 00:26:04,696 --> 00:26:08,300 because, yes, we go back, and we show their legacy, 623 00:26:08,333 --> 00:26:10,135 but we also bring it to today. 624 00:26:10,168 --> 00:26:12,437 You see how they impacted... 625 00:26:12,470 --> 00:26:14,839 Barack Obama himself said 626 00:26:14,873 --> 00:26:16,207 they were an example to him 627 00:26:16,241 --> 00:26:18,944 that propelled him into public service. 628 00:26:18,977 --> 00:26:21,780 So, I think when we watch a film like this, 629 00:26:21,813 --> 00:26:23,448 we're reminded of our history, 630 00:26:23,481 --> 00:26:26,151 and it lets us know, "Why am I taking to the streets?" 631 00:26:26,184 --> 00:26:28,086 And, yeah, some things, we're still fighting for. 632 00:26:28,119 --> 00:26:29,955 -Right. -Some things are very similar 633 00:26:29,988 --> 00:26:32,724 that we're fighting for that they did, as well. 634 00:26:32,757 --> 00:26:34,125 It's heartfelt, it's wonderful, 635 00:26:34,159 --> 00:26:35,760 and I can see why because of the story 636 00:26:35,794 --> 00:26:37,662 and the... and the history that you share 637 00:26:37,696 --> 00:26:39,397 with one of those airmen and, I guess, 638 00:26:39,431 --> 00:26:40,899 the story of all of them combined. 639 00:26:40,932 --> 00:26:43,001 Robin Roberts, thank you so much for joining me on the show. 640 00:26:43,034 --> 00:26:45,237 Next time, I'm gonna wear a hoodie. 641 00:26:45,270 --> 00:26:46,671 Gonna bring me back on the show, 642 00:26:46,705 --> 00:26:48,707 -I'm gonna bring... -Don't do that to America, Robin. 643 00:26:48,740 --> 00:26:51,142 You don't do that to America. Please, I beg you. 644 00:26:51,176 --> 00:26:52,777 Do not do that to America. 645 00:26:52,811 --> 00:26:55,380 -Thank you, Trevor. -Take care. 646 00:26:55,413 --> 00:26:57,315 Tuskegee Airmen: Legacy of Courage 647 00:26:57,349 --> 00:26:59,951 will premiere February 10th on the History Channel. 648 00:26:59,985 --> 00:27:01,386 Make sure to catch it. 649 00:27:01,419 --> 00:27:02,621 All right, when we come back, 650 00:27:02,654 --> 00:27:05,156 Netflix star and heartthrob Noah Centineo 651 00:27:05,190 --> 00:27:08,226 talks to me on the show about the final installment 652 00:27:08,260 --> 00:27:08,326 of To All the Boys. You don't want to miss it. 653 00:27:12,631 --> 00:27:14,032 Welcome back to The Daily Social Distancing Show. 654 00:27:14,066 --> 00:27:16,201 Earlier today, I spoke with Noah Centineo, 655 00:27:16,234 --> 00:27:19,137 star of the hit Netflix franchise To All the Boys. 656 00:27:19,171 --> 00:27:20,772 We talked about his journey 657 00:27:20,806 --> 00:27:23,342 from playing romantic hero to superhero 658 00:27:23,375 --> 00:27:24,977 and so much more. 659 00:27:25,010 --> 00:27:27,012 -Ooh, character socks?! -(chuckling) 660 00:27:27,045 --> 00:27:29,681 Come on! Thanks. 661 00:27:30,716 --> 00:27:33,118 They're kind of hard to find in your size. 662 00:27:35,420 --> 00:27:38,156 -(laughs) -Aah! No, no, no, no, no! 663 00:27:38,190 --> 00:27:40,058 Truce or else you don't get your last present. 664 00:27:41,093 --> 00:27:42,527 Yes! 665 00:27:42,561 --> 00:27:45,230 -(groans) -(laughs) 666 00:27:45,263 --> 00:27:48,500 Noah Centineo, welcome to The Daily Social Distancing Show. 667 00:27:48,533 --> 00:27:51,203 (laughs) Glad to be here. 668 00:27:51,236 --> 00:27:53,772 Very, uh, non... I mean, we're not even... 669 00:27:53,805 --> 00:27:55,140 Is this even social distancing 670 00:27:55,173 --> 00:27:56,608 if we're not even in the same room? 671 00:27:56,642 --> 00:27:57,809 This is like telemetric distancing. 672 00:27:57,843 --> 00:27:59,211 -It's nice. -I think it's... 673 00:27:59,244 --> 00:28:00,779 I think it's the ultimate form of social distance. 674 00:28:00,812 --> 00:28:03,048 Like, it's the furthest distance that you can do socially. 675 00:28:03,081 --> 00:28:04,616 -You know what I mean? -It's not gonna be... 676 00:28:04,650 --> 00:28:06,852 -Yeah. -Yeah, that is true. It's like asocial distancing. 677 00:28:06,885 --> 00:28:08,687 -I like it. -That's ex... That's exactly what it... 678 00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:10,922 Is this, like, a Noah thing? Are just Noahs growing their hair? 679 00:28:10,956 --> 00:28:12,924 -Is that what's going on right now? -Yeah. (laughs) 680 00:28:12,958 --> 00:28:15,193 I suppose. I suppose it... 681 00:28:15,227 --> 00:28:17,129 If you pull yours out, has it... It's probably... 682 00:28:17,162 --> 00:28:18,830 Oh, yeah, mine can go... Yeah, mine... 683 00:28:18,864 --> 00:28:21,133 If you... If you pull... Yeah, it can go all the way. 684 00:28:21,166 --> 00:28:23,902 I try and keep it, like, just... You know, it depends on the day. 685 00:28:23,935 --> 00:28:26,571 I just, you know... I just... Eh. Eh. 686 00:28:26,605 --> 00:28:29,508 Uh, you know, it's... I get it. It's just a feeling. 687 00:28:29,541 --> 00:28:31,977 Yeah, yeah, it is a feeling. Um, but welcome to the show, man. 688 00:28:32,010 --> 00:28:33,445 I've wanted to have you on for a while. 689 00:28:33,478 --> 00:28:35,681 Um, not for anything professional. 690 00:28:35,714 --> 00:28:37,582 Just because I'm a fan, you know? 691 00:28:37,616 --> 00:28:39,651 I, uh, I grew up watching rom-coms. 692 00:28:39,685 --> 00:28:41,920 Like, there was, like, a period in my life 693 00:28:41,953 --> 00:28:44,690 when rom-coms were the best possible movie 694 00:28:44,723 --> 00:28:48,026 that you could watch, like, in the cinema or at home. 695 00:28:48,060 --> 00:28:50,262 And then, all of a sudden, rom-coms weren't cool, 696 00:28:50,295 --> 00:28:52,230 and then I had to act like I didn't like them. 697 00:28:52,264 --> 00:28:54,900 And then To All the Boys came along, 698 00:28:54,933 --> 00:28:57,336 and then yourself and Lana just... 699 00:28:57,369 --> 00:28:59,771 You took me back to a time that I... 700 00:28:59,805 --> 00:29:02,741 that I forgot I enjoyed as much as I did. 701 00:29:02,774 --> 00:29:04,009 Lara Jean and Peter Kavinsky 702 00:29:04,042 --> 00:29:05,444 have this magic on camera, 703 00:29:05,477 --> 00:29:06,578 but I feel like yourself and Lana 704 00:29:06,611 --> 00:29:08,013 have it off camera, as well. 705 00:29:08,046 --> 00:29:10,349 You-you have this vibe about you as people. 706 00:29:10,382 --> 00:29:12,351 It's like... You know, because we live in an age now 707 00:29:12,384 --> 00:29:14,753 where back in the day, movie stars were movie stars, 708 00:29:14,786 --> 00:29:16,455 and that was it. You didn't see them otherwise. 709 00:29:16,488 --> 00:29:18,824 Whereas with-with movie stars of today 710 00:29:18,857 --> 00:29:21,126 we get to touch you and feel you on social media. 711 00:29:21,159 --> 00:29:22,527 We get to see who you are 712 00:29:22,561 --> 00:29:24,796 when there's no movie taking place. 713 00:29:24,830 --> 00:29:27,265 When you look at your life and how it's changed, 714 00:29:27,299 --> 00:29:31,003 what do you think is the reason that people are so into you 715 00:29:31,036 --> 00:29:32,671 as an actor and as a person right now? 716 00:29:32,704 --> 00:29:33,739 Like, there's something that people 717 00:29:33,772 --> 00:29:35,774 are clearly gravitating towards. 718 00:29:35,807 --> 00:29:37,643 Hmm. Uh, it's, I mean, it's a good question. 719 00:29:37,676 --> 00:29:41,013 I was talking about this literally, like, two days ago, 720 00:29:41,046 --> 00:29:43,515 about the difference between being, like, in movies 721 00:29:43,548 --> 00:29:45,484 50 years ago versus now 722 00:29:45,517 --> 00:29:48,787 is there's-there's practically no barrier, 723 00:29:48,820 --> 00:29:51,757 you know, because of social media. 724 00:29:51,790 --> 00:29:54,826 I don't know, I feel like I'm fairly eccentric 725 00:29:54,860 --> 00:29:56,128 and-and fairly quirky 726 00:29:56,161 --> 00:29:58,363 and fairly goofy in my own right. 727 00:29:58,397 --> 00:30:01,667 And I think because I-I kind of lean into social media 728 00:30:01,700 --> 00:30:05,103 without necessarily, um, making it, 729 00:30:05,137 --> 00:30:08,740 uh, like, a cash cow for myself. 730 00:30:08,774 --> 00:30:11,410 -Right, right, right. Yes. -Or shooting... doing shoots 731 00:30:11,443 --> 00:30:12,944 so that I look a certain way. 732 00:30:12,978 --> 00:30:16,648 Like, I kind of just have utilized social media as a tool 733 00:30:16,682 --> 00:30:19,451 to be like, "This is who I am and what I'm doing today." 734 00:30:19,484 --> 00:30:21,820 I think... I think that combined with, you know, 735 00:30:21,853 --> 00:30:23,955 doing a project and playing a role like Peter Kavinsky 736 00:30:23,989 --> 00:30:26,658 that, I guess, was relatable or hit a certain way 737 00:30:26,692 --> 00:30:30,329 just kind of made for this storm where people went, 738 00:30:30,362 --> 00:30:32,197 "Oh, yeah, I want to continue to see 739 00:30:32,230 --> 00:30:34,399 whatever this person's doing." (laughs) 740 00:30:34,433 --> 00:30:36,902 Is there a part of you that-that is already sad 741 00:30:36,935 --> 00:30:39,571 at the fact that you will never get to be Peter Kavinsky again? 742 00:30:39,604 --> 00:30:41,239 I mean, now, this... Maybe you guys will do, like, 743 00:30:41,273 --> 00:30:42,975 an old-age home version of it, but for now, it's done. 744 00:30:43,008 --> 00:30:44,876 -So this is gonna be the last one. -If we do an old-age home, 745 00:30:44,910 --> 00:30:46,611 I want Mark Ruffalo to play older Peter. 746 00:30:46,645 --> 00:30:48,180 (both laugh) 747 00:30:48,213 --> 00:30:50,649 I can actually see it. You know, I can actually see it. 748 00:30:50,682 --> 00:30:54,086 Yeah, he makes a strong return, reigning champion of rom-coms. 749 00:30:54,119 --> 00:30:56,588 Um, bittersweet is, like, I guess, 750 00:30:56,621 --> 00:30:59,024 the most generic way but accurate way to describe it. 751 00:30:59,057 --> 00:31:00,792 -Right. -Um... 752 00:31:00,826 --> 00:31:03,962 Sad, no. I don't feel sadness about it. 753 00:31:03,996 --> 00:31:06,865 I feel... I feel like it's resolved. 754 00:31:06,898 --> 00:31:09,735 As far as the way that trilogies 755 00:31:09,768 --> 00:31:11,803 or series get to resolve, 756 00:31:11,837 --> 00:31:13,639 I think that, you know, 757 00:31:13,672 --> 00:31:16,208 I feel very good about the resolution. 758 00:31:16,241 --> 00:31:17,542 You know, I feel like I've given 759 00:31:17,576 --> 00:31:19,411 as much as I possibly can to Peter. 760 00:31:19,444 --> 00:31:20,946 -Mm-hmm. -Uh, and, so, I haven't... 761 00:31:20,979 --> 00:31:22,581 I don't really have any regrets. 762 00:31:22,614 --> 00:31:24,149 I think... Ooh, this... 763 00:31:24,182 --> 00:31:26,685 The thing I care about the most is that the fans, 764 00:31:26,718 --> 00:31:29,054 the people that not just follow me 765 00:31:29,087 --> 00:31:32,491 but, you know, are... that love the world so much, 766 00:31:32,524 --> 00:31:33,825 I hope that they feel fulfillment 767 00:31:33,859 --> 00:31:35,127 out of the third movie. 768 00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:36,995 Dude, if-if people are fans of yours, 769 00:31:37,029 --> 00:31:38,664 they-they are not gonna suffer, 770 00:31:38,697 --> 00:31:41,900 um, struggling to find places to watch you. 771 00:31:41,933 --> 00:31:45,671 You have become one of the most in demand actors in Hollywood. 772 00:31:45,704 --> 00:31:48,440 Y-You're gonna be starring in The Diary, 773 00:31:48,473 --> 00:31:49,941 directed by Jackie Chan. 774 00:31:49,975 --> 00:31:51,510 Right? You're gonna be starring 775 00:31:51,543 --> 00:31:54,146 alongside Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson 776 00:31:54,179 --> 00:31:55,714 in Black Adam. 777 00:31:55,747 --> 00:31:57,749 And then just, I think, like, a few days ago, 778 00:31:57,783 --> 00:32:00,485 I saw, like, online, they were like, 779 00:32:00,519 --> 00:32:02,554 "Yeah, Noah's gonna be in the movie 780 00:32:02,587 --> 00:32:04,823 about the GameStop shares thing that happened"? 781 00:32:04,856 --> 00:32:06,258 I was like, "How is that even a movie?" 782 00:32:06,291 --> 00:32:07,993 What does that even... Are you, like, buying the shares? 783 00:32:08,026 --> 00:32:09,294 Are you selling the shares? 784 00:32:09,328 --> 00:32:10,962 Are you... Are you Robinhood? Are you GameStop? 785 00:32:10,996 --> 00:32:12,364 Wait, what-what is happening here? 786 00:32:12,397 --> 00:32:15,000 My buddy Enzo is super in tune, 787 00:32:15,033 --> 00:32:17,369 you know, with, uh, with that whole situation. 788 00:32:17,402 --> 00:32:18,937 -Right. -He was telling us about it, like, 789 00:32:18,971 --> 00:32:20,572 like, three weeks ago. 790 00:32:20,605 --> 00:32:23,241 And, so, I immediately was like, "Well, I'm (bleep) in." 791 00:32:23,275 --> 00:32:25,577 Like, I'm buying into these... Like, I'll buy all of them. 792 00:32:25,610 --> 00:32:27,879 -(laughing) -I'm like, well, how... We're watching. 793 00:32:27,913 --> 00:32:29,481 We're watching it. And, um, 794 00:32:29,514 --> 00:32:32,184 my manager comes over one day, and he's like, 795 00:32:32,217 --> 00:32:33,785 "What are you guys talking about? Like..." 796 00:32:33,819 --> 00:32:35,320 And, so, we were like... (babbles) 797 00:32:35,354 --> 00:32:37,923 We just, like, like, were talking incessantly about it. 798 00:32:37,956 --> 00:32:40,092 Um, and the next thing I know, 799 00:32:40,125 --> 00:32:42,127 boom, there's a whole project. 800 00:32:42,160 --> 00:32:43,962 Man, I'll tell you, as a fan of yours, 801 00:32:43,996 --> 00:32:45,864 it's been insane watching the journey. 802 00:32:45,897 --> 00:32:47,733 Continue growing, continue having fun, 803 00:32:47,766 --> 00:32:49,601 don't stop being grateful, thank you for joining me 804 00:32:49,635 --> 00:32:51,637 -on the show, my dude. -Dude, no, of course! 805 00:32:51,670 --> 00:32:54,272 Thank you, man. I don't want to say goodbye! (bleep) that! 806 00:32:54,306 --> 00:32:56,508 -There's got to be more. -(laughter) 807 00:32:56,541 --> 00:32:58,443 There's always more! There's always more, 808 00:32:58,477 --> 00:33:00,145 but there's time limits on everything. 809 00:33:00,178 --> 00:33:02,314 There's time limits on everything. 810 00:33:02,347 --> 00:33:04,516 And I just hope the audience watches this interview, 811 00:33:04,549 --> 00:33:06,618 and goes, "You know what, this gave me the conclusion 812 00:33:06,652 --> 00:33:09,588 I was looking for, this gave me the ending I was looking for." 813 00:33:09,621 --> 00:33:12,424 "I'm not even gonna watch the movie-- this was all I needed." 814 00:33:12,457 --> 00:33:15,260 (laughs) Noah, thanks for joining me, man. 815 00:33:15,293 --> 00:33:17,129 Yeah, Trev, thanks for, thanks for having me. 816 00:33:17,162 --> 00:33:19,131 -Good to see you again. -Take care, brother. I'll see you. 817 00:33:19,164 --> 00:33:22,067 Don't forget, To All the Boys Always and Forever 818 00:33:22,100 --> 00:33:25,337 will stream on Netflix on February 12. 819 00:33:25,370 --> 00:33:28,273 Make sure you catch it, 'cause you can watch it the next day. 820 00:33:28,307 --> 00:33:30,042 All right, we're gonna take a quick break. 821 00:33:30,075 --> 00:33:30,142 But we'll be right back after this. 822 00:33:33,077 --> 00:33:34,845 Well, that's our show for tonight, but before we go, 823 00:33:34,879 --> 00:33:36,981 this month, as you know, is Black History Month. 824 00:33:37,014 --> 00:33:40,551 So please consider supporting Barbershop Books. 825 00:33:40,584 --> 00:33:43,254 It's an organization that creates child-friendly 826 00:33:43,287 --> 00:33:45,556 reading spaces in barbershops and provides 827 00:33:45,589 --> 00:33:48,058 early literacy training to barbers. 828 00:33:48,092 --> 00:33:50,795 All to inspire Black boys and other vulnerable children 829 00:33:50,828 --> 00:33:52,329 to read for fun. 830 00:33:52,363 --> 00:33:54,198 If you're able to, then all you got to do 831 00:33:54,231 --> 00:33:57,234 is go to the link below and donate whatever you can. 832 00:33:57,268 --> 00:33:59,537 Until tomorrow, stay safe out there, 833 00:33:59,570 --> 00:34:02,206 wear a mask and remember, 834 00:34:02,239 --> 00:34:05,843 do not put Gorilla Glue on your hair. 835 00:34:05,876 --> 00:34:08,846 Only on your gorilla. 836 00:34:08,879 --> 00:34:12,316 Now here it is, Your Moment of Zen. 837 00:34:12,349 --> 00:34:16,954 JUDGE: Mr. Ponton, I believe you have a filter turned on. 838 00:34:16,987 --> 00:34:19,290 In the video settings. 839 00:34:19,323 --> 00:34:23,027 -You might want to, uh... -Uh... 840 00:34:23,060 --> 00:34:25,996 we're trying to, we're tr-- can you hear me, Judge? 841 00:34:26,030 --> 00:34:28,966 JUDGE: I can hear you. I think it's a filter in the... 842 00:34:28,999 --> 00:34:31,836 It is, and I don't know how to remove it. 843 00:34:31,869 --> 00:34:34,171 I got my assistant here, she's trying to. 844 00:34:34,205 --> 00:34:38,375 But, uh, I'm prepared to go forward with it. 845 00:34:38,409 --> 00:34:40,644 That's-- I'm here live. 846 00:34:40,678 --> 00:34:40,745 That's not, I'm not a cat.