The coronavirus pandemic.
It's the reason you were able to watch Croods 2
on opening day in your bathtub.
And now there's actually some good pandemic news
for a change, people.
Cases in the U.S. are dropping steeply
for the first time ever.
And the Biden administration is purchasing
200 million more vaccine doses,
and plans to have the entire country vaccinated
by the end of summer, which is so exciting.
That means I'll be vaccinated just in time
for apple picking!
And partying, I mean partying at, like,
the coolest orchards-- I mean clubs.
I go to the clubs.
You know, I don't pick apples.
And while there are still problems
distributing the vaccine, some medical providers
are getting creative to make sure that not a single dose
goes to waste.
A snowstorm that snarled traffic in Oregon
ended up being a blessing in disguise
for drivers who ended up being
in the right place at the right time.
That is because also stranded in that very same storm
was a group of health care workers
who had been administering vaccines.
The workers had six doses with them,
and were worried the doses would go bad
before they made it back.
So they started giving out vaccines to others.
Among those who were vaccinated was a sheriff's office employee
who had been trying to get to the vaccine site
when the storm hit.
Okay, now, that, that's a pretty dope story.
Imagine being caught in a storm
and lucking into a COVID vaccine.
That is officially the best thing to happen
on a road in Oregon.
I mean, normally when you get stuck out there,
you just die of dysentery.
And then you got to restart.
Now, some of the drivers they asked
chose not to get vaccinated.
And honestly, I get that.
I mean, if some stranger in a van offered to give me a shot.
I would also say no.
I learned that lesson when I was a kid.
Yeah, you can only fool me so many times, Mr. Berry.
You're not my uncle.
But I do think that there's an important lesson here
for everyone: whenever there's a blizzard,
get in your car and drive around until you stumble on someone
with extra vaccines.
And that, my friends, is Trevor's Safety Tip of the Day.
(bell dings)
Moving on to travel news. If you're already planning
your first post-pandemic vacation,
maybe you've been thinking about a flight to Paris.
You know, to visit the museums.
Or a trip to New York to see Broadway.
Or a trip to Narnia, because you don't know
that that's not a real place.
Well, for some real adventure seekers,
they're planning a way-more-unique getaway.
And three very rich men will make up the first crew
of private citizens to blast off
to the International Space Station.
It will cost each of them $55 million
to fly on a SpaceX rocket
and spend eight days on the orbiting lab next year.
The men were introduced yesterday.
They are: 70-year-old real estate entrepreneur
Larry Connor of Ohio--
he will be the second oldest person to fly in space--
the chief executive of a Canadian investment firm,
Mark Pathy, will also be part of the crew,
as will Israeli businessman Eytan Stibbe.
They will be led by a former NASA astronaut.
Wow. $55 million
for an eight-day vacation.
And that doesn't even count the $7 million they had to pay
for a checked bag.
But it does sound amazing, you know?
I mean, part of me wishes I could be up there with them,
looking down at the Earth,
at the moment they realize that they spent $55 million
to have to catch their poop before it floats away.
Another question I have is,
have these people never watched movies in space?
Something always goes wrong!
And when it does, I don't know if it's gonna help
to have a real estate entrepreneur on board.
Oh, my God. There's a killer alien
headed straight towards us.
Let's raise its rent by seven percent,
which is higher than the standard five.
That'll show it.
Aw, (bleep), we're so dead.
And finally, remember three weeks ago,
when a mob of Trump supporters
tried to overthrow the government? Remember that?
Wow. That was so random, right?
Well, anyway, investigators are now examining
if parts of the attack were planned in advance
by the Proud Boys.
And we don't know yet how investigators
are getting their information, but now we're learning
that at least in the past one of the proudest boys
hasn't been too proud to squeal to the cops.
We have some new details to share with you
about the leader of the right-wing group the Proud Boys.
According to court documents obtained by Reuters,
Enrique Tarrio was an informant
for both the FBI and also local police in Miami.
Now, it was part of a plea deal that he made
after a 2012 arrest for fraud.
According to court transcripts and a former prosecutor,
the 36-year-old helped with several cases,
ranging from drugs to human trafficking.
You may recall Tarrio was arrested
in the days that led up to that Capitol riot.
Tarrio denied working with police and said, quote,
"I don't recall any of this."
Are you kidding me right now?
The founder of the Proud Boys is a snitch?
Man, fascist bigots just aren't as trustworthy
as they used to be.
This story's insane, people.
These dudes just stormed the Capitol,
and now they're finding out that their leader
has got the FBI on speed dial?
Man, the next Proud Boys meeting is gonna be hella awkward.
Item one on the agenda: Snitches get stitches!
Item two: Where are we hosting our virtual Christmas party
this year, guys?
Doug's mom said we can't use their virtual basement.
I also love how he's like, "I don't recall any of this."
My dude, being a FBI informant
isn't the kind of thing you'd forget.
It's like being asked if you're a virgin.
No one's like, "Uh, am I?
"Let me think. I hang out with that one lady a lot.
Wait, no, that was my mom, so that doesn't count."
Although, to be fair to this guy,
I get why someone in a hate group like the Proud Boys
would want to work with the FBI.
He probably sought them out, like, "Hey!
"I heard your crew tried to kill Martin Luther King Jr.
Game recognize game!"