Private with TOR won't work

Description of the issue: TOR won’t work

  1. I click hamburger and select “new private browser with TOR”
  2. opens up and shows standard tab screen
  3. when i type anything it say’s “No internet: There is something wrong with the proxy server, or the address is incorrect.” Despite internet being fine.

Expected result: I want to be able to use the TOR function in the browser

Brave Version( check About Brave): Version 1.2.43 Chromium: 79.0.3945.130 (Official Build) (64-bit)

Additional Information:
-I am in the US
-last week the TOR private browser was working without a hitch. Made no changes to the computer’s software
-Downloaded Brave two weeks ago
-Mac computer