a hubbub made its way across sir, south dakota, nebraska, also seeing some of that, this is formed by the massive, down to ross from the nearby. thunderstorms wins gusted as high as a 160 kilometers per hour. and you can see that warmth, they are just around the east. and 3rd of further us pushing up it. we some parts of canada are actually ottawa, a 32 degrees to go through the next few days. ray, some sharp showers. some of them live. they will make the way over towards the appalachians, over towards the eastern seaboard was the temperate, is picking up new york to around $22.00 celsius. it's going to be here with, with some showers dry weather coming back in across the plains. we have got to wet weather, wants to get towards the pacific northwest to western canada, but no rang for california. ah, facing longer hours and shorter deadlines. south korean delivery drivers are literally being worked to death. one 0 one, east explorer, the dock side of consumer convenience and south korea. on al jazeera frank assessment. what are the political risks? banning rushmore, the gas for western

now, you look at the flash flood watch, that's up parts of easte south dakota. and that same front, it's going to keep impacting folks from michigan, the whole lower peninsula, right through chicago, back to childress, texas. whit? >> ginger, thank you. >>> and the severe weather partly to blame for more than 1,000 canceled flights over what's become one of the busiest holiday travel weekends in more than two years. more people flying, more people driving despite record high gas prices and inflation. here's abc's transportation correspondent gee owe benitez. >> reporter: tonight, after packing the beaches -- >> i think we have record number crowds and we're happy to set the tone for the summer on a pg. >> reporter: millions are packing the highways home, paying more even more at the pump than when they left. the national average not nearly $4.62 a gallon. >> we're going to be traveling no matter what. >> reporter: and this unofficial start of summer saw airports packed like they haven't been in years. >> feels pretty good, you know. i mean, everybody's ready to

, south dakota, that's where we're seeing that enhanced risk. 11 million people at risk today. and we're not out of the woods tomorrow we're looking at 12 million at risk tomorrow, stretching into d 90s. it's hot too in the south central states 99 in san angelo all right, guys. we'll talk about that memorial day forecast, including travel weather in just a bit. >> okay. it's important to hear thank you, michelle. >>> with a spot in the nba finals on the line, the celtics and the heat went right down to the wire took them seven games to decide this boston withstood a hot streak in the second half. it was dangerously close for the celtics. but jayson tatum's 26 points, the celtics would finish the job. they win the game 100-96 they advance to their first nba finals game one against the warriors on thursday >>> the multimillion-dollar blockbuster trial on johnny depp and amber heard is coming to a close. we have the highlights next. >>> still ahead, all the highlights from the indy 500 we're talking dental hall of fame... you want a sticker? for great checkups, crest has you cover

most of all of west river south dakota is part of the great sioux reservation. the treaty is also going to say that they're going to close down the forts along the bozeman trail. the gold had been found in montana and so they've been an attempt to go out towards bozeman and find the gold and they said well, we'll close down those forts. it out, but like they say they're going to when they're going to recognize and defend and protect, you know the boundaries of the great sioux reservation, they don't 1874 gold is found in the black hills. okay, even you notice like everything kind of has a connection back to gold being found gold has found in georgia. oh brown go to sean, california. ooh prom go to shawna montana brown go to sean colorado pikes peak problem. it's almost like there's a theme. so they found going 1874 and basically, you know, the custer expedition finds this going. okay. whole big problem. and rather than trying to keep white miners out of the black hills, which they are supposed to based upon the treaty the us army just like yeah. okay, go ahead.

most all of west river south dakota is part of the great sioux reservation. the treaty is also going to say that they are going to close down the forts along the boozman trail. gold had been found in montana, and so there had been an attempt to go out towards boozman and find the gold. they said, we will close down those forts. they don't, but they say they're going to. and they are going to recognize and defend, and protect, you, know the boundaries of the great sioux reservation, they don't. 1874, gold is found in black hills. you notice, like, everything kind of has a connection back to gold being found? gold was found in georgia. gold was found in california. gold was found in colorado, you, problem. yay. it's almost like there is a theme. so they found gold in 1874 and basically, the -- expedition finds this gold okay, this is going to be a problem. and rather than trying to keep white miners out of the black hills, which they are supposed to based on the treaty, the u.s. army is just like yeah, okay, go ahead, do your thing. and between 1876 and 1889, t

johnson of south dakota, i inform the house that mr. johnson will vote nay on en bloc 1. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. lawrence of michigan and miss johnson of texas, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on amendments en bloc number 1. for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. amodei, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. amodei will vote no on the amendments en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. casten and danny davis of illinois, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the amendments en bloc number 1. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from krasm seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by chairwoman lofgren, i inform the house that zoe lofgren will vote yes on amendments en bloc numbe

small businesses, and almost 60% of south dakota employees work for small businesses. nationally, small businesses make up most of the businesses in this country and are responsible for 62% of net new job creation. and small businesses are not only an essential part of our economy, they're also an essential part of our communities, doing everything from creating gathering spaces for community members to supporting local charities and sponsoring local sports teams. mr. president, during national small business week, i'd like to be able to report that small businesses around the country are thriving, but the truth is, while some are doing well, a lot of small businesses are having a difficult time right now, not because of covid, as democrats might like you to think, but because of inflation -- inflation, which has hit american families hard, is also creating major difficulties for small businesses. now, when i talk to small business owners in south dakota, one of the first things they tell me is how inflation is affecting their businesses. in a recent survey, 62% of sma

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he and i were reminiscing about trips to south dakota. you go out there with the romans of past guns of america like a 12 gauge shotgun. that's not what we are talking about here. i don't know the list of guns used yesterday but the answer is military hardware applied to the killing of children. is there any discussion in the senate of distinguishing between guns? >> this is something that has been brought up a lot of times in the house alongside the universal background checks step we've had up ban on some of these assault style rifles in the past. there was loopholes the gun rights advocates have said that manufacturers would tweak them slightly so they would be able to get through. in the senate, this is not a discussion now. there is one thing that happened last night which senator schumer set up legislative calendar to bring that hr eight and universal background check and also another legislation, a bill that passed in the house that would allow an expansion of how long the background checks can go forward. the process of that gun t

francis boarding school in south dakota in 1962. i attended this boarding school 24 seven for 10 months out of the year for eight years total and the majority of my childhood i left st. francis boarding school after the eighth grade in 1960. my boarding school experience is painful and traumatic. i remember when i first got to school. the priest took us to a big room which had 6 to 8 bathtubs in and placed all us middle guys, put us in one top and scrubbed us with a big brush. the brush made our skins and our backsides all law. and we had to have our haircut. the school then put all the little guys in the same dormitory . we were together in the first through fourth grades. nighttime we could hear all the children crying for their families. i remember seeing them. during the day i stayed at the school and corporal punishment was common. the priests would often get impatient and hit us with a strap. it was also punishment that we called the teeth which was a rope with several strands going off ofit . we were hit with this and the reg

. - south and north carolina. - north and south dakota. - yeah. - oh, tennessee. - mm-hmm. - arizona. - mm-hmm. - ugh. no. why is this happening? what is the likelihood that expanding the court could actually happen? - it's not entirely impossible. it's gonna take a lot of all-caps tweets to people like chuck schumer. and the fact of the matter is, people are really tired right now, you know? it's been four years of this trauma. we've been locked in our homes for, going on, you know, eight months now. - these four years have been exhausting. i tried getting one of those sleep tracking apps, and the data showed that i died three years ago. - i really think that the baton needs to be passed to younger people, needs to be passed to non-white people. these are people that aren't going to kowtow to, like, mitch mcconnell and his turtle ass. and that's what the american people need right now-- someone to just blow shit up. i just want someone to do something, you know? i just wants democrats to quit being nut sacks, essentially. - you realize that the democrats move pretty slowly. - i know.

dakota governor and texas governor greg abbott scheduled to speak. >> my heart and head and body are in uvalde right now. >> this moment eerily similar to the days after columbine shooting that killed 13 in people in 1999 and nra also had met just miles away days later, -- >> at the same period where they're going to be burying children we'll have media running through the exhibit hall looking at kids modeling firearms, a horrible, horrible just position. >> the conference went on as scheduled at the gun show shaping the response to mass shooting ever since leading to this provocative moment the following year. >> from my cold, dead hands. >> all this comes as the nra is facing a slew of other financial and legal problems. in march the new york supreme court blocked an effort to dissolve the organization but allowed a lawsuit from democratic attorney general to go forward, accusing the nra leadership violating laws using non-profit groups using personal in use and tax afraid and lacks financial over sight at the highest level of the nra. the nra sticks by their claim they always oper

, ohio, oklahoma, south carolina, south dakota, tennessee, texas, utah, west virginia, wisconsin, and wyoming. for more we're joined by two guests. michele goodwin is chancellor's professor at university of california, irvine and founding director of the center for biotechnology and global health policy, author of "policing the womb: invisie women and the criminalization of motheood." also with us from portland, oregon, is kathryn "kitty" kolbert, longtime public interest attorney who argued the landmark case of planned parenthood v. casey before the u.s. supreme court in 1992, which is credited with upholding roe v. wade. she is co-founder of the center for reproductive rights and co-author of "controlling women: what we must do now to save reproductive freedom." we are going to go there in a second. are going to begin with you and just get your response to this astounding at every level, unprecedented release of a first draft of the decision, in this case, one that apparently was written in february and circulated to the court that went overturn roe v. wade, written by samuel alito.

you are in south dakota, eureka, south dakota. caller: i say no because at my age -- i am a grandma -- and hopefully a lot of people will be grateful, take a deep breath, and for people with a baby, don't feed them formula if they don't need it at their age, and i'm sure they can figure that out. in this time we are all going through a lot of anxiety about the way the world is, the war going on in ukraine, and also, please just take a moment, think about what you are doing, how the impact will be on the generations. love your neighbors and also just to do the best you can for them -- also just do the best you can for them. everyone has to go through a hard time. it goes around, and i'm tired of everyone playing politics. host: all right. let's go to murfreesboro, north carolina, and we talked to joe, good morning. caller: i did not say yes. i have been impacted by what is going on. what is going on is these companies are being -- is this country is being run by corporations, not biden. biden has nothing to do with this. corporatio

you are in south dakota, eureka, south dakota. caller: i say no because at my age -- i am a grandma -- and hopefully a lot of people will be grateful, take a deep breath, and for people with a baby, don't feed them formula if they don't need it at their age, and i'm sure they can figure that out. in this time we are all going through a lot of anxiety about the way the world is, the war going on in ukraine, and also, please just take a moment, think about what you are doing, how the impact will be on the generations. love your neighbors and also just to do the best you can for them -- also just do the best you can for them. everyone has to go through a hard time. it goes around, and i'm tired of everyone playing politics. host: all right. let's go to murfreesboro, north carolina, and we talked to joe, good morning. caller: i did not say yes. i have been impacted by what is going on. what is going on is these companies are being -- is this country is being run by corporations, not biden. biden has nothing to do with this. corporatio

iowa, south dakota, north dakota, missouri, texas, tennessee had the highest rates of out of stock availability for baby formula. in response, as you mentioned, retailers are limiting purchases, cvs and walgreens confirms to fox news they are limiting customers to three baby formula products her purchase. some experts say this type of rationing will encourage hoarding and bulk buying. >> unfortunately the ability to forecast who will come into your store, who is going to stockpile. it's very hard. >> now some retailers are taking advantage of the shortage. the resellers that you see perhaps on e-bay or other sites are selling baby formula that used to cost $20 or $30 for prices we're seeing in the hundreds of dollars. the infant nutrition council of america said formula companies are committed to ensuring continued availability of infant formula for every baby. so far it doesn't seem those assurances are making any difference in the availability of these formula products to parents that are in desperate need. >> it is frightening. not every mom can pump for as long or as much as she needs to an

that means all across the country, women in places like south dakota, or missouri, or even texas, will have the exact same abortion rights as women in afghanistan under the taliban. just think about that. we just evacuated people out of afghanistan, and now we're going to have to evacuate them out of tennessee? it is a bit amazing. after all these years of the right screaming about the threat of sharia law. it turns out they were just jealous. ( laughter ) to be clear, "roe v. wade" hasn't yet been overturned, right. this is a leaked draft from february. it's not official. for all we know, the opinion could change by the time it's released. or the justices who signed on to it in february could change their minds. it's not likely, but it's technically possible. who knows? maybe justice alito will try-- >> owaska, and come back with a totally new perspective on the universe and how we're all connected. or maybe between then and now, one of these justices will have a daughter, and than they'll understand. wait, hold on. i'm being told four of them do have daughters. okay, that's ( bleep )

including south dakota. what happened when the supreme court makes its decision? >> we stop abortion care the minute it happens. >> because that's how the trigger works? >> we would stop that second second. >> reporter: they're one five states in the u.s. that have only one abortion clinic. they wait weeks due to mandatory three-day waiting periods and abortion pills use exacerbate the distance in states hike this one. >> some are very much living a life where it's not possible for them because their life circumstances. >> reporter: in missouri, with its single clinic, it's a similar story. >> we know what it looks like because we live that reality every single day. >> reporter: but as advocates wait for a world without roe's protection, in louisiana, a new push for a law that would make it a homicide. >> if we can no longer provide care here, i have no idea where a lot of the women will go. >> reporter: while in oklahoma, a new ban after six weeks. when most women don't even know they're pregnant yet. and where where it is protected, in california, governor newso

we had high temperatures for many locations into south dakota where we had severe weather that caused severe problems with wind gusts in excess of 100 miles per hour. that is equivalent to a category 2 atlantic hurricane. and it created some serious problems known as a haboob. and i want to show you this video, it is incredible what happened in this area. this is the advancing line of dust that covered and darkened the skies. >> thank you very much indeed. >>> and now astronomers have given us our first look at the super massive black hole, what they call the beating heart of the center of our swirling galaxy. it is 27,000 light years from earth and astronomers say this black hole is 4 million times more massive than our sun. black holes themselves don't emit light, so what are you seeing is the glow of light by its crushing gravity. >> all of these telescopes work together like a team and everybody looked at that ese sources at the same time and everybody worked together to create the earth-sized telescope so that we could create such an incredibly high resolution image. >> even thou

also joining us will be south dakota republican senator mike brown, new york democratic senator kirsten gillibrand, and edward markey. watch washington journal live at 7:00 eastern wednesday morning on c-span or c-span now, our new mobile app. join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text, and tweets. >> wednesday on c-span, the house works on radiation exposure compensation. on c-span two, the senate is in at 10:00 eastern and about 3:00 eastern. senators vote about protecting a woman's right to an abortion. this comes after a leak of the supreme court draft decision was published indicating the court will overturn the roe v. wade decision. at 10:30 a.m. on c-span3, a hearing on the department of defense 2023 budget proposal. ♪ >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more including sparklight. >> the greatest town on earth is the place you call home. at sparklight, it's our home. right now, we are all facing our greatest challenge. that's why we are working around-the-clock to keep you connected. we are doi

dakota, nevada, and montana. come on! how does it possibly spread from person to person in montana? every person is 20 miles apart to give someone covid, you have to lick a prairie dog and throw it through the window of a homestead. ( laughter ) ( applause ) i believe-- i believe they still homestead there, right? montana still has cabins. the rise in cases can be blamed on newer, fitter descendants of the omicron variant. come on, omicron. we broke up with you, and now you're getting fitter? i hope you don't have abs, or in a moment of weakness, we might hook up again. ( laughter ) one major subvariant making the rounds is a spinoff of omicron's ba.2 subvariant, called b2.12.1. evidently, the w.h.o. ran out of greek letters, so now they're just using the password that comes with your router: ( as doctor ) mr. johnson, please have a seat. we ran the tests and, unfortunately, you're positive for lower case b, ampersand, 5, 6, capital z as in zavid, 9,2,9, underscore-netgear, and then a capital "o," or a zero. ther

and in other parts of south dakota they had severe weather including tornadoes. you can see the damage here from over this neighborhood. now, today that same storm system has the potential to do more damaging winds and you're going anywhere from iron river, michigan to ada, oklahoma. we'll be watching it. cecilia? >> all right, ginger, thanks. >>> we're going to turn to queen elizabeth seen in public for the first time since march. the 96-year-old monarch had canceled several appearances recently. maggie rulli joins us with more from kensington palace. good morning, maggie. >> reporter: hey, cecilia, good morning. we've seen queen elizabeth out and about this morning. it's her first public appearance in weeks. now she was spotted being driven through the royal windsor horse show and she appeared to be enjoying herself. seeing her on this outing is a relief for so many, remember just three days ago she was forced to pull out of the state opening of parliament due to her mobility issues. at the event her majesty did not get out of the car as she watched her horses

and with this round we're looking at level 4 out of 5 risk across portions of south dakota, north dakota, and minnesota. we're talking hurricane-force wind gusts, large hail, and also strong, long-lived tornados. tornados with intensity of ef-2 or higher. then that threat continues to push down to the south and east as we get into tuesday. you did mention the red flag warnings across the southwest. that's going to continue for probably the next couple of days. we've got dry and hot air. again, that does include new mexico, unfortunately. what else are we looking for? you're going to see some scattered showers and thunderstorms if you're going to florida and spending some beach time there. and we're also looking at rain and a little bit of mountain snowfall in the northwest. >> wow. a lot to cover there. tyler, and you did it well, as always. appreciate it. >>> well, just ahead, it wasn't the outcome they were hoping for, but the reds got a heroes welcome home after the champions league final. we will have a report from liverpool. back with that in just a moment. ♪ >>> in the spanish ca

caller: south dakota had a lower percentage of people working remotely. it is closer to the 25% range as opposed to the 30% range that is the national average. host: the helpful chart on your website has the day's work from home on april 2022 in south dakota. guest: previous colors brought up the cost of commuting which is something we have not talked about. one caller said she had not filled up her car with february. certainly with every he worried about highfield rices, that is a benefit of working from home and not paying for even mass transit, whatever the cost of that was. host: baltimore, maryland. john is in a hybrid work environment. talk about it. caller: i am an engineer and i work in a new factoring environment. my schedule is hybrid. i go into the office more than 50% because there is equipment i have to work with on site i cannot take home. i appreciate going to the office. i work at a large company that has a cafeteria. it has been shut down since i started working there, but they have brought food trucks which is nice. host: do you feel lik

dakota governor christy nome, and texas governor greg abbott scheduled to speak. >> we're living moment to moment right now. my heart, my head, and body are in uvalde right now. >> reporter: this moment similar to days after the columbine shooting, which killed 13 people in 1999. the nra's conference that year was also scheduled shortly after, and just miles away in nearby denver. a private audio recording since obtained by npr revealing the tense deliberation within the top brass of the nra whether to cancel or pair down the events. >> we're going to have media running through the exhibit halls with kids handling firearms. >> reporter: that decision shaping the nra's response to mass shootings ever since. leading to this provocative moment the following year. >> from my cold dead hands! >> reporter: all this comes as the nra is facing a slew of other financial and legal problems. in march, the new york state supreme court blocked an effort to dissolve the organization, but allowed a lawsuit from the democratic new york attorney general to go forward. the suit accusing the nra's leaders

dakota. and a similar scene in minnesota as well. from the air you can see the trail of destruction, the path of a suspected tornado. it snapped trees, ripped off roofs and county officials say at one point it cut off all roads leading into town. >> there were about three booms and then you could see the sparks on the power lines. >> right through our garage. hopefully it didn't hit any of our house. >> those severe storms are making their way east, predicted to stretch from michigan down into texas. >>> it is now 6:13, a check of our weather here at home, also traffic out there. >> we start with first alert meteorologist jessica burch, how is weather looking at home? >> seeing just a little bit of a marine layer build this morning. temperatures today ranging a hair above average, that's going to change the next couple of days. the most severe thing, the red flag warning in effect until 8:00 p.m. tonight. we are dealing with relative humidity. we'll touch on that in a second. but the winds ar

not just minnesota, but also into iowa, also south dakota and into nebraska as well. so we'll stay on top of the severe weather. it shifts further toward the east for the great lakes and into texas again by wednesday, so we're not finished with that severe weather risk at least in the middle of the workweek. >> and i know you'll stay on top of it for us. karen maginnis, thanks very much. >>> the death toll keeps rising from severe weather in northeastern brazil, at least 91 people are confirmed dead after heavy rain triggered landslides and floods and inci dozens of p are still missing. emergency crews have been working around the clock. nearly 4,000 people have lost their homes. and people in the region are bracing for more rain in the coming days. >>> the company that makes one of the guns used in the texas elementary school shooting is promising to cooperate with investigators, but it is already facing scrutiny over its history of controversial ads. tom foreman reports for you. >> reporter: look at the contrast. the raw panic caused by a young man with an assault r

>> we are going to south dakota and oregon and washington and michigan and then we're going to washington, d.c. to take back the white house! yeah! >> jesse: these are the people joe biden listens. to say they tell him to say ultra maga he says it they tell him to say putin price hike he says it at the tell him one day inflation isn't an issue and tell him the next day inflation is his number one issue. coming on. joe biden is circling the stage. seeing the final stages of the presidency. record high gas prices, crime, border crisis, and a global recession could be on the horizon. as harry truman once said the buck stops here maybe joe biden thought he was talking about money. john kennedy is a member of the judiciary committee who is probably an ultra maga senator, aren't you? >> i listen to your framing of the issue, jesse. i will give you a couple of thoughts. i don't mean to be uncharitable. but sometimes i think president biden just doesn't eat enough fiber. he had is said today for example as you pointed out, that he bears no responsibility whatsoever for inflation i think most amer

i know if california and florida come on, they're going to say why didn't i buy it go to jeremy in south dakota. >> wanted to thank you for what you do first-time caller. >> everyone should join the club everyone should join the club. thank you. what's up? >> with the news out of china, do you take a jump on alibaba? >> i can't anymore i know it's tempting, but i cannot have them hurt our viewers anymore. okay i can't. i can't let that happen. arthur in new york arthur. >> hey, jim. how are you tonight? >> i'm good. how about you? >> good. so i watch your show every night. so i called you because i bought cloud flair. they handle a few different divisions, but besides that, i think i bought it if i'm not mistaken 21.20. >> well, look. i think matthew prince the terrific the business is very good. they're going to be able to make money. because they're going to be able to make money, i am fine with cloud flare. and that is the conclusion of lightning round. >>> coming up, cramer takes a firm stance on the great debate. find out why he's urging jay powell to take the gloves off. next ♪ â

dakota, there's only one abortion clinic in the whole state. it's okay to restrict the rights of people across this country. that's not okay because keep in mind who this will fall hardest on. it's going to fall hardest on poor women. it's going to fall hardest on women of color. it's going to fall hardest on the 14-year-old who was molested by her uncle. on the rape victim, on the mama who is right now working three jobs to try to support the children she has. mitch mcconnell has taken that, recognized it's going to fall hardest on these women and said, you know, if the republicans get back in control, we're willing to open the door to make it fall on everyone all across this country. to outlaw abortion, not just in red states, but in blue states as well. the scope of this is enormous and that's why this vote today is so important. are you with roe or are you against it? >> so when you talk about that scope and when you talk about the importance, you also wrote in a piece for marie claire earlier this week, republicans fought long and hard for

greater than the population of vermont, alaska, north and south dakota, delaware, rhode island, montana, maine, new hampshire, hawaii, west virginia, idaho, nebraska and new mexico. at the current rate next month it will eclipse three additional states including my home state of mississippi. we know that narcotics seizures along the southwest border have continued to rise. you actually interested in page two of your testimony. you said on page 22021 cbp seized 11,201 pounds of fentanyl. over twice the number ceased in 2020. you go on to say since october 1st 2021 they seized 5,310 pounds of fentanyl. you go then to say you measure that by dosage and its 2.6 billion with a b potential doses of fentanyl were seized in 2021 and 17 billion doses of methamphetamine were seized in 2021. then to put that in perspective, you go on to say that the earth's population is approximately 7.9 billion people. the secretary has been here at the congress before and sat in the seat that you sit today to testify that the border is closed and secure and that we have operational control of the border. so my

cases are spiking in places across the country like west virginia and south dakota. here in new york, we saw more than 10,000 infections in one day for the first time since january. experts believe the real count to be greater with so many people testing at home. this trend is concerning as we cross 1 million covid-19 deaths. this morning, the streets of new york city are coming back to life. the former epicenter of the pandemic is seeing troubling signs with the battle with covid. >> concerned about the numbers? yes, we are. preparation, not panic. >> reporter: the positivity rate exceeds 16% in parts of manhattan. >> most of the country remains in the green. not recommending indoor mask mandates. >> reporter: greater concerns to the epidemiologist is the rise of hospitalizations. >> the uptick, be it small, is concerning for me because we know that means people are having a rougher time. >> reporter: a sub variant is driving the fifth wave with cases surging near 60% nationwide in the past two weeks. most infections in the northeast. massachusetts schools saw cases

dakota and others trying to push forward on the abortion issue and then some. >> have you seen senator rick scott introduce a bill to create a new floor of viability of 15 weeks in the united states senate? >> not that i have seen yet, and when you talk about the rnsc, their polling tells republicans that they need to be compassionate on this issue. at the same time, it's hard to look at this as anything other than when republicans start talking about restricting abortion, that's a conversation that means taking things away from people, the option away from people. at the same time, too, i think what i have been keeping in mind with the nrsc polling, it's stale, and people may not have been focussing on roe because it was not an issue and it was settled and the past 49 years, that has been the case. sources i have been talking to on both sides of this, republican and democrat, you are moving into unchartered territory, because it has been theoretical, the threat to roe from both sides and it's happening and we don't know what that's going to look like. >> caroline, you have been report