especially the northwest where just thursday we had over 50 wildfires. that number now down to just 30. so we're already starting to see some improvement from the rain that has fallen in just the last 24 hours and will likely will continue to see some improvement in the coming days and then that system begins to make its way off to the central portion of the u.s. where we've had the chance for showers and thunderstorms stretching from minnesota all of the way down into texas and it continues off into areas of the midwest and areas of the mississippi river basin which desperately need some rain right now. so the good news is we will see that shift and we have the potential for strong and severe thunderstorms including the potential for large hail and damaging winds. >> allison chinchar, thank you so much. the next hour of "new day" starts now. buenos dias, good morning and welcome to your new day. i'm boris sanchez. >> hi, boris. i'm amara walker.

kids leaving pediatric wards overwhelmed and we'll tell you what's behind the spike and what kinds of things parentses can to keep their kids safe. russia targeting civilian infrastructure. we will take you live to ukraine for the latest on these new attacks. as the midterms get closer president biden is out pushing his new agenda. one of the talkers, the student loan forgiveness program and there's one problem. it is on pause. what happens now? >> there are new rules from the irs that could mean more money in your pocket. we'll tell you about changes being made to tax brackets and what it could mean for your paycheck. ♪ ♪ it is the weekend, saturday, october 22nd, we are so grateful

that you are spending part of it with us. we are learning a lot about each other including a hand licking saga. amara, you want to bring us up to speed? >> i should not be putting my taught or blast because she might be watching so boris, i'm going to put it on you. yes, she likes to lick her hands and then wipe her face which is not sanitary because we're talking about the surge in rsv cases which is obviously very concerning, but -- but -- but i'm also learning about you and how you're a hand licker, too. >> only when there's chocolate on my fingers. that's the line right there. >> that's the limit. >> got it. as we were mentioning, there is a growing health concern for young children as cases of respiratory virus known as rsv is surging across the country. 70% of pediatric hospital beds are currently in use filling up faster than at any other point

over the past two years of the pandemic. >> the cases are rising fast. during the first week of october, more than 4400 rsv infect are detected by pcr tests and that's more than triple what levels were three months ago. triple. some states are already in crisis mode. in illinois, only 6% of pediatric icu beds are still available and space is running out so fast at the connecticut children's hospital that they've had to treat patients in hallways and in play rooms. cnn's brian todd has more. >> the drive to the emergency room was really scary and really intense. >> this mother of a 5-year-old who was hospitalized with difficulty breathing told of us an anxious drive to the emergency room. >> things have actually gotten worse since we were admitted. >> i've seen starting last night that he's progressively having a

harder time breathing. >> rsr is hard on a child so you will see your baby breathing really, really fast and you feel there's nothing that you can do. >> around the country, doctors are reporting a spike in cases of rsv, respiratory illness that is occasionally severe in babies and young children. pediatric hospital beds are more full now than they've been in the last two years. should children's hospital is overwhelmed, using tents and it's only october. why is it spiking this year? experts say one key reason after kids are back in school after the pandemic. many children haven't built up their immune systems and masks and social distancing are a thing of the past. >> this is the first time they're seeing a lot of these viruses. >> rsv symptoms seem similar to cold and flu, runny nose, decrease in appetite, coughing, sneezing, wheezing and fever. >> you should think about bringing your child to the

emergency room when you notice that your child is having what we call respiratory distress or increased work of breathing and that's typically characterized in breathing really fast and a difficulty catching their breath. >> children need attention quickly. >> they no vaccine and no specific remedy, but severe cases can be treated in a hospital with fluids, oxygen or even a ventilator and ice packs to bring down the fever. >> i don't know how, but she slept with the ice packs on top of her. >> she was taken by ambulance and admitted in cooke hospital in houston. >> running a significant fever and not eating as much. >> clean surfaces in your home, have kids wash hands. cover their mouths when coughing or sneezing. don't share things like toys and cups and avoid close contact like kissing or cuddling. for cases that don't require hospitalization, keep a child hydrated and give tylenol or motrin if they have a fever.

>> day five is the peak of symptoms and their child may be more uncomfortable, day five and their symptoms resolve and they get better. >> what worries her about this uptick in rsv cases is unlike in previous years when the virus was seasonal and predictable, this time, she says, it has the potential to circulate beyond next spring when it might normally subside and extend into next summer and possibly beyond. brian todd, cnn, washington. and new this morning, serious destruction reported in southern ukraine after another night of air strikes targeting energy infrastructure in the country. these hit an energy facility and an industrial area leaving parts of that region without electricity. it's the latest in another round of unrelenting attack that crippled ukraine's infrastructure and power sources. that has forced widespread blackouts across the country. we want to take you there now with chief national

correspondent clarissa ward. clarissa, what is the latest from the ground? >> so the ukrainians are saying they managed to intercept 18 missiles today, but even if they intercept 85% of the missiles that are incoming, and drones that are incoming 15% are hitting their country and doing so with devastating effect on civilian infrastructure. the office of the presidency here today saying that more than 1.5 million households are currently without power. some 40% of the country's power plants have either been destroyed or severely damaged and it's been nearly two weeks now that we have had this kind of relentless targeting of civilian infrastructure which, by the way, is prohibited. the u.n. came out last night in a meeting in the office of human rights and said that they're now really fearful that you're talking about millions of ordinary ukrainians who as

temperatures get colder this winter could be facing severe deprivation, if not life-endangering condition. so make no mistake about it, this new tactic is having a real impact on the ground and ukrainian authorities are trying to get their arms around it by asking for more help with air defense systems, but it is complex because there are many different types of missiles and drones that all need different kinds of responses. boris? amara? >> clarissa, as you noted earlier, president volodymyr zelenskyy has been accusing russia of forcibly evacuating ukrainians into remote areas of russia including 200,000 children. we should note that cnn cannot independently verify the number of deportations, but what more are you learning about this? >> so this is a phenomenon that's been going on for a while, but appears to be picking

up speed whereby the russians will try to say that they are liberating and taking care of ukrainian children many of whom are living in foster care or some kind of orphanage or home. they are being brought to russia and given russian identity or russian citizenship. that could constitute a war crime because these children don't have any agency in making that decision by themselves and many of them even if they're living in foster care or orphanages of some sort still have family members here in ukraine who say that they want them back and that they never agreed to this kind of forcible deportation to russia. it's very difficult, as you mentioned to get any sense of the actual numbers here. certainly it appears to be in the thousands. we've seen russian state tv in the past few weeks sort of trumpeting these images of young

ukrainian children arriving in russia to russian grandmother types with teddy bears who are welcoming them with open arms, but the reality is beneath the facade, this is a very sinister tactic indeed, but one that is very difficult also to combat. >> absolutely. clarissa ward, appreciate you being there. thank you so much for your reporting. >> let's bring in cnn military analyst and retired major general james spider marks for more analysis. first of all, not that russia has any rules of engagement, but what is the purpose of targeting civilian infrastructure? >> yeah. this is a battle of wills. as russia desires to continue the fight and the ukrainian ability to resist and try to push the russians back. these attacks have little effect on the tactical engagements that are taking place in different locations in the southeast.

what this goes on is really trying to push president zelenskyy into a position where there might be an opportunity for some type of a negotiated settlement. both sides are working to try to achieve a position that will give them an advantage going forward. what we are seeing clearly is they're setting the conditions for what the fight in ukraine and the conditions on the ground in ukraine will look like over the course of the next few years, althoughe zelensky does not want to acknowledge that it is possible, and i would suggest there's not right now, but there could be a possibility of a cease-fire and what those conditions look like. so as the russians continue to pound indiscriminately against civilian infrastructure then that goes directedly to those private conversations between zelenskyy's advisers and what zelenskyy will say publicly. all along the president has said i want the russians out of ukraine. i don't know that that is

possible. clearly, he's had great success on the ground and i don't know that that ultimately moves all russians back across the border. >> it's got to be very concerning for the civilians, right, when winter is near and a lot of them without heat and electricity at this time. >> zelenskyy is warning that putin is plotting an attack on a critical hydroelectric dam that would flood nearby towns and zaporizhzhia, the power plant and then blame it on ukraine. how likely do you believe this potential false flag operation might be? >> well, what russia wants to do, they're making every effort to try to tell the world that they're humanitarian in this effort, right? and the world understands completely that this is a sham. putin is really communicating with this domestic audience and that's what it's all about and he's trying to ensure that his power and influence internally is the challenge.

the likelihood of one part of him creating great damage as a result, there are studies in terms of what that's going to look like and what the downstream effects will look like and the challenges and that's a legitimate concern, clearly. what are the ukrainians going toen shoto ensure that they've demonstrated that. that's where we are in terms of what russia is trying to achieve in that regard. >> russia and iran deny this, but of course, the u.s. state department says there's sufficient evidence that russia has received dozens of drones from iran, the self-detonating drones that they have been using. how does russia benefit from implementing these drones and what more do you expect the u.s. to do to help ukrainians defend themselves from these kinds of drones? >> well, first question -- the

second part of your question is, the ukrainians are doing a magnificent job in their own right and they're fight for example their sof renvereignty all matter of personnel saying i'm going to serve and so they found -- [ no audio ] >> okay. it looks like our picture has fro frozen with military general james "spider" marks. thank you for that conversation, sir. boris? >> still to come this morning, an appeals court is pumping the brakes on the biden administration student loan relief plan. it's a major midterm talking point and president biden is already looking past november. what he's saying about 2024. plus, the january 6th committee ramping up pressure on former president donald trump issuing a formal subpoena. will the former president testify and will lawmakers get the documents they're demanding?

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>> yeah, amara. look, it's a major blow for the president. now the question that many are asking is how long is it going to last because the white house had initially said sunday was the first day that some borrowers could potentially see their debt canceled, but of course, the appeals court is giving the white house until monday to respond to this administrative hold and then those who brought the contest, those six gop states have until tuesday to respond to the white house. obviously pushing this out days and days, and it comes at a precareius time and we are under three weeks to the midterm and we saw president biden leaning into this controversial executive order and he touted the benefits of it and who will benefit from it and touted 22 million people signed up in the first week, as they tried to galvanize the democratic base, but also young voters with an eye to young black voters. so, of course, biden. he touted the benefits of it and he also slammed republicans who

are trying to stop this plan. so in response we know that the white house on friday just after that ruling came down they encouraged people to continue to apply on the website and kareen jean-pierre and the administration will continue to fight republicans officials suing to block our efforts to provide relief to working families and they are not backing down despite this hold. >> jasmine, president biden clarified his position on running in 2024. he's been criticized by some democrats who say that he should let someone else run during that election cycle. >> yeah, boris and he gave the most succinct answer yet, a window into his thinking when it comes to 2024. he said that he had not yet made a formal decision about running in 2024 and it was his intention to do so in this msnbc

interview. take a listen. >> the reason i'm not making a judgement about formally running or not running, once i make that judgment a whole series of regulations kick in and i treat myself as a candidate from that moment on. i have not made that formal decision, but it's my intention. my intension to run again, and we have time to make that decision. >> now, of course, that decision is going to factor into the 2022 midterms, really as democrats try to hold on to their majorities in the house and the senate, both whether or not he runs and of course, his age. he is 79, the oldest president to date. so those two things will be immensely powerful when it comes to how voters are voting in just a few weeks in the 2022 midterm elections. boris? amara? >> jasmine wright, thank you so much for that reporting. >> so the house committee investigating the january 6th insurrection made good on its promise to subpoena former

president donald trump formally serving him on friday. it comes as part of an effort to try to get him to testify and hand over a litany of crucial documents and communications by early november. trump's testimony, though rare for a former president, they say is necessary to close the investigation. >> cnn capitol hill reporter annie grayer with the latest. annie, walk us through what is in the subpoena? >> the january 6th committee subpoena to donald trump really lays out the committee's belief that trump was at the center of a multi-step plan to overturn the 2020 presidential election and the subpoena presents a lot of evidence that the committee has previously shown in its hearing to make that point. it details the wide-ranging pressure campaign that donald trump enacted throughout our government from the department of justice to state officials to his former vice president mike pence to try and get his way

with the election. it talks about how trump oversaw the plan to submit fake electors to congress on his behalf and it cites trump as being partially responsible for summoning this violent mob to the capitol because the committee says trump knew that protesters in the crowd were armed and he did nothing to stop the violence for hours as he was watching it unfold on tv. so in addition to laying all that out the committee requests a wide range of documents from trump including his conversations on january 6th and whether or not he spoke to any of the witnesses that have also testified to the committee and those documents are due to the committee by november 4th and the committee is asking for his under oath deposition to happen either in person or virtually november 14th. >> annie, the safe bet is that trump is going to fights this

and try to run out the clock, so to speak on the committee. has he given any indication about how he might respond? how his legal team might respond? >> we don't know yet exactly how trump is going to handle this. he's assigned lawyers specifically to this case who have acknowledged receipt of the subpoena and have said they're working through a more formal response, but we know this is going to be a real legal battle and time is not really in the committee's favor as it's set to expire by the end of this calendar year, but they believe trump has necessary testimony relevant to their investigation and they're willing to fight for it, listen to it to what democratic congresswoman zoe lofgren said on our air about this. >> he has a legal obligation to come in and talk to us just as importantly he has a legal obligation to respond to the documents that we've ordered him to produce all of which are

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to crack down on voter fraud and it shows them confused and upset. they argue the state misled them after voting rights were restored to most felons in 2018. cnn's leila santiago has more. >> a hard, conniving slap in the face. >> that's what braun miller says he felt when he was accused of voter fraud. he was arrested as part of a far-reaching operation to crack down on voter fraud, an arrest that left many confused. >> i didn't commit no fraud. >> what is wrong with this state, man? >> what are you talking about voter fraud? >> what is this about? >> newly released body camera video first reported by "the tampa bay times" gives a fresh glimpse from the confusion and those arrested. >> these folks voted illegally and they are disqualified from voting because they've been convicted of either murder or

sexual assault. >> it wasn't my mistake that was made. i trusted in the state of florida to let me know what's going on, and they failed me. >> he says he thought he was allowed to vote. miller has a list of convictions under his name including second-degree murder, but he tells us he's tried to stay out of trouble since his release and then in october of 2020 he tells us he was approached by someone registering voters at the grocery store who told miller he could restore his voting rights. miller signed off on the registration and then this voter i.d. came in the mail a few weeks later just in time for the november 2020 election. >> i was happy. i was able to vote again. wow! >> so he voted, he says and even kept his i voted sticker and then two years later. >> they were, like, this at my door. >> in 2018, nearly two-thirds of voters passed amendment in florida and restore voting

rights for those convicted in felonies not including murder and felony sex offenses. legal battles ensued, confusion spread and voter eligibility remained unclear for any. >> as if i had robbed a bank or something. >> adam and nathanial singleton also arrested. >> the government is saying hey, go ahead and do this. we got you. now you're in trouble. it seems like they're taking advantage of people. >> in florida, state law requires the state to notify local supervisors of elections about voters convicted of a felony or not eligible to vote. in the five counties where these voter fraud arrests occurred, local officials tell cnn the state did not inform them the arrested individuals were not eligible to vote before they cast a ballot in 2020. >> why are you doing this now and this happened years ago? >> i don't know. i have no idea, man. this is crazy, man. >> i think it's not coincidental that these arrests occurred right before the midterm

elections. >> a voting rights expert we talked to called this a political ploy. >> the danger, as i see it is it's that it is intimidating and it is voter suppressions and designed and targeted at a lower income voters who also disproportionately tend to be men and women of color. >> for ron miller he wants nothing to do with the election process anymore after the arrest. >> i want him to drop the charges on me and just leave me alone. >> our thanks to leila santiago for that story of which we have an update. at least one florida man charged with illegally casting his ballot in 2020 had those charges dismissed. there was a judge in miami that says the prosecutor in the case did not have jurisdiction over the alleged offense. we want to dig deeper now on this issue. neil volt, the deputy director of the florida rights restoration coalition joins us this morning. his group is working with attorneys to review these cases and potentially help some of

those who were arrested. neil, we're grateful that you're sharing part of your weekend with us. in 2018, you and your organization were involved in the effort to help floridians with certain felony convictions regain the right to vote. i'm curious, what was your reaction to seeing these arrests? >> one, thanks for having me on the show and shining a light on this important issue. those videos were heartbreaking. they really put a human face on a broken system. i mean, at the center of this story are florida citizens, people who are getting arrested for voting despite the fact that they talked to the government, they interacted with the government and got government voter i.d.s and that's a verification from their perspective that they were registered and then years later they're being arrested and it's very jarring that it is in your state. >> are you aware of who is liable? it seems that one miami-dade man

was told he could sign up to vote when he was getting his driver's license. he did, despite his felony conviction. who should be responsible for figuring out whether these former convicted felons have the right to vote. there are a lot of moving parts in the election system and the state is responsin for updating and managing the voter roles and verifying voter eligibility and what the story shows us is that the system that we're doing specifically is broken specifically on the front end of the process where the voter verification process takes place. the truth is none of these people should have been arrested in the first place if the voter verification process was working properly. >> i'm someone with a past conviction. if i were to go register for food stamps or some sort of government services, i'm eligible or not eligible in the front end of the process or anything else takes its course from there. we're talking about something much more sacred than government

services. we're talking about people's voices and our democracy, we should be able to have a standard that exists in other states where they have a voter verification process on the front end in a statewide database that works and that's not asking too much and we believe this is the moment where we can challenge the people to lead and make this a priority and we can fix this problem on the front end rather than spending money in the courts and seeing our own fellow citizens in pain. there's a better way to do this. it seems like a clerical error if they're getting a voter registration card who apparently should not be -- do you get a sense that these arrests are causing fear among folks in the community that may have been convicted of a felony that now legally have a right to vote? >> yeah. i mean, to your point and if you can't trust the government to verify your voting eligibility, who can you trust? that's who we go to for this?

and in terms of the reaction in the community, yeah. we definitely see people who are confused. we see heightened anxiety among people who are unsure whether they can or can't vote, but weer also seeing something powerful happen. individuals who are unsure about voting are encouraging friends and family members and their loved ones. hey, i might have to sit this one out, but i need you to go be my voice in the process and we're seeing energy gathering that we think will turn out a lot of people from our community who might not have done so before. >> neil, what do you make of the argument that the timing of this is political? >> yeah. i'm somebody with a felony conviction, a label and i'm very sensitive about assuming other people's intent, but it does seem like ever since we passed this in 2018, every two years we find ourselves on the front lines in the battle over democracy. so we take it as a responsibility of ours in the

honor that we have for the 1.4 million people impacted by amendment 4 and our system isec broen on the front end. it sounds technical, i know, but we can fix this. with leadership and courage we can make sure that we can follow the old adage of all law enforcement professionals who will tell you the best way to fight crime is to stop it from happening in the first place. let's get the front end of the system fixed and if we have to talk about it during the campaigns and political dynamics then that's the responsibility we all have. >> we will keep following these cases closely and we hope, neil, that you'll come back and chat with us once again once we figure out what's going to happen to these people. >> we're really grateful for the time. thank you so much for shining a light on this, man. >> thank you very much. stay with "new day." of brain health. to help keep me sharp.p. neuriva: think bigger. my active psoriaiatic arthritis can slow me down.

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time now to get a check of some of the top stories we are following. in michigan, prosecutors say ethan crumbley is now expected to plead guilty monday in the deadly oxford high school shooting. the 16-year-old suspect previously pleaded not guilty to 24 charges in the attack including one count of terrorism and four counts of first-degree murder. crumbley will not receive a plea deal as a result of the change. he was 15 years old at the time of the attack. four students were killed, seven people injured in the november 2021 shooting. officials in michigan are searching for a family of four who they say disappeared nearly

a week ago. investigators say the father anthony siriliano called 911 asking for help on sunday. later that day his family left their home unexpectedly. the family was seen again the next day about five hours from their home getting gas and food. according to investigators, the two sons that were just on your screen are autistic and the family left an elderly relative with dementia home alone before their disappearance. a school district in virginia says nearly 1,000 students at a high school were out this week with flu-like symptoms. officials at stafford county public schools canceled all activities through sunday at stafford high and they will re-assess the situation on monday as they, quote, continue to work with the local health department to identify the root cause of the illness. this is just the latest school to be hit by a flu-like illness in recent weeks as cases have spiked early in the flu season

across the country, prompting warnings from health officials. so the irs is making changes to 401(k) rules. there is an unprecedented boost to how much you can save for your retirement now. starting next year you can contribute $2,000 or roughly 9.8% more into your retirement accounts. the new cap is $22,500. >> that's a pretty significant hike. contribution limits to traditional iras and after-tax roth iras boosted as well to $6500. the jump is largely due to inflation and comes days after the agency announced changes to tax brackets for next year. so the upshot for anyone with earned income, a likely boost in take home pay. if you're looking to buy a home, you'll probably want to think that over. this week mortgage rates saw another hike creeping closer to 7% and since the beginning of

the year, mortgage rates have more than doubled. >> it's an effort by the federal reserve to try to tamp down inflation, but higher rates are putting home purchases more and more out of reach for many americans. cnn's rahel solomon explains. >> boris, a mamara, mortgage ra are more than double when the average 30-year was close to 3%. buying a house costs much more than just three months ago. if you put down 20% that same home costs an additional $700 more every month and that's causing buyers to sit out this market. sales of existing homes in september fell nearly 24% compared to last year and down 1.5% compared to the previous month. so why are mortgage rates rising so much? >> well, like many things in this economy, the answer lies with the fed. as the fed tries to cool inflation by slowing spending,

it's been raising its key interest rate, that then impacts borrowing costs for us consumers including mortgage rates and in the housing market we're seeing a slowdown in spending. existing home sales has fallen for eight months in a row, but what about home prices? s supply is tight and prices are on average higher than they were a year ago, although slowing on a month-to-month basis. so what's a buyer to do? well, i talked to dottie herman, a real estate pro who said if you can still afford to buy you might have better luck negotiating with the seller in this market, but the key words are if you can still afford to buy. boris? amara? >> rahel solomon, thank you so much. the countdown is on. those looking to replace liz truss as prime minister are going to have to soon declare their candidacy as it shifts for a potential political comeback for the other major boris, boris

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britain's conservative party is moving quickly to choose a new leader and prime minister by next week with as little drama as possible. outgoing prime minister liz truss abruptly resigned thursday after the fallout from a disastrous budget proposal. >> and now three candidates are leading the pack to replace her. let's take you to london now. the clock is ticking for a replacement to be found. >> reporter: what an absolutely extraordinary turn of events. it was just a few weeks ago that boris johnson was forced out of 10 downing street mired in scandal. his only conservative party turning against him, saying that he is unfit to lead and now the

country is abuzz with talk of a johnson comeback. boris rushing from his holiday in the caribbean, landing in london just a few hours ago amid these reports that he will try to get that top job back. that he will put in a bid in this leadership contest. if the conservative party right now, which needs stability, if the conservative party is looking for that stable, unifying figure, many critics of johnson will tell you he is not it. he's absolutely a divisive man, absolutely a controversial man and perhaps most importantly, he is a man under investigation. johnson is still under parliamentary investigation. he stands accused of lying to the house of commons over parties that were held during lockdown, during pandemic lockdown at 10 downing street at his own residence. if he's found to indeed have lied to parliament he could potentially down the line face a vote to expel or suspends him from parliament. just imagine if he was sitting in office while all of that is taking place and that's exactly what his rivals are going to

say. they're going to say johnson is still way too mired in political scandal to lead this country. he has two contenders, two rivals he's likely to face. one is ritchie sunack, the former finance minister of the country, somebody with a strong economic back ground that could guide the country through the current turmoil. another is penny modant. they have to get 100 mps to back them by monday 2:00 p.m. to know who the country's next prime minister is by friday. >> that is incredible. just the fact that boris johnson -- that the door is open for him to potentially return tells you everything you need to know about the state of uk politics right now. thank you so much. well, amara, it has been a fun morning so far. we're going to come back in about an hour, but michael smerconish will take over in just a bit. >> we'll have more fun in an hour. before we go, catch an all new

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