hi, everyone, i'm kate snow. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. "nbc news daily" starts right now. today, tuesday, december 20th, 2022. holiday storm threat. a massive winter storm growing by the hour, and it could derail travel plans and delay gifts for millions. where and when it's expected to hit. hitting pause. the supreme court keeps a trump-era immigration rule in place just a day before it was set to expire. with thousands of migrants making their way to the border, is it too late? rattled by a quake.

thousands of people in california are without power after a massive earthquake shakes the golden state. where the worst damage is right now. and right and wrong, an incoming congressman has quite an impressive resume. the problem is, much of it may be made up, according to reports. what we're learning about his past. we begin with a new nasty storm system that is threatening to seriously up-end holiday travel plans. >> 40 million americans are under winter alerts this hour with several inches of snow, bitterly cold temperatures, and even coastal flooding in the forecast. it's already creating chaos at the airports around the country, too. here's a look at the crowds at chicago's o'hare airport earlier today. >> and driving conditions may not be any better over the coming days. aaa estimates more than 100 million people will hit the road, an increase of more than three million compared to last year. meteorologist bill karins is tracking the forecast. first, our ron allen is at new york city's laguardia airport.

we'll start with you. what are you hearing and seeing, any serious troubles so far? >> reporter: everybody's expecting this to be pre-pandemic, 2019 levels. here in new york, they're expecting as many as 11 million people, the leading edge starting now, to pass through the tunnels and bridges and airports of new york. 11 million people is more than the entire city of new york. things are moving smoothly so far here on the east coast. the problems seem to be in the middle of the country, especially chicago where they're expecting blizzard conditions and perhaps a real -- many problems at the airport. for the most part today we've been talking to travelers who are relieved that they're traveling today and not thursday or friday which are expected to be much busier. here's what travelers said earlier today. take a listen. >> we haven't suffered too many delays, weather hasn't been a factor for us yet, although i know that's coming. i think always, too, people realize that everybody wants to get back out there and travel again. and just have to be patient because a lot of times things

take a little longer than they used to. >> reporter: wouldn't it be amazing if everybody thought about all this that way? no need for all this. anyway, so they're taking their time. the tsa, the airlines, the airports are advising if you can, travel sooner rather than later. the airlines are offering to change tickets' fees, without fees, to make it easier. hopefully we'll get through this all in a very merry christmas kind of way. >> yeah. i have to say, though, i tried to change my ticket which is for friday night, and i couldn't find any flights. just to warn people, even the flights now are starting to fill up. >> going to be tough for folks. let's bring in bill karins now. help us understand what's coming here. when does the worst of the storm arrive, what do travelers need to know? >> everyone's trying to make so many decisions much the best information is the timing of when the worst weather will be in your area or hopefully pinpoint your area, if i don't mention your area, it's fine. now watches turning to advisories even warnings around omaha.

as the storm gets closer, we're getting the details on what's going to happen. here's through wednesday afternoon, evening, snow spreading through the midwest in through the northern plains. nothing horrible. just a couple of inches. maybe you don't want to drive in it, do it earlier than that. then system heads east. significant snows from kansas city to st. louis, st. louis to chicago, as we go throughout thursday evening. the rainy weather will be moving into d.c., richmond, new york city late thursday. friday's the peak of the event with gusty winds and heavy nine rain in the northeast and blizzards, power outages, and the snow forecast a potential of 6 to 12 inches especially in the great lakes. >> okay. ron allen, bill karins. thank you. appreciate it. in a few hours the biden administration faces a deadline to respond to a republican-led effort to keep a trump-era immigration policy in place. title 42 took effect at the start of the pandemic. it allows officials to cite health concerns to reject asylum seekers at the u.s. border.

that policy was set to expire tomorrow, but a new supreme court order means that ban will now stay in place for now. nbc news now with more from the mexican side of the u.s.-mexico border where guad arrived a few minutes ago. you've been following both sides of this issue, both sides of the border i should say. what are you seeing where you are right now? >> reporter: aaron, we came back -- we were here yesterday, and groups of migrants were still crossing the river to turn themselves in. what you're seeing here, this just began today, the national guard has arrived, and they've installed this barbed wire. this goes -- it's a perimeter that goes down and would around the river. they are no longer allowing asylum seek force turn themselves in. so you can see large groups that have gathered here, they wanted to walk through and turn themselves in. that is no longer happening here. this is national guard. and down in that direction there's also texas state troopers.

i'm going to move to this side. it goes far in this direction, and they are no longer allowing migrants to turn themselves in. this is major change because what we have been seeing in the last few days is that border authorities here were allowing the migrants to cross the river down over in direction just about 200 feet from us, and that was the gate where they were coming in. so now it is no longer happening. the national guard is here, and they are telling the asylum seekers to go to a port of entry. that is what's happening here at the border, aaron. >> all right. we understand what's happening there on the u.s. side of the border. i know you spoke with authorities in mexico about the influx of migrants, too. what did you hear there? >> reporter: aaron, it's difficult to really understand the situation. yesterday authorities on the american side, el paso city and county authorities, told us that they learned that about 20,000 migrants were in el paso at the

moment ready to cross. so today we spoke with authorities in juarez were and told that they have about 3,000 people in shelters, and they calculate about another 3,000 to 4,000 throughout the city. so they think there's about 7,000 migrants in juarez at the moment that might want to cross. they did indicate that their understanding is that most of these migrants were going to wait to see if title 42 would be lifted before making a decision to cross. so the numbers are very different from what u.s. federal authorities are saying and what we're being told in mexico. aaron? >> all right. guad for us in juarez, mexico. thank you. house lawmakers are meeting right now to decide whether or not to release former president donald trump's tax returns. it is the culmination of a legal battle that lasted more than three years and ended with six years -- ended up with them getting six years of trump's records in congress' hands. capitol hill correspondent ryan nobles joins us now. this meeting will mainly happen

behind closed doors. what are the options that we think they're discussing? >> reporter: that's right. in fact, they've already gavelled in this meeting. and they have a number of options at their disposal. they could release all of the former president's tax returns, they could release part of them as part of a broader report on the things that they were looking into. but regardless, they have to get it done quickly. this congress, the democrats in charge i should say, will lose that authority on january 3rd. this is what a member of the committee said about the urgency of them dealing with this matter -- >> we know that come noon on january 3rd the republicans will take over the house, sadly, and will have absolutely no interest whatsoever in holding donald trump accountable. that impending clock is certainly in the back of my mind, and i think in the back of the minds of all of my democratic colleagues. >> reporter: so they'll make a decision here in the next hour. perhaps they'll tell us what the plan is today. maybe the earliest we could see the information there these tax

returns is tomorrow. kate? >> ryan nobles there, thank you. an incoming congressman is facing calls to resign before he even takes office. new york republican george santos is being accused of lying about his background. "the new york times" reports that much of the resume he used on the campaign trail appears to be made up. nbc news national correspondent gabe guttierez is joins us now. take us through the reporting here. what parts of the resume are being questioned? >> reporter: hey there, a lot of it is being questioned at this point. as you said, much of the resume that he campaigned on, take a look there, and nbc news reached out to all the organizations, all say they have no record of congressman-elect george santos, that's nyu, citi group, and goldman sachs. the "times" is also raising questions about other aspects of his -- of his resume including how he -- raising questions about how he managed to lend $700,000 to his campaign even

though he has not disclosed any real estate holdings that he has as he has described previously on this campaign. now the paper also uncovered unresolved criminal charges against santos involving fraudulent checks in brazil. aaron? >> so gabe, how is santos responding to this "times" report at this point? >> reporter: at this point, santos has not responded publicly himself. his attorney has put out a statement saying in part, "it is no surprise that congressman-elect santos has enemies at the "new york times" who are attempting to smear his good name with these defamatory allegations." still that statement did not directly the substance of those allegations. and as you mentioned, santos is facing calls to resign even before he sworn in. democrats also want to see a house ethics probe into these allegations. aaron? >> gabe gutierrez, thank you. and an alarming surge in covid -- rather cold and flu cases in children is leading to

a nationwide shortage of medicine for kids. now some of the nation's largest farm sue chains are taking drastic actions. cvs just announced it will limit people to two products per purchase on line and in stores. walgreens limiting the medicines to six products only for online sales. walmart, though, says it's seen high demand for these medicines, but right now it does not have a purchase limit in place. wells fargo agreeing to a massive settlement deal, and netflix is not striking gold with their new ad plan. >> bertha coombs with the cnbc "money minute." >> reporter: let's start with the big bank settlement. wells fargo paying $-3.7 billion to resolve consumer financial bureau accusation that's it illegally mishandled auto loans and mortgages leading to billions of dollars in financial harm to its customers. the cfpb says thousands of those customers lost their vehicles or homes. $2 billion of that settlement is going to go directly to consumers. meantime, 3m says that by

2025 tell stop making chemicals known as pfas that don't break down quickly and have been linked to health problems. a large number of lawsuits have already been filed against the company. and netflix's new ad-supported plan was its least popular service last month, according to antenna, an analytics firm. it tells the "wall street journal" the new tier accounted for just 9% of u.s. signups last month. netflix disputes antenna's numbers saying it's still very early days, and it is pleased with the launch. meantime, i am hooked on peacock and the "yellowstone." >> okay. i was going to say if that were true, maybe it's people don't want to -- they don't want ads. they'll pay more. >> reporter: maybe. or the big problem has been historically that people share passwords. so that's why they're trying to get a lower tier so that people buy their own. >> get it. >> yeah.

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me going through the metal detector that i heard that over a loud speaker. i heard them say woman with language dark hair and gray scarf. i was asked my name, and i was asked to provide my identification. >> reporter: did they say something about facial recognition? >> i believe they did. i believe they said that our restriction picked up. >> reporter: recognition is used as a security measure to ensure safety for guests and employees. conlon said she posed no threats, but the guards kicked her out with this explanation -- >> we know that you are an attorney, they knew my name before i told it to them. they knew the firm that i was associated with before i told them. and they told me that i was not allowed to be there. >> reporter: conlos is an associate with the new jersey-based law firm davis, sapperstein, and solomon, which for years has been involved in personal injury litigation against a restaurant venue now under the umbrella of msg entertainment. >> i don't practice in new york.

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will not get another trial. he was convicted of killing his wife laci and unborn child connor in 2002 and then dumping them into the san francisco bay. his lawyers requested a new trial claiming juror misconduct and that one juror wasn't completely truthful during questioning. peterson was moved off death row. ian is tracking this story and we'll have much more in our afternoon newscast. the other top story, a 6.4 earthquake north of the bay area and a wave of aftershocks. it struck around 2:30 this morning. it was centered in ferndale and humboldt county near the city of eureka. no tsunami warning was slood but at least two injuries have been confirmed. one with a hip injury, one with a head injury. both are expected to be okay. at least 71,000 customers are still without power this afternoon and one homeowner in

ferndale said most of the damage is minor. you can see here, a lot of stuff tumbled. >> the things have fallen over, you can tell that pattern of north to south shaking. it was a good one. it lasted a while. it runs through your mind. is this going to keep going? is this going to end? >> it felt like turbulence on an airplane. like, intense. >> here's a look inside a store in eureka. you can see all the stuff that fell from the shelves. our reporter is there and we'll have live reports later today. let's switch gears to our weather forecast. it is looking clear but there may be a chance of rain later this week. here's kari hall. >> checking out the temperatures today, it will be still cool across the bay area. especially in the north bay with a high of 55 in novato.

53 in santa rosa, even 60 degrees for san martin. as we go through the next several days, a couple of storm systems pass us just to the north. there will be a slight chance of rain late thursday into friday. the weekend is looking nice and dry. as we go beyond that, we could be tracking a couple of storm systems coming in that could bring us rain and sierra snow next tuesday as well as thursday. the temperatures will be warming up and we'll check that out in our seven-day forecast. that's coming up in about 30 minutes. see you then. two. nation's major drug stores are now limiting the sale of pain and symptom medication for children. >> reporter: cvs will now only allow to you buy two pain and fever relief medications for children. both online and in the stores. while walgreens is limiting to six for online only. the drugstore chains are facing

supply issues and high demand with the country experiencing one of the worst flu seasons in a decade. we just spoke with the infectious disease specialist at ucsf. we asked him, when should you go to the hospital? he said when you're having trouble breathing. if you're short-winded. having trouble going up the stairs or across the room. if you're at home and you. if you're listless and can't eat or drink. ucsf's capacity is more than 90% full with long lines in the e.r. many hospitals across the country are filling up because of the so-called triple demmic of the flu, rsv and covid. according to the cdc, the spread of covid has gone up 35% over the last two weeks. and the last ten weeks, more than 150,000 people have been hospitalized with the flu. more than 9300 people who have had the flu have died.

here in dublin, bob redell. nbc bay area news. another headline. what will musk do with twitter after the shocking poll yesterday? the report is that he is actively looking for a new ceo to replace him at twitter. he had polled twitter users whether he should quit and millions of people said yes, should. musk said he would honor the results of the poll. then he tweeted, be careful what you wish for as a response. that does it for this edition of the fast forward. i'll be back in 30 minutes with more news. see you then.

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bottom of the hour now. here are some of the stories making headlines on "nbc news daily" -- >> we're following breaking news from texas. the former police officer who killed atatiana jefferson has just been sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison. aaron dean was convicted of manslaughter last week. he shot jefferson through a window while she was playing video games with her nephew back in october, 2019. dean resigned from the fort worth police department later that year. a 97-year-old woman who worked as a secretary at a nazi concentration camp has been convicted by a german court. she was known as the secretary

of evil in german media. she was given a two-year suspended sentence for being an accessory to the murder of more than 10,000 people. her trial took place in juvenile court because she was 18 when she worked as a secretary for the camp's commander. the assistant director of the movie "rust" is countersuing alec baldwin and several other crew members. david halls allegedly handed baldwin the loaded prop gun that killed the cinematographer. in the countersuit, halls denies any liability he may have had during the accident and is ask figurer man terry damages. baldwin has -- for monetary damages. baldwin has sued for negligence. in california, tense of thousands are without -- tens of thousands are without power after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that caused widespread damage. at least two people were hurt. steve patterson joins us now from our los angeles bureau. he's been tracking this from there. where was the epicenter of the earthquake, first of all, and what kind of damage are we seeing?

>> reporter: the epicenter is up on the screen, off the coast of ferndale, humboldt county, california, about 200 miles north of the san francisco area. strong quake, 6.44 is no joke. happened at about 2:30 this morning. people report saying that it was arouound 15 too 20 secondnds, w is q quite a long t time for anything o over 6.0.0. that tellsls you the intensity. the damage, widespreadad. you're lookiking at somome of i now. crcracks in the roadadway, stor fronts that were shattered. you know,, obviously items falling over at homes very dangerous. also to infrastructure. several gas lines were ruptured. the power, of course, out for a lot of people in that area. and you know, crews are working right now in an emergency situation to try to get everything fixed. we just had a press conference not too long ago with the operations emergency management services. i just want to tell you what they're saying about going back into your home. listen to this. >> you know, your home is

livable if you can get in, you understand just like anything, if you feel like there is -- earthquake happening again, an aftershock, drop, cover, hold, find a safe spot. >> reporter: he's saying that because there are so many aftershocks. i think they're counting about 80 right now in the range of anywhere from 2.0 to 4.0. those are strong and frequent. back to you. >> got to be scary for a lot of people there. we mention there are thousands without power now. any update on when power might be restored? >> reporter: still 71,000-plus people without power. they are trying to restore power in quadrants. that will, of course, take some time, and especially with the fact that aftershocks could be going on for the next few days. >> steve patterson in l.a. thank you. to santa monica, california, where a bold and controversial message is on display. a massive sign in a busy tourist area that reads "santa monica is not safe."

we have more. maya, the property owner says the sign is meant to draw attention. i guess mission accomplished. >> reporter: yeah, it's definitely drawing attention and catching some off-duty guard. the santa monica coalition which is made of business owners, residents, and renters put the sign up at an empty storefront. as you mentioned it reads, "santa monica is not safe, crime depravity, outdoor message asylum." the coalition says it's a call for action for the city to deal with people experiencing homelessness and crime in the area. >> on a daily basis, day and night, it's an insane asylum. i manage property all throughout l.a. from boyle heights to mcarthur park, and this is probably the worst in terms of crime. >> reporter: as for tourists in the area, many say they weren't sure what's what to think when walking past the bold sign. >> my first initial reaction was surprise i guess. >> i didn't know if it was a store that was coming in soon or

a joke. >> yeah. >> so -- or if it's serious. >> reporter: the coalition says the message is a serious one, and they plan for the sign to stay up until at least after the new year, and then it will be moved to different locations throughout the city. >> has the city weighed in on any of this? >> reporter: yes. the city told our nbc station in los angeles that it's working to crack down on crime in the area. they have upped patrols and hired 30 new officers this year. they say as a result of those actions, they have seen robberies and burglaries drop in the past ten days. the city went on to say, quote, it's sad this a small group of landlords are working against our collective success through signage at the very moment when small businesses are welcoming holiday customers." kate? >> all right. thank you. new questions today about school safety in uvalde, texas. an inspector looking at security in the district was able to enter a school cafeteria posing as an intruder during a safety audit. the town saw a horrific school shooting in may of this year

when a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers. nbc's julia jester is following the new developments for us. what do we know about how this happened? >> reporter: hey, aaron. the community learned of this unnerving finding at a school board meeting on monday. according to uvalde superintendent gary patterson, three schools in the district were selected for an intruder selection audit, part of a statewide program implemented by texas governor abbott in the wake of that robb elementary massacre. an inspector was able to access one of these school campuses through a loading dock door near the cafeteria that didn't properly lock when a delivery truck team didn't case loads the door hard enough. staff inside then stopped the jaudtor who posed as an intruder. the superintendent said the check brought the district's attention to faulty doors and the importance of securing loading areas during deliveries. aaron? >> and julia, "the washington post" has some new reporting out today on the flaws in the

response from medical responders on the day of that shooting. we should note that nbc news has not confirmed the report. what details have you been able to glean from that? >> reporter: yeah, aaron, we've learned a lot about the law enforcement response to the shooting. this new report from "the washington post," "texas tribune" and pro-publica shows how the chaotic medical response led to delays that could have cost lives. the chaotic scene showed investigative documents, video footage, videos, and radio traffic came together to really document what happened. and according to the report, previously unreleased video and audio show how the communication lapses and confusion over authority led to those critical delays, postponing lifesaving medical treatment, noting that three victims who emerged from the school with a pulse later died. now one of those victims was teacher eva morales who according to body cam footage and videos of still alive as she

was carried out of her classroom more than an hour after the gunman opened fire, and a medic told investigators that his officers treated her wounds on the sidewalk just outside the school. they did not see an ambulance even though video showed two parked ambulances just around the corner, about 100 feet away. meanwhile, other ambulances couldn't reach the school due to parked police vehicles blocking their path. six students were ultimately taken to a hospital in a school bus with no trained medics on board. according to texas ems records. now this latest investigation is yet another example of the response to the uvalde school shooting and hopefully some lessons will be learned here. aaron? >> julia jester for us in our d.c. bureau. thank you. there are startling new numbers out today about the amount of fentanyl flowing into there country. today the drug enforcement administration announced that it seized more than 379 million potentially deadly doses of that drug.

379 million just this year. that includes over 50 million fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills or pills you think are something else but they have fentanyl. and more than 10,000 pounds of fentanyl powder. according to the latest cdc numbers, 67% of overdose deaths are because of synthetic opioids like fentanyl. two milligrams the size of the tip of a pencil is considered potentially deadly. don't take anything that isn't prescribed by a doctor. now to an nbc news exclusive. you may best know billionaire businessman mark cuban from "shark tank" or as the passionate owner of the dallas mavericks. >> what cuban wants to be remembered for is a relatively new company he started, and his mission to change prescription drug pricing in america. nbc's cynthia mcfadden talked to cuban for "nbc nightly news." she's joins us with a preview of the conversation. this is interesting to see mark

cuban getting into this space. what did he tell you about why prescription drugs is a business he wants to be in? >> he's a fascinating man. you'll see tonight his office which is more like something you might expect a 21-year-old with no money to have, cement floor, no windows. he says he wants to put his money where it will have impact. he says he gets all these solicitations from people he doesn't know on line every day. he's funded over 100 million of them. when he got a letter from a doctor in colorado talking about creating a new way to have less expensive prescriptions for people, he said "i want to do this." he's self-funding this. take a look. are there bad guys from your perspective morally bad guys driving these prices up? >> i'd say that there are misleading in that they try to create the perception that the patient comes first and they don't. >> you got the idea from somebody reaching out to him,

but he's passionate about. it -- about it. >> he grew up very blue-collar family outside pittsburgh. his dad did upholstery in cars, his mom worked odd jobs. he holds up his hand and shows a very broken crooked finger and said, we didn't have money for health care. and i'm just sick and tired of people who can't pay bills or mortgages because they're trying to get medicine. this is outrageous. it can stop. you'll see, we take some drugs, take them on the test. we compare, for example, a leukemia drug, $1,500 at one of the big pharmacies, on his site, no insurance, $15. >> come on. >> wow. >> $1,500 versus $15? >> you got it. no insurance. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> i mean, think about it. how do we price drugs? it's a great mystery. he says part of this is about transparency, and when you get a bill from them, they show you what they paid for the drug plus a 15% markup, a $3 pharmacy fee

and a $5 delivery fee, and you know exactly what you've paid for. >> you can see pharmacies, drugmakers all over perking up now -- >> getting scared probably. >> he's in if for the long haul. >> thank you. you can see more of the exclusive interview on "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. where mental health is part of the school curriculum. and a special program note -- join keir simmons tonight. he's exploring the widespread impacts of a years' long drought in kenya and somaliaia. you can watch "scorched: east africa's climate crisis" tonight at 10:30 eastern on bc news no"nw.

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in one florida school, mental health is now part of the curriculum thanks to an app. >> it's designed to help kids be more mindful about their emotions and wellbeing. nbc news's senior correspondent kerry sanders has the story. >> reporter: school's about to start. [ bell ] and in the chaos, parents rarely have time to quiz their kids with a simple question. how are you feeling today? the answer could be anything from happy to sad, anxious to angry. >> let's welcome this wonderful day by reaching our arms up, big stretch. >> reporter: here with the greene school in west palm beach, florida, after everyone

loosens up the body, there is a moment set aside for a mental stretch. and time to check in on the well check app which allows kids to check in on themselves. >> can you read that -- >> reporter: using emojis. >> excited, scared, calm, happy. >> reporter: they may write short narratives, sometimes upsetting moments they don't want to say out loud. >> it's like confidential. so maybe one of your friends did something behind your back, but you found out about it. putting it on here could help, and then that way you can talk to somebody about it. >> reporter: first grader ava mcdermott began using well check last year. >> i feel -- i feel great because then people get to know how you're feeling. >> reporter: why is that important? >> if you're feeling sad or something, you can tell somebody, and they can help you out, feel better. >> reporter: kindergarteners, members of the digital native generation, tell an entire story with just emojis. by starting this routine so

young, researchers believe it allows kids to learn openly expressing emotions is normal. >> many schools focus on academics being a priority. for me personally and professionally the academics is secondary. the primary focus should be on the mental health because as we know as adults, if you're not mentally strong, we're not going to be productive. >> reporter: the app allows kids to express themselves confidentially on a computer. a teacher only knows there are problems if a student clicks "check on me" or "check on a friend." >> it makes me aware ahead of time so i can kind of come up with a game plan of how i'm going to approach this child. maybe at recess. it's as small as calling them over to sit with me on the bench and say, would you like to talk about it further? >> reporter: why is that so important with kids at these ages? >> students who maybe wouldn't feel comfortable voicing their feelings out loud have become more comfortable doing so.

>> reporter: fourth grader victoria brask says anonymity is critical. >> sometimes i feel a little bit shy when other people are like -- when i'm talking to them because sometimes they say stuff that -- back, and i just get sometimes nervous. >> reporter: do you feel sometimes like you're going judged if you talk to a person? >> yes. >> reporter: the digital tool was created by researchers at johns hopkins university and is currently in pilot phase in 42 u.s. schools and two outside of the u.s. >> when students have this sense of connectedness to teachers and schools, they're more likely to have a greater sense of self-determination and autonomy, and that helps with engagement and motivation and ultimately achievement. >> reporter: after remote learning, some parents say the anonymous data tells a still unfolding post-pandemic mental health story. >> young people did not do well being so isolated. there is a realization that

schools made that they have to take the time and listen to the kids in that respect. >> reporter: in our idealized simpler days, school was reading, writing, and arithmetic. mental health counselors say today's kids are under more pressure than ever, and learning to deal with that is as important as two plus two. >> this is necessary. it's not just something we do in the morning because we have to do it. it has a true purpose. >> reporter: the well check app is funded in part by money from johns hopkins university, the university of virginia, and is being used in schools from elementary school all the way to high school. it's in public schools, private schools, charter schools, in urban settings, in rural settings. and at the greene school we learned that in addition to doing the well check, they also have mental health counselors on standby just in case. >> kerry sanders there reporting. that's so interesting. i've done stories, too, about

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