and we'll talk with arkansas republican governor asa hutchinson, who says he now regrets signing a law banning state mask mandates, and is confronting vaccine hesitation head on. and we'll check in with former f.d.a. commissioner dr. scott gottlieb. plus, we'll preview cbs this morning and the albany time's union interview with brittany camesso. she is speaking for the first time about why she filed a criminal sexual harassment complaint against new york governor andrew cuomo. >> what he did to me is a crime. >> dickerson: plus, we'll sit down with author amanda ripley, and her new book explores how we can find out w our way back to roductive conversations. it is all coming up on "face the nation." ♪good t "face the nation." we thought we were done with that feeling in our fight against covid-19 that one step forward could be followed by two steps back. but we're not done. the u.s. is now reporting an average of 100,000 new cases a day, 15,000 a day just a month ago. public health officials expect that number to go a lot higher before it begins to drop. what is different, though, is th

this, one day after the governor, asa hutchinson, said he regrets the ban on mask mandates that he signed into law several months ago. amazon ordered all of its u.s. employees to wear masks at work. and united airlines became the first major u.s. carrier to mandate vaccinations for its workers. the biden administration today extended a pandemic pause on repayments, interest, and collections for federal student loans. it will now run through january. the u.s. education department said that it is the last time the pause will be continued. a catastrophic fire in northern california is still spreading tonight. it already engulfed one entire town, as it burns into the record books. amna nawaz has our report. >> nawaz: after swelling 110 square miles in a single day, california's dixie fire is now the largest anywhere in the country. fueled by hot weather and gusty conditions, as of this morning, the blaze also ranked as the third biggest in state history, stretching across 676 square miles in northern california. greenville, a small, historic gold rush town, is already gone, consumed by flames

>> i think asa hutchinson is at the moderate end of the governors who imposed these restrictions. but reality. they're getting mugged by reality. the problem we have is that the states, these are states with low vaccination rates to begin with, that have moved most aggressively to stop local governments, not only school districts but cities, from having almost any kind of public health tools in their -- you know, in their belt to try to respond to this. that is where the crisis is germinating. as we talked about before, it isn't only a question of what this means for florida and texas and georgia and arizona and arkansas. if the virus is raging in those states, it is highly unlikely we are going to get control of it everywhere else. you hear more of what representative dent just said, is the future of dealing with this putting more burdens on the vaccinated or pressuring the unvaccinated? kaiser family foundation poll, real quick -- >> i have it right here, let me get the numbers. >> yes. 53% i think it was believe the vaccine is more dangerous than the disease itself. that sugges

. >> arkansas governor asa hutchinson says he regrets signing a ban on mask mandates back in april. >ed it at the time because our cases were at a very low point. i knew it would be overridden by the legislature if i didn't sign it. i signed it for those reasons, that our cases were at a low point. everything has changed now. yes, in hindsight, i wish that had not become law, but it is the law, and the only chance we have is to admit it or for the courts to say it has an unconstitutional foundation. >> the governor is now asking the state legislature to reverse that decision so local school districts can require masks when school resumes in a few weeks. >>> the capitol continues to work slowly through the proposed amendments to the infrastructure plan. senators hope to complete the process by this evening burke they say they're not planning to rush through anything. majority leader chuck schumer plans to delay the august recess until it's passed. the president isn't likely to sign it for at least another six weeks. the house already left for its august recess and is not scheduled to r

it could save a lot of live, governor asa hutchinson from arkansas. thank you so much for joining us. you are always welcome to "the situation room". thank you for watching. erin burnett "out front" starts right now. ♪ >>> "out front" next, trump's coup attempt in plain sight. the president's push to overturn the election and his role in the deadly insurrection now moving to a whole new phase. plus president biden has a new name for florida governor ron desantis, governor who? as the war of words over two escalate tonight. it may not be enough to simply say are you a trump supporter. you may need to carry a card to show your loyalty. let's go out front. good evening, i'm erin burnett. "out front" tonight the coup attempt. tonight's investigation into former president donald trump's attempts to overturn the election if his role of the january 6th insurrection is entering a whole new phase. the january 6th select committee is now taking over all aspects of the investigation and there are two crucial witnesses who could be calls to appear before the pane

republican governor asa hutchinson says it was a mistake to banned mask mandates and that state this april. it was an error to sign that law. hutchison is a part of a growing number of republican lawmakers urging their colleagues to allow local governments to make their own decisions when it comes to slowing the spread of the delta variant. but in florida, governor ron desantis continues to outlaw mandatory covid protections like mask. this despite florida city multiple daily case records over the last week. let people make their choices giving good information on make a good decision. the cdc reporting nearly 24,000 new cases in that state on friday after recording more than 22,000 cases the day before louisiana republican senator bill cassidy, a doctor by trade says desantis is making a mistake by not backing down from his ban on mask mandate. a local official should have control here. >> i don't want top down from washington dc out top down from the governor's office when it comes to local conditions. it my hospitals full in my vaccination rate is low and infection rate is going c

the numbers are so bad that governor asa hutchinson who months ago signed a bill that banned local masksigned it for those reasons, that our cases were at a low point. everything has changed now. yes, in hindsight i wish that had not become law. >> the governor is also hosting town halls in an effort to convince vaccine skeptics to get the shot. and in case you've ever wondered what happens when a pro vaccine governor meets a room full of anti-vaxxers, here it goes. >> what's in the vaccine? give me it? if mr. doctor gives me a vial and says trust me, i'll give you a vial and you trust me. >> if doctors were able to use therapeutics, we would not have hospitals full of people dying. what would save lives, governor, and it's not the vaccine. >> joining me now is arkansas state senator jim hendren, who left the republican party earlier this year appeared now serves as an independent and dr. vin gupta, a critical care pulmonologist. dr. gupta, i have to start with you. i need your reaction to that sound we just heard of those two vaccine skeptics, especially that last one, that young woman

it seems like they can do whatever they want, but i have to think if asa hutchinson was dancing at aat, but no one seems to care. >> greg: it yet, because person was a palindrome. >> does anybody know who asa hutchinson actually is? >> greg: i don't know. geico he's a governor of some kind. joe is popular among the twins for his fashion, i was we. he's not on tiktok because he doesn't want the chinese to own the content. it's funny how the white house is using tiktok when the chinese on the company and also this is just like the climate change thing, all these people who have been terrified of covid are -- it's not hypocrisy, if that they love the control. they love being able to say i'm in a lead, none of this affects me, i can do whatever i want and all of you please, do what we tell you to do. i think screw these people, move on. [scattered applause. >> greg: and we are going to move onto the next segment. up next, a clown cannot [indiscernible]. [scattered applause] (vo) unconventional thinking means we see things differently, so you can focus on what matters most. that's how we'

it could save a lot of live, governor asa hutchinson from arkansas.ng us. you are always welcome to "the situation room". thank you for watching. erin burnett "out front" starts right now. ♪ >>> "out front" next, trump's coup attempt in plain sight. the president's push to overturn the election and his role in the deadly insurrection now moving to a whole new phase. plus president biden has a new name for florida governor ron desantis, governor who? as the war of words over two escalate tonight. it may not be enough to simply say are you a trump supporter. you may need to carry a card to show your loyalty. let's go out

. >> reporter: on sunday, arkansas governor asa hutchinson joined the chorus cuomo resign. >> no womanuld have to go to the workplace and have to choose between a paycheck and being assaulted. >> reporter: governor cuomo denies all accusations of sexual harassment or unwanted advances and says he will not step down. the new york state assembly is expected to finish impeachment irr th ek elesbs news, new york. >>> you can see more of our exclusive interview ahead on "cbs this morning" at 7:00 a.m. with brittany commisso. >>> a panel of scientific experts appointed by the u.n. released a landmark report on climate change and will include a stark warning about the expected changes to oceans, icecaps and land in the coming decades. tropical cyclones are getting stronger and wetter. co-author of the report says the trends are getting worse and there's nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. >>> the so-called dixie fire is now the largest single wild fire in california history. the fire has grown to more than 489,000 acres since it started about a month ago. more than 600 structures including ho

you see, i had a long talk, not long, but a talk with governor asa hutchinson, who said he made a mistake is working hard going around, telling me that is doing a lot of town meetings, not all of which are being embraced, but he's making the case and we will continue to make the case. >> mr. president, mr. president. >> ironically one of the democrats who spoke with the most over the years is andrew cuomo. he's resigning today. you traveled to new york with him and during the launch of the reconstruction of laguardia he supported your campaign early on. though you called on him to resign condemned the a lot -- condemned the behavior, as someone who spends a lot of time with mayors and governors, how would you assess his time in state? pres. biden: in terms of his personal behavior or as a governor? >> his job as a governor. pres. biden: he's done a hell of a job. everything on access to voting and infrastructure to a whole range of things. that's why it's so sad >> i have a question about the significance of the bipartisan nature of the infrastructure agreement. are there lessons to be le

. >>> "the hill" reports arkansas republican governor asa hutchinson says that he regrets signing a ban mask mandates in schools. he's calling the state legislature back into session to reverse the decision. if passed, it would allow school districts to decide if they want mask mandates. hutchinson said he signed it the bill because of reduced covid-19 case numbers and he knew a veto would be overridden by state lawmakers. >> i signed it for those reasons, that our cases were at a low point. everything has changed now. and yes, in hindsight, i wish that had not become law. >> coronavirus cases in arkansas have soared in recent weeks. lawmakers say it will be difficult to lift the ban before school starts since it would need a two-thirds vote. >>> and "variety" says "jeopardy!" executive producer mike richards is in advanced negotiations with sony pictures television to become the permanent host of the show. richards was one of the guest hosts who filled in since alex trebek's death last november. he joined the show as executive producer last year after hosting other shows including "the

. >> whitaker: sunday on "face the nation," arkansas governor asa hutchinson and education secretaryor norah o'donnell, i'm bill whitaker. have a gre weekend. go >>> right now at 7:00 -- >> it hit me like a ton of bricks. if you have respiratory problems, i would suggest you get out here. >> we knew it would hit us eventually, and now it has, after weeks on the right side of the wind. the bay area is heading into the weekend under a shroud of smoke. >> you can see that shroud of smoke as we look out from the top of mt. diablo. now the question is when does it get out of here. tracking improving conditions in the forecast. >> hopefully doesn't -- i don't know, i just can't see how, not beinhe as thousands flee the raging wildfires producing that smoke, one man describes defending his home from disaster. >> it was a cross between apocalypse now and wizard of oz. there was propane tanks blowing up left and right. >>> plus, a new warning about vaccine mandates from one law enforcement group. >> it's going to impact our staffing and it's going to even impact public safety even further. >>

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. >> reporter: republican governor asa hutchinson of arkansas says he now regrets outlawing mask mandates for schools. >> everything has changed now. and, yes, in hindsight i wish that had not become law. >> reporter: dozens spoke against a proposed mask mandate in st. louis. >> 100% of the people that get covid in st. louis county survive. why would we mandate a cover for our faces? >> reporter: but a new poll finds 53% of unvaccinated adults believe the vaccine is a bigger risk than covid itself, which is not supported by any evidence. 28-year-old tevin figueroa is among the vaccine hesitant. is there a reason why? >> no, just personal. i'm not too sure. and i keep on seeing, um, like, like, side effects. >> reporter: for some, the fact that the vaccines have only been approved for emergency use so far has been a sticking point. but the f.d.a. has signaled the pfizer vaccine could get full approval by the end of the month. major. >> garrett: manuel bojorquez, thank you. we want to turn now to the chaos that air travelers are facing this summer from unruly passengers to grounded planes.

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look, we're seeing in arkansas, for example, the republican governor there, asa hutchinson, saying heof the delta variant. the delta variant is something nobody was expecting, nobody was predicting. so i think it gives him a reason to change his rhetoric, change his course of action. but because of what trump supporters and the people he's trying to play to in the base, ron desantis, what they want is him to continue the same way, double down on his mistake. he won't admit the mistake. and don, let me tell you this. between my husband and i, there are nine children under the age of 12 in our family and one on the way. it is criminal, what these parents are living under. these children are not republicans or democrats. they are schoolchildren. they are florida's children. for ron desantis to be playing dictator with school boards and teachers and superintendents, it is so anticonservative. and scott knows this. >> before we run out of time, i need to scott in. >> republicans believe in local control. >> scott, go for it, please, we don't have that much time. >> yeah, i tend to think th

judy: and you do have republican governors, asa hutchinson in arkansas has openly changed his mind. > and he is the only one we can name it should be more than governor hutchinson. it should be former president trump should come out and say get the ccine, wear a mask. if you love me, i need you to hang around for whatever i might do, but it needs to be part of the solution, not continue to be part of the problem. one of the reasons why masks have become such an issue, taking the vaccine has become such an issue is because donald trump made it a political issue. judy: and then you have members of congress who made a big deal out of the fact they have been required in the house of representatives to where masks. a number of them saying they won't do it. you now have senators, three prominent -- well, they are all prominent -- three united states senators who have been vaccinated have come down with through infections. >> i think some of it is a fundal misunderstanding of what public health is. this is a situation where we all succeed -- a fundamental misunderstanding of what public heal

asa hutchinson regretting a law that he signed. >> that not felt along frank lynn, tennessee.of anti-mask students threatened the school board. >> you can leave. >> we know who you are! you will never be allowed in public again! >> for teachers the nation's largest union again. >> for us to have a discussion, a debate, about masks? what does that say about us? i don't understand it if is unacceptable. >> meanwhile hospitals now seeing more kids than ever before nearly 94,000 new infections of children. an 80% increase in just a month. parents with kids too young to vaccinate left weighing their childs emotional and educational well-being against their physical health. >> we spent a very long time in a hospital when he was younger and those were very difficult days. and id definitely do not want to relive that. >> contradictions everywhere, emotions running high, and kids in the cross hairs. >> ali joins me now, live. it's good to see you. many local fights you just showed us are in states with low vaccination rates. they're ticking up a bit. we could see full vaccination, but

of the woman who would take over the state's top spot >>> just months ago arkansas's governor asa hutchinson signed a law issuing mask mandates. now as the delta variant fuels a new and deadly surge the republican governor admits he regrets the move. >> everything has changed now and, yes, in hindsight i wish that had not become law. >> wished he had not signed it into law the governor is now urging state lawmakers to reconsider the ban so school districts can require masks before the students return to the classrooms in the middle of delta this was after they mocked and booed and called him a liar. >> covid is real people get sick from -- >> liar. >> what's in the vaccine give me the insert sheet >> why are we only talking about the vaccines don't smirk at me, governor. you should care on both sides of the aisle on what works. what will save lives, governor and it's not the vaccine >> oh, it is the vaccine the science is clear the data shows the vaccines are safe and effective at protecting against severe illness and death and health experts reaffirm they're more important than ever right n

governor asa hutchinson is with me now.ssissippi 34 1/2 and arkansas 36.6 of total population. what is your challenge in getting people to get the jabs? >> first of all, we're working very hard. we're taking it to the communities. i've been to 16 cities holding town hall meetings, having community doctors there, open conversations. those that are skeptics, those that have had experience with it, put it out on the table and get good, accurate information to them. we've seen a 40% increase in vaccinations since we started this. now, much of that is because of the increased risk because of the delta variant but we are seeing the vaccinations go up as people get more greatly concerned. our hospitals are really struggling now and people see that. they know people who are getting the covid and so they are responding by getting vaccinations. i expect to get the numbers up significantly. despite all the challenges that's the best way out of this. the most reliable source is your local doctor. get your source of information from a m

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in arkansas, one of the country's worshit states, republican governor asa hutchinson said wednesday heegrets signing a bill banning local mask mandates, and now wants the law reversed. >> in hindsight, i wish that had not become law. but it is the law and the only chance we have is either to amend it or for the courts to say that it has an unconstitutional foundation. amy: florida continues to set new records for hospitalizations and deaths, accounting for about one in five u.s. covid-19 cases. despite that, republican governor ron desantis has threatened to hold bans on school districts. on wednesday, he blamed immigrants and president biden for the covid surge. >> why don't you do your job, this borders secured. until you do that, i don't want to hear a blip about covid from you. amy: at least four florida school districts have moved to flout governor desantis' state-wide ban on mask mandates but said they would under pressure from the governor. this is broward county mayor steven geller speaking monday. >> unfortunately, we lead the nation in new hospitalizations. the numbers are do

earlier this week, victor n arkansas, governor asa hutchinson said they only had eight icu beds available in the entire state. that's what he tweeted on monday, eight icu beds for this state. so we are seeing big, big surges in cases and hospitalizations, mostly driven by the delta variant. and if you look at covid-19 transmission here in the united states, just a month ago you see there on the map there were many regions that had moderate to substantial transmission. this was just a month ago. most of it is yellow and orange. today, we're nearly all red. you see how there are many residents, more than 98% now live in an area where there's high transmission so that's where we are right now, victor, and i think that map illustrates why we're seeing so many hospitalizations and sadly many cases are in children as well, victor. >> such a dramatic shift in a short amount of time. let's talk with children and covid. i spoke with a pediatric nurse who said a hospital there in louisiana is seeing more kids than ever before. what's the latest on vaccines now being available for that 5 to 11 -- 5

now asa hutchinson the governor of arkansas says he regrets signing a law banning mask mandates. >> oures were at a low point. everything has changed now. and, yes, in hindsight, i wish that had not become law. >> he signed it. this morning the biden administration is considering a vaccination requirement for most international passengers traveling to the united states. there is also a debate this morning after the world health organization declared there should be no booster shots for americans, third vaccine shots before the rest of the world gets its share of vaccines. and defense secretary lloyd austin is set to announce a vaccine requirement for all active duty military this week. >> this morning we want to share ava man's story of battling covid. his decision to post videos posting his covid-19 treatment has turned into a tragic confessional. travis could die because he avoided the vaccine and he says he truly regrets not getting the shot. he also blames himself for infecting his children who are experiencing a rattling cough, dizziness, diarrhea and dehydration. travis chronicled

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a very different response, andy, from another republican governor, asa hutchinson of arkansas, another state getting hammered by covid. he said yesterday, quote, in hindsight, i wish that had not become law. he's talking about a ban -- a law banning local mask mandates in the state that he signed into law earlier this year, and he very clearly said, in hindsight, i wish that had not become law, because of where things are now. what's the difference between these republican governors? >> i think he's missing a pronoun when he says that had not become law. he signed that into law. good for him for recognizing the situation he's in, and applause for him for trying to get his state vaccinated. very hard for politicians to admit that they were incorrect. the truth is, signing your own -- prohibiting your own ability to govern your state in the case of a public emergency is playing politics and it's not smart. look, i think the matters for everybody is, if you're not vaccinated, i think you've seen up close what it feels like and what your neighbors are going through who havaren't vaccinate.

you have governor asa hutchinson admitting he got it wrong, here is a politician admitting he was wronged mask mandate. i thought maybe, maybe this was a sign that these were the cutting edge of republicans turn about that was just mentioned and a possibility and yet it kind of stalled out. you have those people like the doctor here who are facing these horrific situations when it is not just people with covid but accidents and cancer patients can't get the care and treatment they need and republicans don't care. i don't know how else to put it. republican leadership, they just don't care and to the point some of them are running for president 2024, they're doing it in a pile of bodies and a lot of blood on their hands that'll not wash off. >> with desantis certainly the issue right now, the so-called political play which should be wrong and it may also not be working out. >> i want to thank david and c cornell and doctor, thank you. >>> coming up on afghanistan. the intel was not giving them a warning of this kind of break down this fast and news before the insurrection. details of the

governor asa hutchinson of arkansas says he now wishes he hadn't signed a law back in april preventingcal jurisdictions from enacting their own mask mandates. >> and, yes, in hindsight i wish that had not become law. but it is the law. the only chance we have is either to amend it or for the courts to say that it has an unconstitutional foundation. >> some republicans have more than just regrets. south carolina congressman ralph norman tested positive for covid. norman and his gop colleague, congresswoman marjorie taylor greene, have sued house speaker nancy pelosi over masking requirements up on capitol hill. other reports are coming in about gop politicians dying from covid complications after they mocked vaccinations. and speaking of greene, listen to what she had to say about health care workers going door to door encouraging people to get vaccinated. >> in the south, we all love our second amendment rights. and we're not real big on strangers showing up on our front door, are we? they might not like the welcome they get. >> desantis has put his own stamp in this anti-science crusa

but another republican governor, asa hutchinson of arkansas, is having regrets about signing a statewide ban on masks in schools. his entire state is now designated as a region with a high rate of covid transmission. so the governor is calling the republican-led state legislature back into session to try to reverse the ban that he signed in april. >> i signed it at the time because our cases were at a very low point. everything has changed now. yes, in hindsight, i wish that had not become law. >> this new ban on masks comes as millions of people are expected to gather in sturgis, south dakota. that's for the annual motorcycle rally which kicks off on friday. just like a year ago, there is a concern that it will be a super spreader event. few attendees wore masks last year, and that's likely to be the case again this year. >>> we are also following the latest developments concerning new york's embattled governor andrew cuomo. else in a battle for his political life after the state attorney general's report that alleged he sexually harassed nearly a dozen women. cuomo has denied any wrong

listen to the republican governor asa hutchinson who is saying it was a mistake to pass the kind of lawsin texas and florida. the difference between her and the governor of florida is that there are no political aspirations, only to be governor of the state in key people in the state healthy. it is a matter of what we prioritize in value. if what we value is a commitment to one another and keeping each other safe and keeping each other safe in putting this pandemic behind us, we reduce the spread get schools open, there is no question that it will take more aggressive actions. again, i think there is room in certain situations for people who have reasons not to get vaccinated to say, fine, but we need you to show up in work and take a negative test on original basis because we have to be able to ensure that the people who come on our premises that we will keep them safe. william: andy slavik, former covid advisor to the white house, thank you foreing here. andy: thank you. ♪ judy: the rights of the lgbtq people in hungary are increasingly under threat according to activists in the countr

his name is asa hutchinson, governor of arkansas. he signed a law earlier this year that bans mask mandates across arkansas including in schools. well, here is what he has to say now about the law he signed. >> i signed it at the time because our cases were at a very low point. everything has changed now. and yes, in hindsight i wish that it had not become law. >> it's better to arrive late to a party than not at all. but in this case the governor can't overturn the law. it would take the state legislature to allow mask mandates once again in arkansas. now would be a good time for lawmakers in little rock to do it. one in five active cases involves kids under the age of 18. children 12 and under account for nearly 700 increase in cases since april. joining me now, veronica mclean and ashley simmons, both mothers of young children who are suing the state of arkansas over its mask mandate ban. thank you both for spending some of your saturday with me. ashley, governor hutchinson realized he was wrong and called an expedition session to

arkansas' republican governor asa hutchinson is changing sides.'s lifted the ban on mask mandates which he just signed into law a few months ago. the governor spoke about the decision this morning. >> my position is the same that we don't need masks in school whenever they have access to vaccine, but those under 12 are where we're particularly concerned about. they can't get a vaccination and so the school should have the option in order to protect those children. local schools can make the decisions as to whether it should be masks for those under 12. >> arkansas is one state being hit the hardest by the delta variant. only 37% of the population there is fully vaccinated. >>> in the north bay, sonoma health officials ordered all emergency workers to be fully vaccinate record get weekly testing. last night sonoma county expanded the california health order. in four weeks all fire, law enforcement, emergency medical workers and staff at disaster shelters have to be fully vaccinated or get a test every week. >> keeping the work force healthy in the

>> there was one person. [ inaudible ] >> arkansas's republican governor asa hutchinson being heckled who still refuse to believe that the coronavirus is real. like other states, arkansas just broke a record in hospitalizations seeing a 65% increase in new cases over the last two weeks. and ambulances across arkansas are being turned away from hospitals in unprecedented numbers as administrators warn residents they're simply running out of room. joining me is ellison barber. thank you for being with us. >> how dire is the situation on the ground for these patients? >> so monday in arkansas, it was the highest increase in covid hospitalizations this state has seen since the pandemic began. vaccination rates are starting to pick up and they are still well behind the national average about 40% of the people who live in this state who are eligible to be vaccinated to be fully vaccinated and not only are covid cases rising, but covid hospitalizations, they are up and those are largely up among the unvaccinated 90% + of people hospitalized are unvaccinated. ambulances are being turned away

you look at asa hutchinson of arkansas, republican, pro-trump, he regrets the legislator banned the abilitye: with the reopening of schools -- i don't want my kids to have to wear masks all day, it seems a flash point now, particularly for kids 12 and under they don't have the ability to get vaccinated so the question is do you protect them by ordering vaccinations for the people around them and that's the media focus right now. >> kids have a tremendous thankful natural immunity to covid. they can of course get it. if you look at statistics, they are as safe from a severe covid outcome basically as a vaccinated adult is. i'm not of worried about them. i think it's reasonable to worry about the teachers. i would support this, i think employees of public schools, government agencies, the government should require them to get vaccinated or not teach there. that's something that de santis' other order gets in the way of. i can understand criticism of prohibiting vaccine mandates for public employees but the media's not talking about that. they're talking about the mask mandates which are infer

employer in tyson, making that decision for their employees, but the governor here, governor asa hutchinsonse legislation he signed just a couple of months ago that largely banned mask mandates and asking the general assembly to amend that to make it possible for schools to enact masking rules if they want to. the governor has been holding these town halls, he calls them covid conversations, all across the state, trying to get people to get vaccinated. he had one in northwest arkansas not far from where we are, just a couple of days ago, and when he was talking to residents in asylum springs, the hospitalization in the state is very real and serious and urging them to get vaccinated. through all of that, he was mocked, he was heckled, he was called a liar. vaccination rates in this state, they have started to pick up of late but it is not as high as the national average, only about 40% of people 12 and up in this state have been fully vaccinated. this week, on monday, they saw the largest increase in covid hospitalizations since the pandemic began. hospitals here are really starting to feel

. >> arkansas governor asa hutchinson says he regrets signing a balabaning local officials frimpmenting mask mandates. what's the latest on where things stand in arkansas? >> yeah. he signed that legislation just a few months ago, and now he is asking the legislature to amend that law that essentially prohibited any sort of mask mandates. the general assembly is actually meeting right now if i'm not mistaken, the superintendent just finished or is still in the process of address lawmakers there. the governor has asked them though to reconsider, at least look at amending this legislation so that it allows schools in particular to enact their own rules as it relates to mask mandates? as you said, the governor has said this is a decision that he made previously. he has now come to regret. he says when he initially said that they could do this and signed this into law, that it was a very different situation in this state, but now the numbers, they tell a very different story. arkansas on monday this week, they saw the highest increase of covid hospitalizations that they have seen since the

effort from his conference room in the capital city of little rock, arkansas, republican governor asa hutchinson admits help is needed. >> as his state hit highs not seen so far in this global pandemic that has been exhausting. this is not something >> campaign for. and you say i want to be governor because i've got to leave the pandemic. that's not. >> what we expected. but for this southern state, the records keep falling hospitalizations increased by 103 with 25 new cases on ventilators. both daily records and then there's the stats involving children. here's a startling statistic. >> 20% of our new cases are from adolescence. 18 and under we have not seen that before. and that's new with the delta variant. and so yes, that's a concern. last week was a vital one in arkansas's fight against the virus. >> a local judge ruled mask mandates for schools can happen this after the republican led legislature went against governor hutchinson and ban the mandates. it was originally a law the governor agreed with. but since his signature, his mind has been we thought the whole. >> coronavirus was over w