the midwest you said was the slowest region in terms of growth. just curious if there is any insight you could share about wisconsin. >> let's check in with demo and see what light we can shed on the midwest. and wisconsin specifically. >> wisconsin had a 3.6% increase in population between 2010 and 2020, which is in line with the midwest as a whole. do you want to add anything? >> i don't think we have additional data at our fingertips at this moment for wisconsin. >> do we have our next caller? >> olivia winslow, your line is open. >> thank you for taking my call. i got the numbers for the pio office. i wanted clarification in the name of the demographer who made the statement. i am in new york. i am concerned, interested in the new york result. the demographer mentioned that if new york had 89, just 89 more people, it would have not lost a congressional seat? confirm that please and tell me the name of the person who said it. >> this is michael cook. that was kristin. if you go to our press kit, you will see her name and title. >> 89 people? th

>> well, i believe we showed information earlier today that showed that actually the midwest and thetheast, their growth overall was 3 or 4% over the last decade and that's in comparison to the south and the west where we saw about 9.2 and 10.2% growth. >> thank you for that, karen. and operator do we have our next caller? >> malahki with mlive. your line is open. >> thank you, hopefully you can hear me and my colleague mark in michigan knocked out a couple of questions i was curious about. and also ask if the coronavirus, you know, states were impacted more severely throughout the pandemic, if that created any kind of disproportionate impact on the ability to count those states. obviously michigan had significant struggles with that. >> thanks for that line of questioning. we can definitely give you a little about the data, but i'd like to, if at all possible, allow al fontenot who give us information about the quality of our operations and in particular, the impacts due to the pandemic and things that we did to ensure a complete and accurate count. al. >> thank you, michael. we wor

northeast, midwest comes back again. we are in that cycle where the upper midwest is just now beginning to start the fourth surge and it was a wake-up call yesterday when michigan reported 8400 new cases and we are seeing an increasing number of icu hospitalizations for individuals between 30 and 50 who have not been vaccinated. host: that from "meet the press," one of the five shows that we re-air on c-span radio. this from twitter, what's wrong with carrying a card that says you are not fully vaccinated? the headline from usa today, our question is whether or not there should be vaccine passports. dr. scott gottlieb responded to michael oser home on the threat of a fourth wave in the country. >> i don't think it will be a true fourth wave. we have delayed the point where we can get this behind us. with the rate that we have right now, 4 million people a day, that will reach 5 billion people per day. level of immunity, we have probably infected about 130 million americans. i think that there is enough immunity in the po

increase in the number of house seats in the south and west and a loss of seats for the north and midwest. there has been a combined shift of 84 seats to the south and west. the effect of the 2020 population counts was a shift of seven seats among 13 states, which is the smallest number shifting in any decade since the current method of calculating apportionment was adopted in 1941. six states will gain seats. texas will gain two. colorado, florida, montana, north carolina, and oregon will gain one seat. seven states will lose one seat in the house. california, illinois, michigan, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, and west virginia. the number of seats for the remaining 37 states will not change. the states that will have the most representatives in congress are california with 52 seats. texas with 38 seats. florida with 28 seats. new york with 26 seats. these states are the most populous in the u.s., each having more than 20 million people. those states will hold about one third of the total seats in the house of representatives. each of the six least populist states will have less than one

in the 50s in the midwest. >>> cooler air starting to invade the midwest we'll talk about that coming up. >> thanks. >>> cool story here. one guy had a very lucky day at a jewelry store in atlanta nba great shaquille o'neal walked in and paid for that stranger's engagement ring in full shaq was seen handing his card to the clerk on a post game show on tnt shaq said he didn't do it for the notoriety, he just wants to make people smile he hear these stories over and over and over about shaq. >> the girl, does it count if your man didn't pay for it >> of course it counts. >> all right coming up, best buy's big plan to take on amazon. >> all right investigators also they're shedding new light on what caused the crash that seriously injured golf legend tiger woods. her husband is surprised too. gain scent beads ♪ ♪ for those of us who secretly like when the syrup touches all the other food... we humbly offer... the sausage, egg and cheese mcgriddles. ba da ba ba ba ok, so there are good deals... and then there are kohl's epic deals. like spring tops for just $9.99 and under... $29.99 and u

. >> thank you >>> snow is in the air for many parts of the midwest nbc meteorologist janessa webb is tracking it all good morning >> good morning. where is your shovel to the high plains right now and then it continues to shift to the east. from our satellite radar you see the heavier bands. they're all right starting to come down. that's where we're going to see the significant snow accumulation this snow, as it makes its way into the midwest, it will start to lighten up. that's why we have winter weather advisories, storm warnings it will stay in place throughout today and expire hopefully by tomorrow afternoon i do think some of the advisories and warns expand into chicago actual way into the great kes.la tha this week. miami, high of 90 today. on top of, that freeze warnings, they're in place we'll take a look at this coming up >> we are still in the northern hemisphere, right? >> we are. it doesn't feel like it. thank you, janessa >>> time for today's ground breaker. country music singer mickey guyton making history as the first black woman to host the country academy wards. she

the upper midwest hit especially hard.s of hospitals in michigan at 95% capacity and globally another painful milestone, nearly 3 million people now dead from covid-19. abc's rina roy from minneapolis. tonight that staggering new milestone, 3 million people killed by covid-19 worldwide. here in the u.s. cases rising in nearly half the country. in the upper midwest alone the number of people fighting the virus in the hospital up 14% in the last week. >> patients are again lining our hallways like they were last spring. this situation is very serious. >> at least 35 hospitals in michigan now with 95% capacity, the family of 35-year-old vincent wells says he was desperately trying to get the vaccine, but died on friday of coronavirus complications before he was able to. >> everything that happened from him starting to get sick until the very end will haunt me for the rest of my life. >> all 50 states planning to extend eligibility to everyone 16 and older by next week. the pause by johnson & johnson's single shot in effect af

. >> reporter: chloe zhao's "nomadland," a portrait of lives on open roads across the midwest, takinge three academy awards including best picture in a much different oscar ceremony this year. the china-born zhao becoming the first woman of color to win best director. >> this is for anyone who has the faith and courage to hold onto the goodness in themselves, and to hold onto the goodness in each other no matter how difficult it is to do that. >> reporter: for the academy awards, no zoom acceptance speeches were allowed and all nominees were required to attend in person or on satellite. >> frances mcdormand. >> reporter: frances mcdormand took home best actress, the third time she won the award, but the night's biggest surprise -- >> anthony hopkins, "the father." >> reporter: sir anthony hopkins winning best actor for his role in the dementia drama, "the father." many believed the award would go to chadwick boseman for his performance in "ma rainey's black bottom." hopkins wasn't in attendance. the academy accepting the award on his behalf. daniel kaluuya took home best supporting ac

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i leaned back on those from the midwest.io parker, our white house reporter out of the university of illinois, i want you to explain to our audience the importance the character of judge cahill in this trial. what was it about the midwest that colored this trial? mario: what we saw front and center at least for the last four or five years is that the midwest has been front and center in american politics, whether it was the previous administration, what we saw and the election of joe biden, and has encapsulated in what we saw in the george floyd trial in the heart of the midwest area we saw the protests, the unrest, the tensions between the communities , between the police and communities of color. yesterday we saw a result that we quite frankly have rarely seen as a country in the conviction of derek chauvin. tom: is there a middle ground in washington, or are we a nation polarized within the house, within the senate, and within the white house? mario: we are polarized, but there is a caveat to that. you saw that yesterday,

plus, the midwest on the verge of a coronavirus relapse. lack of oxygen.ramatic testimony in the derek chauvin murder trial. the medical expert shows the jury when he says the life goes out of george floyd's body. former n.f.l. player murders a doctor and his grandkids. why the shooter's family blames his football injuries. trouble for matt gaetz? the florida congressman's associate is likely to strike a plea deal. his lawyer's ominous warning. >> o'donnell: carjacking murder. an uber eats driver allegedly killed by two teenage girls in d.c., and it was all caught on camera. what's behind the sudden increase in violent carjackings nationwide? and, the poet amanda gorman inspired the country... >> for there is always light, if only we're brave enough to see it. >> o'donnell: tonight, how the harvard grad hopes to make history once again. this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west on a very busy thursday. we're going to begin with that breaking news tonight,

in the upper midwest, hospitalizations up 30% in just the last week. officials in michigan say the virus is spreading like wildfire. the state's governor now re-upping her request for more vaccine doses. but it comes as the country prepares for a sharp drop in the johnson & johnson vaccine supply this week. the concerns it could slow down the progress, after the u.s. hit a record 4.6 million reported shots administered in just 24 hours. >>> queen elizabeth and the royal family in mourning after the death of prince philip. the queen's family at her side, now speaking out. and new details on the plans for a small, private funeral with prince harry expected to join his family for the first time since that revealing interview. >>> calls for help amid the crisis at the southern border. the federal government asking workers across their agencies if they would take up to four months of paid leave to help with an unprecedented number of unaccompanied minors. and we're learning more about the 10-year-old boy from nicaragua found wandering near the border. his u

we're in the cycle where the upper midwest is just beginning to start this fourth surge. i think it was a wake-up call to everyone when michigan reported out 8400 new cases. we're seeing increases in icu hospitalizations in individuals between 30 and 50 years of age who have not been vaccinated. >> i want to actually put up some cdc headlines from the week. there was a little bit of confusion, and i want you to try to clear it up. i get there's guidelines and then there's interpreting the guidelines. we had cdc reiterating americans should limit their travel as the u.s. hits 30 million cases and, of course, they say fully vaccinated people can travel in the u.s. without tests or quarantines. then we had the cdc data suggesting vaccinated folks don't carry or spread virus. some scientists said whoa, whoa, whoa, we don't know if that tess case. the president of argentina apparently has covid after getting the sputnik vaccine. clear this up for us. should the cdc be clear on what our guidelines are? >> well, we all want to be clear. i do give the director of the t now. let m

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. >> there is styling back aplenty going on in the upper midwest and east coast because they have gone too far too fast. >> reporter: it is not a small venues that are worried about decreased capacity pick a we have a statement from another planet entertainment, that is the company that runs program and the fillmore. they say until guidelines, we are not able to produce concerts in a way that makes financial sense. we urge everyone to get vaccinated. this is the quickest path to safe return to concerts. >>> 15% will not to for these guys. they have to be patient. thank you for that. >>> people 50 and over have been eligible for the vaccine for two days now, but scoring that appointment can feel like trying to buy tickets to a sold- out show. today this new kaiser clinic helped get vulnerable people get their shots in east san jose, but getting an appointment in santa clara county still remains difficult. the guidelines changed yesterday, appointments filled up almost immediately. it could take a few weeks for the supply to meet demand. >> i think the vaccine supply is ramping up. it is

health experts are blaming more contagious variants for a surge in the upper midwest where officials are hoping to get more vaccines to fight the outbreak. laura podesta has the latest. >> reporter: more than one in five americans are fully vaccinated against covid-19. >> you made my day. >> reporter: nearly 70% of adults 65 and older have had one or more dose. >> i think it is better to get on with our lives. >> reporter: many schools are doing that with schools opening in los angeles over the weekend, utah became the 12th state to lift its mask mandate. >> answer to prayers. >> reporter: while some celebrate, others like sydney freeman proceed with caution. >> i still have fears about us becoming really lax and the new strand of covid-19 being spread faster. >> reporter: in the upper midwest, michigan governor grecher whitmer is pleading with the white house for more vaccines. >> what is happening in michigan today could be happening in other areas tomorrow. >> reporter: but the supply of johnson & johnson vaccine will plunge this week because of contamination at a plant. >> there

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a winter-like blast hits the midwest triggering scary highway midwest triggering scary highway crashes and whiteout conditions. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. we're going to begin with the federal investigation into the minneapolis police department after former officer derek chauvin was convicted of murdering george floyd. the justice department will help determine if there's a larger pattern of excessive force and discrimination by officers. all this comes as chauvin sits in a maximum security prison where he will stay until he's sentenced in eight weeks. laura podesta is tracking the latest developments from new york. laura, good morning. what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie.usti depart investigatiolliky nneapolis po darent such as changes to trainin but lthathis ll te a year or longer. just one day after former police officer derek chauvin was found guilty in the death of george floyd, the department of justice announced an investigation into the minneapolis police department. the u.s. attorney general says it will look into whether the minneapoli

. >> reporter: the midwest is getting hit the hardest, michigan is now the new epicenter second to onlylorida in cases of the new uk variant the governor asking for others >> what's happening in michigan today could be what's happening in other states, so it's on all of us to squash where we're seeing vaccine hot spots >> reporter: vaccine rollouts could slow this week with johnson & johnson offering secure doses than last week. some of its vaccines were spoiled and three posted results like fainting. the biden administration is pledging to get to the bottom of what exactly occurred in china started this pandemic. >> we need to do that precisely, to fully what happened in order to get the best shot of it happening again. blinken blaming china for not being completely transparent allowing the virus to spread throughout the world jennifer nelson, nbc news, washington >>> and california hit hard by covid in october is still on track for a june reopening but there's important progress later this week. scott kohn joins us. >> reporter: francis, this is a pivot week in california, starting to

i want to thank you for allowing this son of the midwest to come back to the midwest virtually. i want to thank you for giving me the occasion to wear my bow tie, deep navy blue, white polka dots. i think you for the privilege of speaking on this 75th anniversary of winston churchill's great speech, a speech he himself considered his greatest speech, which is saying something for a lifetime of wonderful rhetoric. his speech did two things. first, his speech elevated an axiom from a great son from the state of missouri, mark twain. twain said god invented war to teach americans geography. second, churchill's speech announced the war, which would continue for 43 years. as he did in the 1930s, in the 1940s, churchill saw things early and he said things clearly. i have a long distance disagreement with my friend andrew roberts, the most recent and in my judgment the best bieg biographer. which historical figure gets the bronze medal for third place? when churchill spoke at westminster college, he did something great orators can do. he implanted in the vocabulary of his era, a phrase

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cold temperatures and finally seeing some consistency across the nation highs today for the upper midwestin the 80s so that's nearly 30 degrees above average. that will be a nice treat. we continue to see the warmer air even for the carolinas to new york city by tuesday afternoon, high of 66. we'll be right back. scratchy? family not getting clean? get charmin ultra strong. go get 'em. it just cleans better. with a diamond weave texture, your family can use less while still getting clean. goodbye itchy squirm. hello clean bottom! we all go. why not enjoy the go with charmin. want to brain better? unlike ordinary memory supplements— neuriva has clinically proven ingredients that fuel 5 indicators of brain performance. memory, focus, accuracy, learning, and concentration. try our new gummies for 30 days and see the difference. ♪ this is a cold call. ♪ yeah, what y'all want? will you turn to cold washing with tide? tide cleans better in cold than the bargain brand in hot. so, mr. t can wash his hanes tees in cold. that's true mr. t. i pity the fool who don't turn to cold. ahh. >>> close your

now, the new warning for the upper midwest with the spike in cases in michigan. hospitals feeling strained. what it means for the rest of the country. >>> deadly weather hits the south. with damaging winds of up to 85 miles per hour and 14 reported tornadoes from louisiana to north carolina. now, the new storm on the move. rob has the timings and the tracks. >>> race to escape. thousands fleeing the island of st. vincent. cruise ships arrive to bring people to safety after that volcano erupted over the weekend, blasting giant clouds of smoke into the sky, raining ash down on the caribbean island. officials describing it as, quote, a battle zone. even affecting other nearby islands. we have the very latest this morning. >>> honoring prince philip. prince harry returns to the uk in the wake of his grandfather's death, facing his family for the first time since stepping away from royal duties and that bombshell interview. meghan staying home under doctor's advice. our royal insiders this morning on what's going on behind palace doors. the latest details about the fu

to spring, the blast of bitter cold stretches from the midwest up into the northeast. hail and rain pounded the pavement in new york city where the feel like temperatures were in the 20s this morning and in the 30s as far south as birmingham, alabama. at churchill downs in louisville horse trainers were preparing for the kentucky derby in just nine days with snow on the iconic twin spires. >> kind of rare, right? >> this pandemic era is weird. everything changes and is different. >> for most a warm-up on the way. we'll have a closer look at the forecast in just a few minutes. >>> in ohio police released new video showing the moments leading up to the police shooting of a 16-year-old girl tuesday. crowds honored ma'khia bryant t. e'shee lu in the last five months. the investigation comes as congress tackles a police reform bill and there's word this morning that some progress is being made. abc's andrew dymburt is here with more. andrew, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. so many are hopeful the conviction of derek chauvin will actually spark some real change, but

in the 90s they flow into the midwest. upper 80s for springfield today.t that's going to continue to build and that change in the forecast for the midatlantic to the northeast, new york city by wednesday, frances, 83 i love that. >> cnot waanit, janessa. thanks >>> become to the office stress. are you feeling it that's next. unstopables in-wash scent booster downy unstopables cranky-pated: a bad mood related to a sluggish gut. miralax is different. it works naturally with the water in your body to unblock your gut. free your gut, and your mood will follow. do you struggle with occasional nerve aches, weakness or discomfort in your hands or feet? introducing nervive nerve relief from the world's number 1 selling nerve care company. as we age, natural changes to our nerves occur which can lead to occasional discomfort. nervive contains b complex vitamins that nourish nerves, build nerve insulation and enhance nerve communication. and, alpha-lipoic acid, which relieves occasional nerve aches, weakness and discomfort. live your life with less nerve discomfort

. >> the new lockdown as hospitalizations rise in the midwest. and breaking overnight, a new boost in the race to vaccinate america. what the fda has decided. >>> new details in the scandal surrounding florida congressman matt gaetz accused of having a relationship with a 17-year-old girl. the payments that are now the focus of a federal investigation. >>> plus, the court ruling that could unleash a flood of new robocalls to annoy you at dinnertime. >>> caught on camera, a young buck sleeping on the school bus gets a wake-up call from a deer flying through the windshield. >>> and super twins. one mom's rare diagnosis who leaves her with twins with different ages. >>> good friday morning. i'm mona kosar abdi. >> i'm andrew dymburt. kenneth is on assignment. we begin with the new testimony at the derek chauvin murder trial. >> the former minneapolis police officer's supervisor testified about chauvin's use of force on the day george floyd was killed, and it could be the most crucial evidence yet in this case. >> abc's megan tevrizian begins our cov

i want to thank you, first, for allowing this son of the midwest to come back to th midwest. i thank you for the privilege of speaking on the 75th anniversary of winston churchill's great speech, the speech that he himself considered his greatest speech, most momentous speech, which is saying something for a lifetime of wonderful rhetoric. his speech did two things, it validated mark twain. twain said god invented war to teach americans geography. winston churchill is the reason why americans know some. the it announced the on set of the cold war which would consider for 43 years. as he did in the 1930s, he said things clearly, i have a long distance agreement with my friend, andy roberts, the most recent and in my judgment the best biographer of churchill. as a child of central illinois i insists that lincoln is the greatest figure in the history of world politics, and andrew insists it's churchill, and this much is in disputable. the only remaining argument is who gets the bronze medical for third place. he implanted in the vocaba larry of his era a phrase that caught the e

. >> reporter: the midwest is getting hit the hardest. michigan is now the epicenter, second only to florida in cases of the uk variant. the governor asking for more vaccines what's happening in michigan today could be what's happening in other states tomorrow and so it's on all of us to recognize we can squash where we're seeing hot spots. >> reporter: vaccine roll-out will slow this week with johnson & johnson allocating 85% fewer doses than last week some of its vaccines were spoiled, and three states halted the one-day shot after adverse reactions like fainting. meanwhile, the biden administration is pledging to get to the bottom of what exactly occurred in china that started this pandemic. >> we need to do that precisely so we fully understand what happened in order to have the best shot possible of preventing it from happening again. >> reporter: blinken blaming china for not being transparent, allowing the virus to quickly spread throughout the world. jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington >>> there is a somber mood across the uk t

thunderstorms in the southeast and heavy rain in the midwest. for the northern rockies. >>> and finally, the big celebration at a school in oklahoma after a cafeteria worker became a u.s. citizen. >> our will ganss has the story. >> reporter: it's a celebration years in the making for yanet lopez. [ applause ] >> it was a big surprise. >> reporter: she is the cafeteria manager at prairie vale elementary school in oklahoma. >> miss yanet comes in the office every morning. she's such a bright spot. >> reporter: greeting the principal and the staff the same way every day. >> hello, pretty ladies. >> reporter: on monday a lifelong dream come true for miss yanet, passing the test to officially become a u.s. citizen. not only did miss yanet parks so kids.er husband and their three- the family emigrating from cuba five years ago, so when principal anderson heard the good news she saw an opportunity for a learning experience. >> lifting each other up, being on reach other's side, celebrating our differences, celebrating our accomplishments. >> reporter:

you've said repeatedly look at what's happening in the northeast and midwest.oing to start to see it spread. is that where we're at this morning? >> unfortunately that is the case, erica. we're going to continue to see these cases fan out. i think that the vaccine rollout has been a really important tool to try to reduce these cases. but as you've seen from michigan and minnesota, even though they have very high levels of vaccination relative to the rest of the country, you're still seeing how severe if problem is. we're probably not going to get enough people vaccinated quickly enough to keep the country experiencing what we're seeing in the upper midwest and northeast. >> you've been consistent about warning us this is going to happen. why do you think your view is so different than the view of other people in the field, people like scott gottlieb and others who say, you know, there's enough vaccinations now and people who have it, maybe there's enough herd immunity out there, but heal said yesterday this is going to keep it relatively contained, keep the bum

that dropped and then we saw another big surge of cases in the upper midwest and the northeast in thember where we got to 200,000 cases and then those numbers dropped and then the south lit up again from southern california to georgia in january and we got 300,000 cases. we seem to be in a cycle of regional activity and right now the upper midwest is lighting up with the northeast and it won't be long before the rest of the country will be following behind. chris: so are we in a fourth wave right now? doctor: well, i believe we are and i believe that in some ways we are almost in a new pandemic. the only good news about this is that the current vaccines are effective against this particular variant, bb17 but in a sense this is a virus that's now 50 to 100% more transmissible or infectious than the previous viruses. this virus causes 50 to 60% more severe illnesses. at one time it wasn't as much of a problem for example in cases in young adults are now becoming serious cases and so that this is really a fourth wave you might call it with somewhat of a different picture than we have see

i started on the east coast and i went across the midwest. then i would get to about nebraska and jump over to the west coast. and make one or two trips to the south, then i would go back and forth. last week i almost lived in ohio, i was more than the county commissioner was the. -- was there. >> one day he was on the plane, looked at the map and said why don't we go there. walter: just like that, oh yes. last the last week is no longer strategic. >> it's funny there is a quality about dole that i think would surprise people to hear. because they think of him as sort of this driven single-minded person who wanted to be present. but there is also this impish sense of a ridiculousness. walter: he has a very healthy sense of the ridiculous. he is also a very serious substantial person who cares about his country. the wonderful stuff he has done on veterans world war ii, he has been involved in so many things in his post-public life. his leadership days as majority leader of the state and head of the u.s. senate go down is great years and that s