of missouri, that same guy, mike parson, and the republican dominated state legislator in missouri, they try to say that that vote didn't count because they didn't like the way that vote turned out. missouri legislators and the missouri republican governor spent a whole year last year trying to figure out new and creative ways to pretend that that law didn't pass, to pretend that they weren't bound by it even though it did pass. they just refused to do it. well today, the missouri supreme court voted unanimously that the republican legislature have to accept and follow the results of the court. the election cannot be overturned, its results cannot be ignored. the ruling today of missouri supreme court states that the state government is bound by the results of the election. the kansas city star put out an editorial about this, we say that it was a good day for the rule of law, all missouri and should be happy the voices have finally been heard. it's tempting to ask republican

shortly we're waiting to hear from missouri governor mike parson. he's outlining new incentives in his state for folks to get vaccinated. there's been a spike in cases there. even as the vaccination rate just crossed the 40% mark. it's obviously got to get higher. he's urging in the strongest way possible, even providing a $10,000 incentive, like a lottery, if you will, to compel people there to get vaccinated. we'll be talking to him shortly after all of this. but it occurs with the backdrop of spiking in cases. all 50 states are seeing an uptick in case. nothing like what we experienced in the height of the pandemic. i want to caution that. nothing is severe as the hospitalizations and tragically the deaths that we saw at that height. those folks are giving governors and mayors and those in various counties across the state, l.a. county, for example, some pace and new restrictions to boot. even companies now looking at this including apple delaying

clear margin, the republican governor in missouri, that same guy mike parson, and the republican-dominated state legislature in missouri, they tried to say that vote didn't count because they didn't like the way that vote turned out. missouri legislators and the missouri republican governor spent the whole last year trying to figure out now and creative ways to pretend that that law didn't pass, to pretend they weren't bound by it even if it did pass. they just refused to do it. well, today the missouri supreme court ruled unanimously that the republican governor and the republican legislature actually do have to accept and follow the results of the vote. the election cannot be overturned. its results cannot be ignored. the ruling today from the missouri supreme court says explicitly that the state government is, quote, bound by the results of the election. "kansas city star" put out an editorial about it tonight after the ruling came out saying, quote, it was a good day for the rule of law.

. >> reporter: and missouri governor mike parson also said, quote: the dysfunction in the st. louis circuit attorney's office and its unwillingness to take violent crime seriously have once more cost st. louis families justice. local officers also say it's demoralizing. here's reaction from st. louis police. >> it hurts the policemen who put these cases together who are away there if their families and hours and hours of putting these murder cases together. the families of the victims that have to go through all these court appearances and all these just to get a day where a case is dropped. >> reporter: and this murder suspect, 30-year-old brandon campbell, was arrested by the u.s. marshals last night. he was released after a st. louis city prosecutor failed to show up to three scheduled court hearings. she reportedly was on maternity leave and has since resigned. the st. louis circuit attorney's office released a statement saying in part that they will take corrective measures to prevent any repeat occurrence of the incident in question, but

. >>> missouri's republican governor mike parson had this to say online today, this constructive commenton continues to be the best method for covid-19 prevention, we encourage everyone 12 and up to get vaccinated to help protect themselves and those around them. true. good. but missouri is one of the states struggling the most in the country with a new aggressive surge of covid cases and a hospital that is getting overwhelmed because of it. the governor retweeted the new hot spot warning adding three more to missouri counties with steep surges of covid infections in the last two weeks, they put out six new hot spots in missouri in less than two weeks. the worsist hit in the southwest corner but spreading cross the state of missouri from there. the epicenter where it started worse in the area around springfield, missouri, even as it is spreading across the state it's not letting up. green county, missouri is now recording new all-time record number of people hospitalized surpassing the winter peak. doctors in st. patrick's day mers doctors in st. mercy's hospital saying there's so many c

republican officials are already pushing back, mike parson politely told the fence to take their vaccinengelization older and arizona ag raised the issue of medical privacy writing i will not tolerate such intrusions in arizona. of americans are on the fence about taking the covid 19 vaccine it would be most inappropriate for bureaucrats to single them out regardless of motivation or intention. the white house is claiming it is not going to keep vaccination database and door knockers are just volunteers, don't worry about it but given their raw obsession with vaccinating kids who rarely get ill from covid no wonder if you trust them. things are so bad in my old home state of connecticut that parents there are suing to enjoin a new law that in -- kindergartners to be vaccinated even if it violates parents religious beliefs but when it comes to directly violating parents parental rights dc takes the cake. in the story were brought us my new legislation there allows children as young as 11 years old to get any vaccine including covid 19 without parental consent. the attorney representing th

missouri governor mike parson politely told the feds to take their vaccine evangelization elsewhere.zona ag, in a letter to president biden, raised the issue of medical privacy, writing, "i will not tolerate such intrusions within arizona. if americans are on the fence about taking the covid-19 vaccine, it would be most inappropriate for bureaucrats to single them out, regardless of motivations or intentions." now, the white house is claiming that it's not going to keep vaccination data -- database, and that all doorknocker's are just going to be volunteers, so don't worry about it, but given their raw obsession with vaccinating kids who rarely get ill from covid, no wonder if you trust them. now, things are so bad in my old home state of connecticut that parents there are suing to enjoin a new law that requires kindergartners to be vaccinated, even if it violates the parent's religious beliefs. but when it comes to directly violating parental rights, d.c. takes the cake. now, in a story we brought you last night, new legislation that allows children as young as 11 years old to get a

. >>> today missouri governor mike parson called the surge in his state, quote, totally misleading. miguel marquez is in one of those spots we referred to earlier in missouri and has details of the difficulties of the fight against the virus there. >> reporter: louis michael and patty bunch held off getting vaccinated. not anti-vaxxers. it just wasn't a priority. then they got sick. >> how sick did you two get? >> umm, i remember i was working, and then it felt like a bomb dropped on me. i just wasn't feeling good at all. and i thought, oh, no. >> reporter: you're still recovering. >> i'm still recovering. >> reporter: this is not your normal voice. >> no. this is a month later. it has totally devastated me. >> reporter: so sick, she thought she would never see her daughter ashley again. >> from the ambulance i could see my daughter ashley driving behind us. and i just thought i knew that once they took me there, i wouldn't see her, see my family. and you just have no control. >> reporter: this is louis and patty holding hands in the icu. he thinks he picked up the virus in las vega

the governor, mike parson, said is, quote, the dysfunction in the st. louis circuit attorney's office and its unwillingness to take violent crime seriously has once more cost st. louis families justice. and is here's reaction from st. louis police. >> it shows that there's no accountability and, you know, for the criminals. they can go and do whatever they want and, you know, they're going to be back out on the street the next day. >> reporter: also i spoke with a number of people from st. louis including advocates for crime victims. and while they all declined to go on camera, they say these legal challenges with gardner's offices are extremely painful for the families of these victims who just want justice. eric? eric: christina, thanks so much. meanwhile, in new york the department of justice says it will not investigate whether the state's above with, andrew cuomo, violated the rights of nursing home residents with his covid-19 policy. you may recall back in march 2020, the administration demanded in an advisory that nursing homes admit patients who

local hospitals as the state, they've asked the government of missouri, the republican government mike parson up some kind of alternative care site in springfield for covid patients. they need someone to send covid patients who are stable enough to move, they need to make room for the dire cases coming in and dire numbers. we checked in with the health department about the status of their request after they made this public appeal yesterday. for a new care site, field hospital to be set up by the state. they told us that the state hasn't answered. hasn't yet given them any answer or timeline for when they will make a decision. but as the county health director put it yesterday when she announced the request, the request is pretty simple. when she said quote, we need help. will they get it? joining us now is doctor rob entrapment, infectious disease physician at cox health in springfield missouri, it's a pleasure to have you with us tonight. >> thank you, rachel. thank you for having me on. >> so we've been following what's going on in your region and at your hospital as best as we can from af

governor mike parsons in missouri which has seen a rise in hospitalizations. he went nuts. directing the health department to let the federal government know that sending agents door to door to compel vaccinations will not be a welcome strategy in missouri. >>> what's going on? >> john, you and i talked about this frequently. and one of the things that i lament is just how politicized this conversation has become. your viewers need to know the authority lies at the state and local level for public health. and that's where these decisions should be made. and there's always been a distrust of government, particularly federal government in certain parts of the country. people are concerned when they hear or think that the federal government is going to be knocking on their doors. that is not the case. what we want are for local community groups, institutions that people trust to be able to help engage, empower, answer questions. it's okay to have questions. i've long said it's not okay to let misinformation lead you to make a bad decision for your health. we want to give you a

i want you to listen to missouri governor mike parson talking about the state of things this week in >> we're all concerned about the spike in the delta variant. but to try to mislead people like we're in a crisis is totally misleading. we're not in a crisis mode in this state. >> joining us now is eric frederick. he's the chief administrative officer at mercy hospital in springfield. eric, thank you so much for spending time with us this morning. i'm curious as to how you would describe the state of covid in missouri. how close are you to crisis mode, as the governor described it? >> thank you, boris. appreciate the time this morning. you know, we started off today with 133 covid positive patients in our hospital. 149 when you look at our rural hospitals that surround the area. i would say, locally, in our facility, in our health care system in southwest missouri, we are absolutely stretched, further than we were last year. it is a manage crisis at this point for sure. we're seeing things that we didn't see last year at a pace that is almost unbelievable. you look at how quickly thi