travis gail on the front line in montgomery county maryland is less up beat. he said those less likely to get the covid-19 vaccine the black, brown andpoor residents are least likely to get vaccinated and he said that inequity cannot be explained away by community hesitating to get the vaccine. >> one of the most frustrating thing to me, is that many of the disparities we are seeing play out in covid are long standing health disparities in place for decades and we forgot about it again, we are rolling out vaccines, it's as if we didn't learn anything from it. >> reporter: how are you addressing it? >> it will take us all working together to make sure that the disparities that we saw precovid and those disparities that we saw in terms of covid cases don't play out yet again in the vaccine distribution process. >> reporter: to ease that process, becky taylor and her crew of seven other public school teachers in montgomery county are helping people navigate the confusing network of online vaccine appointment sites. >> we call ourselves the vaccine hunter hunters.

travis gayles is the chief public health officer for montgomery county, maryland, the most populous in the state and one of the most diverse, right next door to washington, d.c. >> calling from montgomery county health department. >> whitaker: according to c.d.c. data, maryland ranks near the bottom when it comes to getting vaccine in people's arms. >> tomorrow looks like it is probably full. >> whitaker: the state's most recent weekly allotment shot up to 118,000 doses-- an increase of 55% since the start of the biden administration. even so, dr. gayles says demand far outstrips supply. >> gayles: for example, we have over 72,000 individuals who are over the age of 75 in montgomery county. we're receiving as a local health department a weekly allotment of 4,500 doses. >> whitaker: how do you feel about that? >> gayles: extremely frustrated and exhausted. >> whitaker: his department, he told us, is focused on inoculating the most vulnerable and under-served communities hit hard by covid, but he's having to "prioritize." by that he means identifying the neediest of the needy for the lif

in montgomery county, maryland. >> in front of him and everybody else, you can beat him. >> and please don't leave no cuts or no crazy cigarette burns, nothing like that. we're good. >> all right. meeting adjourned. >> reporter: the montgomery county police department says it is investigating the incident but hasn't released the findings. both are still sworn officers, according to the department. michael george, cbs news, new york. >> diaz: the biden administration continues to grapple with a huge logistical and humanitarian challenge on the southern border. thousands of migrants are cross into the u.s., many of them children. cbs' manuel bojorquez in mexico spoke to a smuggler and some making the dadangerous journey. >> reporter: a guatemalan boy, about s six, entering a vast unknowown, crossing alall aloneo the united states, running after he passes the wall. before crossing with women who were helping her along the journey from guatemala, 16-year-old isabel told us her parents back home are too sick to work. you're looking to work for your family. >> si. >> reporter: the biden admi

reports on one school district where teachers are pushing back >> reporter: teachers in montgomery county, marylandstage a last minute protest against returning to in-person learning on monday >> we want to go back safe we want to go back >> reporter: the teachers union argues just not yet, saying the system is unprepared with resources and safety guards. you think this reopening now is premature? >> yes, definitely the plans are not in place >> reporter: since striking is illegal in maryland union leaders fear some will leave the system for good. this year, members voted no competence on plan to return >> schools can safely reopen >> reporter: but it didn't sway the school board >> and that is unanimous, thank you. >> offering all educators to be vaccinated before they open the schools would have gone a long way to show how much we care for these most valued people in our community. >> reporter: administrators say they have gone a long way to protect their school community >> they're excited >> reporter: at this middle school, principal joe beetleman points to stations, less cleaning four guys, le

aid he i'd like to recognize and say thank you to county executive mark he will rich of montgomery county maryland. say thank you to dr. george askew, deputy chief administration officer for health and human services education, prince georges county, maryland. dr. joseph wright, chief medical officer of university of maryland capital health region. and the senior deputy director district of columbia department of health. i'd like to give a special thanks to the reverend thomas bowen, the mayor's ofls of religious affairs in district of columbia who did heavy lifting to help the cathedral to live its mission, the washington national cathedral. i'd like to say thank you to dr. ruben, the public health director of arlington county, virginia. councilman of the city council. the dean of howard university college of medicine and vice-president of clinical affairs. dr. shelly mcdonald pinkett, the interim compare of internal medicine and chief medical officer of howard university hospital. michael crawford, associate dean of strategy, outreach at howard university you've heard many names as well as diffe

would like to recognize and say thank you to county executives, the county executive of montgomery county, maryland. i would like to thank dr. george askew deputy chief administration officer for health and human services education. dr. wright, chief medical officer of the maryland health region. the principal and senior director, district of columbia, department of health. i would like to give a special thanks to reverend thomas bowen. he did a lot of heavy lifting with the "in this moment" to help the cathedral live its mission. the washington national cathedral. i would like to thank dr. ruben, public health director in virginia. the councilman of alexandra city council. the dean of howard university college of medicine and vice president of clinical affairs. dr. shelley mcdonald pinkett, the interim chair of internal medicine and chief medical howard university hospital. michael crawford, associate dean of strategy outreach and innovation of howard university. you have heard many names as well as different communities represented, but today we come as one, because the only way to achieve succes

way after a zoom call to discuss racial disparities in one maryland county's covid vaccine rollout allegedly turned racist when two montgomerymuted and mocked a latina council members accent as she led the conversation. i want you to hear this, and it's hard to understand what the two unseen staffers are saying on the recording, so we had it captioned. you can read their comments as you listen to the council member speaking. >> we're still perceived as a totally -- it's like -- we're like some other hologram of a county that doesn't look anything of what actually, who we actually are. >> i love how her accent comes out. >> and for some reason it gets perpetuated at the state level. we're the most diverse county. we're the large one. we understand that these issues have proceeded and we've responded to that. we've done that without guidance or support from the state. >> i am now joined by that montgomery county maryland council member nancy navarro. it looks like you didn't hear them at the time, council member. how did this come to your attention? >> well, you know, you're right. i did not hear it as i was speaking. i was ac

two montgomery county, maryland, police officers screaming at five-year-old boy after he walks out of >> five. >> you feel like you can make your own decisions? huh? you feel like you can do what you want? >> reporter: mother filed a lawsuit against the officers accusing them of assault and intentionally infliction of emotional distress. this video just released by the police department. also named montgomery county, accused of violating the boy's rights and accused of negligence. walked off the premises when he was not properly supervised. school employees called police to help find him. video shows officer putting young boy in the squad car to drive him back to school. >> let me go. >> i don't care. >> reporter: states it was frighte frightening to him. thought he was taken to jail. >> turns into such an abrasive, offensive encounter, as if they're treated him like he committed armed robbery. counted 19 times one or both officers talk about beating him, that he needs to be beaten. >> reporter: officers arrive at school with the student moments later, loudly taunting child. >> how do

last week, to wealthy suburbs of washington, d.c., fairfax county, montgomery county, maryland, promisedg kids back into five days a week next school year. it's been a loss year. kids are suffering today. these two counties are essentially just running off the last year. the message to parents, your kids are disposable, but the teachers unions are forever. this entire exercise has been nothing more than a shakedown for money and more political power. if what they've done to our kids, i've said it repeatedly and i'll say it again tonight. is its own form of child abuse. when the history of the pandemic is written, among the many villains and foes will be the unions in the school board members who put their own interests first and those of the children last. it's time to end the insanity. follow the science and get kids back to school. it's time for class. now, i'm joined by my town hall medicine cabinet dr. scott atlas, former white house covert advisor and senior fellow. dr. jade -- jay, and dr. kris haley, clinical psychologist in order of the social skills center. dr. atlas, starting w

two montgomery county, maryland, police officers screaming at and threatening a 5-year-old boy after he walked out of his elementary school. they locate him two-tenths of a mile away. >> how old are you? >> 5. >> 5? you feel like you can make your own decisions, huh? you feel like you can do what you want? >> reporter: the boy's mother, shawn tee grant, filed a lawsuit in january against the officers, dion holiday and kevin crist man, accusing them of assault and ingsle ininfliction of emotional distress. also named the suit, montgomery county, accused of violating the boy's rights under state law. and the montgomery county board of education accused of negligence. back in january 2020, the suit alleges the kindergartner walked off the east silver spring elementary school premises when he was not being properly supervised. school employees called police to help find him. the video shows officer cristman putting the young boy into the squad car to drive him back to school. >> i don't want to go. >> i don't care! >> reporter: the suit states this was extremely frightening to him becaus

in montgomery county, maryland, schools started to bring students back in small groups. first with those in special education programs and in chicago, tens of thousands of elementary school students are back in their school buildings at least some of the time. the country's third largest school district trying the sort of hybrid model with a quarter of students opting to go to school two days a week not everybody is on board. in chicago, here's nbc's shaquille brewster. >> reporter: we saw a lot of masks this morning on those elementary school students as they made their way into the school building for the very first time i nearly a year. we saw how different things were going to be for students not only did they have to do a daily health questionnaire before they got access, their temperatures were taken at the door inside, things are different, lots of hand sanitizer stations and social distancing is enforced for parents, this is also a new experience, and this is something that they will be watching very closely. that's not only the parents who have decided to send t

and let me use one example, montgomery county, maryland, last year had 11 rapes within a couple montho someone explain to me how the sanctuary policy protects the immigrant policy. it doesn't. it protects criminals. i.c.e. should be able to arrest someone not only in the country illegally, but has committed a serious offense. they need to be arrested, detained and removed from the cup. they gave up their right to be here when they did such heinous things. elizabeth: you know, we had obama, hillary clinton, schumer, pelosi, they all said illegal immigrants shouldn't be here. and pelosi said, quote: we don't want any more coming. so, but now if you, if people listen to what you say on the hard left or in the media, certain individuals in the media, they're going to say, oh, you know, this is racist, to talk like this. but what you're saying is the first victims are the immigrant community and minority communities themselves. is that what you're saying? >> absolutely, that's what i'm saying. and, look, i've been called a racist. last time i testifieded, i had a couple congresswomen i'm x

boston nearly 8,000 preschool through third grade students went back to the classroom in montgomery county, marylandups special education grams. >> and in maryland students are back in classroom. at least some of time. trying a hybrid model with a quarter of students opting for two day as week. not everybody onboard. in chicago here is shack he'll brewster. >> we saw a lot of masks from the elementary school students making their way into the school building the first time in nearly a year. and we saw how different things are going to be for those students not only did they have to do a daily health questionnaire before they got access their temperatures were taken at the door inside things are different. lots of hand sanitizer stations and the social distancing is enforced for parents this is also a new experience and this is something that they will be watching very closely. that's not only the parents who have decided to send their kids back about 25% of them across the school district, but also those deciding to hold off a little bit. >> i think covid has scared a lot of people. so, yeah, i'm go

sonia pruitt is a retired captain of the montgomery county maryland police department and a founder ofand captain pruitt, thank you for being with us. you know the landscape of policing very, very well and there are always concerns with police that civilian oversight and governments will hamstring us in our ability to do the job. so how do you evaluate the criticism of this bill that passed in the house that it is going to hamstring police? good morning and thanks for having me again, ali. it's good to see you. >> you, too. >> so we have this bill, and i have read the bill over and over trying to find out where in the bill does it say that officers are not going to be able to do their jobs? you cannot do your job effectively as a police officer if you do not have accountability measures in place. this is simply saying we need to strengthen those accountability measures. listen, all police officers including myself took an oath. we took an oath to police ethically. we took an oath to serve and protect everyone. we gave our word that we would do that, and i say to you, if you cannot abid

montgomery county, are you guys virtual, hybrid, remote? where does your school district stand? >> so, here is maryland we are entirely virtual. students to the schools earlier in march and they're standing to return more students in march. however, it's not until april or even may that the bulk and majority of our students will even have the opportunity to return to a very sad hybrid learning experience. so it's well over a year that the students in montgomery county have been out of the physical school. my child has never set foot into her fifth grade classroom. >> that's such a shame and you talk getting back april, may, that's practically the end. school year, right? we're almost up against the start of summer break. so what's your feeling on summer school? would you support kids going back to school over the summer? >> together again mcps parents and professionals around the country prioritizing getting students back into the classroom as soon quickly as possible this spring. i think we can agree that school summer is going to be necessary. i deeply fear that our local board of education and states and decision makers have

i live in montgomery county in maryland, maine city here and they are going to open up for number couple they are liberal with a different mindset as far as this pandemic but at least we will see what's working and right now, we have not got the covid numbers, say in a week or two when things get worse in texas and florida, but right now things are working better in states that are open then states that are closed. stuart: you have been on the show before. you like pfizer stock any think it's going places, but this morning it's still hanging at $35 a share. >> it started the year at 36.81, so it's actually down. this is the number one vaccine in the world is suffering from a pandemic so it blows my mind that the stock has not moved at. $41 billion revenue company at pfizer with about 20 billion plus revenues of 50% growth and then you get 50% of that away with about 10 billion to biotech, but i still think it's street like an accounting one off like a one-time game. you will have the same game next year and it looks like they will be in the business of vaccinations for quite some time. s

over there >> reporter: tonight, growing outrage in maryland over this newly released body camera footage >> cut it out! >> reporter: two montgomery county police officers responded to a call to bring back a 5-year-old student who left school after he allegedly broke a computer >> get in. now! i'm not asking get in the car i don't want to hear it >> reporter: after the officers bring him back, the situation quickly escalated. police blur the identity of the child. meanwhile the yelling and berating is all caught on camera. >> i mean, how do you learn that type of behavior at 5? >> sit down! >> reporter: when the boy doesn't stop crying, one officer screams just inches from his face. police release a near hour-long video friday near the end of the footage, with his mom in the same room, an officer places handcuffs on the boy's wrist. >> these are handcuffs. you know what they're for? you know what these are for? these are for people that don't want to listen, that don't know how to act. >> reporter: the incident took place january of last year after an internal investigation, montgomery county police said both officers remain on the job.