people can see hospitalizations now in rhode island are at or hyper than they were -- and rhode islandt the beginning of this. and you're telling me that in three weeks it could be that much worse again. now, i understand opening two field hospitals but where on earth are people going to go and what happens if there aren't beds? >> john, that is the question. you know, i'm thankful to be in a state where the governor looked ahead and built the field hospitals. i'm thankful to be part of a group where we are able to take three doctors out of our rotation for an entire week. we have one e.r. doc working the day shift, one working the evening and one working the overnight for seven days straight in that hospital. we have pharmacists and techs. at some point if and when we get sick and when the patients keep going, i'm just as worried about staffing as i am about beds. because a bed is useless if you don't have a doctor, a nurse or a tech to take care of the patient in that bed. i hope that rhode islanders follow the pause that our governor has put in place, that they do stay home, avoid i

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the gentleman from rhode island is recognized. mr. cicilline: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. north dakota from is recognized. r. armstrong: mr. speaker, i'd like to yield four minutes to my friend, congresswoman puerto rico.n from the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized, the gentlewoman from puerto rico is minutes.d for four miss gonzalez-colon: thank you, mr. speaker. 683, in support of h.r. uerto rico recovery accuracy in disclosures act. i'm thankful that on this got -- we have been able to count on the original leadership of chairman grijalva and ranking member bishop as well as many co-sponsors, both republicans and democrats. this bill is an important ensuring that the restructuring process under puerto looks out for rico's best interests. his legislation requires that any counsel and professional person that the financial and management board may hire to work on a title 3 case for the restructuring of rico's debt to submit their d disclosures of connections with the debtor, creditor,

live in rhode island, thank you so much for that.is week health officials in texas expecting the delivery of a quarter of a million doses of the vaccine. now, this comes as that state reports more than 1.4 million cases in total. 24,000 covid related deaths. with me now ali velshi. talk about the plan to distribute the vaccine there. texas like so many states it's a tale of two stories so to speak. you've got the urban centers and the rural parts that may be harder to get the vaccine, too. >> and because of the size of it, it's like a country. texas has different regions bigger than most countries in europe. here's the thing, texas is the second post populous state, and about 59,000 will come here to houston. the rest will go to other major centers. today, for instance, we saw 19 krz 500 doses. they've got 100,000 employees just in the texas medical center. and just medical workers here are a thousand. they're not going to have enough for them in the first round. the texas medical center is the cancer center, they are the first recip

there are two field hospitals in rhode island.ne in providence at the convention sarcenter, 20 patien are there. the other the building behind he in cranston set to hold about 350 and told there are ten patients there right now. that may not sound like a lot, but spoke to a doctor earlier saying that is the tip of the iceberg and they know more patients are coming in the next days and weeks. take a listen. >> our rates in rhode island climbs since october and thanksgiving, we anticipate the next two to three week as continued rise, and our hospitals are already quite full. so another two to three to four weeks of climbing of covoid in our state, our hospitals won't be able to handle it and why places like our field hospitals are being set up. >> reporter: again, the concern that as these numbers continue to go up the hospitalless fill up as well. a few weeks ago about 250 people hospitalized. state health department says the number is now about 400. >> okay. valerie castro, thank you from rhode island. >>> listen, as americans wai

this is a heavy burden for the state of rhode island, small state but densely populated one. they're fighting this surge in cases. the primary concern is, of course, the strain on hospitals across the state. they have stood up two field hospitals, including the one i'm standing in front of, convention center in providence. this is the largest of the state's field hospitals. it has capacity for 600 beds. it doesn't have the staffing for that at this point. don't forget there's a need for health care workers, frontline workers across the country and rhode island. right now they treated about 50 patients here in the last week. today in rhode island, there are more covid patients in the hospital then at any other point in this pandemic, but what is particularly alarming is cases have continued to rise in the last few days in rhode island despite a two-week pause put in place by the governor. that meant more restrictions for people living in rhode island in order to try to stop or slow the spread of covid. the governor has said -- has not taken an extension of that off the table.

right now rhode island put new restrictions in place. if you're there, you may have just received this emergency alert from the government with this stark warning. quote, hospitals at capacity due to covid. help the front line by staying home as much as possible for the next two weeks. the situation there is now so dire that field hospital beds are being used there for the first time during this pandemic. nbc's yasmin vossoughian is at one of those field hospitals in cranston, rhode island. she joins us there. yasmin, obviously a dire situation unfolding on the ground. walk us through the major concerns there. >> reporter: how much time do you have? a lot of concerns on the ground here as hospital, as you just read from that alert, are reaching capacity. a couple minutes before you came to me, behind me, you see this ambulance here, you saw a patient being rolled out of this ambulance. they were brought in through those double doors here. you can see now the emts bringing the empty bed back out, driving back to into hospital which is the

. >>> turning now to rhode island. while it is the smallest state in the country right now, it is seeing one of the biggest spikes in covid cases in the last week. nbc's valerie castro is in the city of cranston at the site of one of rhode island's new field hospitals. valerie, rhode island hospitals are at capacity now. the state has seen a 36% increase in covid cases from two weeks ago. what are they doing there? >> reporter: good morning, ali. right now rhode island is in the middle of a two-week pause. restaurant indoor capacity is 33%. any bar seating is closed. houses of worship have been reduced to 25% capacity and fitness gyms are completely shut down. this all went into effect on november 30th, this past monday, and that is the same day that an emergency alert was sent out to residents in the state letting them know that hospitals are now at capacity due to covid. now because of that, two field hospitals that were assembled in the spring but never used have now opened. they opened this past monday. one in prov

it's been tire situation in rhode island talk about what's happening on the ground and what's done to ensure all covid patients get the care they need as they see the numbers rise. >> you know what's fascinating in hearing meghan talk earlier is she said california proposed they are two week as way from full capacity, i was here in rhode island two weeks ago who said we're two weeks away from being at full capacity and hope we won't get there but think we will, guess what, two weeks later, we're here. earlier today i was in a different hospital and got an update there they have seven patients admit sod far. now i'm outside an alternative care facility in providence, rhode island with 600 beds and staffed for 100 patients if they need more they've staff up even more. also behind me we didn't know this was going on until we got here is a pcr testing facility a drive-through facility that we've seen all across the country. you also have rapid testing and walk up testing here and rapid testing behind my cameraman jeff as well, he can't swing around to see that i do want to bring in the di

rhode island's governor did put a two-week pause into effect. that increased the level of restrictions on people here because of the situation and because of the trajectory that this state is now on. the governor has said that additional restrictions or extended restrictions are not off the table. similar in a lot of states. brooke. >> yep, i'm sure we'll be seeing more of these field hospitals popping up. the difference than spring and summer is it's, also, just cold. alex field, thank you very much in rhode island. >>> back to this fda meeting. if the fda grants the emergency use of the pfizer vaccine tomorrow, within 24 hours, trucks with the vaccine will be rolling out to airports. that is according to the deputy chief of logistics for operation warp speed. and the pentagon says, for the approximate 44,000 doses designated for the defense department, the teams are ready. >> once that committee issues its final recommendation for our 16 sites, we -- we are comfortable, we are confident, within 24 to 48 hours from that advisory-committee decis

in providence, rhode island, where the first shot is about to be administered there and in new york city where we just mentioned the very first vaccine in the country was administered this morning. and my friend ali velshi is in houston mohome of the world's largest medical center and medical contributor and infectious disease specialist badillia. i understand that you are awaiting the first vaccines there where you are. i think all of us have been looking at these images through the day today and feeling maybe a little bit overcome with emotion after such a difficult year. what are you seeing there? >> it's been incredibly emotional, kasie, to see what is happening and the last ten months and built up to this moment and what we were seeing early in new york. we are seeing one of the first people to get this vaccine. he just took a seat. he was standing right next to me to get an ineterview but he was ushered over there to get the first vaccine in the state of rhode island. 785 doses and going to be delivering vaccines to their front line health workers. i interviewed her a couple hours

including rhode island who have legalized marijuana. people convicted of marijuana related charges are denied access to social programs or the ability to take out o student loans to further their education and careers. the more act helps fix that. this legislation redirect resources away from the prosecution of marijuana into a community investment and public health solution. it establishes an opportunity trust fund that provides resources for those who have marijuana related convictions, including job training and substance abuse treatment t moves us slows -- treatment. it moves us closer. the more act provides restorative justice by providing s.b.a. loans forer businesses controlled by economically disadvantaged people. i thank chairman nadler for his leadership and introducing the more act. i'm proud to be a co-sponsor and urge my colleagues to vote in support of this historic legislation. with that, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from texas reser

alexandra fields joins us this morning from rhode island outside of yet another field hospital being used. yesterday it was one in massachusetts, today rhode island. >> reporter: poppy and jim, good morning to you. a bleak picture nationwide, a bleak picture in rhode island, a state that is densely populated and has the highest rate of new cases per capita in the nation. here is the big picture across the country, if you look at the last week we have seen an average of 206,000 new cases a day and 2,200 deaths a day in that same period. that means we are now on par with where we were at the previous height of the pandemic back in april. a record that could soon be broken. as for hospitalizations you pointed out 105,000 people across the country in hospitals with covid, preegt such a strain on america's hospitals that you have governors in a number of states telling people they need to do more to stop the spread, implementing new restrictions. right here in rhode island the governor has put the state on a two-week pause but despite that pause we're seeing cases continue to climb, that'

good to get an update from rhode island. a lot of reaction on twitter.impressed he would come on. —— doctor fauci interview. and apologise for some of the comments he made. that is the son of a good leader i suppose. somebody who can say he was wrong. —— a sign good leader. an exciting first half. i look forward to the next 30 minutes. stay with us on bbc news. hello there. it's been a cold day everywhere today, we've got another wintry mix of weather to come tonight and into tomorrow. certainly a wintry scene here in highland scotland, some parts of scotland temperatures didn't really get much above freezing. for england and wales it was cold, it was wet, and it was miserable. a lot of clouds streaming in from off the atlantic. these shower clouds though are coming down. we will see a stream of showers for west wales and the southwest of england. this area of cloud here will probably take some weather into the southeast of england and east anglia, and the wet weather that we are seeing across northern england will spill its way into scotland as that mov

what we're seeing in rhode island is what we're seeing across the country. in just the last week, we have seen an average of 206,000 new cases a day and 2,200 deaths a day in that same period. that puts us right on par with what was the worst of the pandemic back in april. hospitals all over in almost every state are feeling the strain. you have health officials who are saying, this is unsustainable. now they're turning to people and imploring them, everywhere, to do more to stop the spread. >> reporter: as new coronavirus cases spread rapidly across the country, some states are shifting into crisis mode once again, enforcing more restrictions as intensive care units fill up with patients. >> what we do now will literally be a matter of life and death for many of our citizens. >> we're experiencing a surge like we've never seen. >> reporter: among those with stay-at-home orders in place, california, michigan, and north carolina, where the governor's also enforcing a 10:00 p.m. cap curfew. >> we will do more if our trends do not improve. that means additional

langevin of rhode island. thank ranking member thornberry for his extraordinary leadership and guidan his many years of exemplary service. he's a giant in the people's ouse and he will be sorely missed. i urge my colleagues to support the bill and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the gentleman from texas reserved. the gentleman from washington is recognized. i am pleased to yield to the chairman of the subcommittee on strategic sorry, mr. cooper. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. cooper: i'm pleased to the ndaa act. it's no small feat, particularly during a global pandemic. to thank in particular our outstanding chairman smith and ranking member thornberry leadership, as well as ranking member mike turner for his partnership in the strategic of es subcommittee, and all the conferees getting to this point. in particular, i'd like to thank member thornberry for his extraordinary leadership in the last years and i'd like to congratulate house g

rhode island also set a hospitalization record today.and has now sent this alert to everybody's cell phone in the state. public safety alert. rhode island government covid alert. hospitals at capacity due to covid. help the front line by staying home as much as possible for the next two weeks. avoid social gatherings. get tested. rhode island going into a two-week pause, they're calling it, asking for everybody to essentially shelter in place for two weeks in rhode island starting today. in minnesota, they've been trying billboards. look at these highway signs in minnesota right now. buckle up. save icu beds for covid-19. that's all over the state in minnesota. in other words, please don't get injured in a car crash right now. there's no spare room for you in our hospitals because they are full because of covid. we are in a critical time right now, a time where the number of hospital beds, the logistical headache of keeping track of where there might be an open bed for a patient who needs it -- that process is a matter of life and death

rhodes was eager to explore the toxic agents therapeutic potential.like alexander, he believed the bari data pointed its way towards a promising new chemical targeting white blood cells that could be used as a weapon in the fight against cancer. roads in his civilian life was head of new york's memorial hospital. it was the biggest cancer hospital in the world at the time. he sees on a wealth of new information provided by the bari -- hospital now converge with alexander's report and crystallized into a single mission come to exploit the military research into poison gas come to find the chemical that could selectively kill cancer cells. armed with the bari report and the results of a top-secret yale study which demonstrated for the first time that a regiment of nitrogen mustard in tiny, carefully calibrated doses could result in human tumor regression. rhodes went in search of funding to develop the experimental treatment known today as chemotherapy here he portrayed a tomb and it fortune during the war, alfred p. sloan and charles kettering, the hea

an emergency room physician in rhode island. thank you. there's no state that's doing great right now we can say that. but rhode island also has one of the highest rates of new cases per capita in the country. what are you seeing right now in your hospital? >> our hospital has been under surge for quite a while now. we opened up our field hospitals, alternative care sites on the 1st of december. the hospitals continue to be full. our intensive care capacity continues to be low. and we continue to see more patients come through the door, both who are sick from covid-19 and those suffering from its aftereffects. at this point the surge has been going on for long enough in rhode island we are seeing people coming in with symptoms of long covid, who are not getting better or who are having new complications as a result. we're seeing increasing numbers of healthcare providers out sick. we're calling in backup docs every day between now and the new year because so many of us have gotten sick or had to quarantine ourselves. >> you're now seeing e

host: that's robert in rhode island. when it comes to entertainment venues, the new york times highlights the fact that there are $15 billion set aside for those venues saying they are independent entertainment businesses like music venues and movie theaters and cultural entities to apply for grants from the small business administration to support six months of payments for employees and cost including rent, utilities, and maintenance. applicants must have lost at least 25% of the revenue to qualify and those who have lost more than 90% will be able to apply first within the first two weeks. the core of these provisions were proposed in the senate in july by democratic senator amy klobuchar of minnesota and republican senator of texas john cornyn. steve on our line for others about the passage of this bill. steve from baltimore, maryland. you are next. caller: the legislative branch of this country is soon to turn this country into the next great third world country. the outsourcing, the off shoring, the spending of the

rhode island setting up two field hospitals. and as we learn more about the pfizer vaccine, the first batch now here in the u.s., tonight, news on an important meeting that's going to be held tomorrow to decide who will get access to these vaccines first. and one of the leaders of operation warp speed tonight saying anyone in the u.s. who wants a vaccine will have access to one by june. abc's steve osunsami leading us off this monday night from the cdc in atlanta. >> reporter: abc news has confirmed that the first shipments of the pfizer vaccine for the coronavirus have traveled by air from production in belgium to a storage facility in michigan, so that the minute the u.s. government says it's okay for emergency use, those first shots will be ready to rush across this country. united airlines is flying the vaccine on chartered cargo flights. >> i say that by january we'll have 40 million doses to distribute across the country. >> reporter: in just a few weeks, some of this country's health care workers and other first responder

including rhode island who have legalized marijuana. people convicted of marijuana related charges are denied access to social programs or the ability to take out o student loans to further their education and careers. the more act helps fix that. this legislation redirect resources away from the prosecution of marijuana into a community investment and public health solution. it establishes an opportunity trust fund that provides resources for those who have marijuana related convictions, including job training and substance abuse treatment t moves us slows -- treatment. it moves us closer. the more act provides restorative justice by providing s.b.a. loans forer businesses controlled by economically disadvantaged people. i thank chairman nadler for his leadership and introducing the more act. i'm proud to be a co-sponsor and urge my colleagues to vote in support of this historic legislation. with that, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from texas reser

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ivory towers of you know of the new york times of the paul krugman of the nobel economist of the rhodes scholars like rachel maddow so they only have those who confirm all their biases and stuff like that so we have been open to people who aren't experts who aren't snowball economists who aren't rhodes scholars who are brave and heterodox thinkers and just doers and entrepreneurs and building companies and building systems like you are it's like some harvard economist ph d. who then went and created the hollywood stock exchange you were an entrepreneur so you know there is a certain difference between an expert who is an expert like a rhodes scholar a nobel economist and an expert who who's like elon musk or max kaiser just build stuff and doesn't achieve stuff so there is a huge difference between experts in their orthodox thinking and expert and heterodox thinking well i'm trying to make it easy for them i mean they can call me an expert if they wish and that be fully qualified to be termed in such a way but yes whether steve jobs max pfizer we're all entrepreneurs. as the x. rated in

in rhode island we had a relatively quiet summer with not a lot of cases.ng we had a surge that peaked around the last week of april. in the summer we were able to see patients and come up with good solutions for them. and now we're seeing the fall surge. we've had more cases. we've had more hospitalizations than we've had during this entire crisis, and understandably, nursing homes are taxed. they have had staff that have dealt with nursing home resident deaths, and they become familiar with their residents. that's really tragic, and now when a nursing home patient leaves the hospital, they have to be quarantined. we're no longer doing the two tests that we did before. instead, they're getting quarantine add the nursing quilt. what we hear a lot is there's just not quarantine beds available. and so i'm grateful that this field hospital will be able to take some of those patients because we're experiencing long waits in the hospitals. >> we are covering here on this show, and i know you know this, the cdc looking later today at who should be first in line t

when toolan was picked up in rhode island hours after the murder, he had been drinking.ty tests later put him at twice the legal limit. >> multiply that by six. >> a forensic toxicologist doing some complicated calculations estimated at the time of the murder, toolan's blood alcohol level was .30. >> the .30, where does that fit in? >> that fits in the next level above confusion to the stupor phase. >> so the defense argued toolan was profoundly impaired at the time of the murder, and that was just from the drinking. add in the drugs -- how much did drugs play in tom toolan's life? >> he would take whatever drugs that he could get his hands on. >> such as? >> methamphetamines, zoloft, paxil. >> there was more. the defense revealed that toolan spent years fighting depression and obsessive compulsive disorder and in the late '80s he attempted suicide. finally the defense was ready for its knockout punch. a neuropsychologist. >> my opinion is that he has profound frontal executive dysfunction. >> davidoff testified that years of substance abuse had brought about that mental

they had to escort them to rhode island to get them to leave for awhile. they even authorized constables for the public display and humiliation of quakers. according to the boston minister, the governor of plymouth colony decided that when they removed their hats they would be doubly humiliated. but with the support, the magistrates tried a different idea. they authorized robinson and several other men to attend quaker meetings. and to try to then convince them of the error of their ways. unfortunately the plan backfired. robinson went to quaker meetings, listened to them, i'm sure he already knew something about their teachings, and he wrote a letter to colonial leaders telling them their treatment was cruel and unwarranted. for that, robinson was labelled an opposer of the laws. that is one of the things that caused him to leave the town and to become one of the fist srst settle settlers, and i noticed a good number of historians have written about this episode, and they have suggested that through attending quaker meetings, he became a quaker which actu

they did in rhode island yesterday. that's pretty quick process in which they go through the approval process and it hits all the big hospitals that can store it. i want to bring in our doctor, an infectious disease specialist and the principal investigator for the pfizer trial. he worked on developing this vaccine, which is a real full-circle moment. he was in the front row from the video we were just showing, getting the vaccine an hour ago. now he's standing next to me with this incredible sticker on. if we can push in on this. it says, i crushed covid-19, i'm vaccinated, #crushcovid. it's an incredible moment for you and a full circle moment and that you worked on this trial. you were an aids researcher before this, so this is something that's never happened, where you're taking something you worked on. how does that feel for you? >> it's a great feeling. you know, being involved in what is a landmark, historic moment where we have highly effective and safe vaccine. and to be there in the front lines with some of my

you see rhode island at cap. you see texas at capacity. you see utah and montana, and now we're seeing an increased case in new york as california is shutting down. this is everywhere. and unfortunately, it means we all need to pitch in tonight. start staying home, wearing a mask, and ride it out until the vaccine's available. >> yeah, let's talk about that vaccine availability. joe biden says he will join barack obama, george w. bush and bill clinton in publicly getting a covid vaccine. these former presidents volunteered earlier this week. and the idea is, they do so on camera, they help make the public feel more confident in its safety. and then ivanka trump tweeted, "i applaud the pronouncements to help assure the public that the vaccine is safe and effective. my offer holds to do the same." so, doctor, how effective could this be in promoting the vaccine, making people feel comfortable? >> i think it's going to be very effective. i also think that we need to invite all influencers, from wherever they come, to do the same thing. i thin

let's head back to yasmin vossoughian in rhode island.itoring a couple of things. we're monitoring the overrun hospitals. i'm standing outside of a field hospital here in cranston, rhode island. also we're monitoring vaccine distribution as well. we have some breaking news coming out of the white house confirming white house chief of staff mark meadows was actually summoned the fda commissioner stephen hahn to the west wing for a meeting to talk about why he hasn't moved faster to approve the pfizer vaccine. we'll be monitoring that meeting. we're also talking about schools. the question of in-person or remote learning and how that's affecting the learning of so many kids across this country. a national nonprofit has just released the most comprehensive study to date comparing pre-covid-19 test scores with recent assessments during this pandemic. i want to bring in nbc news investigative and consumer correspondent vicki nguyen. this is really concerning because so many kids across this country right now having to do remote learning and th

>>we have to override rhode island senator jack reed says the president's veto on the annual defense bill deny service members more pay and compromises national security while sending a terrible message to adversaries frankly. >>they're sitting back and having trouble on a u.s. president trump called the bill a quote gift to china and russia once again finding a reason use russian malign behavior, i'm profoundly disappointed. rhode island congressman jim langevin says the bill also includes vital cyber security measures to prevent intrusions like those allegedly carried out by russian hackers on federal agencies over 27. >>it is strong provisions here inside the street new york congressman anthony brindisi called the veto irresponsible it's a christmas gift that none of us really want deceive our congress will do what's right for our troops override this veto send a clear signal to our adversaries that we are united the president took issue with the bill from the on said focusing on a provision to rename military bases named after confederate leaders and a desire to crack down on soc

then it was "the boston globe" reporting on rhode island. rhode island getting, quote, far less vaccine than expected next week. quote, with 36% fewer doses on the way, rhode island governor gina reymundo calls on the trump administration to honor its commitments and provide the full allocation. in rhode island, they were previously told they'd get 10,725 doses next week. now instead, inexplicably, they're going to get less than 7,000. all those thousands of people that aren't going to get inoculated. in michigan, 30% fewer doses than they expected. they thought they'd get 84,000 people shots next week. sorry. 24,000 of those, you're not getting your shot. they're not coming. the doses aren't arriving. i mean who are you going to tell first who thought they were getting one next week and now isn't going to get one? then kansas, 37% cut in what they were told they were getting. they were told to plan for 28,000 pfizer vaccinations next week. now it will have to be less than 18,000 because for some reason, that's all that's coming. same in mis

rhode island democratic governor gina romano was a topic according to politico but she pulled out last thursday unexpectedly. they say the government disputes that claim, progressives are slamming how she handled the pandemic. >> she had medicaid cuts in rhode island, rhode island is one of the places the covid-19 outbreak has been the worst, arguably the worst managed. >> welcome to fox news at night. the latest in the transition talks. >> reporter: joe biden faced mounting pressure in recent weeks to appoint black and hispanic leaders when making good on his promise to appoint a diverse cabinet, his pics facing scrutiny. the congressional hispanic caucus cheered president-elect biden's pick for secretary of health and human services but according to the new york times public health experts held their thoughts, medical groups wrote to biden, our organization which represents 400 positions practicing in the united states right to request you identify the.physicians to appoint leadership positions in your administration. but sarah is expected to help secure legislative changes strengthe

going as far west as worcester, parts of rhode island. all the islands, nantucket, martha's vineyard. let me mention some names to you. because back then we had about 70 wampanoag communities. nantucket sound familiar? sias constant? mattapoisett? pocasset? mashpee? knaufit? these are name places and town names, but they have always been wampanoag communities. okay? and at one time, we numbered over 100,000. today is about 12,000. and we will get back into that a little bit later, right?so that is a planting field. and what is next -- we know that mom is taking care of the field. they are considered to be the givers of life. what do the kids do? what do the kids do during the spring and the summer? this is my daughter right here, one of my daughters. this is her in this picture when she was 11 years old, maybe 10. and that is her younger sister, storm, with her. and what she is doing is picking sumac. sumac, you pick those berries, you boil them, and that has three times as much vitamin c as orange juice does. kids were allowed to be kids

two for the second it's rhode island and connecticut. i try to look it up and i haven't been able to fully check it down. for rhode island, -- the longest living when our party in american history. they actually had a movement in rhode island. it was connecticut that was the u.s. supreme court case that said one man one voter which was one of the cases that they live with. i think they were still doing at large elections, and they probably had a pretty representative sample. i don't know about the referendum system, but it was still fairly non democratic system of choosing representatives to various parties. >> yes, in the southern states there is also the ways in which racist segregation dramatically reconfigured the way people process the prohibition. so, in a lot of southern states, it's as african americans become completely and utterly disenfranchised and an either legitimate rights to vote, as that gets kind of locked in the position. all of a sudden prohibition is gonna come up as an issue, simply because the people who are remain

from newark, new jersey, from rhode island and san jose, california.st out west to california facing a quite a surge upon surge. scott reporting from san jose, talk about it there. what are you seeing? i know you got firsthand info after speaking with the head icu nurse. >> reporter: yeah. alex, you know, on the one hand, they have plenty of experience with this out here in california. remember, this was one of the first places in the country to deal with the surge of the virus, dating back to late january. so they know what they're dealing with, but then you take a look at the numbering, and this is what they're starting to look at very closely across the state. icu bed capacity now reaching critical levels. the state has -- has divided itself into regions. governor gavin newsom has, and you can see we're looking at critical levels here as little as 13% of capacity left in southern california, but that's a little deceiving which you look at places like where i am, santa clara county. the county itself is down to 17% of capacity, and this facility regi

by the way, the cdc says cases are spiking in rhode island.ts average daily cases are the third highest in the nation, tucker. >> tucker: irony upon irony. the great rick leventhal for us. thanks. >> happy to share it. >> tucker: as we told you on this show with some detail, george soros had a number of other billionaires are putting a lot of money behind district attorneys who have said from the first day they will not enforce the law. this is happening all over the country with horrifying effect. now, some prosecutors are revolting against this trend. we will talk to one of them after the break. ♪ ♪ >> tucker: recently, we told you about the new district attorney in los angeles, a man called george gascon. george gascon got elected more than any other factor by george soros, his biggest campaign donor, gave him more than $2 million. gascon got elected, was backed by soros, because he promised to stop enforcing the law. and he's done it already. he's ended the practice of seeking sentencing enhancements in court. now, that means, in effect, t

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. pingree of maine, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. pingree will vote yes on house joint resolution 110. mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. sewell of alabama, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. sewell will vote yes on h.j.res. 110. mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. delbene of washington state, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. delbene will vote yes on h.j.res. 110. mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. larson of connecticut, the nutmeg state, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. larson will vote yes on h.j.res. 110. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from kansas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. cleaver, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. cleaver will vote aye on h.y.res. 110. as the member designated by mr. defazio, pursuant to hou

she's live outside of field hospital in providence, rhode island. alex, what's happening there? >> look, kate, rhode island is a small but densely populated state and it now has a big problem, it has the designation of the highest rate of new cases per capita in the nation. hospitals so strained they had to open two field hospitals in providence with a capacity of some 600 beds. cases are climbing in the state even as it's on a two-week pause. further restrictions are not off the table. similar story across the country >> reporter: as new coronavirus cases spread rapidly across the country, some states are shifting to crisis mode once again, as intensive care units fill up with patients. >> what we do now is literally a matter of life and death for many of our citizens. >> we're experiencing a surge lying we've never seen. >> reporter: among those with stay-at-home orders in place, california, michigan, north carolina, where the governor is enforcing a 10:00 p.m. kerr few. >> we will do more if our friends do not improve, and that means additional actions involving indoor restau