hospital and county health officials in springfield, missouri tonight announcing hospitals in springfieldide of covid patients is still only increasing. they are asking the state to come in and open an alternate care facilities, presumably some kind of emergency field hospital, in springfield, missouri because the icus are full, the ventilators are maxed out, the staff is maxed out, the beds there are at capacity. again, this is now. we've been watching over the last couple of weeks as hospitals in southwest missouri have been sounding this alarm announcing they were hitting new records, opening new covid units, making public appeals for respiratory therapists to come from other parts of the country to come help in springfield, missouri. it's just a bad combination there right now. this aggressively contagious delta variant finding very fertile territory in missouri's largely unvaccinated population. in southwest missouri no county has more than 35% of its population vaccinated. and if you widen the lens a little bit beyond just springfield the situation actually looks a little rougher. j

first, springfield is a hub.e're an attraction for tourism, we're an attraction for transportation, for business, for higher education, and certainly health care. so people come to springfield to shop, to do business. so people will come here. and i think that has greatly increased our exposure, compounded with what has already been indicated on misinformation. >> dickerson: what kinds of misinformation are you seeing in your community? >> mayor: i think we're seeing a lot spread through social media, as people are talking about fears which they have, health-related fears, what it might do to them later on in their lives, what might be contained in the vaccinations, and that information is just incorrect. i think we, as a society, and certainly in our community, are being hurt by it. >> dickerson: there has been a conversation throughout this pandemic about information that comes from the top down and information that comes in the community, which is why we wanted to talk to you. what is the most affective work t

burlingame, holder of the distinguished chair in lincoln studies at the university of illinois-springfield, was born in washington, d.c. and raised in nearby arlington. his first book, the inner world of abraham lincoln, was written in 1994. he's written over a dozen books including one of the five best books of the year by the atlantic. this october pegasus books will release his study, "the black man's president: abraham lin on the, frederick douglass and the quest for racial justice." now let's hear from michael burlingame. thank you for joining us today. >> before i begin my remarks, i would like to thank the archives for letting me participate in this series. over the years i've spent many ours in the archives conducting lincoln research, and this is relevant for the book i'm talking about today within the records of the committee on -- [inaudible] there's a great deal of information about how -- was done at the white house indicating that it was not always above board, and it was was -- see official documents about what was really going on. so i'm very grateful to the archives for su

green county is among the worst of it, where springfield, missouri, is.county say they're overrun now. they're at capacity already with the influx of new sick patients still steeply rising. the ceo of cox health in springfield said yesterday, quote, we are at our capacity. mercy hospital also in springfield, they ran out of ventilators this month. they had to borrow from other hospitals. they had been treating more than 130 patients every day since sunday. and i know that's an absolute value number, what does that mean? well, for context, that's more patients than they have ever treated before for covid. that's more patients than they treated daily during the big winter spike that everybody thought was the worst of it. they're treating more covid patients in springfield, missouri, now than ever have before, and hospital administrators say over the next three to four weeks they're anticipating only higher and higher numbers in terms of the new daily influx. where will those patients go? springfield, missouri, is running out of room for covid patients alrea

springfield, missouri, is running out of room for covid patients already.o put the patients that are sure to come. as we talked about on the show last night, the county health department and local hospitals asked the state, asked the governor of missouri, republican governor mike parson, to help them set up some kind of alternative care site in springfield for covid patients. they need somewhere to send covid patients who are stable enough to move. they need to make room for the dire cases that are coming in in such great numbers now. we checked in with the springfield green county health department today about the status of their request after they made this public appeal yesterday for basically a new field hospital, a new care site to be set up by the state. they told us that the state hasn't answered, hasn't yet given them any answer or a timeline for when they will make a decision. but as the county health director put it yesterday when she announced the request, the request was pretty simple. what she said is, quote, we need help. will they get it? joi

they had not given the springfield county an answer to their request.r went to person to ask whether or not he was going to penny up to the -- his answer to the paper was. probably. governor parsons said, we are in the process of kind of going through that now and that the state will, for the most part probably, fulfill the request. springfield-greene county health department phil doesn't today say that they haven't gotten an answer from the state but they are trying to work it out even though the state won't tell them. meanwhile, cases and hospitalizations keep going up. green county remains an absolute hot spot epicenter. there are more hotspots every week. it is spreading in missouri. more hospitals are gonna need more space for patients, starting with springfield asking for help. they said that they needed help for days. tiktok, still no answer from governor parson. governor parson. do you struggle to fall asleep and stay asleep? qunol sleep formula combines 5 key nutrients that can help you fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer, and wake up refres

so they're setting up a mono clonal antibody center in springfield. in terms of setting up effectively a field hospital, they're still not there yet. hey, what's the rush? but the government says tonight they have identified a site for such a facility, a hotel in springfield, missouri, chosen by the local health department. the state government says they're now asking fema to do that. they're asking the feds. so, you know, better late than never. and that is legitimately movement there, finally. that's good to see it. but as i said the situation in missouri continues to get worse at this hour. i mean, at this point missouri according to the federal government missouri is one of three states. missouri, texas and florida, that account for 40% of the new cases nationwide. and that might not be a big deal if there weren't that many new cases nationwide. but, in fact, new cases nationwide have tripled in the last couple of weeks. and so for three states to amount to almost half of that, that's really saying something about the size of the crisis. here's an

he is currently president of the springfield-based abraham lincoln association. let's hear from michael burlingame. thank you for joining us today. >> before i begin, i would like to thank the archives for inviting me to participate in this series. over the years i've spent many hours at the archives both in downtown washington and out in college park conducting lincoln research. and the research that is most relevant for the book that i'm talking about today was in the records of the interior department. and there's a great deal of information about how spending was done at the white house indicating that it was not always above board. and it was very useful to be able to see official documents rather than just newspaper speculation about what was really going on. so i'm very grateful to the archives not only for inviting me, but preserving these records and making them so easily available to scholars like myself. okay, enough said. let's talk about the book. abraham lincoln was apparently one of those men who regard bliss as an oxymoron; that is, a contradictio

so they are setting up a monoclonal infusion center in springfield. and -- they are still not there yet, hey what's the rush? we but the government says that they have identified a sight tonight for such a facility, a hotel chosen by the health government. they're asking fema to do this, they're asking the feds. so we better late than never. there is legitimate movement there, finally. it's good to see it. but as i said, the situation of missouri continues to get worse at this hour. at this point, missouri according to the federal government, missouri is one of three states, missouri, texas, and florida that count for 40% of the new cases nationwide. and that might not be a big deal if there weren't that many cases nationwide, but in fact new cases nationwide have tripled in the last couple of weeks. so for the last few weeks, for it to have gone up almost half of that is saying something that the crisis. and here is another piece of encouraging news though, we get out of missouri. this today was a unanimous supreme court ruling from the state supreme

visiting springfield. and it's there that she meets lincoln. now, it has to be said in all candor, that needing lincoln was not always the most easiest thing to do. all right, let's be frank. the man is homely. he is, i'm sorry. it really is true. and off with the big years, the big nose, the high hello cheekbones and although the collar and the stock tie ten to mitigate it, his neck reminded you of a giraffe. the man was six feet four inches tall, most of the hide in his legs. if he was sitting in a chair here, will be the same dimensions as the rest of us. is there was money stood up, he suddenly -- watching and can stand up from a chair was like watching a jackknife unfold. he was awkward, he spoke with a peculiar accent, very high pitched 20 border state type of accent. and he didn't really sound elegant. inelegant however was the word you would probably is most about mary todd. most of her todd relatives did not understand what was she saw in lincoln, and tried to talk or out of it actually. but she d

at a different hospital in springfield, the chief administrative officer of mercy springfield is also publicly asking for respiratory therapists to come bolster their staff. tonight at mercy, he said their census is 120 covid patients. of their icu patients, 88% of them are on ventilators. he's been putting out these kinds of numbers daily for the m last few days, along with begging the people of southwest missouri to please get vaccinated to try to stop the surge there. this is some of the stuff he's posted in the last couple of days. quote, new day, new record. spent the night looking for ventilators because we ran out.n 47 patients on vents now. quote, running almost 50 vents now -- on a different day.-- we're expanding to a second covid icu and second stepdown. physicians, nurses, and respiratory therapists are tired. heck, everyone is tired. traveling nurses coming this week. physician support being arranged. he says, if you are a respiratory therapist, call us. so the situation we've been watching -- and there's been public calls for help out of the health care system in southwe

the ceo of cox health in springfield said yesterday, we are at our capacity, mercy hospital also in springfieldntilator this month and had to borrow from other hospitals. they've been treating more than 130 patients every day since sunday, and i know that that is an absolute value number, what does that mean? for context, that is more patients than they have ever treated before, for covid. that is more patients that they treated during the big winter spike that people thought were the worst of it. they're treating more covid patients than they ever have before. and hospital administer say that over the next 3 to 4 weeks there anticipating higher and higher numbers in terms of the new daily influx. where will those patients go? springfield missouri is running out a room for covid patients already, they need a place to put the patients that are sure to come. as we talked about on the show last night that county health department and local hospitals as the state, they've asked the government of missouri, the republican government mike parson, to help them set up some kind of alternative care site

he has a house of his own in springfield, illinois.has sometimes taken in fees as high as $5,000 for fees in a particular case, and in those days, $5,000 is a lot of money. a middle-class income in the 1850s would be perhaps what walt whitman estimated $5,000 a year, and lincoln can pull in $5,000 a case. so lincoln is doing very well as a lawyer. he is also doing well not just economically, but he is doing well socially. because in 1842, he marries mary todd. now, if you have noticed that john todd stewart and mary todd lincoln, yes, they are cousins, and that is how mary todd comes to springfield and coming from her home in lexington, kentucky, to visit springfield, and it is there that she meets lincoln. now, it has to be said in all candor that meeting lincoln was not always the easiest thing to do, because, all right, let's be frank, the man is homely. he is. i am sorry. it really is true. homely enough with the big ears, and the big nose and the high hollow cheekbones, and although the collar and the stock tie tend to mitigate it

care site to help in springfield because they're at capacity at all of the hospitals.nd treat most critical patients in the covid units they have now. when we reported on this last wednesday the state hadn't yet answer. they hadn't given the springfield county health department an answer to their request. so the leader went to ask whether they're going to pony up after asking for help. his answer, probably. governor parson said quote we're in the process of going through that now and the state for the most part possibly will fulfill the request. the health department today still haven't got an up or down answer from the state but they're trying to work it out even though the state won't tell them, meanwhile cases and hospitalization keep going up, green county is absolutely a hot spot epicenter and adding more hot spots every week, it's spreading in missouri, more hospitals will need help starting in springfield, they needed help within days, tick tock, still not even an answer from governor mike parson. >>> that's going to do it for us . here. new aspercreme arthritis

he has a house of his own in springfield, illinois. he is sometimes taking in fees as high as $5,000 for a particular case and in those days $5,000 is a lot of money. a middle-class income in the 1850s would be perhaps walt wittman estimated $1,000 or more a year. lincoln can pull $1,000 from one case, the so-called mclean county case so lincoln is doing very well as a lawyer. he is also doing well not just economically. he is also doing well socially because in 1842 he marries mary todd. if you noticed john todd stewart and mary todd -- yes, they're related. they're cousins. that, in fact, is how mary todd comes to springfield. she's coming from her home in lexington, kentucky, visiting springfield and it's there that she meets lincoln. now, it has to be said in all candor that meeting lincoln was not always the easiest thing to do because, let's be frank, the man is homely. he is, i'm sorry. it really is true. homely enough with the big ear, the big nose, the high, hollow cheekbones and although the collar and the stock tie tend to m

. >>> the springfield news leader is the biggest newspaper covering springfield, missouri.er did something that caught my eye. at a time when nearly-all the surging covid cases in the country stems from those who are sun vaccinated, the springfield news leader published in story above the fold quote from the city's health director. please, get vaccinated the piece also included a push from various community leaders including republican senator, roy blunt, who said quote vaccines are key to finishing the fight against covid and saving lives. i have been vaccinated and i encourage everyone to get vaccinated, as well. despite the wide availability of vaccines, missouri, right now, particularly parts of southwestern missouri, have seen a significant increase in covid cases and hospitalizations, over the last several weeks. just 40% of the state's fully vaccinated. the number is about the same for green county, where springfield is located. there is a door-to-door efforts in parts of the state to encourage vaccinations but in some places, because of vaccine hostility, it's not e

country, that's right afte this break springfield news later is the biggest newspaper covering springfieldissouri. it's been around since the 1800s. yesterday the paper, did something that caught my eye. and it's time when nearly all the surge in covid cases from the country stems from those unvaccinated, the springfield news later published his front page story, from the city's health director, please get vaccinated. piece also included a push from various community leaders, claiming -- who said quote, vaccines are key to finishing the fight against covid and saving lives. i've been vaccinated and encourage everyone to get vaccinated as well. despite the wide availability of vaccines, missouri right now, particularly parts of southwestern missouri, we have seen a significant increase in covid cases. and hospitalizations over the last several weeks. just 40% of the states fully vaccinated, numbers the same green, county where springfield is located. distorted or efforts in parts of the states to encourage vaccinations, but some places because a vast team hostility, it's not even an option.

let's bring in eric fredrick, the chief administrate officer of mercy hospital, springfield.nk you for being with us. i have been following your twitter updates, the updates you have been giving on the hospital and the patients there. what does your covid unit look like now? >> thank you for having me. i do appreciate it. today as of right now we have 122 covid positive patients in the hospital, about 20 of those are currently in the emergency room waiting for placement in beds upstairs. our plan allowed us to open multiple units based on acuity. we have two units serving icu level patients, one of those is full with 28 of those patients on covid, 24 are ventilated and then we have several stepdown units and we have capacity on the medical unit as well we can move patients on and off. it takes a lot of work to move those patients around and make adjustments to make sure we have capacity to care for the patients. >> 122. if i am following this correctly, and you can correct me if i'm wrong, that's a new record for your hospital? >> unfortunately, yes, it is. the peak of the su

the president and ceo in springfield missouri put out this call that was yesterday at 10:30 am. the call to arms, by this morning, at 8:21 am, that hospital ceo said that 14 respiratory therapist have contacted his hospital offering to help, thank you so much. but today at lunchtime, 12:30 pm, more heartening news. the same ceo saying we've had now quote as the ceo of cocks health in missouri. when he's talking about is for real and bad. the kansas missouri star speaking now saying that, a month ago, that hospital, cox health, it had 35 patients, now they have 95. when from 35 to 95 patients in one month. the hospital says they are admitting on average, 18 patients every day now. they think they are going up to 27 new admissions a day within the next two weeks. they are trying to scale up their staffing and physical capacity to handle the number of hospitalizations they are coping with, because of the covid surge in southwest missouri, on top of their public offer respiratory services calling for everyone, help they of their staffing in the hospital. the usual number is about 40

the vast majority of people who are coming -- fallen sick with covid in springfield are unvaccinated,0s, 30s, 40s, and people who these doctors and nurses are seeing in their 30s this year in their icus seem to be much sicker than that same age group last year. >> we should note that it is a little unclear right now in terms of our understanding the evidence of delta, we know quite certainly it is more transmissible. it is unclear whether it gets people sicker, but what you are reporting indicates just from the sort of anecdotal experience of the people working in this hospital is they feel like that's what they're seeing, is that a correct characterization? >> yes, there's definitely controversy around whether delta is deadlier. all i have heard consistently from doctors and nurses is that people seem to be not only younger but also sicker this year, and there might be various reasons for that. but the ultimate result is that health care workers are struggling. they're really exhausted. they're overwhelmed again, and they're just indignant at a time when we have vaccines, plural, tha

took another trip out of springfield, illinois. 1828 is a really important here though.hat is with the erie canal opened. that gave new york city, which became of course with the greatest imports in the world, access to the markets west into the great lakes brit at the time chicago was not even a city it was a swampy trading post a very inaccessible because the only way of getting down to the mississippi river was through an ugly portage called bud lake. even in 1673, two explorers said hey there should be a canal here. if you connect the chicago river to lake michigan, the great lakes, the erie canal, new york city you can get to new orleans because internet to the illinois river, then the mississippi and onto the chosen city. that was on the first impressions that young abraham lincoln had as the nation was growing in the 1830s, it was really a time that we don't really study a whole lot. because we mostly skip from the revolution to the civil war, there is a lot of history in between. one of the reasons i wrote the book was because i wanted to know, how did our countr

it was first identified in branson and here in springfield in may. it is everywhere in this area. and they are afraid it's going to stay in this area until fall when it will cause another outbreak and a lot more misery, anderson. >> miguel marquez, appreciate it. >>> still to come, senator bernie sanders joins us live to talk about what democrats can do now that another state is working to enact strict voting laws and after the supreme court and republican senators have thwarted their agenda thus far. >>> plus a live report from florida on the latest on recovery efforts in surfside as the death toll makes it one of the deadliest mass casualty events in recent u.s. history. do you struggle with occasional nerve aches in your hands or feet? try nervivenerve relief from the world's #1 selling nerve care company. nervive contains alpha lipoic acid to relieve occasional nerve aches, weakness and discomfort. try nervivenerve relief. you need an ecolab scientific clean here. and here. which is why the scientific expertise that helps operating rooms stay clean now helps the places you go

branne son is right down the ro from springfield, so there is a lot of tourists coming in this area. and then that delta variant, it was first identified here in springfield and in branson in there may, it is now circulating widely and the concern is that it will stick around into the fall when they will have an even bigger outbreak. back to you. >>> the investigation into the assassination of haiti's president is intensifying. police say 17 of the more than two dozen suspects are in custody. most of the alleged attackers are colombian and two are haitian american. cnn hasn't been able to speak with them or their lawyers. this video posted online claims to show a shoot-out between police and the attacker, but cnn can't confirm its authenticity. haiti's police chief tells reuters three suspects were killed. matt rivers picks up the story. >> reporter: arrests on the street of port-au-prince thursday after an army police operation against heavily armed mercenaries, mercenaries that authorities say are responsible for the brazen assassination of haiti's president jovenel moise early wed

and cases have tripled at mercy hospital in springfield. >> the disease process is faster than before and they are getting sicker sooner than before. >> reporter: dr. mayorol jaurez is a pulmonary critical care physician at mercy where ventilator supply at one point last week was critically low. >> reporter: it feels like a lot of people have let their guards down. >> very stunning to talk to a patient, and all of them barely said i wish i would have taken the vaccine. >> reporter: researchers say the highly infectious delta variant accounts for at least 75% of infections in four states, in missouri it is nearly all cases, only 40% of residents are fully vaccinated. >> this variant is just brutal. it takes no prisoners. >> reporter: deborah lost her daughter to the delta variant a month ago saying her daughter was unvaccinated is just so excruciating. and they become so helpless. and just destroyed by this virus. >> reporter: doctors are urging vaccinations to prevent deaths and large outbreaks like the one at a texas church camp where more than a hundred kids and adults tested positi

cnn's miguel marquez is in springfield. miguel, over and over, these health professionals say it's the unvaccinated getting sick and dying. >> reporter: yeah. and over and over, they are correct. one, little statistic for you. i could quote them, all day long. but here in green county, where we are in springfield, the county reported 17 deaths this week. didn't all occur this week but they reported 17 deaths this week. all 17, they were unvaccinated. at cox health here, the -- the delta variant is a real concern here. it was, first, discovered in this area in may. cox health here, in the state, when they send out their samples to the state government here, 90% of the patients that are checking in there and being hospitalized, the cox health system, have that delta variant. and one doctor there who runs the emergency department at cox health says they are coming in sicker, and they are staying longer. >> we are seeing a younger population. frankly, a healthier population. a lot of people, that you wouldn't, necessarily, expe

. >> springfield's mercy hospital has seen hospitalizations rise so quickly they've brought ventilatorsgfield's cox health 90% of coronavirus patients tested have the delta variant. >> this is going to keep happening. it may peak here and then it's going to spread to other places. if we don't get enough vaccinated, there's going to be another variant that's probably worse. that's the way viruses work. >> reporter: in greene county, population nearly 300,000, health officials sounding the alarm. >> how concerned are you about the weeks and months ahead? >> terribly concerned. yesterday we reported another 240 cases in one day. we're not a huge community. that's a really large number. and we haven't seen these numbers since we had a surge back in december and january. >> reporter: in nearby branson, a huge tourist draw, it is business as usual. vaccinations here in taney county even lower than the state. just 25% of all residents here vaccinated. >> what is the biggest barrier you hear to people not getting vaccinated? >> it runs kind of the gamut. maybe they feel like they just want to w

-yeah. >>> larry beaumont successfully snuck informant jimmy keene into springfield prison in 1998.pect to lose him there. >> goes off your radar. >> yeah, disappeared. couple weeks we didn't know what happened to him, trying to find out, we were getting frantic. >> two weeks later, only after keene's psychiatrist returned from vacation, did they finally find jimmy. >> i knew the fbi was there, and she kept apologizing, kept saying i am really sorry, something happened with the message. >> at last, investigators got to search the woodshop and hall's cell, but by then, the map and falcons, items jimmy believed could lead to tricia, were gone. >> what were you thinking telling larry hall you're out of here and dressing him down? >> people wouldn't understand the mounting pressure, that kettle is ready to boil over at any time, you know, and it felt good to unload on the guy. >> the problem as i see it, you've unloaded on him, he knows you're against him, but nobody has that map. >> right. i am disappointed i didn't wait another day or two at least. i should have waited a few more days

he's the chief administrative officer at mercy hospital in springfield.nk 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 this ak s sell rated. >> your hospital, specifically, had to ask for help last weekend because of high demand. you had to ask nearby stit citys a -- cities and states for ventilators. governor parson called it a management problem, saying the state does not have a ventilator shortage. help us unders

it was first identified here in springfield and in branson in may.ncern now is it is going to stick around into the fall when they'll have an even bigger outbreak. back to you. >> still some serious business. thank you so much, miguel. >>> all right. coming up, six months after the deadly capitol insurrection, the last of the security fencing may be coming down. but the fight to investigate what happened that day is just beginning. we'll go live to capitol hill in minutes. it's the lowest prices of the season on the sleep number 360 smart bed. it's the most comfortable, dually-adjustable, foot-warming, temperature-balancing... proven quality night sleep we've ever made. the new queen sleep number 360 c2 smart bed is only $899. plus, 0% interest for 48 months. ends monday. when you really need to sleep you reach for the really good stuff. new zzzquil ultra helps you sleep better and longer when you need it most. it's non habit forming and powered by the makers of nyquil. new zzzquil ultra. when you really really need to sleep. [swords clashing] - had

what is happening to those vulnerable unvaccinated populations like the one you're covering in springfieldr: in these areas you're seeing hospitals start to fill up again. one doctor telling me earlier this week that it's the worst that it has ever been and he blames the delta variant. all of the patients, the majority of them, the 95% of patients are unvaccinated. that's why you're hearing the focus and the push from local leaders and medical leaders to get as many people vaccinated as quickly as possible and that's why even with that news from pfizer, even with those comments from the fda and the cdc you have local leaders emphasizing just get the vaccines that are available right now. have that be the main focus. i spoke to a fire chief yesterday who said he is witnessing a mass casualt event in slow motion. i talked to him about the level of frustration and he set up at the fire station. listen to our conversation. >> it's frustrating because i can tell you the virus does not care about what you think or not. it is a virus. it's doing what viruses do. it is replicating and it is changi

cbs' nancy chen reports from springfield, missouri. >> reporter: tonight federal officials are deploying covid surge team to help missouri medical workers deal with the growing covid crisis. in the past month, hospitalizations are up more than 50%, and cases have tripled at mercy hospital in springfield. >> the disease process is faster than before and they are getting sicker sooner than before. >> reporter: dr. mayrol jaurez is a pulmonary critical care physician at mercy where ventilator supply at one point last week was critically low. >> reporter: it feels like a lot of people have let their guards down.o a patient, and all o >> it's very stunning to talk to a patient, and all of them invariably said, i wish i would have taken the vaccine. >> reporter: researchers say the highly infectious delta variant accounts for at least 75% of infections in four states, in missouri it is nearly all cases, only 40% of residents are fully vaccinated. >> this variant is just brutal. it takes no prisoners. >> reporter: deborah carmichael lost her daughter to the delta variant a month ago saying her

and that delta variant was first identified in branson and here in springfield in may. it is everywhere in this area and they are afraid it's going to stay in this area until fall when it will cause another outbreak and a lot more misery. anderson. >> miguel marquez, appreciate it. >>> still to come, senator bernie sanders joins us live to talk what democrats can do now that another state is working to enact strict voting laws and after the supreme court and republican senators have thwarted their agenda thus far. >>> also a report from florida on the latest on the recovery efforts in the surfside condo collapse as the death toll now makes this one of the deadliest mass casualty events in u.s. history. ernative voltaren is to pain pills the first full prescription strength gel for powerful arthritis pain relief... voltaren the joy of movement among my patients i often see them have teeth sensitivity as well as gum issues. does it worry me? absolutely. sensodyne sensitivity and gum gives us a dual action effect that really takes care of both our teeth sensitivity as well

. >> reporting from springfield. >>> biggest challenge getting more americans vaccinated. only 18 states are fully vangd with half the pop eliminaulatio. one state with low vaccination rate is arkansas. we find out why. >> reporter: it's the lunch hour in little rock. >> hello ladies. >> hi. >> reporter: we went to every table to ask the same question have you been vaccinated. >> absolutely. >> yes. >> absolutely. >> ervverybody's an absolutely. >> despite the reputation. >> only 34.3% of arkansas population is fully vaccinated. that's why the co-owner was shocked when she found out every single person in the restaurant was vaccinated except one hi n. thought i bet at least 80% of my >> arkanr said vaccing. outside little rock it's a different story. >> certainly the rural areas of the state we have more resistance, there's less vaccine acceptance. >> reporter: the county that includes little rock has fully vaccinated about 40% of its residents. in some of the rural counties the number plummets to less than 25% and covid hospitalization are climbing up 54% in just the last

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we're joined now by the acting director of the springfield department.orted 40 new covid-19 cases among residents. that is the most in a single day since january. i know you're worried about having enough hospital capacity and staff to care for these people. has the state addressed your request yet? >> we've had preliminary discussions with them. they seem to be positive, and we're working through a lot of the different logistics and details of the request. and we've been told that we will have more information later today. >> the fact that you even feel like you're going to need this extra -- you're going to need extra staff, can you paint the picture of how dire it is there right now? >> yeah. it's at a level that we've not seen before. and i think that the situation developed extremely quickly, and the warning signals just were alarming, but also didn't really give us enough time to adequately keep up. so our hospitals did reach capacity this week, and we saw that coming at the end of last week and knew that we were going to have to address that with

. >> reporter: it's a growing issue that the mercy hospital network including here in springfield hasow mandated vaccine for all employees. some health care workers here now organizing to reverse mercy's decision. dean says it should be a personal choice. >> anybody who is forced to take something or lose their job is -- i think that just makes me so sick. we've already suffered so much. >> reporter: mercy hospital says the public health implications an dangers of the virus far outweigh any concerns about the vaccine. >> we've got a narrow window to basically sustain or even get ahead of where we are right now. as of this morning we've got 172 people hospitalized which is our all-time peak. >> reporter: kate is an icu nurse in columbia, missouri. after a hellishly difficult year just when she thought there was light at the end of the tunnel. >> we are mentally and emotionally and physically worn out. >> reporter: for kristi henry the message now clear. >> everybody that i know and i love, you need to get vaccinated. >> reporter: now here is the situation in springfield, missouri. the