those between the ages of 18 and 24 year old are enrolled in university as compared to 41 percent of the overall u. s. hop elation. rob reynolds reports from albuquerque, new mexico on why they're missing out at the university of new mexico, native american high school seniors from all around the state are spending a day learning about college life. 17 year old j. john's family wants him to succeed. that exciting for you to be here today? yes. um, this is actually the school i want. i'm planning on attending, but across the u. s. shockingly few indigenous young people make it to college nationwide. just 19 percent of native americans age 18 to $24.00. are enrolled in college compared to 41 percent of the overall population. only 16 percent attain a bachelor's degree or higher. native americans are among the poorest populations in the u. s. and college tuition is expensive. another factor is the century long history of u. s. government run boarding schools, which are now widely considered instruments of cultural destruction. education was used to colonize indigenous people in the united states, and so many have very bad memories of education as being a tool for ex

. >> reporter: the university of new mexico hospital is more strained now than during the peak of covid. this triage tent set up to handle the overflow. doctors have been treating 2-year-old jazzy gonzalez in the icu for over two weeks while she battles rsv. >> you could see, like, her ribs, like, her skin sucking through her ribs. she had a lot of shoulder breathing. >> reporter: jazzy spent eight days on a ventilator. she's still on oxygen, working to breathe on her own. >> i don't think people take rsv very serious. i think they think it's just a little cold. and it's not. i could have lost my baby. and that reality setting in should be no mom's reality. >> reporter: covid cases are now surging, and flu-like activity is high across 43 states. in mississippi, where there are just 65 open icu beds, hospitals are transferring some patients out of state. in arizona and michigan, they've ordered more pediatric cribs. back in new mexico, jazzy just spent her 2nd birthday in the hospital. her mom hopes to have her home by christmas. how is it seeing her like this? >> it's heartbreaking. but

the university of new mexico hospital has never seen it this bad.hey had to set up this surge tent inside a parking garage. >> our emergency departments have been holding somewhere between 80 to 100 patients that are admitted that are waiting for beds in the hospital, because the hospital is so full. >> reporter: covid cases are climbing. the number of americans dying of covid is up 62% in the last week. 90% of the deaths are people 65 and older. >> i don't want to be dramatic about this, but i also want to be very honest about it. >> reporter: experts warn the omicron subvariants circulating now are increasingly immune evasive. with holiday gatherings looming, they stress it's critical that seniors and their families get that new omicron-targeted booster shot now. >> it's really important that people sort of shake off this covid fatigue and lethargy. >> reporter: david, doctors say if someone is having trouble breathing, go to the e.r. as for children, there can be other serious signs with that, like wheezing, dehydration, or if they have a fever f

of those between 18 and 24 years old. are enrolled in university that's compared to 41 percent of the overall us population. as rob reynolds reports of mildly kirk in new mexico. indigenous americans are largely missing out at the university of new mexico, native american high school seniors from all around the state are spending a day learning about college life. 17 year old j. john's family wants him to succeed. that exciting for you to be here today. yeah, i'm, this is actually the school i one i'm planning on attending, but across the u. s. shockingly few indigenous young people make it to college nationwide. just 19 percent of native americans age, 18 to $24.00. are enrolled in college compared to 41 percent of the overall population. only 16 percent attain a bachelor's degree or higher. native americans are among the poorest populations in the u. s. and college tuition is expensive. another factor is the century long history of u. s. government run boarding schools, which are now widely considered instruments of cultural destruction. education was used to colonize indigenous people in the united states, and so many have very bad memories of education as

mclaughlin is at the university of new mexico.a surge in patient levels so severe that it put up a triage tent outside the emergency department. doctor, thank you for being with me. give us some numbers behind this. what does it look like there at the hospital, and how is this impacting your ability to offer care? >> hi. good afternoon. we've been experiencing historic volumes of patients over the last 6 to 8 weeks. the way this is appearing at the hospital, we have a large number of patients admitted that are boarding, waiting for beds in the hospital. while they way, they're in the emergency department. that, of course, takes up space, makes it harder to see the new patients coming into the emergency department. the tent helps us to have that flexibility space to see the new patients as they're coming in. >> so we heard from the acting secretary of the new mexico department of health, saying they're very close to imposing crisis levels of care. is your hospital at that level, trying to decide who will receive care and who will n

that happened last night, the university of new mexico in albuquerque, charlie kirk,were p visited the campus and riot police had campus. to be deploy. >> watch our campus people. you who are you? first quarter, you're pretty. yu think about the cops. come, you know what i say. i american kids, especially the cops who are here. >> you know, i love my god, like like the . oh, but the threat is the proud boys and qanon on charlie kirk is the founder and president of turning point usa. >> he joins us tonight. thanks so muchhank.r jo for coming on . whis was clearly organized. a lot of the signs were p preprinted. who were theseeopl people? goo >> do you know?questi it's a gooond question.if i wonder if they're paid, why they were spending their evenings to protest me and our turning point. us a chapter just to talk about the u.s. constitution consh. eech.of speec it's really interesting wheningy you try to show up on a college campus and do an optional voluntary event, how angry the other side gets. a but this is a very important moment for people to recognize and understand that the othe

in particular, professor tony pool, who's a professor at the university of new mexico, was part of the team that helped to polish the telescope's mirrors which are bringing these extraordinary images back to us, and other scientists at our major flagship university including professor drago mirror is working as part of a team to explore exoplanets and unique phenomenon outside of our solar system. as we've been discussing this morning, the discoveries of this telescope not only will tell us more about the universe and our place in it, but are helping to excite and energize a whole new generation of aerospace engineers and scientists and thinkers about the universe. and so i want to use the remainder of my time to ask each of our three panelists two questions. the first is, what are you personally most excited about and surprised about what we're learning from the telescope? and the second is, what is the next chapter of exploration? what are we learning from the webb project that is telling us where we need to extend the frontiers of science and knowledge? so starting with dr. clampin,

particular, involved professor and taken tony have poll who responsibility is a professor at the university of new mexico for note taking and was part of for editing those the team that because that is your helped polish the chance to see telescope the full mirrors. which are now taken. bringing these the other option is to go extraordinary images back to the note back to us taker at the post, and and ask them for some amino other scientists at our major flagship inside, maybe their universities including first draft of it professor -- who is working as part of a team before it came up. after it goes up to to explore exoplanets the front and unique office, phenomenon outside of through the our solar chief of staff, we don't system. as see them we have been discussing this up and send them out. morning, that they are basically for the discoveries of this record because the telescope, not only will tell us more of the distributions. >> we universe and our place in it, but don't by the way to cheapie a products. are hoping to excite they run their own and products so they energize a whole new generation do

right, you who live in albuquerque, a town i love, my first two books were published by the university of new mexicoress so i have been to albuquerque a good number of times as well as new mexico. i think that dope that comes in is paid for in the money go south along with the guns. it is important for americans to understand how many of the guns that we buy and sell, it is so easy to do, anybody can do it, how many of the guns are ensuring down in mexico that they can produce these catastrophic amounts of dope, drugs, fentanyl and method for mean. it is all part of the symbiosis between the two countries. you cannot produce this kinds of dope without vast weaponry that is unceasing, it keeps on coming. that is what they get. the assault rifles -- cartel wars that we are experiencing now and for the last good number of years really began to escalate the year after, in the united states, we allowed the assault weapon band to expire. that may be a coincidence, i don't know, but what i can say, as i said before, the guns that are being purchased here and smuggled south are making a certain that those g

it seems to me and you that live in albuquerque, my first two books were published by the university of new mexicoss. as well as new mexico and i think that the dope that comes in is paid for and of the money goes south along with the guns. it's very important for americans to understand how many that we buy and sell and on are so easyel to do. how many are ensuring that they can produce these catastrophic amountsic of dope, drugs. it's all part of the symbiosis between i the two countries. you cannot produce this kind of dope without vast weaponry. it just keeps coming. that's what theyy get into the assault rifles, the cartel that we are experiencing now we allow the assault weapons ban to expire. that may be a coincidence. i don't know but what i can say the guns that are being purchased and smuggled south are making it certain that they can use the corruption and a variety of other tools at their disposal to produce enough so the price drops from 19,000 to $3,000 a pound. that is the price of those guns going south. that is the price of those easy to buy guns particularly assault weapons going

of course, mean girls. >>> really quick, on that notice note did you notice the jingle bell rock? >>> stanford is facing a new problem, the complaints about the university. plus -- >>> i love the sport, i love supporting mexico. both my parents are from mexico. >>> many of us have been rooting for our favorite teams including this bay area native here. this tiktok influencer is making a name for himself on social media. >>> a live look now at caltrain's holiday train. it's ready to roll and will be making stops at nine cal trains stations this weekend, also collecting toys and spreading holiday cheer accent will be part of the fun along with singing carolers. it benefits the salvation army and toys for tots. so keep your great gifts at this price? is this for real? not exactly that's bargain bliss setting in you're basking in the glow of great gifts at deep discount prices. and is that... mmhmm ♪grocery outlet jingle♪ i want a doll house, a pony bike >>> welcome back. it is 6:29. here is a look at this morning's top stories. stanford is under investigation alons as. twme r n violate ti a rocrsand envit. ey are callina more eve including scholarships just for men. >>> the bay area is drying out after december

foundation's im impact across our country and especially in new mexico, from the halls of congress to environmental conflict resolution to our universities and students. in fact, new mexico's very own congresswoman stansbury is a udall foundation alum. and over 255 american indian and alaskaa native interns have -- alaska native interns have worked in more than 60 congressional offices thanks to the foundation. this bill from chair grijalva will ensure the udall foundation will continue to implement its valuable mission and work for years to come. thank you, chairman grijalva, for keeping this vision alive. i urge my colleagues to support the bill and yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. mr. grijalva: i reserve the balance. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. obernolte: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from arizona. mr. grijalva: i have no further requests to speak and i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. obernolte: madam speaker, i'd li

welcome some students from new mexico that i had the honor of meeting with earlier and i believe the secretary did as well from the santa fe indian school and princeton university'summer policy academy. they're led by a dear friend of mine, the former governor of coach d pueblo, regis pecos preston sanchez, who is the co counsel and also the justice director and has also been involved with with many issues and titles. but karen aguilar, amber garcia, and lee mountain, i want to thank each and every one of you for being with us today and i understand that michaela serena might also be part of the leadership group that is here. but mr. chairman, i would like to enter a letter of the students into the record that recommends congress introduced legislation to formally apologize for generational harms resulting from the federal indian boarding schools and policies. and i urge my colleagues to support this call for a formal apology and thank these young leaders for their advocacy, for their voices for the past, for the future, for current generations. and with your permission, i'd like just to read a paragraph from here before consideration for adoption. i quote, a gen