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>> exactly. >> reporter: and schools here in the state of florida are on the verge of reopening, and now for the school year, and now were seeing a spike in cases for children. you know they cant get the vaccine if theyre 12 and under, but right now 10,585 new cases in the past week among children who are under the age of 12. the positivity rate for children in that age group is 18.1%. so certainly theyre looking to lower that. but the governor is not taking any action. in fact, he issued an exe...

Those who are ending up in the hospitals. i was at jacksonville hospital recently at baptist medical center where 99% of their patients are unvaccinated. and i spoke to some of the patients who were on breathing machines in the covid ward and this is what one of them told me. >> bad? >> yeah, i cannot breathe good. i have shortness of breath. i feel sorry about not getting a vaccine. >> youre sorry you didnt get the vaccine. do you think you would be here if you had gotten the vaccine? >> no. >>...

The hospital. another concern is children, schools are reopening any day now. looking at 10,585 cases in the past week for children under 12. theyre too young to be eligible for the vaccine right now but their positivity rate in that age group is 18.1%. certainly that is a concern. the statewide positivity rate is 18.2%. and as you mentioned at the top, the governor issued this executive order saying that schools cannot require masks for children as they return to school. he thinks its about the...

I wasnt uncomfortable up to a decade ago. now it looks like the inmates are controlling the asylum if you know what i am talking about. >> look, you know, you are a good litigator. you are just focusing on one small piece of the overall picture. >> bill: true. there are beautiful parts of the city. these are parts of the city that tourists like me staying at a hotel on knob hill are seeing. we are walking down the street and we are accosted by seven guys. thats not good for kids. >> and you are ...

I wasnt uncomfortable up to a decade ago. now it looks like the inmates are controlling the asylum if you know what i am talking about. >> look, you know, you are a good litigator. you are just focusing on one small piece of the overall picture. >> bill: true. there are beautiful parts of the city. these are parts of the city that tourists like me staying at a hotel on knob hill are seeing. we are walking down the street and we are accosted by seven guys. thats not good for kids. >> and you are ...

Going to san francisco now. i wasnt uncomfortable up to a decade ago. now it looks like the inmates are controlling the asylum if you know what i am talking about. >> look, you know, you are a good litigator. you are just focusing on one small piece of the overall picture. >> bill: true. there are beautiful parts of the city. these are parts of the city that tourists like me staying at a hotel on knob hill are seeing. we are walking down the street and we are accosted by seven guys. thats not go...