not feel supported by the royal family. at one point meghan admitted she d thought about suicide. but i knew that if i didn t say it that i would do it. and i just didn t i just didn t want to be alive anymore. and that was a very clear and real and frightening constant thought. just one of many bombshell claims. another stunning revelation, harry and meghan say there were questions about what color their baby s skin might be. meghan says they were told the baby might not have security or get a title. and meghan says the tabloid reporting she made kate middleton cry ahead of her marriage to harry was exactly the opposite of what happened. it was kate that made meghan cry. at one point prince charles stopped taking harry s phone calls. and harry says he and his brother william still need space and time to heal. i want to get some reaction to all of this from ana stewart in windsor england. you ve certainly covered the royal wedding and other events with the duke and duch
gained 96. the s&p 500 lost 5. the nasdaq dropped 90. officials at the cdc say influenza hospitalizations are on the rise with at least two child deaths reported so far. according to the newest data, the most intense flu activity it is in the nation s capitol, washington, d.c. states with high flu activity mexico, kansas, indiana, new jersey, tennessee, georgia and north dakota with that let s bring in fox news contributor dr. marc siegel. doc, thanks for joining us, let s start there. we have to remember as we battle covid that there is flu out there. and influenza can be a very serious thing. absolutely, bret. last year we had a mild flu season. and there is a couple of things that are worrying us this year. number one not well covered by the flu vaccine this year. you have to see what the southern hemisphere is doing. you make a guess, actually.
they re people you see in walmart every day. but you have to take care of them. you have to do it any way. so you do. and then the next day comes and you do it again. reporter: after nearly 1 million pediatric infections last week, there is renewed debate over protecting children. a proposal in california would let kids 12 and older to get vaccinated without their parents consent. covid is taking away their happiness and futures. and we can t ignore this crisis anymore. reporter: but in virginia, the new governor reversing school mask mandates starting monday. as we battle covid, it s parents that should decide the health measures taken for their children. reporter: but after some districts pushed back, one mother at this school board meeting threatening to bring guns to her children s school if it tried to enforce the mandate. no mask mandates. my child my children will not come to school on monday with a mask on. all right? that s not happening. and i will bring every
all right. that s not happening. and i will bring every single gun loaded and ready to i will call every that s three minutes reporter: the police say the mother has since apologized and that the incident remains under investigation. the school district responding to the incident with a statement, violence and threats are never acceptable or appropriate. earlier this week, governor duncan signed an order saying parents are allowed to choose whether their kids wear masks in school. as we battle covid, it s parents that should decide the health measures taken for their children. reporter: but already some counties bucking the governor. loudoun county school board voting to keep its mask mandate in place per cdc guidelines. i want my kids to continue to go to school. they ve been masked all year, and they ve been able to stay in school, knock on wood. both of them have been happy to be back. they ve been able to learn. reporter: in missouri, the state attorney general,
dr. reiner, i know you ve looked at the president s plan. is there anything in particular we need to battle covid? i think we re moving the ball in the right direction but it s just not bold enough. the biggest issue is about 55 million adults have chosen not to get vaccinated, and that is the giant pile of dried timber for this relentless fire. the only way to get the recalcitrant group of americans to get vaccinated, i think at this point, is to do what our neighbors in canada have done, which is to require vaccination for air travel in this country. we re requiring people who travel to the united states to be fully vaccinated, but we don t require americans to be vaccinated before they get on airplanes in this country. there are very few places on the planet that have more virus than