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Alabama announcing that for the first time in its history deaths in 2020 will surpass births. >> we have data going back to the first decade of the 20th century so more than 100 years and its never -- thats never happened before nor has it ever even been close before. in world war ii or during the flu pandemic of 1918 or world war i, weve never had a time where deaths exceeded births until this past year, and its certainly -- certainly possible that that could happen this year as well if we cont...

We saw some hospitals that were like turning their parking garages into triage centers. and were actually seeing that with the biggest hospital here in coeur dalene. the big difference is now we have vaccines. back then, we didnt. don? >> dan simon, thank you very much for that, dan. i appreciate it. anger over vaccines getting violent yet again. this time in new york city. three texas women arrested for assaulting a restaurant hostess after she asked for proof of vaccination. >> get off of me...

Misinformation. and in a state where some residents and their children staged a fiery mass protest in march, there were still no statewide mask mandates. there is a strict mask mandate just across the border in washington state, and frustration is spilling over. >> get the damn shot. we need to be safe. >> health care is not an unlimited resource. >> reporter: as some of idahos patients arrive at spokane and seattle area hospitals. >> people are just counting on washington hospitals to be availa...

Care workers are out this week due to covid exposure. >> i think the only thing that can make things worse is to act like this is not happening. if you went out and got a vaccine today, its not going to help us for weeks but it would be a start. >> thanks to cnns dan simon for that report. at this point the trend is undeniable. hospitals in areas with low vaccination rates are struggling with shortages in resources, staff, bed space and the impact is especially being felt in the southeast. lis...

>> dan simon joins me now from idaho near the border with washington state. this reminds me of when i went down to louisiana to visit the hospital where i was born. louisiana has an indoor mask mandate, but nearby states dont. the governor told me he had to decline requests from out of state patients. do you know if thats happening in washington? >> reporter: its happening here again. we have a situation where you have so many covid patients here in idaho that some hospitals are reaching out to ...

Claiming a newsome victory could only be the product of democratic cheating. ahead of any election results, elder is already threatening legal action. have a listen. >> whether or not you win or lose, will you accept the result of the election tomorrow? >> i think we all ought to be looking at election integrity. >> we have lawyers all set up already to go to file lawsuits in a timely fashion. >> no evidence of any wrongdoing or fraud. cnns dan simon is at a polling place in sacramento. dan, tel...

Trump, but we have not defeated trumpism. trumpism is still on the ballot in california. >> reporter: well, right now all of the polls absolutely show gavin newsom cruising to victory and a top adviser of his saying there is no scenario, no scenario in which the governor loses tonight. jim, well send it back to you. >> all right. well watch for the votes to be counted. dan simon, thanks very much. so, if you dont live in california, you may be wondering exactly how this recall election works. ...

Doubling down on the vaccine mandate saying even employees who cite religious reasons not to be vaccinated saying nope, sorry, youre going to ask for a religious exception, well put you on indefinite unpaid leave. that is a mandate. it comes as airlines are facing increasingly angry passengers lashing out against flight attendants and fellow passengers over mask mandates. dan simon is "outfront". >> reporter: the incidents keep wracking up. >> you gave me one [ bleep ] warning. >> on wednesday t...

Second-time offenders face a fine from $1,000 to $3,000. >> wow. >> reporter: erin? >> that is serious. thank you, dan simon. >> next, the murder mystery in south carolina and nobody named as a suspect in the mother and son and the attorney facing questions about his new gunshot injury and the one question that could make all the difference in californias recall election. well show you. i wonder how the firms doing without its fearless leader. you sure you want to leave that all behind? yeah. st...

Silicon valley. if shes acquitted, i think that you will have young entrepreneurs saying yeah, i exaggerate, i push the envelope, but look at elizabeth holmes. >> dan simon, thank you so much for that. the magical run of teenager leyla fernandez continues at the u.s. open. andy scholes has more in this mornings "bleacher report." >> good morning. big theme this year has been the incredible play from the teenagers. and leyla fernandez just turned 19 on monday and now she will be playing in her ...