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Alachua counties to comply with the states mandate or the states rule that says that you can mandate masks, but you can have a parental opt out. if that goes forward, theres going to be some interesting politics to it. the science is changing and the virus is changing. our infection rates are high. hospitalization rates are really high. it does appear cases are plateauing, but theyre plateauing at a really high level. >> at a really high level. mark, the president has made veiled remarks about...

Are saying, wait a minute, governor, what in the world is going on with you? its a terrible situation. ive started calling it tex-ganistan because it feels that chaotic. >> thats a good point to point out. the governor appointed most of the folks in the supreme court and even they are defying him. mark, whats the view in florida? james said a moment ago that, you know, republicans and the lieutenant governor, they dont care about the backlash. it seems from everything weve been watching the last...

Ban or face fine. governor abbotts mask mandate is on hold after the texas supreme court declined to back his order. abbott says he now tested negative for covid-19 just four days after testing positive thanks, in part, to being fully vaccinated. here to talk about the madness in texas and florida is james poor, who has been writing and reporting on texas politics since the mid 1970s, publishes a weekly newsletter about the state called "texas to the world" and mark caputo, senior writer for pol...

Yes. am i pissed? yes. i dont really have no feelings about this case. i dont want to sound cold-blooded or cold hearted about it but i dont. i dont have no feelings towards this case. because its not my case. as for my brother, i cant speak for my brother but i dont believe my brother had nothing to do with this case at this point. i dont believe it. >> brothers turning against each other for little bitty stuff. thats like they wasnt brought up the right way or something. >> raised in a large f...

>> you tried to talk after you were arraigned. what were you trying to say to him? >> how did you get an attorney? how were you able to afford an attorney. i know im scrambling to try to get an attorney myself. >> you gonna be cool? >> it never hurts to shed a tear especially when youre a man of deep feelings. >> catch up, catch up, catch up. >> on the advice of his new attorney, james declined to discuss the case any further. but as he is led to a single-person segregation cell, cedric has much...

>> how did you get an attorney? how were you able to afford an attorney? im scrambling to get an attorney myself. >> you gonna be cool? >> i dont know if im going to be cool or not. >> it never hurts to shed a tear, especially when youre a man of deep feelings. catch up, catch up. >> on the advice of his new attorney, james declined to discuss the case any further. as he is led to a single person segregation cell, cedric has much to say. for awhile, i was standing by the cold, believing that as ...

Did that go the way you thought? >> oh, no. i didnt know nothing about no attorney. and how is his court process moving quicker than mine. >> i notice you guys tried to talk a little bit after you were both arraigned. what were you saying? >> how did you get an attorney? how were you able to afford this attorney? i know i was struggling to get an attorney myself. >> you gonna be cool? >> it never hurts to shed a tear, especially when youre a man of deep feelings. catch up, catch up, catch up. >>...

And one moment, all of a sudden, the chains were gone and now youre just ready to fly away. cedric poore says he looks forward to a release day as well, but that isnt likely to occur anytime soon. he and his brother james are charged with the execution-style murder of four white women. before he stopped speaking to us, james said he feared race would influence their trials. >> truthfully, i didnt expect to get no fair shake at this anyway. we in the state of oklahoma. and it was four white women...

County jail. most are only accused of crimes and are awaiting trial or the resolution of their cases. >> okay, ill see yall later. be good! >> because the inmates are innocent until proven guilty, officers try to afford them as many privileges as possible. but one man who has just been booked into the jail will require special handling. >> this guy here in holding cell nine, he is here on four counts of murder. we keep him in a cell by himself because of the high publicity of the case. we dont w...

Nine, he is here on four counts of murder. we keep him in a cell by himself because of the high publicity of the case. we dont want him to be with general population in case someone here is a relative of someone he is accused of murdering. it is for his safety and ours. just keep him locked up by himself. >> the new inmate is james poor. he is charged with first degree murder for the execution style slayings of four victims a month earlier. the victims were found together in a tulsa apartment. a...