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Outrage over covid vaccines and mask mandates. all of that adds up to the likely removal of a long-time republican county supervisors who scritics say is not republican enough. the same place where 63% of voters back the the former president in the 2020 election. a red county in a blue state. now they are led to be led by ultra-conservative backed in the community with militia ties. opponents worry it could happen in other towns across america. >> reporter: there is a quiet revolution happening ...

You. >> reporter: i call it shast-taliban. the anti-mask people, anti-science people. antivax people. >> reporter: she runs an online website covering shasta county. unabashed democratic, she backed oath moty. with his recall, its now the far-right and majority control. >> they forced the ouster of a supervisor who had truly done nothing wrong. im fearful about the kinds of people who come in and how they will vote and what will happen to shasta county. >> reporter: the most visible national fac...

Tonight growing outrage at the winter olympics after a russian fig skate who tested positive for a banned substance is allowed to compete. david is in beijing for us. good evening. thanks for joining, or hello to you. quite a different time there. you are there in beijing. what can you tell us about the decision and what are people saying, quite frankly? >> reporter: yeah, this court of arbitration for sports is the one that made the decision and it means she is going to take to the ice tomorrow...

>> i have been in combat and i dont want to go back. i will to save this country. if it has to be against our own citizens, it will happen. there is a million people like me and you wont stop us. >> there were some harsh words that you said. >> to who? the people who need to hear it. i wish people were more anger. if anger gets you to the action, if i wasnt angry, i never would have acted. violence, thats a different deal. >> reporter: he and his coalition call themselves red, white, and blue pr...

>> you gave me one warning, thats it. >> reporter: incidents of upset, angry, and occasionally violent passengers soared to 6,000, with 3/4 of the episodes related to mask wearing. so far this year, the numbers are down a bit. while many states are dropping mask mandates, federal authorities still require them on airplanes. and the tension is real. >> listen, youre the -- [ bleep ] >> combine that with a record number of guns at security check points, some want no fly lists for disruptive travel...

Political takeover. >> i would never want my kids or myself to have to go through a civil war, but it seems to me the direction is that direction. i dont like it at all. peaceful mechanisms so we dont have to get there. >> reporter: there is another county close to shasta that is seeking to recall all of its board members. nevada county. essentially, fashioning its political moves after shasta county. carlos zapata said he hart from 60 other counties. what he is sharing is the template he was ta...

Was because early election results show he lost a recall election this month. a lifelong republican and local police chief, moty was targeted because he stood up to the anger at the board meetings, defying their demands to reject state mask and vaccine rules. then threats started. online and in public. >> we know where you live, we know your dogs name. >> reporter: the anger turned into a recall petition to remove moty. a pro-trump millionaire in connecticut with ties to shasta county took inter...

Interesting that online reafghareaction in china is in support of the skater. the host country seem to go view it through a geopolitical lens. >> interesting. what should we expect next with the competition? how do you think all this is going to play out, david? >> reporter: she will be on the ice in a few hours for the womens single skating competition. she is favored to do really well, likely to medal. she is incredible. all of that is going to take place except for the fact that ioc officials...

Ultra-conservative backed in the community with militia ties. opponents worry it could happen in other towns across america. >> reporter: there is a quiet revolution happening in this rural california town. >> there is a lot of frustration. a lot of people were fired up, so that kind of lit the fuse. >> reporter: in the shasta county barbershop, its not just republican views, but ultra-conservative. guns, a confederate flag rolled up in the corner. he is an unapologetic member of the california ...

>> reporter: she will be on the ice in a few hours for the womens single skating competition. she is favored to do really well, likely to medal. she is incredible. all of that is going to take place except for the fact that ioc officials say if she finishes on the podium, there is not going to be a flower ceremony and there will be no medals handed out. that will only come after the more thorough investigation is complete. and part of that investigation, by the way, is going to heavily focus on ...