but he added i'm very glad i was vaccinated because without the vaccination i wouldn't feel as good as i do now, my symptoms would be far worse. that is the key. good for him reminding americans of that. wish him well. good for him pushing the chance to get protected. so where do things go from here? let's bring in a better mind, louisiana governor edwards. governor, thank you so much. i laid out for people that you're dealing with a quick and severe hit down there. hospitalizations, 2,000 taking up the beds right now. what is the urgency from your perspective, governor? >> well, first of all, thank you very much, chris. the urgency is that we have the highest case growth rate in the country and the second place state is quite a ways behind us. that's not a distinction that we're proud of. and the percent positivity is above 13% of all tests coming back positive and that seems to