he announced on monday, but today is the official start. when i walked around and talked to different business owners, store clerks, i had one convenience store clerk throw his hands up, don't ask me about that because he's on the front lines of having to enforce this mask mandate. none were provided with new guidelines or messaging from the state telling them how to enforce this mask mandate and we all remember the heated and at times violent exchanges from store managers and from people who refused to wear mask. here we go again was the sentiment i received from so many people across the state of louisiana. john? >> people only get vaccinated we don't have to go here. thank you so much for your reporting. appreciate you being there. so just in, "the new york times" reported moments ago that former president obama is canceling his huge 60th birthday bash that was scheduled for saturday on martha's vineyard. that's as new covid cases surge