republican governor ron desantis staying on brand, is threatening to withhold paychecks from those school officials who defy his ban on mask mandates. one former cdc director is slamming those state leaders like desantis and others like him who imposed restrictions on strategies that are meant to stop the spread of covid-19. >> places taking a stand and we have to call that out there are two ways to fight the pandemic and wet signs are without. you save a lot more lives with signs. nbc news reporting tonight set increasing numbers of children are becoming infected as delta outbreaks ripped through the u.s.. pediatricians know that household infections are driving the illnesses up in cadence. this is a new dynamic, children's hospitals around the country saying dramatic spikes in children needing medicare.