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>> exactly. >> reporter: and schools here in the state of florida are on the verge of reopening, and now for the school year, and now we're seeing a spike in cases for children. you know they can't get the vaccine if they're 12 and under, but right now 10,585 new cases in the past week among children who are under the age of 12. the positivity rate for children in that age group is 18.1%. so certainly they're looking to lower that. but the governor is not taking any action. in fact, he issued an executive order, signed one a couple days ago saying school districts cannot mandate masks in schoo...

Those who are ending up in the hospitals. i was at jacksonville hospital recently at baptist medical center where 99% of their patients are unvaccinated. and i spoke to some of the patients who were on breathing machines in the covid ward and this is what one of them told me. >> bad? >> yeah, i cannot breathe good. i have shortness of breath. i feel sorry about not getting a vaccine. >> you're sorry you didn't get the vaccine. do you think you would be here if you had gotten the vaccine? >> no. >> we're seeing a lot of regret among those unvaccinated patients. that woman told me her whole fami...

The hospital. another concern is children, schools are reopening any day now. looking at 10,585 cases in the past week for children under 12. they're too young to be eligible for the vaccine right now but their positivity rate in that age group is 18.1%. certainly that is a concern. the statewide positivity rate is 18.2%. and as you mentioned at the top, the governor issued this executive order saying that schools cannot require masks for children as they return to school. he thinks it's about the freedom of parents to decide. he said anyone who defies this executive order could lose funding. ...

I wasn't uncomfortable up to a decade ago. now it looks like the inmates are controlling the asylum if you know what i am talking about. >> look, you know, you are a good litigator. you are just focusing on one small piece of the overall picture. >> bill: true. there are beautiful parts of the city. these are parts of the city that tourists like me staying at a hotel on knob hill are seeing. we are walking down the street and we are accosted by seven guys. that's not good for kids. >> and you are right. it's not good for the city and its image. you are not wrong to make this point. let me make...

I wasn't uncomfortable up to a decade ago. now it looks like the inmates are controlling the asylum if you know what i am talking about. >> look, you know, you are a good litigator. you are just focusing on one small piece of the overall picture. >> bill: true. there are beautiful parts of the city. these are parts of the city that tourists like me staying at a hotel on knob hill are seeing. we are walking down the street and we are accosted by seven guys. that's not good for kids. >> and you are right. it's not good for the city and its image. you are not wrong to make this point. let me make...