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Noticed something was not right. i seen kind of like just people flying as i stood up, i'm like oh, no, my daughter stood up, i threw her out of the way and then i basically yelled get out of the way and my wife got out of the way and by the time she did, the car came right past me within at least two feet. i could have touched the car going by. >> for more i'm joined by mara barrett along the parade route in waukesha and with me tom winter who is covering the investigation for nbc news. so mara, what's the mood like? what's the feeling like in waukesha? how are folks doing there? >> well, gar...

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And even outdoors for a prolonged period of time. that's where masking can help. >> mara, masking can help in schools and the kids in memphis today on their first day back are going to be wearing masks. who is making that decision? >> well, stephanie, that was a local decision made by the school district because the republican governor here has stayed away from issuing a statewide mandate when it comes to schools. the middle school students showing up for their first day back for in-person learning in more than a year and a half. they increased air ventilation, reduced class sizes for younger ...

Specifically due to the surge in cases. and down noaustin, texas, icu wards are nearing capacity. down to just six beds in a city with more than 2 million people. my colleague morgan chesky is in austin. mara barrett in memphis, tennessee, where kids are headed back to school today. also dr. ezekiel emanuel, from global initiatives at the university of pennsylvania. he was health policy adviser in the obama white house and part of president biden's transition board on covid-19. morgan, i know things are rough down south, but austin sounds particularly bad. what's going on? >> steph, you mentio...

Issued an order sunday that would allow norwegian cruise lines to require passengers to provide proof of vaccination. joining me now on both of these many more of these stories from two of the biggest covid hot spots in the country, nbc news reporter mara barrett in memphis, tennessee and ron hilliard in tallahassee, florida. i understand you got some breaking news on some of the developments taking place there in florida. tell us what you have learned in the last couple minutes. >> yeah. there are seven states in which the governors of the states have banned school districts from requiring th...