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I know this because there is a kid in my son's preschool class who just tested positive. of course i'm on high alert for this. tell us a little bit about hospital capacity and how hospitals are overwhelmed. do hospitals have the capacity to help all of these kids? we have seen warning signs of staffing shortages especially since the pandemic. >> definitely challenging. when you look at the last few weeks and influx of patients we're seeing over 500 patients a day in our emergency room which is stressing the system. we're doing everything we can to accommodate those but we ask those who aren't ...

Bopping, call her pediatrician. >> reporter: jerri akers brought his son back to the e.r. >> you know your kid. trust your mom instinct. we were here on monday, but my instinct this morning was i need to go back. >> o'donnell: omar villafranca it is back with us. it is hard to watch those kids who are suffering. what parents-- what should they do? >> reporter: well, doctors are urging them to get flu shot for themselves and their kid. the flu shot, it won't prevent you from getting flut, but it could make your symptoms milder which means you may not have to make a visit to an already-busy emer...

71% of pediatric beds across the country are now filled, the highest level in two years. and many parents like amanda bentley want to warn other families. her 18-month-old son joshua has been in the hospital with rsv for more than a week. >> really high fevers, difficulty breathing, having to work really hard to breathe. he would cough until he vomited. >> reporter: hospitals in at least cross 34 states are treating a crush of children sick with rsv, flu, and other viruses. connecticut children's in hartford scrambling to treat patients in hallways while they consider plans with fema and the n...

I don't know how it'd be to lose a child. and, and, and i can only imagine the horror you've lived through over the last, uh, what is it? 30 years now. i certainly, you know, certainly don't understand how it is to lose a sibling either as i speak to your daughter as well. but i will not support a mural that has phillip pannell's name on it anywhere. if you're asking me for my vote, you know, because i won't vote for something that i don't fully support. and there's certain aspects that right now i can't support. but i do support the concept. during the rioting back in 1990 as a 15 year old, i...

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