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>> overall, in harris county, about -- almost 77% of the eligible population has received at least one shot. generally folks who get the first shot get the second up with. we've got a huge participation rate on that. so we're on the way. we've enacted all kinds of creative policies, so we knew hispanic community, african-american community, in particular, we were going out there, incentive programs. we had the $100 incentive program was extremely successful. we got another about 40,000 folks vaccinated from that, partnering with all kinds of community groups, transportation, you name it. schol...

To shoot into crowds of people." that is a shocking statement. in a lot of these cases, the shooters are 14, 15, 16 years old. >> and that's the sad part about it. i listened to the two gentlemen here from chicago, alderman lopez and pete, and they are both absolutely right. but there are young people who, unfortunately, are attracted to these gangs by what the gangs offer them. the gangs seem to embrace them and bring them together. but what is needed, from a law enforcement standpoint, i believe, is for law enforcement officers to flood the zone of these various neighborhoods. i think they n...

That rubber hitting the road, and starting to see some of these incentive programs, fee programs. things that are gonna actually change people's behavior and government's behavior, business behavior, so that we are aiming more towards an economy based on renewable-clean energy system, and not going back to the fossil fuels. because burning fossil fuels, literally, puts these hea heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere. and right now, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is the highest it's been, in at least 800,000 years. and the last time there was this much carbon dioxide in the at...

Future, renewable energy, a better electric grid, more jobs to put in those solar panels, to build more wind turbines, that's the future. >> the bipartisan infrastructure plan doesn't go as far as hoped on climate change. but democrats today unveiled the climate provisions in the 3 1/2 trillion dollar reconciliation bill. it would provide tax incentives for clean energy, manufacturing and transportation imposed, polluter fees, coastal and ocean resiliency programs, invest to fight droughts and wildfires. would impact would they have? >> well, we'll see. so far, it's mostly just a lot of talk. ...

Taxpayer dollars tiktok stars or people who have a lot of influence on social media young people will help them in their endeavor to get more people vaccinated. but, i think if you look at this and you see that white house's time to make a video like this, using official government offices, the west wing, on one hand trying to say that the pandemic is still very, very serious and on the other hand they are producing a video like this. the other thing i would say is, look, you know, there has been a lot of trivializing of getting this vaccine. it is a serious medical. >> lawrence: it is. >> med...