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Hold. >> that's where a nurse's heart comes in, you know. you don't want to see your co-worker suffer as much as you don't want to see a patient suffer. >> reporter: while it helps, one nurse choosing to stay isn't enough. >> got everything you need? >> reporter: mississippi has at least 2,000 fewer nurses than it did at the beginning of the year. >> it looks heroic, and it looks -- that's not what it is. it's sweaty and hard and chaotic and bloody. >> didn't even know really what burnout meant as a nurse until i hit covid. >> reporter: melissa davis has worked in the icu for 17 years. it's ne...

That's a hard decision to make. >> reporter: the stress of those decisions of the growing number of young covid patients and preventable death brought nicole to a breaking point earlier this month. you made the decision to resign. why? >> sometimes it feels like we're fighting a losing battle. >> reporter: yet a week after that conversation, nicole was still in the icu. >> i realized as i was saying good-bye to these nurses here that i couldn't leave them the middle of this. >> reporter: nicole is cutting back her hours. for now her resignation is on hold. >> that's where a nurse's heart comes...

On hold. >> you don't want to see your co-workers suffer as much as you don't want to see a patient suffer. >> reporter: while it helps, one nurse choosing to stay isn't enough. mississippi has at least 2,000 fewer nurses than it did at the beginning of the year. >> it looks heroic and it looks -- but that is not what it is. it is sweaty and hard and chaotic. and bloody. >> i didn't even know really what burnout meant as a nurse until i hit covid. >> reporter: melissa davis has worked in the icu for 17 years. it has never been this bad. >> i have seen a turnover in nurses i never would have th...

>> reporter: the stress of those decisions, of the growing number of young covid patients and preventable death brought nicole to a breaking point earlier this month. >> you made the decision to resign. why? >> sometimes it feels like we're fighting a losing battle. >> reporter: yet a week after that conversation, nicole was still in the icu. >> i realized, as i was saying goodbye to these nurses here that i couldn't leave them in the middle of this. >> reporter: nicole is cutting back her hours. for now her resignation is on hold. >> that's where a nurse's heart comes. you don't want to see y...

Briefing where we'll be able to ask questions. key among those, what does it look like at the airport? we've seen the pictures. the security situation is better than it was, say, 48, 72 hours ago. but it's clearly not at a point where everyone is safe, everyone is secure, and the processing can move forward at a rate where it seems like it needs to, to move all of these people. john kirby says u.s. troops did fire warning shots overnight, nonlethal but don't know much more about that incident. there have been other security incidents in and around the airport. there are now 4,500 troops workin...