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Through the afghan/iran border at this point? >> reporter: they have been trying to pour in since the fall of kabul, but as of recently the iranians are now starting to close the refugee camps as the numbers of people start to swell. they're saying part of the reason is because of covid. they're also saying they want to stem any possible terrorism flowing into the country. another major reason also is on the western border of iran where a lot of afghans try to go into turkey and then into europe, the turks have built a 180-mile long wall along that border. so it is very difficult for afghans n...

Salary cuts. so he is waiting for that. now, really quickly, i want to let you know, yasmin, that we know that the u.s. secretary of education has reached out, is reaching out to these local district superintendents here, telling them to hold the line, telling them that they will make those federal funds available to make up for those differences should the state of florida decide to go ahead, go forward with that threat to pull those salaries. >> stephanie stanton for us. thank you, stephanie. coming up a little later on this hour, we will be joined by texas school superintendent tom leonar...

Coming up later on this hour we will speak to the first female pilot for the afghan air force who says she is terrified for the women that are still inside that country. with all that is going on this weekend, let's talk about coronavirus. new today, florida officials, they're threatening to withhold funds equal to the salaries of school board members if school districts in two counties don't immediately do away with strict mask mandates. this is in a state that's become the third to surpass 3 million cases. more than 150,000 of those just this past week. that threat to cut salaries is aimed...

Hillsborough county. this is in the tampa area, and the school board here has decided to mandate masks for the next 30 days. that means that parents will not have the opportunity to opt out unless they can provide a doctor's note, and officials here did that because cases are essentially blowing up. now, this district does have a dashboard, and according to the dashboard more than 13,000 students and teachers at the moment are out on quarantine. this is also in light of the fact that they've had nearly 3,000 cases and school has only started just this past week. they had 300 students who were ...

England. tropical storm warning, wind concerns, flood concerns. the time is now to get prepared. yasmin. >> yeah, it is really going to be the next 12 to 24 to see what this thing really has to deliver on. janessa, thanks for that. stay safe, my friend. we will be checking back in with you throughout the day. let's talk covid. florida governor ron desantis threatening schools to stop them from mandating masks. the texas supreme court though is stopping governor greg abbott from even enforcing his ban in the state, but it is not stop the mask drama in texas. the exciting return to school for ...