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Desantis says he will not be mandating masks for public school students. the governor saying, is it really comfortable, is it really healthy for them to be muzzled and have their breathing obstructed all day long in school? i don't think it is. alisyn, victor. >> wow, athena. it is just haunting to hear those doctors talk about this, you know, as somebody gets intubated, then they have so much regret and they're trying to spread the word about all of that. thank you very much for that story, athena. joining us is dr. paul offed, the director of the vaccination education center at the childre...

Who are in exactly that note. they're very nervous about sending their kids back to school because their governor is refusing any mask mandate. so i mean, doctor, we already know from mental health studies it is better for kids to be back in the classroom than to do remote learning, but if your school refuses to order masks, what are parents to do? >> were i a parent in that situation i would make sure my child wore a mask. it explains in part when you hear governor desantis say why it is florida had more cases. >> i think we had a bit of an audio issue but we still have you. i can see you on ...

We are less than 24 hours from the official start of the olympic games. opening ceremonies begin tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. eastern time. first lady jill biden is now in tokyo to lead the u.s. delegation, and amid all of this excitement though tokyo posted nearly 2,000 new covid cases yesterday. that's its highest number in six months. >> there are dozens of cases now linked to the games including five athletes from team usa. cnn's selena wang is with us from tokyo. selena, it is not just covid causing controversy. the director of the opening ceremonies fired just a day before the games officially ...