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The rfp this week. so the first delivery for manufacturers will start later this month. >> charles: we're waiting on a lot of things. the at-home tests and the news on the covid pill. just your thoughts on this. >> i think we're making real progress, especially in the area of treatment. this new treatment that is available, it ought to significantly lessen the incidents of need for hospitalization. that's where from a staffing standpoint we're getting challenged. we're making progress every day. i think we need a change in perspective on how we view this. this is no longer the emergency it was...

Is your reaction? how worried are you about a similar scenario at your hospital? >> well, we are worried about that. we certainly see the surge occurring in this region of texas in houston. and in harris county. fortunately at texas children's hospital, we've been anticipating and planning for this surge for weeks and months. and so our team is ready from a bed capacity standpoint and a staffing standpoint. the surge the judge was talking about in dallas, it's really occurring here in houston in harris county and austin as well. and so it's very serious. there's a limited number of icu beds av...

A hospital in austin, texas, and mark barrett at a hospital in memphis, tennessee. morgan, governor abbott is asking other states for help in texas. some hospitals are setting up overflow tents. what is the situation like on the ground there? >> reporter: getting worse by the day. multiple professionals over the state are saying this time around it's not a ppe problem. this is a health care provider problem, a staffing problem felt in almost every corner of the state. we know at last check, there are six icu beds open here in the greater austin area for a population that sits around 1 million ...

kercher's family is backing the prosecu prosecutor's plan to appeal the case. they say justice would have been served if the jury followed the evidence, not the media hype. >> you can't forgive somebody if they haven't admitted something, so what would they be forgiving. if as was decided yesterday they are innocent, then we say fair enough and all try and move on in that respect. >> a third person convicted in kercher's death in a separate trial is serving a 16 year sentence. knox's haurs suggest that man was the sole killer. michael jackson's doctor will be face to face with old ...