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Behind us. hospital admissions in texas are higher than they've been since february. ventilators are being sent in bulk to florida. and, a field hospital is going up in mississippi. all because of covid's summer surge fueled by the delta variant that is tearing through virtually every part of our country. today, the c.d.c. urged all pregnant women to get vaccinated. california became the first state to order its public school teachers and staff to do the same or submit to weekly testing. and there's other breaking news on the vaccine front. sources tell cbs news that the f.d.a. plans to allow ...

Kids under 17. >> now we're seeing more kids who are symptomatic and more kids being hospitalized due to the delta variant. >> tonight cities and states are issuing more mask mandates, including california and oregon hawaii's governor limiting social gatherings and california asking school staff to show proof of vaccination or submit to weekly testing. meanwhile, governors in seven states banning mask mandates in schools, including texas and florida. >> we believe that the parent rather than the government should ultimately be able to make that decision >> reporter: in texas, districts fightin...

>> nick watt is in los angeles. let's start with this new mandate in california. >> reporter: yeah, well, victor, as you mentioned just in the past few minutes, california becoming the first state in the nation to mandate that staff and teachers must be vaccinated or submit to weekly testing. we have just heard from the california teachers association. they are supportive of this. now, the governor was also asked will he extend this to mandate that kids are also vaccinated. he said, well, we will consider all options sometime in the future. that is not on the table for now. now, governor newso...

Booster shot. multiple media reports say the announcement could come as early as tomorrow, the agency is saying that it is closely monitoring the testing data. the fda says it will share information in the near future. meantime stefan california schools, must now be fully vaccinated or agreed to weekly testing. california governor gavin newsom announcing the requirement after large school districts, several of them in a state enacted several policies. in the center for disease control, cdc urging pregnant women to be vaccinated. hospitals and hot areas across the u.s. reporting disturbing numb...

>> this is abc 7 news. >> schools are doing t keep ours safe. the entire school ecosystem also submit a verification of vaccination and/or smiment to weekly testing. while we're high that colorado california nams among the highest vaccination rates in america, it's not good enough. >> all california schools now join the growing list of people required to get vaccination named to go back to work. >> you're watching abc 7 news live on abc 7, hulu live or wherever you stream. >> the f.d.a is expected to authorize a third booster shot for immune come popsed people as soon as tomorrow. the c.d.c. h...