developments in states around the country. >> i'm jeremy diamond at the white house where the biden administration is having preliminary discussions about ways it can use the federal government's powers to leverage more vaccinations in the united states. now, these discussions while preliminary they do include, we're told, initial discussions about ways to with hold federal funds from nursing homes and other institutions unless they require vaccinations among their staff. now, these steps would mark a significant step towards a much more muscular federal vaccination campaign, but a white house official stressing there are no imminent policy decisions at this time. >> reporter: i'm leyla santiago in in miami, florida, now leading the nation when it comes to covid-19 hospitalization. the florida hospital association warning that 60% of hospitals will face critical staff shortages in the next seven days. we're seeing additional measures being taken by places like jackson health system, now announcing that it will have a