governor but it was a clear allusion to him. >> a crisis in the louisiana. hospitalizations rising sharply there nearing the peak they saw this past winter. new cases shattering prior records. >> there are no more beds left. those 23 patients are a glimpse of what we have been doing for the last two weeks while we have been trying to get everybody vaccinated. it's not helping enough because it's not happening fast enough. when you come inside our walls, it is quite obvious to you that these are the darkest days of this pandemic. >> the darkest days of this pandemic. that was the chief medical officer at our lady of the lake regional medical center in baton rouge, louisiana. she joins us now. doctor, thank you for being with us. we spoke to you last week. just last week you said this was not something you could even get