mandates out of the school system, here in kentucky a democratic governor trying to keep mask mandates in the state of kentucky, the supreme courts in both states are weighing in on these arguments, it comes down to how much power these governors are really going to have. governor bashir here in the state of kentucky as i said trying to pass the statewide mandates, knocked down by the supreme court. now the state legislature in an emergency session this week, here's what he had to say about masks yesterday in that emergency session. >> remember, masking works. it worked last year when our kids came back. this is a health and a science issue. it's not red and blue. it's not democrat and republican. it's a virus that wants to kill as many of us as possible. i hope we can all agree on the steps any of us would take to fight a virus. >> reporter: the backdrop to the state politics and these mask mandates are rise in cases certainly here in the state of kentucky, record number of cases in the last week, 13,000. hospitals are literally busting at the seams. add to that 38 school districts