i understand. it does. but we have so much to get to. and this incredibly tragic news out of highland park, illinois. we learned more about the victims. a toddler is without both of his parents this morning after reportedly being rescued from beneath his father s body. meanwhile the suspect is formally charged and due in court today as new information about his past raises questions about how he was able to legally purchase firearms. and new developments in the criminal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election in georgia. as senator lindsey graham and donald trump s former lawyer rudy giuliani get hit with subpoenas. and the date has been set for the next hearing into the january 6 attack on the capitol. we ll have the latest on all of that. but first, willie, so much, so much tragedy over the july 4th weekend. yeah. and we ve got new details this morning, mika. the suspect in the july 4th massacre in highland park, illinois, a fourth of july parade has
that is taking it seriously, dealing with it on all fronts and is not distracted by peddling denial. but you do get that s not the whole story, right? you understand that the vaccine is not a cure-all. it won t get us out of the pandemic, not any time soon. there are so many out there. i hear you on the radio, i see you on social media. i get you in your responses to the show. hey, vaccine, biden is doing a good job. take the win. why do you keep saying the situation is so dire? because it is. vaccine, biden, not enough. he s not trump. he is not going to tell you he is one move away and only he can fix. too many americans insist on falling short. so, yeah, the vaccine is a step forward, but we re taking a step and a half back. here is the proof. after weeks of steep decline, infections are rising again by more than 10% in 14 states this week compared to last. more states are reopening. now is that good or bad? look, i believe it s how you do it and how you handle it on an in
discriminated on the basis of sex and seeing it as a common trend around the country of girls of all ages, all sports, all divisions. sandra: really interesting. and now the development with world athletics. holly, your take on what this means for the sport and for women s competitions. this is a new rule, just announced yesterday, impacts female athletes. they will now transgenders be banned from competing in female track and field events. this comes into force march 31, almost immediately, and will prohibit anyone who has gone through male puberty from being in ranking competitions. and male to female transgender athletes through male puberty. is this a step in the right direction, holly? it s a step in the right direction but it s something that needs to trickle down to all levels of sport because a
there are growing concerns about a mental health crisis in america after more than two years of the pandemic. now for the first time the influential u.s. prevent task force the recommending screening for anxiety in kids ages eight and older. recommendation applying to really all children, not just those with diagnosed mental health condition or who are showing symptoms. all children. the question is, is this a step in the right direction? to talk about are now, as dr. jess carter, he s a clinical psychologist and associate
weeks. oh, cow. okay. that s a step in the right direction. reporter: a step in the right direction perhaps. but for paul whelan, it may still be a long road home. matthew, russia, of course, imprisons many of its own people, and it has used this tactic before on questionable or unfounded charges with foreigners. does this fit a broader pattern by the way the kremlin operates and russian authorities? reporter: i think, actually, it might. paul whelan isn t the only u.s. american citizens in a russian prison. trevor reid has been convicted of a very lengthy sentence for a criminal conviction for assault. they want him returned. the diplomats i ve spoken to say that conviction isn t safe either and was a punishment imposed upon him. what the russians want in exchange is a couple russian