are strained. hospitalizations in mississippi setting a pandemic record as the state reports the highest seven-day average of new covid cases per capita in the country. the surge in cases leading washington governor jay inly to issue one of the strictest vaccine mandates yet, requiring all teachers and staff in public and private schools to be vaccinated. we are well past the point where testing is enough to keep people safe. near los angeles, culver city will now require all students 12 and older to get vaccinated by mid-november. teachers and staff must also get the shots, but battles over masking requirements in school continue. with kids stuck in the middle. i mean, the masks are like uncomfortable, but it s for safety. if i wear my mask, that means i get to see my friends. i ll just wear a mask. in florida some 4,600 students and 1,500 employees across the is a largest school districts have tested positive for covid and another 19,000 students and staff have been
debate. even if i don t get into this one, there s something much more important going on than what the dnc has to say. several of the candidates that have dropped out in recent daze, have acknowledged that they simply we aren t getting traction in a feel that still includes 21 candidates. how do you break out? you know, when you talk about traction, traction in how you break out. that s a dog-and-pony show to me. but that s the presidential race. that s what it takes. well, that s what i m talking about, a presidential race. jay inly made an immesh rabltie bugs. his being here was important. whether or not he continued in the race is not as important as what he brought to it. i m bringing something. i m talking about children and millions of traumatized american children. i m talking about race in a deeper level. i m talking about a department
of peace, waging peace. i m talking about create ago moral imply. that s what matters. the conversation i m having with the american people, not this you know, when you re in new hampshire like i am, i m very clear it s what happening in the minds of people in new hampshire, people in iowa, what s happening in the minds of people in south carolina, nevada and california. that s where this campaign is, and for those of us who are actually in the campaign, that s where you keep your attention. not what i call the political media industrial complex. that s not what politics should be about. it should be about the conversation that the american people are having. people are ready for a deeper conversation than just a horse race, and i feel i m being heard. it sounds like in the case of jay inly, i hear you bringing about stuff to the conversation, but i don t hear you talking about winning? how do you know? i absolutely am talking about
tonight the democratic field narrows. it s clear i m not going to be carrying the ball. jay inly will now instead seen a third term after struggling to gain tracks hundred in the massive field. he s not the only one. i notice changing washington is hard, but i want to give it a shot. former colorado governor john hickenlooper announced plans to run for senate against cory gardner. the democratic field could shrink even further as at least a dozen candidates have yet to qualify for the third primary debate next month. while the democratic field may downsize, there are signs the republican field may grow. president trump already facing a primary challenge from former governor of massachusetts bill weld, but two former gop members of congress are also eyeing a run. south carolina s mark sanford and joe walsh of illinois, who signaled his plans this morning on cnn s new day.