administrators, should they make that decision for a mask rule for staff and students not only could face a potential fine, but also the potential loss of state funding, and that s according to the office of governor greg abbott, who as of right now has maintained their similar stance we heard in reasons months s 2345 is, he trusts texans to do the right thing when it comes to limiting the spread of covid-19, and even as numbers tick up here in the state of texas, hospitalizations quadrupling over the past month, that is the current stance from the governor. that said, all across the country we re hearing from concerned educators. i want you to hear what one teacher in new york had to say about the upcoming school year and the existing presence and resurgence of covid-19. it is really difficult to teach wearing masks. really difficult. but we did it. we did it last year, and if we have to continue it until we get
reports that commuters making less than $46,000 would not pay a fee at all. if you re a tourist in the city driving there, who knows. jillian: that s unbelievable. there s so many questions. returning to restrictions as cases of the delta variant begin to surge in st. louis county, a new mask order is back on the table for residents regardless of vaccination status. here to react, two local leaders fighting back against the order, the mayor, jim bolen and councilman, mark harder. thank you for being here, good to see you this morning. thank you. good morning, jillian. jillian: let s pull up this quote, this is the st. louis officials defending the renewed mask rule and this was from friday. this reads, quote, county health departments are taking this joint step to save lives and make sure hospitals can provide the care residents rely on and protect our children so they they can enjoy a full range of educational opportunities this year.
enough to fight the lies online. some have worked to promote accurate sources like the cdc and other medical sources. others have tried to reduce the prevalence of false sources in search results. but what i ve also said is that it s not enough. we re still seeing a proliferation of misinformation online. and we know that health misinformation harms people s health. it costs them their lives. all 50 states and washington, d.c., are now seeing rising cases, as you can see from the red and orange on this map. we have a team covering the latest for us. natasha chen, and paul, let s begin with you. a new indoor mask rule back in effect for los angeles county because of a rise in covid cases. how is that being embraced? reporter: it is that revamped
them have been absolutely tongue lashed over telling someone to put a mask on? yeah. what happens is customers show up unmasked prior to june 15, and if they did not have a mask on, we would ask them, the general manager would, maria, and they would lash out with vul garity. they refuse to put on a mask, get bell ij rant, rude. i have to step in and say protection of my employees and guests, you need a mask on if you dine here. again, they walk away, never coming back again. it is the public. the public maybe 10% are against it. thank you so much for giving perspective from front lines of the new l.a. county mask rule. fred, you heard this, they re going to mandate indoors, vaccinated or not, everyone needs to wear a mask. back to you.
opportunity to explore rome without the throngs of tourists. for those of us who have an appetite for risk and are willing to shift plans if needed, europe is the spot to go this summer, but certainly plenty of other places in the u.s. national parks. i know a lot of people with kids who aren t vaccinated will hit the road. so as you mentioned, gas is up. use apps like gas buddy to make sure you get the cheapest gas and be flexible with the days when you leave in order to get the best deal. can i ask, what is your sense of the covid factor right now? where the airlines, they re sticking with the mask rule for now and it s a federal mandate, but what about theme parks, resorts, those types of things. how does covid factor into those places? it s pretty much business as usual. reporter jean sloan is on a royal caribbean ship and he said everyone is pretty normal. there have been a couple of small outbreaks. most of those people had