There's only a month of summer left, and Portland is making the most of it, packing the final weeks with a bevy of music festivals: Last week, we wrote about PDX Pop Now!, which is still brightening indie venues across town. This week, we'll catch you up on the first annual Kidz Outside Festival and Lose Yr Mind fest. We’re also stoked about the sparkling major label debut from the Last Artful, Dodgr, as well.
right thing to do. we haven t done our due diligence in terms of responding to the covid crisis. it is in my view, morally reprehensible for us to even consider using those funds. reporter: alabama is among the states that get more federal funding than they provide in federal taxes. the state currently has the fourth highest covid death rate in the nation and is in the top ten when it comes to the covid case rate per 100,000 people. our nursing homes need this money. our rural hospitals, especially, need this money and because our rural hospitals are failing our urban hospitals need this money. we had meetings just yesterday regarding people who still need rent assistance on a massive level. those funds were earmarked for things like that. reporter: the governor s urgency to address the prison problem stemming in part from a lawsuit filed by the trump department of justice last year that alleged conditions and the violence in alabama s prisons violate the u.s. constitution.
it s going to be my last thing. reporter: but the chancellor says they have enough substitute teachers to cover for the unvaccinated. jake, the fda also announced its advisory committee is going to be meeting to discuss booster data that is surrounding the moderna and the j&j vaccine. those meetings are expected to take place october 14th and october 15th. to date the fda has only approved booster shots with the pfizer vaccine and that s only for certain adults. jason carroll in new york, thank you. appreciate it. joining us now, dr. sanjay gupta. author of the new book that comes out next week, world war c lessons from the covid-19 pandemic and how to prepare for the next one. can t wait to talk to you about that book next week. can you explain in layman s terms how exactly this new possible pill from merck, how it