kids leaving pediatric wards overwhelmed and we ll tell you what s behind the spike and what kinds of things parentses can to keep their kids safe. russia targeting civilian infrastructure. we will take you live to ukraine for the latest on these new attacks. as the midterms get closer president biden is out pushing his new agenda. one of the talkers, the student loan forgiveness program and there s one problem. it is on pause. what happens now? there are new rules from the irs that could mean more money in your pocket. we ll tell you about changes being made to tax brackets and what it could mean for your paycheck. it is the weekend, saturday, october 22nd, we are so grateful that you are spending part of it with us. we are learning a lot about each other including a hand licking saga. amara, you want to bring us up to speed? i should not be putting my taught or blast because she might be watching so boris, i m going to put it on you. yes, she likes to lick her
good morning, everyone. it is saturday, october 22. i m amara walker. i m boris sanchez. you are live in the cnn newsroom. we are grateful you are starting your weekend with us. there is a growing health concern this morning for parents of young children as cases of a common respiratory virus known as rsv are surging across the country. listen to this. 74% of u.s. pediatric hospital beds are currently in use with capacity filling up faster than at any other point in the last two years of the coronavirus pandemic. cases are rising fast. during the first week of october, more than 4,400 rsv infections were detected by pcr tests, more than triple the levels were just two months ago, and some states are already in crisis mode. illinois only has 6% of pediatric icu beds left, and space is running out so fast at the connecticut children s hospital that they have had to treat patients in the hallway and in the play rooms. cnn s brian todd has more. the drive to the emergency r
we begin with an alarming outbreak that has some u.s. hospitals struggling. the common but potentially deadly respiratory virus called rsv is spreading rapidly among children. doctors telling cnn the spike is unprecedented for this time of year. cnn s brian todd has more on this troubling surge. the drive to the emergency room was really scary and really intense. reporter: this mother of a 5-year-old who was hospitalized with difficulty breathing told us of an anxious drive to the emergency room. things eventually had gotten worse since we were admitted. i have seen starting last night that he is progressively having a harder time breathing. rsv is one of the scariest infections in a child, especially when it s in your baby. so you will see your baby breathing really, really fast and you feel like there is nothing that you can do. reporter: around the country doctors are reporting a spike in cases of rsv, respiratory syncytial virus, a common respiratory illness tha
hello again, everyone. thanks for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield. just over two weeks until the midterm election decides who controls congress. voters are turning out in big numbers across the country to cast their ballots early. so far nearly 6 million people have already voted in the midterm elections. and in georgia, more than 660,000 voters have already cast their ballots. that number is not far off the early voter turnout for the 2020 presidential election and more than a quarter million more than the early voting turnout for the 2018 midterms. candidates are also on the campaign trail today stumping for votes and blasting the airwaves with ads hoping to sway voters. what are the candidates doing to distinguish themselves, dan? reporter: you re absolutely right. it has tightened over the few weeks. we ve seen a number of polls that show john fetterman losing the almost double-digit lead he had over the summer. dr. otz appeared on fox news this morning and talked a
million in new rebuilding money. plus a very donald trump weekend. election lies about mitch mcconnell and a racist smear of mitch mcconnell s life. a look of condemnation, and you ll find almost none. the oath keepers four lieutenants charged with conspiracy. we begin though with president biden and his important promises to rebuild after two punishing hurricanes. air force one is on its way to puerto rico this hour for some 100,000 customers are still without power two weeks after hurricane fiona. the president will get a briefing on the recovery effort, visit a local school, and he ll offer up $60 million in funding. the president saying this before leaving the white house this morning. i m headed to puerto rico because they haven t been taken care of. they re trying like hell to catch up after the last hurricane. on wednesday the president visits florida for a first look at ian s racket, the death toll climbs to 76 over the weekend. there s a debate about the coun