reporter: viral spread expected to intensify in the weeks ahead and even if the omicron variant is not as severe the problem is with so many children, and adults infected, even if the percent, percent of hospitalization rate is lowered, we are still, we could see more children hospitalized over a very short period of time. so, that s certainly putting a strain on the health care resources. miguel marquez, cnn, houston, texas. let s get perspective from the assistant professor of pediatrics at the irving medical center. doctor, what are you seeing right now in your hospital normals of pediatric cases?
respitory symptoms. as we expect. reporter: viral spread expected to intensify in the weeks ahead and even if the omicron variant is not as severe the problem is with so many children, and adults infected, even if the percent, percent of hospitalization rate is lowered, we are still, we could see more children hospitalized over a very short period of time. so, that s certainly putting a strain on the health care resources. miguel marquez, cnn, houston, texas. let s get perspective from the assistant professor of pediatrics at the irving medical center. doctor, what are you seeing right now in your hospital normals of pediatric cases? we are seeing a lot of covid, anderson, like your previous piece mentioned. we are concerned.
positive for covid. reporter: amy woodruff s daughter, haley her 17th birthday has been intubated and in a coma for a month. she also gave birth nearly three weeks a ago, she knows none of hit. she had a c-section in amirillo on december 9th. to a beautiful little baby girl, 3 pounds 6 ounces. she has not seen yet? she has not seen. and she was covid negative, praise jesus. reporter: from tampa texas, shfs moved to amirillo and then houston for advanced care. still, unaware her daughter is 900 miles away in an icu. what will you tell her? i don t want to think about out. that s my little girl being away from her little girl. my heart bleeds for her.
in the last two weeks, hospitalizations have increase ready more than four fold. most unvaccinated or not eligible for vaccines from toddlers to teens. our covid journey began, see, don t even know my days. brains are mashed potatoes. we began november 29th. me and my daughter both tested positive for covid. reporter: amy woodruff s daughter, haley her 17th birthday has been intubated and in a coma for a month. she also gave birth nearly three weeks a ago, she knows none of hit. she had a c-section in amarillo on december 9th. to a beautiful little baby girl, 3 pounds 6 ounces. she has not seen yet? she has not seen. and she was covid negative, praise jesus. reporter: from tampa texas,
promote campaign finance reform. many people consider what he did to be righteous. he wasn t intending to commit any crime whatsoever he was intending to communicate with congress because they have gotten so uncommunicate tive. he is back in court may 8th. the secret service went to his house over a year ago after his plans surfaced. we will have the white house s response to that coming up in a live report at 5:30. we will talk to doug luzader and talk more on that. we want to talk about extreme weather. 16 tornadoes touched down in the south central u.s. the national weather service confirming a touchdown in oklahoma. this massive funnel brought 70 mile an hour winds but no damage. a similar scene in tampa texas. several storms spotted there through out the evening. maria molina is live with more. good morning.