ground is central to east atlantic. all these storms come off of africa. they begin to develop, push west, and who's in the crosshairs? hispaniola, dominican republic, haiti. so robin, they are in hurricane alley. after grace, it is certainly boss that i believe we'll be tracking more systems pushing over in the months to come. >> thanks for that update. tyler mordan there. how you can help the people of haiti suffering in the wake of this earthquake and with possibly more to company, cnn.com/impact is the place you should go. some u.s. children are heading back to school in states where the governors have banned mask mandates, like texas. local leaders are speaking up for them. we'll sell you all about that. israel makes more people eligible for a third vaccine dose as severe cases rise despite its best efforts.