bret: tonight, we take an in depth look at life in america during the coronavirus pandemic. families are grappling with vaccine and mask mandates, inflation causing breaks bank, making drives to school the most expensive in years and dramatic rise in violent crime across the country. tonight correspondent gillian turner reports on the day in the life of american families dealing with this pandemic and many challenges. alexis, are you ready? it s another busy morning for ken i can t understand brianna howard, full-time working parents raising an active 8-year-old daughter in northern virginia. thanks, mommy. the morning routine making waffles and straw enters were and then school bunch. is your backpack heavy. followed by a quick turn around out the door.