particularly for students and even more so for younger students. let me explain. we ve been talking about this idea for some time. it s now official from the cdc. but they re specifically saying for all students, elementary school students, they can maintain just three feet apart when mask use is universal regardless of what is happening with community transmission. that s for elementary school students. so that s going to be a big deal. but they also say, kate, that for middle school and high school students, they should still maintain at least six feet apart if the community tr transmission in their community is high. so making a difference between older and younger students. for all elementary schools, regardless where you live in the country, guidance is now going to be three feet. but if you happen to live in a community where community transmission is high still, at about 41% roughly of counties in the united states do have high transmission, if you live in one of those
in the final stretch for gavin newsom, president biden heading to california tomorrow to stump for the governor just one day ahead of the recall race on tuesday. newsom s strategy has not been the usual touting of records, attacking opponents. instead, telling voters who he is not. donald trump. as the new york times puts it, newsom s rallying cry has been that trump may have been defeated last year but not trumpism. and warns everything from vaccine resistance to climate denial, the issues that moved california voters away from trump, are on the ballot now. calling tuesday s election, quote, a matter of life and death. as of this evening, polling looks promising for newsom. 60% of likely voters said they would be voting no for the recall. nbc news correspondent scott cohn is in san francisco with more. as election day approaches,