covid and the flu, but rsv, as well. that s flu-like symptoms often to younger children, and it s gone up dramatically in the past year alone. one of the biggest challenges is finding hospital beds for those young patients. often children under five, defendant and the pediatric unit and intensive care units is really tough. many hospitals are forced to use emergency rooms for long-term space or even setting up tents for overflow patients. and there s an emergency bedroom open, it s filled him in when there s an inpatient bed open, someone is willing to take that, as well. pediatricians have sent a letter for president biden asking for emergency decoration that would give hospitals more flexibility dealing with these young patients. they say the rate of rsv in the u.s. is 2.9 per 100,000 for hospitalizations. that s more than double just one year ago. the worst of the surge is hitting in the east on the
heat, water or electricity, and it is cold here and only going to get worse with temperatures expected to dip below freezing by the end of the week. for the many people we ve met here, losing their homes is nothing compared to losing their loved ones. today, the saddest news of all, the number of children taken in this tornado outbreak. the devastation spans six states, victims range in age from infants to an 86-year-old. the massive tornado with winds as strong as a cat 5 hurricane touched down in central arkansas and remained on the ground for more than 200 miles as it destroyed everything in its path. president biden who declared an emergency decoration for kentucky declaration for kentucky over the weekend will traveled to mayfield and dawson springs wednesday. he promised his administration will do whatever needed to help those devastated by the storms. as we heard here on the ground
the fact they did not condemn it when obama did it. it s undeniable that there is a crisis on the southern border. obama in 2014 .-dot for the fact that it humanitarian crisis along the southern border and talked about how traffickers were bringing on the company minors across the border and said in this in the rose garden the new york times reported this month but the border is at a breaking point talking about that the various numbers were an 11 year high. it s undeniable it s a crisis and the debate surrounds the national emergency decoration was the right response. steve: what is amazing is the response to this and do something to solve the problem. coming up, is the right response to the college admission scandal, a boycott of elite universities? cos i know what it means
that rode in on his coattail were elected to support him and look, you had 12 republicans guided by chuck schumer who is one of the examples by donald trump is sitting president of the united states and you have normal couple that always affects but then you have a few who are weak and embrace the president as well as his immigration policy to get elected and abandoned him in the country to serve themselves. steve: i do remember literally being on the show played a video of paul ryan and took a helicopter trip down the border and build the wall like they say it and then nothing happens. what is interesting in the soundbite we heard from president trump he said look, congress has the freedom to do what they want with trying to resend the national emergency decoration and i have the duty to veto it in some respect everyone exercises their authority because essentially
steve: such a good point about the fact they did not condemn it when obama did it. it s undeniable that there is a crisis on the southern border. obama in 2014 .-dot for the fact that it humanitarian crisis along the southern border and talked about how traffickers were bringing on the company minors across the border and said in this in the rose garden the new york times reported this month but the border is at a breaking point talking about that the various numbers were an 11 year high. it s undeniable it s a crisis and the debate surrounds the national emergency decoration was the right response. steve: what is amazing is the response to this and do something to solve the problem. coming up, is the right response to the college admission scandal, a boycott of elite universities? that is next. yeah, i thought doing some hibachi grilling would help take