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Public hearings. And the focus cus on gordon sond about to testify about his role. And mayor Pete Buttigieg has surged to the top of the new state poll, but still warning signs for his campaign. And new fall outfor Prince Andrew as he breaks his silence about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Were 55 days into the impeachment inquiry. But this next week could be the most critical in the investigation with heavy hitters set to testify both behind closed doors and in public hearings. Wednesdays scheduled testimony from Gordon Sondland has most of washington on edge. Mike viqueira is joining us from the white house. No doubt people there are on edge. And sondland is expected to be the key for the democrats. What are they expecting or hoping to hear from him . Rep ....
Masks. we ll speak to a superintendent defying the texas governor s ban on masks. and that is where we begin with covid, 36 million cases nationwide. overall the numbers are starting to look a lot like they did last winter before we had the vaccine and they are adding up very quickly. monday the u.s. saw nearly 207 ,000 new cases on par with mid-january. average hospitalizations are now over 60,000, the first time that has happened since february. and i want you to look at this map on your screen. it shows 40 states in red, all of them have seen their covid cases rise double in the last two weeks. i want to dig into the numbers with marra barrett in memphis, tennessee, courtney kube on the latest with the military s plan to vaccinate, and with us to explain all of it, william schaafner at vanderbilt ....
Big question is whether it alreadiable passed that emergency authorization phase or not. if in fact it has not become mandatory for service members by the time that the fda fully approved it, lloyd austin will still make it mandatory. and so then the question is how will the services handle it and they just don t have it worked out yet. all right. i hope our audience heard that when you said one of 17 vaccines that are mandated. this is not unusual. it is what we do to keep people safe. kourtney, marra, doctor, thank you all so much. and we have to turn to washington where it is a very, very big day on the him. the u.s. senate is about to take a vote that could affect all of the american people. the senate gavels in in less than 30 minutes from now. setting the stage for a final vote on that bipartisan infrastructure bill which is expected to pass. ....
washington post. marra barrett has the latest. what is behind the surge there on the ground in iowa? reporter: you re right, this is a big surge ahead for pete buttigieg. he is nine points ahead. and i think a part of this poll really points out that voters or potential caucusgoers are looking for a more moderate candidate. and along with his great organization that he s had on the ground and good volunteer work that they have had door knocking and getting caucusgoers engaged. i will point out among the top four, when asked who caucusgoers feel are more confident could beat donald trump, the majority is still siding with joe biden on that one. amy klobuchar is also a more mod ....