Child Covid hospitalizations hit all-time high as schools open; Party split threatens to derail two key Biden agenda items; Abortion activists seek legal loopholes for Texas abortion plan; Dem Gov. Gavin Newsom nationalizes California recall race

Study: unvaccinated adults 17 times more likely to be hospitalized than vaccinated adults; 13 Miami-Dade school staffers die of Covid since mid-August; Florida judge allows mask mandates to continue in schools; Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will return with in-person viewing; CNN: Biden’s Covid-19 speech tomorrow will include announcements on mandates and testing; Progressive Dems: no infrastructure bill without budget deal; Party leaders reject Manchin’s call for “pause” on budget bill; Gov. Abbott claims Texas will “eliminate rape” when pressed on impact of abortion ban on victims of rape and incest; VP Harris campaigning for Gov. Newsom ahead of next week’s election; Dana’s podcast “Total Recall: California’s Political Crisis” releases today; Heavy rain, tornadoes possible in Northeast areas hit by Ida; Licenses revoked from seven nursing homes that sheltered evacuees in a warehouse during Ida, seven people died To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices