At board meetings in Barrington and Rockton, IL, some kids pled for a revision of mask protocols, asking schools to give them a choice as to whether to wear face coverings for the 2021-2022 school year.

Democratic Gov. Kate Brown of Oregon tells CNN's Jake Tapper that her state is doing everything it can to convince unvaccinated people to get their shots.

Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas tells CNN's Jake Tapper that vaccine resistance has "hardened" in some places but that he's working to turn it around.

Democratic Gov. Kate Brown of Oregon tells CNN's Jake Tapper that the fires in her state show that climate change is real and is "like a hammer hitting us in the head."

On CNN's State of the Union, Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania joins Jake Tapper to discuss the ongoing infrastructure negotiations in Congress.