Two Americas: CRT and vax mandates out in VA, vax passports in for DC

Divisions over getting or mandating the COVID-19 vaccine often fall along political lines and the differences are especially stark in neighboring communities. As RT contributor Mollye Barrows reports, nowhere is that divide more apparent than between the US capital of Washington, DC and the bordering states of Virginia and Maryland.

Then to compare and contrast the stark differences across the bridge – NYT bestselling author and President of the Schlafly Eagles Ed Martin and Host of Watching the Hawks Tyrel Ventura share their perspectives.

An underwater volcano erupted in Tonga, affecting at least 80k people. The eruption was so powerful that it triggered tsunami warnings in parts of the US and Japan. Australia and New Zealand have teamed up to send surveillance planes to the Polynesian nation to assess the damage. Independent journalist Ashlee Banks has more.