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On tonight’s program: Doctors say pediatric COVID-19 cases are rising and the new Delta variant is hitting kids harder; As lawsuits loom, Florida’s governor backs away – a little – from his original mask mandate ban. Although the parents still claim young, unvaccinated kids are in jeopardy; We get a late-breaking report on what happened when the parents’ objection to Governor DeSantis’s “No Mask Mandate” order went before a judge for the first time; You think it’s hard to attract employees to restaurants and retail shops nowadays? It seems Florida schools are having an even tougher time finding enough workers; And another water wars ruling disappoints Florida environmentalists.

As with most everything else, the pandemic took its toll on the construction industry. But even as COVID recedes, supply chain interruptions, rising construction material prices and worker shortages are still afflicting the industry. To talk it over are: Jay Bostwick with Tallahassee's Sperry & Assoc. who chairs the Association of Builders and Contractors of North Florida; and Kim Anderson with Pensacola's Comfort Systems USA, the association's vice-chair.

Sue Renner, Executive Director of The David & Laura Merage Foundation, shines a light on the impact of COVID-19 on childcare or lack thereof. She explores some of the solutions on 411 TEEN.

E.T. Gunnarsson suffers from dysgraphia and cannot write by hand easily . He is a home/online student, and will soon pursue college online. He manages an online community for Norse pagans and has written his first book. He talks with 411 TEEN about his challenges and accomplishments.

We thought the end was in sight. Things were returning to normal. Summer trips were being taken and family reunions were planned. Then, the highly transmissible Delta variant of COVID-19 caused breakthrough infections and a pandemic surge.

On tonight’s program: Florida again becomes a national hotbed for new coronavirus infections. We’ll see how that surge is impacting some hospitals just a few miles from the State Capitol; South Florida is also seeing a COVID surge and we’ll get the latest from there; The first - and some would say the most contentious - bill to make it through this year’s Florida lawmaking session will soon have its day in court; In the wake of the 2020 Census, Florida lawmakers get ready to redraw the state’s legislative and congressional district maps. And it seems they’re determined not to repeat the mistakes of the past; And the seismic shocks from a bizarre Capital City murder case continue to reverberate. The parents of the victim still mourn for him and the grandchildren they haven’t seen in years.

The 15th president of Florida State University talks about his nearly 7-year tenure, including what he considers his biggest accomplishments, his hopes for the school's future and even some gentle criticism of state lawmakers' efforts to micromanage universities' political leanings and course offerings.

As circumstances change almost daily, some of Leon County's leading public and private school administrators talk about what they are doing to ensure students can have the benefits of in-person education in safety. To talk about it are: Cornerstone Learning Community Director Jason Flom; Leon District Schools Superintendent Rocky Hanna; and Maclay School Head of School James Milford.

72 REASONS TO BE A VEGAN: Why Plant-Based. Why Now, by Gene Stone and Kathy Freston is an informative and insightful guide filled with fact-based essays on the benefits of a vegan diet. Co-author Kathy Freston talks with 411 TEEN.

On tonight’s program: Doctors are urging people to listen to the science and socially distant themselves, wear masks and above all, get vaccinated. Meanwhile Florida’s former health secretary weighs in on skyrocketing COVID-19 hospitalizations; Florida’s governor takes mandatory masking in schools off the table amid the pandemic spike; Since Florida’s eviction moratorium ended, there’s been relief for at least some of those involved in the rental housing market; Florida hemp stakeholders mull how to give that industry a boost; And we hear from those who’d like to see the prices of medicines bought by those on Medicare to be a LOT less expensive than they are now.