93-3-3-WMR Audio on Demand presents the Preston and Steve show podcast. And now, Preston and Steve's news update with Kathy Romano.

Today is Monday, May 23rd. Good morning to you, Kathy. Good morning in the news this morning. The Biden administration is planning for an anticipated wave of COVID-19 infections this fall and winter by ensuring both a new generation of vaccines and access to treatment and testing.

But White House COVID-19 response coordinator stressed Sunday the plans depend on congressional funding.

Meanwhile, COVID cases are rising in nearly every state and it is prompting some schools in our area to bring back mandatory mask rules, including Philadelphia.

Starting today, the school district of Philadelphia is requiring all students and staff to wear their masks during the school and workday and while riding on buses and vans.

That's according to a letter sent out by the district superintendent, Dr. William Hede, attributing the decision to COVID-19 case

counts rising in the Philadelphia area. Last week, the CDC moved most of the Delaware Valley,

including Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties into the high community level of the

COVID-19 data tracker. Philadelphia remains in the medium COVID community level spread,

due to the high community level status, Norristown

and Sheltonham School Districts in Montgomery County are requiring masks once again.

Schools in Abington and Lower Marion Townships are strongly recommending them.

Just one community in our region, Cumberland County, New Jersey is at the low level.

A teenager, a driver, and an officer were injured after a police chase involving two carjacking suspects ended in multiple crashes Sunday in West Philadelphia.

Authorities say a white Volvo was carjacked at gunpoint by two men around 1.45 a.m. in the 6th district.

Hours later, police say officers spotted the Volvo shortly after 2 p.m. at 52nd in Market Street, traveling at a high

rate of speed through an intersection. A chase ensued with the suspects, but it quickly came to a

screeching halt when the Volvo slammed into a 16-year-old on a bicycle at 53rd in Thompson

streets. A neighbor says he stayed with the victim and held an umbrella over him to shade him

while they waited 30 minutes for an ambulance to arrive.

Officials say the 16-year-old was taken to the hospital in critical but stable condition.

Now, surveillance video captured the two men exiting the Volvo trying to flee the scene as multiple

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