This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. We are going to begin tonight with some breaking news 23 million americans have likely been infected with coronavirus and could spread it without knowing that they are. Thats because the c. D. C. Now says it believes 10 times as many people have or had the virus than tested positive for it. That staggering new number, based on antibody tests, comes as the u. S. Is seeing its largest oneday total of new infections since the crisis began in march. Many of the countrys largest states are now overwhelmed, putting s opin jrdy. Tonight, texass inrisi cats are maxedout. Elective surgeries are being cancel canceled. And the states move to phase two has been paused. In florida there are long lines as covid test results are coming back positive four times as often as they were just a few weeks ago. And states that once balked at requiring face coverings . Well, theyre now ordering e ople to wear masks in public. So as we come on the air tonight, the virus has killed more than 122,000 people in this country. But experts warn, with so many new infections, even more deaths are likely to follow. And tonight, the c. D. C. Is expanding its list of people likely to get seriously ill from coronavirus saying younger people who are obese are also at risk. Theres a lot of news to get to tonight, and our team of correspondents is standing by to cover it all. Cbs Janet Shamlian is going to lead off our coverage tonight from the hot spot of houston. Teyiwifureinasjanet. Reporter o alarming numbers across theg hat wor largest medical complex, the Texas Medical Center. Houston intensive care units are themselves in Critical Condition tonight. How are you all holding up . Reporter this is the team treating Covid Patients at methodist hospital, part of the sprawling Texas Medical Center which has filled 97 of its i. C. U. Beds. How long can you keep going at this pace . Well, you know, the last 10 day trajectory was very concerning, and if this trajectory remains for the next 10, 15 days, no matter which Hospital System will be stretched to the limit. Reporter Governor Greg Abbott banned elective surgeries today to free up space for more coronavirus patients as new cases hit 5,996 in texas, an alltime high. Doctors say they can handle the hospitalization for now. As hotoniano ogether and act like the cando houstonians that we are, and do all of the right things. Reporter Mass Gatherings in houston are now limited to no more than 10. Apple reclosed seven stores in the area. And restaurants like prego are scaling back to takeout only. We all live local. Were all together. Reporter ron barbosa is dealing with a surge in his own family. 18 relatives tested po family. 18 relatives tested postive after a Family Gathering in north texas, including his parents, in their 80s, and his sister, battling breast cancer. My dad is still trying to hang on by a thread. We just need tons of prayers and we need everybody to wash their hands, keep their mask on, and quit trying to make this a political thing. Reporter heartache the size of texas. Janet shamlian, cbs news, houston. Reporter im carter evans in california where covid cases are skyrocketing and governor gavin newsom warns the states eeopening may be in jeopardy. If were not advancing the cause of Public Health and public safety, then we certainly reserve the right to put a pause. Reporter an example of covids wrath 28 members of one los angeles family infected, the family patriarch, vidal garay, died the day before fathers day. Positive cases in california approaching 200,000, and another record in arizona for covid hospitalizations a dire situation, according to this i. C. U. Nurse. Its kind of scary and its kind of scary and daunting. Reporter she says she now lives in fear, and so does her young son. He broke down crying, and he asked i asked him, whats going on . And he point blank said, mom, i dont want to die. Ona dont seem concerned. Arizona dont seem concerned. Are you going to allow the government to tell you you have to wear a mask. No reporter for so many people its not a medical issue anymore. Thats a political statement. Thats the frustration. We have those mask requirements in place. Those who choose not to, they are actively infecting their neighbors, their family, their friends, and then taking up an i. C. U. Bed, potentially, that one of those folks loved ones may need. Reporter in neighboring nevada, masks are now mandatory tonight. No shirt, no shoes, no mask, no service. Reporter back in california, disneyland recently made a much hyped announcement that the park would reopen next month. Those plans now on hold indefinitely. But today, another iconic sight in california the santa monica pier reopened for the first time in three months. Now, it is usually packed here, but theyre limiting the number ef people on the pier and making sure everyone wears a mask. Norah. Today, a government report tonight, thank you. Today, a government report revealed more than a million de people. E misdirected pa as nearlmi plied for unemployment that marks 14 straight weeks of more than a Million People boling claims. Cbs Manuel Bojorquez is in miami tonight. Good evening, manny. Reporter good evening, norah. Eager to not further disrupt the economy here, both the governor of florida and the mayor of Miamidade County have said they favor enforcing the existing reopening guidelines, rather than rolling back the reopening altogether. Thats despite the fact there has been yet another surge of new infections here. Along miami beachs lincoln road, officer nehru balgobins new responsibilities include acting as a social distancing enforcer. Were just here to just make sure everything is in compliance in your restaurant. Sure. Where are your sanitizing stations . Reporter he is also making sure the number of customers is limited. As the cases in florida increase, does your job have a new sense of urgency . Yes, it does. We basically have to make sure that more businesses are in compliance until all of them are in compliance, to minimize the spread of the virus. Reporter yet, the spread of the virus is accelerating across the south, with alabama, mississippi, and South Carolina reported record increases. Long lines at Testing Centers pushed many of them to capacity in florida, which has seen more than 10,000 new covid19 cases in the last 48 hours. A mandatory mask order voted in by Palm Beach County leaders prompted this pushback im very sad to see the authorities stomping on our constitutional rights. Reporter in north carolina, masks become mandatory tomorrow. The other ongoing impact of the pandemic the newly unemployed. One nationwide. Ion new claims last week alone nationwide. But today, the Kentucky Derby made a surprise call. When the delayed race is run over labor day weekend, fans will be in the stands under so called strict guidelines. Were asking the guests also to wear masks as theyre coming into the facility and moving around the facility at various new warning s reporter today, the c. D. C. Issued a new warning saying pregnant women may be more vulnerable to severe illness from the virus, and that they, especially, should practice social distancing. Norah. Odonnell manny bojorquez, thank you. Tonight, colorados governor is appointing a special prosecutor in the case of Elijah Mcclain, who died after a confrontation with police last august. The announcement came as the District Attorney says while he may not agree with the officers actions, he doesnt have the evidence to charge them with a crime. Cbs Jonathan Vigliotti reports. Reporter last august, aurora, colorado, Police Stopped this ski maskwearing 23year old Elijah Mcclain after a 911 caller described him as sketchy. Stop. Stop. I have a right to stop you because youre being supsicious. Reporter mcclain was walking home from the store, listening to music. Police say theto stop multiple times. He resisted a police patdown. Careful, careful. Reporter arriving paramedics injected him with a sedative. He was pronounced brain dead three days later. They murdered him. Theyre bullies with badges. Reporter millions have signed a petition demanding three officers be fired and charged. District attorney dave young says the officers did nothing criminal. He didnt need to die, and the fact that he died does not warrant the basis for criminal charges. Reporter mcclains family says he never should have been stopped in the first place. Jonathan vigliotti, cbs news. Odonnell we turn now to this story. Tonight, three wilmington, north carolina, Police Officers have been fired after a routine audit of a patrol car camera uncovered what authorities described as extremely racist comments towards african americans. Heres cbs jeff pegues. An internal probe by the Wilmington Police department reveals hatefilled conversations with three veteran officers. Orficer kevin piner is heard telling corporal jessi moore that the protests would soon lead to a civil war, and that he is ready. He goes on to tell moore that he was going to buy a new Assault Rifle soon, we are just going to go out and start slaughtering them n word expletive. Piner says a civil war is needed to wipe them off the expletive map. That will put them back about four or five generations. Later, during a phone call with later, during a phone call with piner, moore refers to a woman t in hested as the n word and says, she need a bullet in her head right then. Donnie williams is the departments new police chief. He fired the officers on his first day. When you talk about killingeo that is disturbing. Reporter according to investigators, the officers ndame their comments on the stress of todays climate in law enforcement. Cbs news has reached out to the police union and the three officers for comment. So far, they havent responded. Jeff pegues, cbs news, washington. Odonnell today, President Trump again blamed the spike in covid cases on more nationwide testing. But experts say that claim is misleading. They point to an increase in the rate of positive tests, and on the campaign trail, joe biden said the president has failed e a child. An people and is acting like a child. Heres cbs paula reid. Reporter President Trump mingled with aging veterans this morning without wearing a mask, risky behavior, given that he was in arizona just two days ago where coronavirus cases are spiking. Dozens of Trump Campaign staffers are currently in quarantine after the president s trip to tulsa over the weekend where eight advance team members tested positive. Sd in texas, which is seeing record rates of infection, the administrations plan to end direct support for seven smmunitybased testing sites is being questioned by the states two republican senators. And well always live by two simple rules buy american and hire american. Reporter the president is focused on reelection, campaigning today in the key battleground state of wisconsin, where he won in 2016 but now finds himself trailing joe biden. Increasing in 29 states. Reporter the former Vice President , campaigning in pennsylvania, slammed the president for being more concerned about himself than the average american. He thinks that finding out that more americans are sick will make him look bad. Well, donald trump needs to stop caring about how he looks. Reporter in wisconsin, pennsylvania, and four other key swing states, President Trump is trailing, due in part to his response to coronavirus and to the turmoil following the death of george floyd. Tonight, there are new complaints from an administration whistleblower. Rick bright was ousted from his leading role in the battle against covid19 after he criticized the white houses response. Now, hes alleging a coordinated effort to undermine him in his new role at the National Institutes of health. Norah. Odonnell paula reid at the white house, thank you. G d there is encouraging news tonight on a new type of vaccine being tested in britain. Cbs Roxana Saberi has more in our series racing to a cure. Reporter scientists at Imperial College london say if their vaccine works, it would require significantly smaller would bean other potential vaccines, and it would be easier to mass produce. So if you imagine a liter bottle of lemonade. That would have two million doses in it. Reporter unlike traditional vaccines that use a form of the actual virus, this one is synthetic strands of the genetic code found on the surface of the virus. When injected, the the vaccine instructs muscle cells to make copies of that protein. And the immune system sees that as foreign and makes a potent antibody response against. Thng its encountehevirus but i. Reporter if the vaccine works in clinical trials, it could turn out to be cheaper than others. Imperial college has sidestepped the drug industry by setting up its own company, promising to sell the vaccine at a low cost. Ceed inshattuck says he hopes the race for a his teams vaccine will be just one of several that succeed in the race for a cure. Were competing against the virus more than against ourselves to help the world to get back on its feed again. Reporter Roxana Saberi, cbs news, london. 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Suzann kenny is heart broken over the newry released point detailing the misstems at the home. Her father was one of the homes nearly 80 residents who died from coronavirus. The report released wednesday says the most substantial error was the decision to move all veterans both covid is positive and those with no covid19 symptoms into one unit resulting in more that 40 veterans crowded into a space designed to hold 25. Veterans that fought for our country. Just put together like cattle. Workers describe the move as total up and down mope yum saying the space resembled a war zone. One social worker thought they werens off to die. It was ordered by the governor. Veterans who deserve the best from State Government got exactly the opposite and theres no excuse or plausible explanation for that. Nursing home armed the country have been crushed by the pandemic. About one in five facilities have reported deaths. 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