after crossing the 54 million mark. cases are piling up at lightning speed now. we've been averaging 1 million new cases every few days. the fastest at any point in this pandemic. and it's presenting new testing challenges. in fact, take a look at this shot of massachusetts from a few hours ago. lines of cars. stretching as far as the eye can see. who would have thought we'd see something like this as we close in on nearly two years of this pandemic? coming up, i'll talk to a massachusetts doctor about what's happening there. we'll also dig into this nationwide testing headache. also apocalyptic. that is the only way to describe this snow-studded burned out aftermath from the wildfires in colorado. we'll have the latest on the ground there. and in just the last 15 minutes, chuck schumer released a letter calling the need to pass voting rights legislation urgent.