tonight, the new headline as we come on the air. the number of coronavirus deaths in the u.s. now topping 150,000. america with a 30% increase in deaths over the previous week s numbers. the federal government now identifying 98 emerging hot spots in 30 states. florida and texas reporting record deaths in the last 24 hours. in texas, they have crossed a grim milestone tonight, with doctors saying everyone is exhausted. hospitalizations on the rise in 39 states and puerto rico. and the debate continuing over reopening schools and what the secretary of education acow tod w ool north caroli wit plan to reopen schools. tonight, president trump doubling down on his support of that controversial doctor who had said masks don t work and who had pushed hydroxychloroquine.