Virus. Another 56,000 cases yesterday pushed the total over 3. 1 million nationwide. According to dr. Anthony fauci, about half of all new cases are coming from just four states, florida, arizona, california and texas. But a new singleday high was also reported in several states including alabama, missouri and montana. All of this is overwhelming hospitals across the south and the west. For example, North Carolina reported more than 1,000 hospitalizations for the first time yesterday. In florida, more than 40 icus have hit capacity and five of the largest hospitals in the state of mississippi have run out of icu beds completely. We have reporters spread out across the country bringing us important stories that you will not see anywhere else. I want to start in ft. Worth, texas, a state that keeps setting records for new deaths and hospitalizations. My colleague Garrett Haake is there. Garrett, we talk a lot about the doctors and nurses. But we dont often discuss people like ems workers
Hospitalizations. Florida had the most deaths in a single day since this pandemic began. Across the country, 900 new deaths reported overnight. The director of the cdc warns that this fall and winter will be, quote, one of the most difficult times weve experienced in American Public health. Despite those warnings, the white house is again openly attacking dr. Anthony fauci. Think about that. 136,000 dead americans, rising hospitalizations, and the white house response is to attack the scientists that Americans Trust most on this subject. There was some promising vaccine news overnight. A highly anticipated vaccine trial. I want did produce certain immune response. This drug from moderna will now advance to the next crucial stage of testing. The president really not focused on any of this in this bizarre, rambling rose garden news conference. This was, in fact, a Campaign Event in the rose garden, focused mostly about his grievances with joe biden. Another development overnight, the New
Students, theyve announced that the students will not be returning to their campuses when classes resume next month. And floridas governor will be speaking very soon one day after a state set the nations record for the most new cases in a single day. Amid all of this, the white house is stepping up efforts to discredit the nations top Infectious Disease expert, dr. Anthony fauci, even as President Trump claims he gets along well with him. Lets get some more on the breaking pandemic news. First cnns erica hill is joining us from new york. Erica, californias governor is now sharply rolling back the states reopening. Reporter yeah. That he is. You remember california was the first state to shut down. Gavin newsom had been monitoring Things County by county. But he said today, wolf, as you said at the top of the hour that Effective Immediately this order is for the entire state of california. And this shuts down indoor operations at activities, tasting rooms, movie theaters, Family Enterta
Weeks. Los angeles county just reported a Record Number of Coronavirus Pressure on President Trump, who has been in denial about this hospitalizations for the fourth time in a week. Crisis. Tonight hes suddenly tweeting also, President Trump is now in support of masks after planning to resume white house minimizing their importance for coronavirus briefings. And after months of refusing to months, and he wear a mask and even mocking those who do, he just posted this photo of himself in a mask. And he tweeted many people say it is patriotic. Nick watt is joining us. A new Record Number of hospitalizations where you are in l. A. County. Reporter thats right, wolf. And governor gavin newsom just said that across this tate, the next few weeks are going to be critical. He called out one county up by lake tahoe, napa county also, wine country, saying they were having constraints in terms of icu beds and staff. And, wolf, as you mentioned, fourth day in a week, we have sat here in l. A. Count
To do is ill get involved and well start doing briefings. Whether its this afternoon or tomorrow, probably tomorrow. And ill do briefings. Republican leaders Mitch Mcconnell and Kevin Mccarthy met with the president today to discuss a new round of covid19 stimulus the gop wants to give businesses protection from any liability related to the virus but there also appears to be little republican support for extending the full Unemployment Benefits that formally expire at the end of the month right now, the House Oversight committee is holding a hearing on how covid19 uncovered americas outdated Public Health infrastructure well bring you any developments on that as they happen but let us begin at the white house where President Trump is aggressively defending his covid19 response, even as some prominent Republican Leaders are starting to contradict his advice nbc news has learned that President Trump is shifting his strategy as both public and internal polling shows disapproval with his h