Carolina reporting record high deaths just today, as we look across the country. We see deaths are rising in a number of states along with hospitalizations and a good chunk of the country is going in the wrong direction. Confirmed cases in the state of florida, more than 315,000. Now outpacing france and china combined. Miamis hospitals are at 95 capacity. Icu beds pushed to the limit. You cannot allow your Hospital System to get overwhelmed because what will happen is what happened unfortunately in new york where people were literally dying in the hallways. Reporter as cases surge in georgia, Governor Brian Kemp banning local officials from mandating masks. Im deeply frustrated today. We believe our local orders can stand and so were going to fight this. Reporter arkansas and colorado adding mask mandates today. At least 38 states now require face coverings in public. Target, cvs, and publix the latest businesses to require them for customers nationwide. The science at this point is v
Can reopen, including in new york city. Also tonight, theres breaking news on the economic front. The white house and democrats say talks of a new economic stimulus package, they have hit a wall. President trump is threatening to take executive action on his own. Lets get details from our chief white house correspond errant jim acosta. Many americans are in desperate economic pain right now, but stimulus talks seem to be going nowhere right now. Whats the latest . Reporter thats right, wolf. With negotiations falling apart over Coronavirus Relief bill, white house Officials Say President Trump is expected to same some kind of executive action to provide Financial Support to americans who are struggling to find work during this pandemic. The executive orders are likely to include some kind of effort to provide enhanced Unemployment Benefits as well as some kind of action on suspending evictions from rental homes, there may be some other proposals in the mix and in the meantime, we shoul