reporter: and, wolf, this just in. organizers have announced they ve canceled the new york international auto show which was set for later this month due to a surge in covid-19 cases. i suspect a lot of other things are going to be canceled as well given this dramatic increase in cases. let s get some insight from our experts joining us the dean of the brown university school of public health, dr. ashish jha, and a member of the fda s vaccines advisory committee, dr. paul offit. what s your reaction to the news that the defense secretary is expected to take steps in the coming days to make covid-19 vaccines mandatory for all active duty u.s. military personnel? i think it s a great idea. we have a vaccine that s safe, that s effective, that can protect the troops from suffering or being hospitalized or dying. i think it s a great idea. in a better world, everyone who
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you re not crying wolf here. this surge that we re going through right now has every potential to be and already looks to be the worst surge we faced so far. reporter: the u.s. is currently averaging more than 90,000 new cases daily. health experts worry that number could soon soar even higher. we are going to be between 100 and 200,000 cases before this thing starts to turn around. reporter: the worst-hit states, louisiana, florida, arkansas, mississippi, and alabama. each with more than 50 new cases per 100,000 people each day over the past week. nearly 56,000 people hospitalized for covid-19, up 10% in just one day. facilities in louisiana and florida buckling under the strain. it s really dangerous in terms of for the patients because there are so many people waiting. we re literally running out of room. it s straining and i leave work absolutely drained. reporter: the good news, the