America is now approaching 100,000 deaths. People like jerome rice from elisabeth, new jersey, a marine corps sergeant in the korean war. He loved listening to music like Jimmy Buffett and abba. He was 86. Mary santiago of evanston, illinois, she died weeks before seeing her oldest son graduate high school. And Schuyler Herbert of detroit. The daughter of two first responders. She had dreams of becoming a pediatric dentist. Schuyler was just 5 years old. And now how we got to this pandemic and the way forward. Heres diane sawyer with her special report. Three, two, one happy new year reporter there we were on new years eve. Americans living in the most vibrant country on earth, celebrating our lives with careless kisses and laughter. Not even thinking about how wonderful it is to reach for the hand of a stranger or whisper a secret. And we didnt know that on that very night, the government of china had told the World Health Organization that a mysterious new disease was on the move, th