This is cnn tonight, im don lemon. 11 00 p. M. Here on the east coast, and we have some breaking news for you. A new record for the number of coronavirus cases reported in a single day in this country. More than 71,000. The death toll passing 138,000. At least 39 states seeing a number in the rise. Florida seeing a Record Number of new cases and Record Number of deaths from the virus. Hospitals in florida filling up. In texas, more than 10,000 new cases today that many state also recording its single highest day of covid19 related deaths. Texas and arizona bringing in refrigerated trucks as morgues fill up. Joining me now, cnns correspondent john harwood. John, this virus is spiraling out of control. 71,000 cases reported just today, and thats a new daily record. Hospitalizations are on the rise again. We talked about this remember when we talked about florida opening up and georgia opening up and all the other states that were opening up and maybe they were doing it too soon . And now
This is cnn tonight. I am don lemon. 11 00 p. M. Here on the east coast. And we have some breaking news for you. A new record for the number of coronavirus cases reported in a single day in this country. More than 71,000, the death toll passing 138,000. At least 39 states seeing a rise in the number of new cases. Florida one of the hardest hit states reporting nearly 14,000 new cases today and a Record Number of deaths from the virus. Hospitals in florida filling up with an onslaught of covid19 patients. In texas, more than 10,000 new cases today. That state also recording its single highest day of covid19related deaths. Some counties in texas and arizona bringing in refrigerated trucks as morgues fill up. Joining me now is cnns White House Correspondent john harwood. John, this is this virus is spiraling out of control. As i said, 71,000 deaths. 71,000 cases reported just today. And thats in new daily record. Hospitalizations are on the rise again. We talked about this. Remember we ta
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Outfront. Lets go outfront. Good evening, im erin burnett. Outfront tonight, the breaking news, the u. S. On track to break another single day record in coronavirus cases across the country as the death toll sets one day records in texas and florida. 138,000 americans have now died from the virus. And as we speak, 39 states are seeing increase in the number of cases. These new records have dr. Anthony fauci speaking out today, calling this a serious situation that needs to be addressed. Yet what did we hear from the president today . Another campaignstyle speech on the south lawn repeatedly slamming obama and biden. He didnt mention any plan to stop the virus. And in fact, this is the thing, when it comes to the virus, trump likes to make big statements and leave out any detail on how to get anything done. Take, for example, reopening schools. Schools should be opened. Kids want to go to school. Children and parents are dying from that trauma too. Theyre dying because they cant do what
Florida, a global hot spot which set a record of 136,000 deaths. And President Trump talked ede Anthony Fauci yesterday, the first time in a month, during which thousands of americans were killed by the coronavirus. Lets get to nick joining us from los angeles. Nick, new infections, hospitalizations, deaths, they are climbi ining through so muc this country. Reporter you know, wolf, there are only two states in this entire union where nobody has died of covid19 in the past week. They are alaska and vermont. Here in california, in that same time, weve lost over 600. Same in florida. Texas yesterday reported its highest ever daily death toll. Were waiting for texas to report todays number. And just hoping that its falling. Reporter this is texas, now, six months into this pandemic, refrigerated trailers deployed to store the dead. In dallas, san antonio and down near the border, morgues are filling up. Im pleading with everybody, here in our neck of the woods, in our community, i need ev