the third daily record in a row. army medical teams on duty now in houston. you see them there. arizona also in the red zone. hospitals under stress. banner health hospitals saying 1,000 out of state workers are also on their way. military doctors and nurses deployed to california. air force medical teams arrived at eisenhower health in southern california. and despite the proof that masks stop the spread, the battle playing out in georgia. the governor suing the mayor of atlanta after she mandated masks and reversed the re-opening. victor oquendo is in miami beach and he leads us off with a very rare moment we rarely see. >> hi, honey. >> reporter: tonight, the agonizing reality of the pandemic. so many lives lost, many left to die alone. >> you don't recognize me with all this junk on my face, but it is sam. i love you, sweetheart. i love you so much.