about remote, independent learning. the option if you don't want to go back to his g tonight, the alarming surge in covid cases here in the u.s. hospitals under stage. and what they're now seeing in children. the virus targeting tens of thousands of children, with the u.s. now reporting more than 100,000 new cases of covid a day. hospitals again nearing the breaking point. in arkansas, for one, just eight icu beds now available. in austin, texas, tonight, reports just six icu beds left. florida tonight requesting 300 ventilators fratatatatororororor and with the n new school year already getting under way, doctors urging the fda to authorize vacac vacacac v v v v. dr. jha standing by to answer your questions tonight. the major fires in the u.s. in california, the dixie fires, now the second largest in california history. and it comes as the u.n. tonight