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just over two weeks to go until election day here in the u.s. and president donald trump is on a campaign blitz. he spent the weekend crisscrossing the country, and he ll begin this week with two rallies in arizona. now, the president was in nevada on sunday evening. and yet again, despite covid cases surging throughout the country, there was no social distancing and very few masks, as you can see here. the president seems to be going back to his playbook from 2016, holding several rallies a day and making baseless accusations against his democratic rival. but unlike four years ago, president trump sais also deali with this pandemic. and right now the u.s. is averaging more than 55,000 new cases a day. that s up more than 6% since mid-september. now, experts say the country is already in the midst of the autumn surge they have long predicted. and nevada reported the biggest one-day jump in coronavirus cases on saturday since mid-august. but president trump didn t mentio ....
covid cases surging to new levels. there are now more than 8 million cases in the u.s. people are getting tired. we re seeing mitigation fatigue right now. i m extremely worried. you re starting to see spread everywhere. if you vote for biden, he will surrender your future to the virus. this guy wants to lock down. how bad would things have to get for you to advocate a national lockdown? they would have to get really, really bad? so much is at stake for this nation. announcer: this is new day with alisyn camerota and john berman. welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. this is new day. it s monday, october 19th, 6:00 here in new york. alisyn is off. erica hill with me this morning. good morning. the former fda commissioner says we are at the beginning of the biggest coronavirus wave yet. one of the most esteemed epidemiologists in the country says the next 6 to 12 weeks will be the darkest of the entire pandemic. mom ....
as the u.s. enters the predicted cold weather surge of coronavirus cases, the presidential candidates are in the final sprint to election day. at democrat joe biden s event in durham, north carolina, there were masks and plenty of space. not so for team trump. this was the scene at the president s reelection rally in nevada on sunday. the state just reported its biggest one-day jump in new infections in weeks. all across the country, case counts, hospitalizations, and deaths are all headed up. even so, dr. anthony fauci does not expect a national lockdown. how bad would things have to get for you to advocate a national lock down? they d have to get really really bad. first of all, the country is fatigued with restrictions, so we want to use public health measures not to get in the way of opening the economy, but to being a safe gateway to opening the economy. and cnn s ryan monobles is traveling with the trump campaign. he has the latest from carson city. report ....
have a country that would be in a massive depression. the battle over science, as the president campaigns across the country, urging states to open up amid a spike in cases. the question is, will reason win? and with just 15 days until election day, barack obama prepares to hit the campaign trail for joe biden this week. question is, will the former president be able to fire up voters for the former vice president? and the teams with baseball s best records in each league are set to square off in the world series. question is, will the rays underdog story continue in the fall classic against the dodgers? it s way too early for this. good morning! and welcome to way too early, the show that remembers when the word fact wasn t a dirty word. i m kasie hunt on this monday, october 19th. we will start with the news. despite rising covid cases and warnings about the virus spreading in tight spaces, the president continues to hold packed campaign rallies. right now ....
alaska, arkansas, colorado, idaho, north dakota, and broward, miami-dade, duval and palm beach. remember the chaotic scenes at the start of the pandemic, the desolate city streets, the frantic emergency rooms, lack of medical equipment and no end in sight? the u.s. faces the very real possibility it will find itself right back there and soon. this is even as the president admits the quiet part outloud that he has no plans to put science first. the u.s. is averaging more than 56,000 new cases a day. up 60% in five weeks. now, remember cases are what s known as a leading indicator. first we have more cases, then more hospitalizations, and then sadly, more deaths. nearly the entire country is either trending the wrong way right now or at best, treading water. cases are increasing and we re seeing this happen because we re getting colder weather, and we re losing that natural social distancing that happens from being out of doors, and people are getting tired. the ameri ....