Tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. The u. S. Recording 1,000 deaths in 24 hours. California just now surpassing new york in the most cases of coronavirus. And what President Trump said just moments ago. Governors in three more states tonight now making masks mandatory. Ohio, indiana and minnesota. President trump now saying wear a mask, even if you dont like it. It has impact. In florida tonight, icus nearing capacity. Some hospitals forced to convert rooms to handle the new covid cases. California now surpassing new york. Los angeles considering a stayathome order. And with the debate over when and how to reopen schools, one district in Tennessee Reopening Today and what they did. And how often students will go to school there. In texas, the two brothers in houston losing both parents within weeks. And in arizona tonight, a mother
infected, dying during childbirth. The baby surviving. And the new study tonight about how long antibodies could last. How quickly t
holding a coronavirus briefing from downing street later this afternoon. he will be joined by england s chief medical officer, professor chris whitty and the uk government s chief scientific adviser, sir patrick vallance. full coverage here on the bbc news channel from 5pm. at least two men have been killed by falling trees as storm arwen hit parts of the uk with high winds, rain and snow. the storm caused damage across scotland, northern england, the midlands and wales with winds of nearly 100 miles an hour leaving more than 100,000 homes without power. there are further weather warnings across the uk today, as emily unia reports. storm arwen brought winds of more than 90 miles an hour to pummel the coast of north east scotland. the met office issued a rare red weather warning,
# quick, send in the clowns. # don t bother, they re here. a reminder that in about 30 minutes, we re expecting the prime minister to holding a coronavirus briefing from downing street. he will be joined by england s chief medical officer, professor chris whitty and the uk government s chief scientific adviser, sir patrick vallance. full coverage here on the bbc news channel from just before 5pm. now on bbc news, it s time for the media show.
surpassing new york today, reporting a new daily high of more than 12,800 cases. indiana, minnesota and ohio all issuing statewide mask mandates today. and months into this now, for y in a row making the point that masks make a difference. medics with the south carolina national guard called in to help five hospitals, now overwhelmed with patients in that state. family heartbreak in arizona tonight. a pregnant mother infected with the virus dying while in labor. her final words, everything will be okay. take care of my son. the baby survived. and new concerns tonight about testing in black and hispanic communities in parts of this country. authorities say they are understaffed and have longer wait times. and the new study in the new england journal of medicine tonight on antibodies and how quickly they might fade after initial infection. abc s victor oquendo leads us off from florida tonight. reporter: tonight, coronavirus cases soaring to new
reservoir near the texas base. the third soldier from that base found dead in a month. and the severe weather in the northeast as we come on tonight. the thunderstorm watch. wind gusts possible. to up 70 miles an hour. from washington, d.c. to philadelphia to new york. the latest track tonight. good evening and it s great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. we have a lot to get to. and we begin with the coronavirus and what the president said just moments ago, saying wear a mask, social distance and wash your hands, saying, we re all in this together, that we re going to get this complete, in his words. he suggested it has popped up in places that we didn t anticipate, he said, and he cited florida as an example. the u.s. now reporting more than 1,000 deaths in 24 hours for the first time in two weeks. and the u.s. now closing in on 4 million cases, more than 142,000 american lives now lost. california now with the most confirmed cases in the country,