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Opti option. ♪ >> almost three years after hurricane maria, the island is experiencing a string of earthquakes. this has left some homes and businesses uninhabitable. the nonprofit is using one of our homes as a health command center. in order to be able to distribute supplies and aid to the people who have been affected by the earthquakes. communities have gathered together and built camps where theyre sleeping in tents in open spaces. >> can i take you to the back? i lost everything. its oka...

>> shannon: another round of red versus blue and how to handle covid-19. rick leventhal has more. >> weve seen a different response to the coronavirus state by state. now the divide is wider. new york threatening more shut downs of nonessential businesses and florida fully opening everything. promising it will never lock down again. governor ron desantis says he knows the coronavirus still exists but he wont let the economy suffer any longer. fully reopening everything. signing an executive orde...

The right to work. every business has the right to operate. some of the locals may be -- they can do reasonable regulations. you cant just say no. you cant say no after six months and just have people twisting in the wind. >> forget face coverings. the governor says no one in florida can be fined anymore for not wearing a mask. nullifying local ordinances, suspending any fines or penalties applied to violators. groceries and other private businesses can mandate masks in their stores and venues. ...

On how to handle covid-19. leventhal taking a look tonight. >> reporter: for months weve seen by the different responses to coronavirus state-by-state, the divide has gotten a lot wider with new york threatening more widespread shutdowns, florida going the opposite direction fully opening everything promising it will never lockdown again. governor ron desantis says he knows coronavirus still exists in the sunshine state that wont want the economy suffer any longer, fully reopening everything sig...

Counties with hotspots can still limit seating. >> in the state of florida everybody has an opportunity and right to work, every business has the right to operate. some of the locals can do reasonable regulations that you cant just say no after six months and have people twisting in the wind. >> the governor says no one in florida can be find anymore for not wearing a mask nullifying local ordinances, suspending any fines or penalties already applied to violators. groceries and other private bus...

And tonight there is also breaking news on the virus. as we come on the air, the u.s. has now surpassed seven million confirmed cases with new infections rising in 28 states. still, floridas governor says he is fully reopening his state now. ron desantis says bars, restaurants, and theme parks can operate at full capacity starting tonight. theres a lot of new reporting to get to tonight. we have our team of correspondents standing by. cbs weijia jiang is going to lead off our coverage at the whi...

And restaurants. they can now operate at full capacity. hes also outlawing the collection of any fines for violating mandates, like mask requirements. >> were not closing anything going forward. were going to be able to host the super bowl in february. >> reporter: but some florida health experts warn that any talk of normalcy is premature. nearly 14,000 floridians have already died from covid. would you say this decision seems based more on politics than actual science? >> its not based on scie...

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>> jason carroll will keep an eye on it for us. thank you so much. appreciate it. the fda commissioner saying a coronavirus vaccine will not be based on politics, but president trump seems to have other plans. so what are americans supposed to believe? i will send out an army to find you in the middle of the darkest night its true, i will rescue you oh, i will rescue you

Good time. that is my -- is my goal overall is to give them truthful joy. >> reporter: wish granted? >> wish granted, yes, really did it brought me joy too. >> reporter: even in 2020, wishes really do come true. joe fryer, nbc news. and thats nightly news for this evening. thank you for watching, everyone im lester holt, please take care of yourself, and each other. good night right now at 6:00, game on. the pac-12 will play football. we have new details about cal, stanford, and possibly san...