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>> reporter: -- gridlock at miamis hard rock stadium. hundreds idling in cars waiting for that quick swab. >> im worried about it, im worried about it. >> reporter: in arizona, with demand for tests almost tripling, miles-long lines in blistering heat. >> we are outrunning our ability to test appropriately and test to the capacity that we would all like. >> reporter: and of the states tests, nearly one in four coming back positive, meaning the virus is running rampant. in this largely hispanic n...

Suspiciously and resisting. then, the violent takedown. he can be heard pleading for his life. tonight, the governor calling now calling for an investigation. why did it take so long? and the massive dust cloud moving in over the u.s. tonight. hazy scenes already in some places, including new orleans. reaching several states this weekend, all the way to illinois. the concern now, if you have asthma or a respiratory condition. and ginger zee with whats behind this, and the latest track tonight....

Tonight, the coronavirus worsening. several states setting daily records. and tonight, texas now hitting pause on its reopening. what floridas governor said late today. and tonight, the alarming numbers now out. the dire prediction just how many americans could really be infected. cases tonight surging in more than half the country. in texas, some icus at 97% capacity. some patients now being medevaced. one man telling us he was unable to find help for his parents, married 68 years. 18 members i...

Now emerge from his explosive new book. among them, bolton claiming president trump asked chinas president to help him win re-election. bolton saying vladimir putin thinks he can play the president like a fiddle. the trump administration tonight suing to block the books release. martha raddatz and jon karl standing by. the coronavirus in america. arizona, florida and texas among the states seeing spikes. in some places, setting new records. florida reporting a record 5,300 cases over 48 hours....

Covid, but covid is not over. >> reporter: the governor insisting the rally will go on safely. >> were a free society and youre free to stay home. >> reporter: the presidents campaign says masks are recommended, but not required, asking attendees to sign a waiver clearing the campaign of responsibility if someone gets sick. tonight, presidential hopeful joe biden blasting trumps coronavirus response. >> now, hes just flat surrendering the fight. instead of leading the charge to defeat the virus,...

Sentyx or visit cosentyx.com tonight, the apology from the nations top military officer, saying he should not have been part of the presidents photo op. also developing as we come on, the alarming news on coronavirus here in the u.s. what authorities just said. general mark milley, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, going on the record, saying he should not have been with president trump after those peaceful protesters were forcibly removed from in front of the white house for that p...

Well see what the situation is like. i heard that our volume is just exploding. >> reporter: scenes like this played out in icus around the city. >> things are just totally crazy. everyone is covid positive in these hallways. all you hear is oxygen. >> reporter: but when we spoke to dr. blutinger today, he, too, was sounding encouraged. >> certainly it does feel like we are slowly turning the corner. >> reporter: but as new york cases plateau and places like philadelphia level off, other parts o...

If youre trying to escape here to avoid the restrictions in your own state, that is probably not a good idea. >> reporter: new york city now the epicenter of the pandemic in the u.s. cuomo announcing his state will move forward with trials for a new drug therapy, the same one pushed by president trump. 10,000 doses of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine coupled with zithromax, also known as a zpack. its effectiveness still unproven. >> hydroxychloroquine and the zpack, its a combination tha...

David? >> just awful. whit johnson leading us off tonight. whit, thank you. the toll on hospitals already being felt across this country. word that some icus are near capacity, as the number of cases soars. and tonight, the doctors who say they do not have what they need. heres abcs chief national correspondent matt gutman. >> reporter: tonight, one of the biggest expansions in hospital space in american history. from coast to coast, temporary hospitals being built at break-neck speed. this fi...

Fatalities now over 600. italys elderly population, the overwhelming victims. the number of total cases topping 10,000. hospitals in the north finding it hard to cope, making difficult choices about who to treat. icus are overflowing. some hospitals building tents to test and treat the infected. the virus sucking the life out of the rest of the country, 60 million people in effective quarantine. no travel allowed for most, unless its for work, or an approved reason. police enforcing the lockdown...