Im going to stay here and im going to rebuild. For woodys full story, go to cnn heros. Com right now. And thank you for watching, everyone. Our coverage continues. This is cnn breaking news. Hello and welcome to cnn newsroom. Im ken brunhuber. For the First Time Since the pandemic began, more than 80,000 americans were diagnosed with covid19 in a single day. Not only is that a record, it easily eclipses the worst days of july when cases topped 70,000 a day. This upward trend has been building steadily since Early September and the u. S. Surgeon general warns that the country can expect new daily records in the coming days as the virus spreads unchecked from maine to california. Only 13 states, you can see them there on the map in yellow are Holding Steady compared to last week and nebraska, arkansas and mississippi are showing modest improvement. Now, this new surge is putting an enormous strain on Americas Health care system. At least eight states are reporting their highest hospitalizations to date. For the First Time Since midaugust, the number of people being treated for covid has topped 40,000 nationwide. Unless behavior changes quickly, forecasters say the u. S. Death toll could reach 1 million by the end of february. And now the countrys top Infectious DiseaseOfficials Says it may be time to make face masks mandatory. And everyone agrees that this is something thats important and they mandated and and everybody pulls together and says, were going to mandate it, but lets just do it, i think that would be a great idea to have everybody do it uniformly. And i get the argument, well, if you mandate a mask, then youre going to have to enforce it and that will create more of a problem. Well, if people are not Wearing Masks, then maybe we should be mandating it. Two converging issues threaten to spread the coronavirus. Indoor activities brought on by Colder Weather and the upcoming holidays when friends and family traditionally get together. Dr. Fauci says people need to be more vigilant than ever. As we go deeper into the colder months of the fall and winter, the activities are going to have to be done indoors and thats a problem. That is why i say we need to double down on the kind of Public Health measures weve been talking about so long. Whenever i stress the Public Health measures, people think that that means were going to shut down. It doesnt mean that. It means there are some fundamental things you can do, universal mask wearing, keeping a distance, avoiding crowded areas particularly indoors and wash your hands as often as you possibly can. They sound very sirchl, but were not uniformly doing that. So that is the reason why as much as i can plead with the American Public to please take these things seriously. We can turn it around. Thursday night, American Voters were able to see the stark darchbss betweifferences biden and donald trump regarding the campaign. Take a listen as they addressed the issues of face masks. Youve got to lead your life. Some people want to stay in and do it. Do it. Some people agree with me and some people but if you want to stay in, if you would to do what youre doing, do it. If you want to get out and be careful and socially distance and all of the things, there are a lot of things you can do. But some people want to stay in and thats okay. Go to every governor and urge them to issue mask mandates in place. As president , ill mandate mask wearing in all federal buildings and all interstate transportation because masks save lives, period. Positive developments for two covid19 trials in the u. S. Astrazeneca and Johnson Johnson paused their trials when there were illnesses. But the preparations to restart tests are under way, but couldnt say when the trial would resume. To discuss the resurgence of coronavirus were seeing in the u. S. , lets talk to claire. Thank you very much for being here with us. Here in the u. S. , the number of people hospitalized with the coronavirus has risen by 40 . The president is trying to convince us that the country is rounding the corner, when that is clearly not the case. From a Public Health perspective, what kind of denial does that reality have on a country and its residents to fight the virus . I think its concerning. If the president is putting out messages that people dont have to worry about it any more and that its almost over, thats sending the wrong message. In europe, were in a second peak. In the u. S. , numbers are going up, as well, as you said, so we need people to take it seriously, wear your mask, work at home where you can. All these things add up and the evidence around this is increasing every day. So to have a political leader saying you dont need to do these things, its a dangerous precedent. The numbers will go up even further. We mentioned masks. Dr. Fauci says it may be time to call for a mask mandate. Is there any evidence that mask mandates generally work . So i think anything we can do to get people to wear more masks is a good thing. It hasnt been politicized as much in europe as it has in the u. S. Why not get people to listen and take this seriously . We know Wearing Masks reduces the transmission. Why wouldnt you do everything within your power to reduce transmission of this disease and stop people dieing . Yeah. As you said, much of had the is political. The cases are rising here. Theorizing in the uk where you are. Were seeing field hospitals, national shutdowns, curfews, school closings. How did we get here again . That is a really good question. We always knew there were going the be second waves as we started to come out of lockdown. Lockdown is the silver bullet. Lockdown places restrictions. A lot of places didnt use the last six months build up and isolation to allow us to go back to living normally. In the ideal world, youre going to ask those people who have got the infection to stay at home and everyone can go back to some semblance of normality. The problem is people are not listening and not following the guidance and not staying at home when theyve been asked to. So were at a critical juncture to try and make sure we get the system in mays and make sure we get that Risk Communication right to people so they understand why theyre staying at home and they try to follow that guidance. And that is what the w. H. O. Has said. Were seeing some countries go back into lockdown. Wales, for instance. Are broader lockdowns inevitable . I dont think anyone wants to get back into a lockdown. However, i dont see it in the uk, for example. And effectively, were in tier system here in the uk. But those levels of restrictions keep increasing every day. So i think eventually we will end up in a more broader lockdown. And i think its sort of inevitable because people havent got the systems in place and people arent being compliant with the guidance theyre being given. I dont really see another way out. Im sure thats not what a lot of our viewers want to hear, but thank you very much. As covid19 cases soar in the u. S. , many schools are opting for virtual learning. It was announced on friday, in seattle, washington, most students will continue classes at home for at least the next three months. And now the city of boston is closing its Public Schools to inperson learning. I was at the opening day of school october 1st. It was the first time many of these young people were in school since back in march. And making that decision was probably one of the hardest decisions ive had to make since the coronavirus pandemic began here. Theres just over a week to go before the u. S. President ial election. 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More than 200,000 tiny white flag blankets in a field in washington, d. C. They represent american lives lost to coronavirus. The project is the brain child of artist suzanne hirstenberg who says she wanted to visualize the scale of lives lost. The installation will stay up through november 6th, a stark reminder there with virus numbers surging and only ten days until election day in the u. S. The pandemic is dominating talk on the campaign trail, but the candidates are painting very different pictures. In delaware, democratic nominee joe biden hit out against President Trumps handling of the coronavirus and warned difficult months are ahead. Last night, we saw the ptd of the United States lie to the American People and repeatedly lie about the state of this pandemic. It has cost hundreds of thousands of americans lives and pushed millions into poverty. We saw him diminish the pain felt by so many americans. President trump said were rounding the corner. Its going away. Were learn to go live with it. They are quotes. Back seat as i told him last night, were not learn to go live with it, were learn to go die with it. This is a dark winter ahead. By contrast, mr. Trump claimed the pandemic was receding. All he talks about is covid, covid, covid, because they want to scare people. And weve done so well with it. Now its 99. 8 . And were rounding the corner beautifully. So to talk about all this, were joined now by leslie in london. Shes the director of the u. S. And the Americas Program at chad am house. Thank you so much for coming on. Lets start with the two candidates and covid. The president s confident sunny times are just around the corner despite evidence to the contrary and joe biden warning us of a dark winter. The last thing we want to hear is that things are going to get worse and we might have to go back into lockdown. Will the president s message surge in the waneing days . There ever some voters in the United States who already know who they intent to voed for. People want to hear a good message, but i think as you look at the numbers as americans have now been he listen with this for eight months, what they want to know is that things are going to get better because theres a vaccine on the way, because social distancing is working because they can see the numbers coming down and thats not what is happening right now. About 38 states, the numbers are high, the death toil is detroit and tragic and people are very well aware of this. So they want to see a plan, the majority of americans. And hearing that things are good without that second message as to why they are going to be good and what we can expect and how were going to get there, thats the message that were seeing from Vice President biden. And if we believe the national polling, its a message thats clearly working. Hes many points ahead in the national polls. Of course, we know this election is going to be won in the battleground states and so that is a harder thing to call. But right now, it looks like the American People are much more inside the biden message than they are in President Trumps message. You mentioned that most americans know for whom theyre going to vote, but maybe one of the last chances to change that was the debate which at least matched the definition of the noun unlike the first one. What was your take away . And will it make any difference, do you think, as we round the corner to the campaign . I dont think it will make a lot of difference. I found the debate somewhat disappointing. It was certainly better than the first debate where President Trump spoke over the moderator, argued with the moderator, spoke over the Vice President , really very little could be heard by the audience and it was frankly a National Embarrassment and i think the Vice President felt that way. So you could see that President Trump had been coached, that he was thinking much more clearly about when to intervene. There were the new rules and it was marginally more civilized. But, republican, it started with the pandemic and it moved quickly on. There was so much between the two and there is really very little to be won. The president is the Vice President says im worried about main street, not wall street. We need that Government Support so that schools and Small Businesses can stay open, but they can do so in a way thats safe. So there were a number of very big divides. I think the question of the 500 more than 500 children hit the papers this week. The 500 children who we cant find their parents, it sort of brought back the question of immigration which has to be tackled by the next administration. So that was a very interesting pointed debate and, of course, the conversation about climate where we have yeah, let me ask you about that because that is one of the things that came out of the debate, joe biden now walking back comments he made at the end of the debate in which he promise to transition away from the oil industry and of course the president was quick to jump on those comments at this rally. Listen to this. Did you see him this morning . This morning i didnt really mean that. I didnt mean that. That was the last question that talked about that. I said, wow, this is the big point of the evening, remember . Yeah, well, we want to phase it out. I said thank you, texas, are you watching . And then he went on to name a couple of other states there. So now biden and his camp are trying to walk those comments back emphasizing they dont want to eliminate fossil fuels. But you heard trump start to make check those states where fossil fuels are huge. Will this hurt him in those twinge states . Yeah. That was clearly a moment in the debate. The Vice President has a very serious and extensive plan for climate and it absolutely involves an Energy Transition to renewables over a significant period of time. It also involves 40 of a 2 trillion package being invested in communities and its a complex message to get across in a debate where theres a lot of politics and short moments. Whether the extent of the message, how it will be played in pennsylvania, obviously, President Trump is trying to manipulate that language. Vice President Biden is trying to counter it, to clarify it. What were seeing so far is its not shifting votes on the ground in pennsylvania, but we are ten days away from the most important election of our hooimpt. So there is a lot in play. But so far on the ground, people are trying to determine how theyre going to vote. There is a lot of litigation still going on around the counting of the votes and the rules for voting. But, again, i think theres a record turnout for voters. Young voters are turning out early like never before in the United States. So i suspect people know what they have not. Theyre following the issues more carefully than they ever have before. But, again, its difficult to predict. Thank you so much. We appreciate it. Thank you so much. Scuffles broke out in naples, italy, over new restrictions imposed to help stop the spread of coronavirus. Police used teargas after hundreds gathers to protest the curfew. Tens of millions of europeans are facing tougher coronavirus restrictions going into this weekend. They come as new cases soar across the country. For more, lets go to Scott Mcclain in berlin. Take us through the situation in europe as the covid situation becomes more and more dire there. So despite new restrictions being brought in by german chancellor Angela Merkel last week, today this country just recorded a record high number of cases. It is a similar picture in italy which is seeing record high numbers. One Regional Governor there suggested the whole country ought to go into lockdown because the sort of partial measures in place right now simply are not working. France, again, a similar story. More record case counts. The president there said he expects his country will be with the virus until at least next summer. Until then, countries across this continent are bringing in restrictions, curfews and in some cases, even lockdowns. A picturesque town with a special place on the map. Niten straddles england and wales. As of friday night, parts of it are face ago twoweek lockdown. However, just around the corner, people still have the ability to move around. Residents are complying, but admits these are confusing times. There are some question marks, especially in rural areas like this where we have almost no covid or coronavirus. Why we have to shut down again ireland is just days into its six week lockdown. The streets there deserted, its citizens under a stayathome order. Ive been able to walk around the streets and it is kind of eerie and pointed and theres a cloud of sadness. People Wearing Masks are no longer an option. These are the new norms for many cities across europe. There is a growing presence in areas. Potentially unpossible lar move, but a necessary one