nearly half a million deaths. one-fifth of those cases right here in the united states. more than 120,000 american lives lost now. and fears tonight florida will be the next epicenter. that new milestone. and tonight, miami's mayor for one saying masks are now mandatory in public. texas setting hospitalization records ten days in a row now. in arizona tonight, 84% of the state's icu beds now have covid patients. abc's matt gutman leads us off from yuma, arizona, where the president is headed tomorrow. >> reporter: tonight, with more than 120,000 american lives already lost to the coronavirus, respiratory therapist christina santana is desperate not to lose more. >> i've never seen anything like this. seeing people die, seeing people suffer, seeing people just having a hard time breathing. >> reporter: tonight, 12 states hitting records no one wants -- their highest levels ever of coronavirus. in all, the virus rising in 23