most of them respiratory issues. and breaking news in arizona on new closures, with some hospitals near 90% capacity. the governor moments ago issuing new shutdown orders for many businesses. alarming numbers in los angeles county, now with more than 100,000 cases after reporting its largest single day increase. new york governor andrew cuomo considering delaying phase three of reopening because of the rapid rise in cases in other parts of the country. and some governors urging president trump to require everyone to wear a mask in public. abc's marcus moore is in texas to lead us off tonight. >> reporter: tonight, doctors say the coronavirus is spreading like a wildfire across the country. in houston, paramedics working around the clock. crews suiting up in ppe, treating every call as a possible covid case. >> in the last couple days, we've doubled and tripled our call volume. >> reporter: this team racing to save a patient in cardiac arrest, but sadly, it was not enough to save a 55-year-old man. texas trying to halt the flood of patients. the governor ordering bars closed.