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Amy coney barrett. democrats warn health care coverage for millions of americans, including those with pre-existing conditions, is on the line with this nomination, with a major case before the court just days after the election. judge barrett today saying courts are not designed to solve every problem or right every wrong in our public life. the coronavirus in the u.s. hospitalizations now on the rise in 35 states. a third grade teacher dying from covid. and the virus on surfaces. the new study tonight, how long the virus can last on the surface of your phone and on your money. overseas tonight, concern over the virus inside the vatican. at least four guards testing positive. with the world seeing those images, pope francis often seen without a mask. and the emergency moves in the uk tonight. back here at home, news this evening involving a security guard hired by a local tv station, after a deadly ....
The virus able to stay on nonporous surfaces like glass, stainless steel, vinyl and paper. but the actual amount of virus found was quite small and would be unlikely to cause infection. still, a good reminder to wash your hands frequently. and tonight, we re learning more about that first u.s. reported infection case from back in august. it was a healthy 25-year-old man with no known immune disorders. researchers say it shows that you can get this virus again. david? that reinfection headline got our attention today. eva, thank you. overseas tonight, from the uk, prime minister boris johnson, a covid survivor himself, imposing new restrictions. a tiered system now there based on the severity of the outbreak in a particular region. all of it to head off the need for another lockdown, with cases now quadrupling in just the past three weeks. more hospitalizations, in fact, than last march. back here at home, amid concern over voting during a pandemic, early voting is now under way a ....
The senate here, in the upper echelons of the republican party. the democrats wanted everyone tested. senator graham refused. he said that millions of americans are going to work every day in this pandemic. the committee should, too. david? terry moran will be at the court all week for us. terry, thank you. and now to the coronavirus tonight. cases on the rise in more than half the country. and a new study tonight suggesting that the virus can survive on some surfaces longer than we thought. up to 28 days on some surfaces. they actually looked at the surface of phones. also, hospitalizations rising in 35 states. experts warn an increase in deaths could follow. and this number tonight. more than 215,000 american lives lost to this virus. tonight, more on that new study and here s abc s eva pilgrim. reporter: tonight, the number of covid cases and hospitalizations are on the rise in more than half the country. 14 states hitting a record number of hospitalizations last week. in utah ....
Entire families coming in. many times one of them makes it and one of them doesn t, and that s been really heartbreaking to see. reporter: experts warning of an increase in the number of deaths in the coming days. when you look at what s going on in the united states, it s really very troublesome. reporter: more than 215,000 americans have now died from the virus, including julie davis, a third grade teacher in north carolina. she could reach every child in her classroom. she just loved every child. reporter: her family thinks she got the virus from a student at her school. her school district has now moved to all remote learning. in new york, anger over covid cluster shutdowns in parts of the city spilling into the streets. in nashville, thousands crowded together and mostly maskless for this church service sunday. this video posted on twitter. leader sean feucht tweeting with this video, the church will not be silenced. all this, as a new study suggests that covid may b ....