KNTV NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt August 22, 2021 00:45:00
. a nightmare scenario in areas hardest-hit by covid hospitals are running out of room and supplies. that means patients come in for heart attacks and worse could be turned away. vaughn hillyard reports. >> reporter: hospitals across the gulf coast far exceeding capacity. >> a race against time. >> reporter: alabama out of icu beds as millions defy public health officials' pleas to stop the spread. >> i'm not going to stop living my life. >> would you hope more people wear masks >> no, absolutely not. >> reporter: hospitals confronting the onslaught of new patients, so overwhelmed they are s...