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And in alabama, there's none available within the entire state. >> we have never been here before. we're truly in uncharted territory in terms of our icu bed capacity. fortunately we still do not have an issue with ventilators. >> reporter: new coronavirus infections are on the rise in at least 37 states, with the surge masks will be necessary at outdoor concerts and sporting events with more than 10,000 people in los angeles county starting tomorrow. the tsa is also extending its federal mandate requiring masks on planes, trains and buses through january. >> for the masks, that's a no brainer...

Mandate on planes and trains until mid-january. why not a vaccine mandate? would that not be a more science-based approach if we're going to start requiring, keep requiring people to do things to be on the nation's planes and rails? >> yeah, ideally both. for masks we're at a screaming level of virus transmission in the united states. we're pushing up to 150,000 new cases a day. we'll soon probably be up to 200,000 new cases a day. if you look at the slope, that's practically vertical. in terms of new cases it looks as bad as last january and february. i would certainly prefer a vaccination ma...

Transmissible overall. >> again, i think that's so important because, at least for me, it helps me visualize and again reaffirm the idea of vaccines are really important for a whole host of reasons. dr. hotez, as i mentioned, we learned late today that this week, florida broke their all-time high for new cases during the entire pandemic. what does that mean for the rest of the country? and -- and could we surpass the winter surge? look at the graph there, it's stunning. >> yeah. no. this is starting to look really ominous in the south. where -- where -- where i am. i mean, we're now, if you lo...

Florida had an all time high for the pandemic. what does that mean for the country and could we surpass the winter surge? it's stunning. >> yeah, no, this is starting to look really ominous in the south where i am. now if you look at rates of transmission in florida and louisiana, they're actually probably the highest in the world. we're running neck and neck with botswana with the rate of transmission. there is a screaming level of transmission across the southern states right now and now we're starting to see this happening among younger age groups. so medium age and some of the hospitals he...

More viral perils. so if even has a mask, that will dramatically reduce the likelihood. and by the way no one is really talking about this, but if we had on top of that vaccine mandate, that would add an extra layer of protection. in the south where i am it is a screaming level of transmission. you're seeing schools that don't have masks or vaccine mandates. because of that screening level. we have to know that that is what we have to do. >> this is a question that a lot of parents and grandparents are