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U.S. hospitals are being pushed to their limits by COVID-19 pandemic

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U.S. hospitals are being pushed to their limits by COVID-19 pandemic
U.S. hospitals are being pushed to their limits by COVID-19 pandemic

Hospitals are being pushed to the brink fighting the coronavirus outbreak.

New models point to a rising death toll in America and a number of states are reconsidering or rolling back reopening.

On the political front President Donald Trump says he will "pressure" states into allowing schools to return in the fall.

ABC's Andrew Dymburt has the latest from Washington.

OUTBREAK.NEW MODELS POINT TO A RISINGDEATH TOLL IN AMERICA AND ANUMBER OF STATES ARERECONSIDERING OR ROLLING BACKREOPENING.ON THE POLITICAL FRONT -- THEPRESIDENT SAYS HE WILL"PRESSURE" STATES INTO ALLOWINGSCHOOLS TORETURN IN THE FALL.ABC'S ANDREW DYMBURT HAS THELATEST FROM WASHINGTON.THE NATION NOW FASTLYAPPROACHING THREE-MILLIONCORONAVIRUS CASES.

MORE THAN ANYOTHER COUNTRY IN THEWORLD.THE U.S. DEATH TOLL ALSOREACHING A SOBERING NEWTOLL: OVER 131-THOUSAND KILLEDFROM COVID-19.BUT ON TUESDAY PRESIDENT TRUMPCLAIMED..TRUMP SOT: WE'RE DOING VERY VERYWELL.

AGAIN, MORTALITYRATE, THE LOWEST ANYWHERE IN THEWORLD.DOCTOR ANTHONY FAUCI - LEADINFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERTON THE OUTBREAK - FLATLYREFUTING THE ASSERTION.FAUCI SOT: IT'S A FALSENARRATIVE TO TAKE COMFORT IN ALOWER RATE OF DEATHA NEW MODEL FROM THE UNIVERSITYOF WASHINGTON WARNS 200-THOUSANDAMERICANS COULD DIE FROMCOVID BEFORE CHRISTMAS.AND NOW A NUMBER OF STATES AREROLLING BACKREOPENING AS A RESULT.HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CARESYSTEMS BEING PUSHED TO THEIRLIMITS.IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.NIRENBERG SOT: WE ARE DAYS AWAYFROM OVERRUNNINGOUR HOSPITALSTHE MILITARY SENDING NURSES ANDSPECIALISTS THERE.(GFX) FLORIDA -- IN FOR A FIGHTON THE FRONTLINES.100 NURSES ARE HEADED TO MIAMIWHERE VENTILATOR USEHAS MORE THAN DOUBLED - 50HOSPITALS ACROSS THESTATE AT ICU CAPACITY.IN ARIZONA, TESTING SITES AREPACKED AND LABS ARE BACKEDUP.DESPITE THE DIRE SITUATION INSEVERAL STATES - THE PRESIDENTSAYS HE IS "PRESSURING" SCHOOLSTO REOPEN EVEN THOUGH LOCALOFFICIALS, NOT THE FEDERALGOVERNMENT,HOLD AUTHORITY OVER SCHOOLREOPENING DECISIONSTRUMP SOT: WE ARE VERY MUCHGOING TO PUT PRESSURE ONGOVERNORS AND EVERYBODY ELSE TOOPEN THE SCHOOLS.THIS AS THE WORLD HEALTHORGANIZATION - ACKNOWLEDGINGFOR THE FIRST TIME IT MAY BEPOSSIBLE THAT COVID-19SPREADS THROUGH THE AIR MOREEASILY THAN ORIGINALLYTHOUGHT.REPORTER TAG:THE PRESIDENT ALSO OFFICIALLYTAKING STEPS TO WITHDRAW THEU-S FROM THE WORLD HEALTHORGANIZATION.

SOMETHING HIS2020 OPPONENT JOE BIDEN VOWS TOREVERSE, IF ELECTED INNOVEMBER.ANDREW DYMBURT, ABC NEWS,WASHINGTON.NOW TO NEWS HERE AT HOME -- THE

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