KEILAR: It is the top of the hour. I am Brianna Keilar. The U.S. has now surpassed eight million cases of the coronavirus just a day after hitting a pandemic milestone that hasn't been seen since mid-August. More than 60,000 new cases in a single day, as multiple states post record highs for single-day infections. With almost two-thirds of the country reporting double-digit increases compared to a week ago, Dr. Anthony Fauci says that while the numbers are not where they should be, Americans still have a chance to bring things under control.</s>DR. ANTHONY FAUCI, DIRECTOR, NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ALLERGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES: You can't enter into the cool months of the fall and the cold months of the winter with a high community infection baseline. And looking at the map and seeing the heat map, how it lights up with test positivity that is in more than 30-plus states is going in the wrong direction. It's still not too late to vigorously apply good public health measures. And again, I emphasize, without necessarily shutting down the country.</s>KEILAR: And let's listen in now to President Trump.</s>TRUMP: Thank you very much. Please. We're going to be talking to our great senior citizens. That's what I'm here for today.</s>TRUMP: We love our senior citizens. I'm honored to be here in Fort Myers to reaffirm my solid pledge to American seniors. It's so important to me. I happen to be a senior.</s>TRUMP: I will protect you, I will defend you, and I will fight for you with every ounce of energy and conviction that I have.</s>TRUMP: You devoted your life to this country, and I am devoting my life to you.</s>TRUMP: My administration is working every day to give our amazing senior citizens the care, support and respect that you deserve. And you understand that. We've worked together for a long time. As president, I'm deeply aware that America's 54 million seniors have borne the heaviest burden of the China virus.
U.S. Surpasses 8 Million Cases of Coronavirus