anthony leno says it's a daily struggle between life and death. >> it's been a nightmare. we have a volume of sick people like you can't believe. in one shift, i pronounced six people dead. >> reporter: new york hit the hardest of any state. but finally coming down the mountain. >> we're in a relatively good place. better to be going down than to be going up. >> reporter: in manhattan, police officers cheering for a stream of volunteer health workers from other states now heading home. governor cuomo announcing he's now building another army, joining with the governors of new jersey and connecticut to hire so called contact tracers, disease detectives to track down and isolate people who test positive for covid-19. >> we will literally need thousands. we have to put together a significant operation because the numbers get very big very quickly here. >> reporter: tonight, in three southern states, a roaring debate about whether plans to reopen are moving too fast. in georgia, where places like gyms and bowling alleys could open their doors on friday, some big city mayors ar