. >> california second of state, alex padi a, thank you for >>> now to the latest on the covid crisis, 70,000 new infections were reported saturday, as of today, more than 8 million people have been infected and more than 220,000 have died. >> the latest surge relentless, hitting almost all of america. in new york, a coronavirus crackdown, officials are breaking up an illegal gathering in a banquet hall. and health officials ban a wedding where 10,000 were expected. >> we have to move fast. jump on top of that viral spread cluster. >> reporter: michigan breaks its record for the biggest weekly jump in cases. >> there's no relief in sight. our numbers keep getting worse. >> reporter: ohio also set a pandemic record for the most infections in a single day. >> this thing is roared back. >> reporter: 26 states are in the red zone for new infections in all 38 states, and they have new cases trending up. nationally over the last week, new cases jumped 18% averaging 51,000 a day. five states have positivity rates higher than 20%. especially shocking, south dako dakota's rate, 50%. >> it can