CNN's Miguel Marquez Breaks Down While Reporting on Overwhelmed Texas Hospital


CNN's Miguel Marquez has been reporting on the front lines of America's fight against the coronavirus since it began several long months ago. A fight, sad to say, it seems like we're both losing and not adapting to combat in the present or future. After sharing his latest report from a Texas hospital struggling to provide care for the influx of patients, Marquez was overcome with emotion during a live hit on New Day.
After his report from an overwhelmed Texas hospital, @MiguelMarquez was overcome with emotion. "I'm sorry," @JohnBerman told him. "I know it's not easy to be around so much stress, and you keep on doing it." Marquez credited producer @CarolynSungCNN and photographer @joseCNN ? pic.twitter.com/we4cFLz59j
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) July 2, 2020
CNN’s @miguelmarquez goes inside a Texas hospital battling the spike in Covid-19 cases.
— New Day (@NewDay) June 29, 2020
There has “been an exponential increase on the severity of illness and in the number of cases we admit,” an official from the hospital says.https://t.co/lgC2nLPxXF pic.twitter.com/h5OojB5LBr
John Berman gave voice to the fact that, though a reporter's job is far less stressful than those of the medical professionals right now, being near all that suffering and tension takes a real human toll. Worse, there has to be a profound sense of dread knowing that these stories will continue to be relevant and there will be ample opportunity to showcase the next overwhelmed city.