right . ght right now on "america this morning," hurricane nicole's trail of devastation. sand swept out to sea, the number of buildings in danger of collapsing. war of words, president trump launching a new attack on his potential 2024 rival, mocking ron desantis. what trump's aides are saying about the strategy plus the new vote tallies in arizona and nevada overnight. new figures on the flu and how quickly it's spreading as

hospitals cope with the historic surge in rsv cases among children. what parents are urged to do. crypto crash, the new investigation of a crypto currency exchange collapsing. can customers get their money back. plus hear from the divers who found wreckage of the 1986 challenger explosion. would you pay $60,000 for the sandals going up for sale? >> announcer: from abc news in new york, this is "america this morning." good friday morning, everyone. we begin with the stunning damage for hurricane nicole, five deaths are blamed on the storm. >> and dozens of buildings are at risk of collapsing, the storm is no longer a hurricane but threatening to spawn tornados as it barrels north up the i-95 corridor. we begin with the trail of destruction in florida.

tropical depression nicole weakened as it barrelled into georgia overnight. but they're warning of tornados and downed trees today, the storm still packing 40 miles per hour winds. hurricane nicole made landfall in florida where authorities say 49 beach front buildings have been deemed unsafe, including 24 hotels and condos at risk of collapsing. >> the structure damage along our coastline is unprecedented. we've never experienced anything like this before. >> the storm surge slamming florida's east coast where hurricane ian slammed ashore just six weeks ago. >> this was a tplace to sit and watch the beach. now this house is sitting on exposed pilings and this is the back of the house's garage. only thing left is the garage

door, the floor and everything else washed away. in the daytona beach area, several people were evacuated before homes buckled into the ocean. >> this home yesterday i was in the living room, that is now in the ocean. they used to have a deck and 100 feet before you hit water. this is how fast erosion can change a coast. >> the storm covered nearly the entire state of florida. the whipped up surf near st. augustine forming sea form and this bench floating away. and objects moving throughthe floodwaters. >> a couple sharks. >> but he believes it was debris from a staircase not sharks. the storm could dump six inches of rain in georgia before moving to ohio and the northeast today. a federal judge in texas has blocked president biden's

student debt relief plan which was already on hold. the judge declared the program unlawful saying it you as you were -- usurped congress' power. the biden administration is now appealing. we turn now to the midterm election. it looks like votes will be counted in arizona throug the weekend. >> the waiting game continues in nevada as well. the senate race getting closer overnight but still too early to call. >> mark kelly expanded his lead but only 80% of the vote has been counted. and that means no winner in the governor's race either. kari lake has criticized election officials but they say they're following the law. >> reporter: this morning key races have yet to be called. meanwhile, former president trump is escalating his attacks on florida governor ron desantis.

overnight democrats in arizona once again expanded leads in two high stakes races after officials released a new batch of ballots from maricopa county, katie hobbs leading kari lake and mark kelly building on his lead in the senate race but not enough to call a winner. >> these races are too early to call. >> reporter: also no projection yet in nevada's senate race. officials say the slow pace of vote counting is normal. >> there's nothing wrong with what's going on. this is the process. it's been like this for years. >> reporter: why do these states take so long? voters in arizona and nevada can drop off mail-in ballots on election day. in nevada ballots can be counted if they arrive as late as tomorrow and in arizona voters in maricopa county dropped off nearly 290,000 ballots on

election day alone. >> all of those ballots have to be signature verified by arizona law and that's taking a little bit more time. because of this, officials said they will continue counting the vote through the weekend and expect results by early next week. >> reporter: the senate race in georgia also not over. raphael warnock and his republican challenger herschel walker heading to a runoff. texas senator ted cruz joined walker at a rally last night. >> we're in overtime. maybe got a runoff. hey, i was built for this. >> reporter: president biden before leaving on an overseas trip said there's a small chance democrats can hold onto power in the house. he denied acknowledging a republican victory during his call with house leader kevin mccarthy. >> he congratulated me. >> reporter: meanwhile, former

president trump is ramping up criticism of florida governor ron desantis, his potential 2024 primary rival. trump calling desantis an average governor with great pr, claiming desantis came to him in desperate shape back in 2017 with low approval, bad polls and no money. trump adding he fixed desantis' campaign which had completely fallen apart. sources close to former president trump called his attacks on desantis a miscalculation and described trump unhinged in the wake of tuesday night's election results. one of trump's top aides said, quote, his overreaction of desantis is making things even worse. wall street is welcoming the latest news on inflation. a new report shows inflation cooled off slightly last month still energy prices are still more than 17% higher than last year. food prices nearly 11% higher

and rents up 7.5% over last year. the federal reserve is expected to race interest rates again next month in hopes of bringing down prices. federal officials are reportedly investigating the collapse of a top crypto currency exchange. ftx was valued at $32 billion the last year but crashed in the last few days prompting a halt on customer withdrawals. some withdrawals resumed but customers fear they won't be able to access their money. >> ftx was an exchange that had a bright sheen on it. it was led by a ceo that was often on capitol hill and being photographed with regulators and lawmakers. so there was a sense that the exchange was very buttoned up. >> tom brady and gisele bundchen are among shareholders, unclear how much they could lose. the pentagon announced

another $400 million in aid to ukraine and we have learned they have agreed to buy artillery from south korea to give to troops. they estimate 100,000 russian soldiers and ukrainian soldiers have been killed or wounded so far. construction in the obama foundation in chicago is suspended after workers found a noose at the site. construction will resume after employees finish anti-bias training. next tuesday the world's population will meet 8 billion people growing at the slowest rate since 1950. india is about to overtake china as the most populus country. it is time to look at your weather. good morning, as we are tracking tropical depression

nicole charging north, we'll see some heavy rain tied to this. drenching rain across the interior on the western side of the storm. the west will not see as steady a rainfall, but there will be some brief squalls and thunderstorms, even the risk for an isolated tornado, a couple areas near i-81 with four or more inches of rain. i'm geoff cornish for accuweather. coming up, kfc apologizing the chicken promotion causing controversy. dramatic video as police chase a suspect into a day care. what hospitals are now seeing when it comes to the flu and the

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ended at this day care children. officers in warren, ohio tried to pull him over, he knocked his way into the day care center where he was finally arrested. more hospitals across the country are overwhelmed trying to treat children with rsv and now new figures show flu cases are also surging. this morning the cdc says flu cases, hospitalizations and deaths have nearly doubled in the last week with 1,300 deaths so far this season. and hospitalizations at historic highs. these 14 states, most of them in the south, along with new york city and washington d.c. are seeing very high levels of flu activity. doctors now once again pushing people to get their flu shot and reinforcing the message to pregnant women among whom vaccination rates are down this year. meanwhile, this moment showing police in missouri reviving a

baby who had stopped breathing due to rsv highlights the danger of the respiratory illness leaving hospitals on the brink. severe cases are soaring to levels not seen in recent memory. doctors at mass general in boston reporting an inpatient bed crisis. >> it's been escalating and severe. >> nationwide bed occupancy is at the highest level in two years, premature babies are the most at risk. >> i can feel here. >> that baby girl in missouri is now okay. doctors are urging families to learn cpr because it is often life saving. cases have been surging in part because kids were not exposed to the virus during covid lockdowns. and when it comes to covid a study is out this morning warning about the risk of repeat infections. researchers found people infected with the virus two or

more times were three times more likely to be hospitalized or develop a heart or lung condition than those who had covid once. >> doctors say the studies show the importance of getting up to date on your covid booster shot. alex jones faces another penalty for his lies about the sandy hook shooting. a connecticut judge ordered him to pay an extra $473 million to the victims' families for promoting falsehoods to the attack, that's inside to the jury award of $965,000. kfc apologized to linking an ad in germany to the holocaust. the company said it was generated by an automated system and sent by mistake. we heard from

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back now with new vehicle crash test results on small cars and the news isn't good for subaru's cross trek. the mazda three got the best rating while cars from honda, nissan and toyota were related acceptable. washington d.c.'s attorney general is suing the commanders. he accuses them of colluding to cover up abuse and sexual harassment inside the franchise. >> in fact, the evidence shows mr. snyder was not only aware of the toxic culture within his organization, he encouraged it. and he participated in it. >> dan snyder says the truth will come out in court. the nfl said it rejects the

allegations. we turn to a remarkable discovery. divers have uncovered wreckage from a 1986 space shuttle challenger disaster. >> reporter: this morning the discovery under sea of a large section of the space shuttle challenger, which exploded more than three decades ago. >> an aircraft, i think we need to talk to nasa. >> reporter: divers for a history channel documentary found the piece searching for world war ii wreckage. nasa confirmed it is part of the shuttle which broke apart shortly after liftoff in 1986 killing all seven on board. >> the discovery of this piece was mixed emotions. first reflected back to 1986 and the loss of our colleagues, friends, and heroes. but it's also a sense of discovery. >> reporter: the piece is estimated to be at least 15 by 15 feet. but since some of it is buried

under the sand the true size isn't known yet. it's one of the biggest pieces found since the accident. so far about 47% of the entire shuttle has been recovered. it was determined challenger was brought down by seals in the right booster which eroded due to the cold temperatures on launch day. nasa says it will now determine how to safely remove the wreckage and learn from it for future missions. >> the hard sacrifice that was made by the crews of space shuttle challenger and columbia will now be shared with people in the future. >> the family of the seven crew members killed have been notified of the discovery and have asked for privacy. the history channel documentary airs november 22nd. coming up, no ordinary shoes. the special sandals going up for

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reggie: the troubles at work continue. what elon musk is telling employees about returning to the office. >> we hope this is lasting. that we can have a lasting change. hopefully, a lesson learned for everyone. kumasi: the sudden about-face from a popular apparel company and what the ceo is saying after reopening its doors. reggie: bart's new vision. the proposed new visions, the agency once your input. good morning, welcome to friday, november 11. it is veterans day. kumasi: a check of our forecast withdrew. drew: chilly temperatures into the 30's right now. 36 in some of our coldest spots. look at palo alto, down to 36 degrees. several layers topped off with your winter