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right now on america this morning on a collision course. hurricane helene expected to strengthen into a category four storm, taking aim at florida today. the latest track and the concerns as far north as virginia. >> breaking overnight, the mayor of new york city indicted in a federal corruption investigation. what we're learning. >> a congressman under fire. what he said about haitian immigrants. and the calls now for him to be censured straight out of a hollywood thriller. >> a city bus how the driver managed to keep his cool and escape yet another death linked to recalled deli meats. >> the 10th. stemming from a bacteria outbreak. what boar's head is now saying about safety? >> plus, we hear from the eight year old, who had to be rescued from a cruise ship hoisted into a helicopter. >> two wild scenes caught on camera. a coyote snatching a celebrity's dog. and in colorado, an elk takes a stand against an suv. >> and later, the remarkable way

one community has come together to help a veteran in need. >> from abc news. this is america this morning. >> good thursday morning, everyone. >> i'm andrew dymburt and i'm rhiannon ally. we will get to new york city's mayor being indicted in just a moment, but we want to begin this morning with hurricane helene. >> florida is bracing for impact. the storm is expected to explode into a category four hurricane before landfall tonight, and there are major flooding concerns all the way north to virginia. abc's reena roy begins our coverage from tampa. reena. good morning. >> hey, andrew, good morning to you. that's right. well, you can see the rain has already started coming down here early this morning in tampa. and we are expecting even heavier rainfall and high winds as helene moves in. but the big concern here is storm surge. this morning, hurricane helene is on track to explode into a powerful category four storm before slamming into florida, first unleashing its fury on mexico's yucatan

peninsula and gathering strength over the warmer than usual waters of the gulf. helene is expected to make landfall on the eastern part of the florida panhandle tonight, with winds up to 130mph and up to two feet of rain in some areas. storm surge could reach 20ft, equivalent to a two story building. the national weather service calling it catastrophic and or potentially unsurvivable. mandatory evacuations have been ordered in at least 20 florida counties. this low lying hospital in saint petersburg evacuated. extreme measures also taken at tampa general hospital. >> this is what's called an aqua fence. a portable barrier that officials hope will help divert floodwater away from the hospital and keep the patients safe. >> average sea levels along parts of the gulf coast are more than half a foot higher today than just a few decades ago. the other big concern power outages, which could extend well inland. do you see how it's still a cat one overnight into early friday

south of atlanta? >> that's why we're worried about trees down. and we're talking trees into homes all over georgia and north florida. and then also power lines and power outages. >> as helene takes aim at florida, fema has announced a plan to better respond to disasters in the future. it's teaming up with the nfl to turn football stadiums into emergency shelters, or even temporary hospitals when needed. and tampa's airport closed just a short time ago. ahead of this hurricane, and as you said, emergencies have been declared as far north as virginia because of flooding concerns. andrew. >> all right. reena. thank you. and stay safe out there. we'll take a closer look at the forecast in just a few moments. >> the other big story this morning, the man running the biggest city in america has been indicted in a federal corruption investigation. retired police captain eric adams got elected, vowing to fight crime. but now he's at the center of an unprecedented scandal in new york city's history. >> these charges will be entirely false, based on lies.

>> this morning, new york city mayor eric adams is vowing to fight the charges in a federal indictment as he faces growing pressure to resign. >> leaks and rumors have been aimed at me in an attempt to undermine my credibility and paint me as guilty. i will fight these injustices with every ounce of my strength and my spirit. >> adams will be the first sitting mayor of new york to face criminal charges, but we still don't know what those charges are. the indictment remained sealed overnight. the case stems from an investigation into whether the mayor and his team conspired with the government of turkey to funnel illegal foreign donations into his campaign. the fbi raided the home of adams's chief fundraiser late last year, and days later seized electronics from the mayor. >> the investigation has more recently ballooned into a broader corruption inquiry involving some of his top deputy

mayors and others in his inner circle, and in more recent weeks, the feds have raided the homes of two deputy mayors. they've seized the phone of the police commissioner, the schools chancellor, both of whom have resigned. >> and in the last week, the city's health commissioner and mayor's chief counsel also announced their resignations. >> it would be best for leader jeffries. >> new york congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez, among those demanding adams resign. but the mayor defiant. >> we're not going to be distracted. >> the indictment is expected to be unsealed today, but sources say adams is not expected to appear in court until next week. >> the u.s. and its allies are now calling for a 21 day cease fire across the lebanon-israel border. the idea is to allow for a negotiated settlement between israel and hezbollah. but israel appears ready for an escalation after hezbollah fired a ballistic missile toward tel aviv. thousands of additional troops are preparing for a possible ground offensive into

southern lebanon. the fighting has left more than 600 people dead in lebanon in recent days. >> turning now to the presidential race, both candidates are now focusing on the economy. vice president harris criticized for not being specific on her policies, has released a policy book. while former president trump pushes for tariffs to protect jobs. meanwhile, a republican congressman is facing backlash for what he said about haitian immigrants in the wake of remarks by trump and others. abc's perry russom has details on that. perry. good morning brianna. >> good morning to you. vice president kamala harris and former president trump are talking taxes and the economy, each saying their plan is the best for your money. it's voters, number one, concern the economy. >> look, i am a capitalist. >> i believe in free and fair markets. >> vice president kamala harris in pittsburgh promising to cut taxes for 100 million americans and pay for it by raising corporate taxes. >> we're going to have to make

sure that the biggest corporations and billionaires pay their fair share. i am not mad at anyone for achieving success, but everyone should pay their fair share. and it is not right that the teachers and the firefighters that i meet every day across our country are paying a higher tax than the richest people in our country. >> harris, releasing an 82 page policy book that includes a child tax credit for families with newborns and down payment assistance for first time homebuyers. >> a very big hello to north carolina. >> trump and north carolina talking jobs, insisting tariffs on imported goods will protect american workers. >> we will have the world's reserve currency in better shape and order, and every country will follow it and if they don't, we will put tariffs on that country and we won't trade with that country. >> trump promising a manufacturing revival with lower corporate tax rates for companies that make their products in the u.s. >> when you hear kamala harris

attack my tariffs today, you wouldn't have anything left in this state if i didn't do what i did. this building would be now shuttered, closed, empty. no jobs. >> immigration also a flashpoint in this race. >> louisiana congressman clay higgins is the latest lawmaker to repeat trump's unfounded claims about haitian immigrants eating pets in springfield, ohio. higgins posting these haitians are wild eating pets. voodoo. nastiest country in the western hemisphere. colts slapstick. gangsters. higgins adding, all these thugs better get their mind right and their expletive out of our country before january 20th. higgins later deleting the post as some democrats call for him to be censured. house speaker mike johnson responding, he said he went to the back and he prayed about it and he regretted it and he pulled the post down. >> we believe in redemption around here. >> trump is heading to detroit for an event today. former first lady melania trump will sit down for her first interview in more than two years, and harris is

shifting her focus to immigration. she goes to the southern border tomorrow. andrew. >> all right, perry, thank you. a 20 year old man is under arrest in southern california, accused of walking into a courthouse and throwing a bag full of explosives. he was quickly taken into custody at the santa maria courthouse, but six people were injured in the explosion. police say the man was wearing body armor as well. he was scheduled to be arraigned on a gun charge. he now faces attempted murder charges. >> new details about the deadly hijacking of a los angeles city bus. police say the suspect is a 51 year old man from la. the driver and two passengers were held at gunpoint during a slow speed chase there. one passenger was wounded and later died. police used spike strips to stop the bus. the driver was rescued through his window. he had been able to stay in control of the bus thanks to a protective barrier inside. the suspect is now being held on $2 million bail. no word on a motive. >> time now for your thursday weather. >> good morning. as strengthening hurricane helene charges northward, we're going

to have major flood problems from north florida through georgia. the southern appalachians, and fierce wind. this will be a category three hurricane at landfall, most likely with this potentially even peaking at a category four intensity. for a time now, we've seen about a day's worth of flooding due to a trough in place ahead of this storm, and after the additional rain comes in with 12 to 18in in the southern appalachians, devastating flooding could occur. for accuweather, i'm jeff cornish for abc news. >> coming up, the reality tv star sentenced for fraud again. >> also ahead, the battle of the elk versus the suv in colorado and yet another death now linked to

on good morning america. >> we are back now with an elk

charging an suv in colorado. look at this. the animal taking a run at a passing vehicle there. the suv may have just been collateral damage from mating season, which makes elk more aggressive. >> and a warning about coyotes. this one tried to run off with a small dog in los angeles. the wife of former motley crue drummer tommy lee posted the video urging people to keep an eye on their pets. >> and this morning, another death has been linked to contaminated deli meat recalled weeks ago by boar's head. abc's andrea fujii has the latest. >> this morning, the cdc reports a 10th person has died in connection with the boar's head deli meat recall. a listeria outbreak was first traced to the company's liverwurst in july. the latest victim is from new york. the cdc now saying at least 59 people in 19 states have been sickened by the bacteria. the company has permanently discontinued liverwurst production and has closed the virginia plant where it was made. other varieties of sausage, ham products and bologna were also recalled.

inspection reports at the plant revealed mold, insects and meat and fat residue in the walls, floors and equipment. >> we're all still in shock or all of the things you know that he's seen and been through in his life to come to that. >> the family of 88 year old gunter morgenstein of virginia has filed one of multiple lawsuits against boar's head. they say he died from listeria poisoning after eating liverwurst. symptoms can include fever, aches, fatigue, and sometimes seizures. >> the real big risk is pregnant women, immunocompromised people. elderly people. >> boar's head now saying to prevent future incidents, it's implementing enhanced food safety and quality measures and establishing a food safety council that includes independent food safety experts. the cdc says the number of listeria cases could be higher because it can take ten weeks for symptoms to appear. rhiannon. >> andrew andria. thank you. a

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>> we're back with a scary scene in the sky near sao paulo, brazil, when this blimp started to deflate and descend over a residential neighborhood, slowly falling out of the sky, it finally crashed into some high rise buildings. one person was hurt, but everyone else is okay. >> good to hear the coast guard had to rescue an eight year old boy about 20 miles off the coast of northern california. daniel junge was on the royal princess cruise ship with his family when he came down with appendicitis and urgently needed to get to a hospital, so the coast guard crew member rappelled down from the helicopter and then retrieved daniel in a basket, followed by his brother and his mom. >> i closed my eyes and don't know how to describe just the unbelievable, you know? still lecturing? yeah. i'm dreaming about that situation. i really want to thank you for all the crews to save us. >> while daniel was rushed to the hospital to get his appendix

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