guilty on all counts ftx founder sam bankman-fried gets his verdict from a federal court. we look back at the rise and fall of the one-time crypto king a massive explosion in new york nearly leveling an entire building 15 people injured, including several children what we know this morning about the cause behind this fiery

blast. a days-long rescue attempt is still under way this morning at a collapsed mine in kentucky. first responders kicking off a new phase of the operation to save a trapped worker's life to tip or not to tip a debate that's all over the delivery app doordash says your decision could impact your delivery time. hear from workers and the users fronting the bill. more than 50 years since the original boy band broke up, the beatles are back with a brand-new single with a little help from a.i. it's friday, november 3rd. "early today" starts right now of. good morning i'm jessica layton >> i'm phillip mena. it took just hours for a new york jury to find disgraced crypto king sam bankman-fried guilty the man who perpetrated one of the biggest financial frauds in his

history faces the possibility of over 100 years behind bars kate rooney has more >> reporter: after just a few hours of deliberation the jury came back with its verdict sam bankman-fried, once the darling of the crypto industry guilty prosecutors declaring justice served at the peak of his fame, he could afford to be irreverent. fwli >> i don't give a [ bleep ] about mu oy legacy >> reporter: we sat down with the 31-year-old, famous for his dishevelled look in just two years, he had grown ftx to one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world and formed the hedge fund, alameda >> reporter: are there any worries about conflict of interest >> you know, one big piece of this is just like, i don't run alameda. i don't work for it.

>> reporter: those words coming back to haunt him in court, where prosecutors laid out a case showing how bankman-fried stole billions to make up for bad bets at alameda, buy luxury real estate in the bahamas and secured secured celebrity endorsements lawmakers looked to bankman-fried for advice on how to navigate the wild west of crypto then it all came crashing down a leaked financial document showing the close ties of his two crypto companies, and a major investor draw the alarm. the company declared bankruptcy. then came the criminal charges and verdict. >> our thanks to kate rooney for that report. the senate is finding new ways to circumvent a longstanding blockade on military nominations on thursday, the chamber held

individual votes for three officers, including lisa franchetti, who will become the first woman to lead the u.s. navy they passed overwhelmingly, and hundreds more have been languishing since back in february due to a blockade by alabama republican tommy tuberville on the senate floor on wednesday, a number of his fellow republicans criticized his actions. voicing concerns over how it affects military readiness now to the latest in the trials of donald trump both of the former president's adult sons have now taken the stand in new york where they are co-defendants along with their father in a civil fraud case laura jarret is following this trial. >> reporter: for a second straight day, the trump sons back in court. eric trump appearing combative at times under questioning by the new york attorney general's office, accused of exaggerating assets on the trump organization's books to get

better interest rates on loans eric testifying he ran the day-to-day operations of the trump organization while his father was in office but denied having anything to do with the disputed financial statements submitted to banks and lenders, saying i pour concrete, echoing his deposition testimony >> i pour concrete i operate properties i don't thinki i've had any involvement in the financial conditions >> reporter: but they pointed to his sit on financial statements. these letters a critical piece of evidence also bearing the signature of his older brother, don jr. again telling the judge he relied on accountants to compile the financia statements >> you pay expert millions of dollars to be experts. you sign off on what they give you. and you're liable. if this was to become precedent where you could have an overzealous attorney general go

after any business in new york, this city would be in worse shape than it halready is today a california jury has ruled in favor of four american airlines flight attendants who say chemicals in their uniforms made them sick a judge affirmed the ruling which says the clothing company must pay more than a million dollars. they reported rashes, headaches and even breathing problems. lawyers say this may not be the last case like this. more than 400 others are making similar claims 15 people were injured in an apparent explosion at a multi-family home in new york. it happened in duchess county 70 miles north of new york city the blast happened after an excavator hit a gas line police say eight adults and two children were hurt some of them have critical injuries and had to be dug from the rubble five first responders were also hurt and treated for smoke inhalation >> reporter: san diego county

officials are helping to buy tiny homes for unhoused residents. omari fleming from our nbc station in san diego has more on how these programs are giving many hope for a better future. >> reporter: living in these tiny homes in el cajon has given pr brittany and her dotaughter a b chance to change their lives. >> covid knocked a lot of people out. >> reporter: now she and her daughter are getting their own apartment. >> we're super stoked. it's too good to be true >> reporter: she says living in the tiny homes for just a month and a half gave her the serenity she needed to get back on her feet >> i don't have to worry about where we're going to sleep, and i can focus on the things i need to focus on. it's like a stepping stool >> reporter: the city is looking to help replicate that kind of success through the sleeping cabin program. it will provide $1.5 million in grant money for private

organizations like churches, businesses or non-profits to purchase and place tiny homes on their own property, parking lot or other designated spaces about 100 homes from a company called pallet hell tshelter woue made available throughout program. >> we know there is a need to look at different options as it relates to homelessness. >> reporter: the private organizations would be responsible for providing wraparound services like resources and counselors to help the people housed. >> we also want the opportunity to get them into a safe place and just be able to work with them through these organizations to get them connected to whatever other sources or resources that they need >> reporter: meridian baptist church teamed with amicus and others for a pilot program that turnedity lot into a village of six tiny homes for women after the success they've seen in the first year, pastor slade sees the promise in the county's plan for about 100 tiny homes.

>> you've got 100 homes. you've got two people in each one, that's 200 people that are no holonger living unsheltered, and able to find permanent housing or transitional housing. >> reporter: he hopes others help expand the program so more homeless people can get the help they need. >> this has opened so many door, you know, if you want t it what you put in is what you're going to get out uber and lyft have agreed to a massive settlement in new york it will settle wage-theft allegations in the state the companies are accused of withholding wages and failing to provide mandatory paid sick leave. more than 100,000 drivers could be eligible to receive money from the settlement. both agree to higher hourly

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rescue efforts are still happening in kentucky to try to find a macingissing worker who inside a 11-storey building when it collapsed. a second phase of rescue has begun, which includes removing rubble, and they have not given up hope. >> reporter: a race against time after tragedy in rural kentucky. >> a structural collapse has two individuals trapped in steel and concrete. >> reporter: workers pinned inside a 11-storey coal preparation plant as it collapsed. one worker perished. and now a rescue mission under way to find the other. the collapse happened around 6:30 p.m. at the decommissioned martin mine prep plant. the men were at the bottom floor

at the time, working to prepare the building for demolition when it collapsed, pinning them under tons of concrete and steel. rescuers got in contact with one of the workers following the collapse but they say he died during the search for him. now the search for the other continues. >> we've talked with both of the families. it's never an easy thing. toughest part of the job. but something that has to be done. >> reporter: kentucky's governor bash bashir declaring a state of emergency, saying keep praying, the scene is bad, and we should be prepared for tough news out of martin county. >> it's horrific. i remember being in new york after 9/11, and those images you see there is kind of what you see up the hollow here. very large structure that has collapsed on itself.

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right now at 5:00, back in court. four criminal defendants hope to have charges dropped in connection with the racist text scandal involving antioch's police department. we're live this morning with the new expert testimony the judge is expected to consider. sam bankman-fried guilty on all counts, he faces more than 100 years in jail. it took the jury more