A toddler among the missing. A campsite underwater. The cars in this School Parking lot submerged. Consumer alert. What you need to know before doing your Holiday Shopping online. The delivery delays you can now expect. Caught on video, a real obstacle on the course. The massive gator that went golfing. And the reallife celebration straight out of borat. Yep, the movie. The president and the giant golden statue of his favorite dog. Good friday morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us. Im kenneth moton. Im erielle reshef. Mona is off. New developments this morning in the transition of power in washington. Joe biden now the projected winner in arizona. And President Trump is reportedly discussing another run for the white house in 2024. Those details in just a moment but first new urgency in the coronavirus emergency. An explosion of new cases. This chart shows the socalled third wave. New cases rising higher than the peak we saw over the summer and last spring. 1 in every 378 americans have tests positive for covid this week alone thats fueling concern for hospitals running out of beds. The number of people in the hospital with covid is up 20 in the last week. Now more cities and states are taking action imposing new restrictions. This morning the coronavirus pandemic reaching crisis levels from coast to coast with more than 150,000 new cases thursday, the highest single day total so far. I said if we did not get control of this, that we could reach 100,000 infections a day and people thought i was being hyperbolic. And now look whats happening. Reporter in utah, nearly 4,000 new cases shattering the previous single day record. Were at the breaking point and ready to have some serious repercussions because of that challenge. Reporter the number of hospitalizations also hitting a record high for the third consecutive day with more than 67,000 patients across the country. In michigan one nurse says she was forced to treat a patient inside a storage room because theyre running out of beds. The nurses union saying the hospital wasnt prepared. We all as a community and hospital knew we were getting a second round of covid. That wasnt an are we . It was a when are we . We knew it was coming. It was just a matter of when it was coming, and theyre not prepared. Reporter that hospital saying it works closely with the Michigan Department of health and Human Services to monitor and ensure the best possible care for patients. In the meantime, new york city now preparing to potentially close schools again. Mayor bill de blasio saying if the infection gets to 3 he will shut down new york city public schools. Right now were around 2. 6 . Reporter in ohio, republican Governor Mike Dewine imposing a statewide mask mandate and the mayor of milwaukee will fine businesses up to 20,000 if they dont comply with restrictions. I know were all tired. Im tired. Youre tired, but we must remain vigilant and do whats necessary. Reporter in chicago the mayor now asking people to leave home only for essential activities such as work, school or food shopping. Our goal now is the same as it was during the early days of this pandemic, and that is to bend the curve. We are back there. Reporter and now the cdc predicting that by the end of thanksgiving weekend, at least 250,000 americans will have died from covid. The cdc also urging people too eat thanksgiving dinner outside. But these 3d animations from researchers at Virginia Tech show how Outdoor Dining isnt always safer. If someone is infected and sitting outdoors in one of these tents, as theyre breathing and talking, they are releasing viruses into the air and just like cigarette smoke the air can easily flow in any direction because theres no walls. And once you start adding walls, you potentially block that wind. Once you add four walls you kind of lose that benefit of being outdoor. Officials are urging americans to stay home for thanksgiving and celebrate only within your household but aaa predicts 50 million Americans Still plan to travel for the holiday. Breaking overnight president elect joe biden has increased his lead over President Trump. Biden is now projected to win arizona and its 11 electoral votes for a total of 290 versus trumps 217 and overnight china congratulated biden on his election win. Meanwhile, the New York Times reporting President Trump is already talking about running again for the white house in 2024, but right now hes still refusing to concede the 2020 race. Abcs alex presha has the latest from washington. Good morning, alex. Reporter good morning, erielle. More republicans are breaking with President Trump who continues to claim that he won the election, and now his own Election Security officials are contradicting him. This morning, a federal agency is casting more doubt on President Trumps claim of election fraud. A Security Team led by the department of Homeland Security calls the election the most secure in American History adding, while we know there are many unfounded claims, we can assure you we have the utmost confidence in the security and integrity of our elections. The statement comes as President Trump loses more support within his party. Look, i think that we need to consider the former Vice President as the president elect. Joe biden is the president elect. Reporter at least ten republican senators are now pushing for joe biden to receive classified Intelligence Briefings as a president elect normally would. They include trump loyalists Lindsey Graham and chuck grassley, the longest serving senate republican. Do you think that joe biden should get access to classified briefings in order to prepare for the transition here . I would think especially on the classified briefings, the answer is yes. Reporter overnight president elect bidens incoming chief of staff revealed biden has spoken privately with some republican. Im not naming names because we read out calls and when we read out the calls when both sides agree to read out the calls, and hes having private conversations with individuals. Reporter the New York Times reports President Trump is already considering another run for the white house in 2024 reportedly telling advisers an announcement about 2024 could come shortly after biden is certified the winner. Most republicans are sticking by the president. Ill trust the intel community. Hes not president right now. I dont know if hell be president january 20th but whoever is will get the information. Reporter former president obama in his first postelection interview speaking to 60 minutes slamming the president and those refusing to accept the election results. They appear to be motivated in part because the president doesnt like to lose and never admits loss. Im more troubled by the fact that other republican officials who clearly know better are going along with this, are humoring him in this fashion. It is one more step in delegitimizing, not just the incoming Biden Administration, but democracy generally, and that is a dangerous path. Reporter the vatican is now acknowledging that joe biden won the election. Pope francis calling to congratulate biden who will now become americas second catholic president. Erielle. Alex presha in washington for us. Alex, thank you. Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton could be up for a job in the new Biden Administration. The Washington Post reports biden is considering naming clinton as his ambassador to the united nations. Five americans are among seven peacekeepers who were killed in a Helicopter Crash in egypts sinai peninsula. An eighth person was seriously injured. It is being blamed on a mechanical problem. The search for victims of the flooding in North Carolina will resume. The weather is blamed for at least seven deaths. Three people died at this campground in Alexander County after it was submerged. A toddler among the missing. Meanwhile, nearly 150 people had to be rescued from a school as floodwaters rose. Up to ten inches of rain fell in some areas damaging roads and bridges. Time now for a look at your friday forecast. Looking at the radar once after Tropical Storm eta is finally moving off the east coast, but a major storm is now slamming the west coast dumping feet of snow in the Higher Elevations of california, oregon and washington. 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China has now offered its congratulations to biden on his election victory. Meanwhile, President Trump is reportedly telling allies that he may run for the white house again in 2024. Supreme Court Justice samuel alito is in the spotlight after speaking to conservative lawyers. He claimed religious believers in the u. S. Are under threat from gay rights and abortion advocates. Alito also warned that freedom of expression is at risk. Todays weather, a major storm barrels into the northwest bringing heavy rain and feet of snow to the mountains, and rain from texas to the midwest and showers along the east coast. Finally, the emotional reunion between a mother and son. Will ganss spoke to a man who found his birth mom after searching for decades. Reporter the reunion between mother and son, 45 years in the making. Ive been searching for a long time. I always knew which Adoption Agency i came from, so ive contacted them a hundred times. Reporter in 1975, brenda was only 16 years old when she delivered a baby boy and put him up for adoption in ft. Worth, texas. She only had me for 15 minutes. Thats how long, and they didnt allow cameras. She tried to take a picture, and they said no. They took the camera away from her. Reporter now 4 1 2 decades later after searching online, taking dna tests and getting help from his wife, wesley finally struck gold. I got a name, and then it was up to me. Reporter calling his mother, who still lives in texas, to set up a reunion at a hotel near her home. She never thought it was going to happen. She looked for me back before all of this was possible with dna and technology and everything else. Reporter till finally she turned around. You just know. We dont need anymore. Reporter a moment a mother and son had been waiting nearly half a century for. There wasnt a whole lot that we said. You know, just hugging. That was it. 45 years. Reporter what would your message be to folks who find themselves in similar situations to the one you were in . If i waited another ten years, i might not have this opportunity. What does family mean to you. A family means support. Im realizing that more and more every day. Reporter brenda has plans to visit wesley and his family in louisiana, and wesley says he hopes their story will encourage others to reach out and use adoption resources to reconnect with family in all senses of that word this holiday season. Erielle, kenneth. Thank you, will. We needed that. That was beautiful for a friday right now on america this morning, lockdown looming. Growing concern that were moving backwards with coronavirus cases and hospitalizations shattering more records. Patients treated in storage closets because of a lack of beds. The new numbers overnight and the new restrictions on businesses. Plus, is eating outside really safer . What a new demonstration reveals. Trump in 2024 . 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