What police are now saying. Death by licorice. Doctors explain how a man died from overindulging on the candy in just a matter of days. The ultimate man cave. The shocking discovery under new yorks famous Grand Central station. And the power of a good days work. The 89yearold pizza delivery man and how his hard work is paying off. Good friday morning, everyone. We begin with the race for the white house. Just 39 days until election day. President trump is reaching out to voters worried about health care. He signed new executive orders thursday that he says will protect people with preexisting conditions and prevent surprise medical bills, but the Details Remain unclear. Hes also promising to send 200 to medicare recipients, but critics question whether he has the power to do that. Meanwhile, democratic rival joe biden has picked up the endorsement of nearly 500 retired military and National Security officials, many of whom have long avoided politics. All of this comes as the president faces pushback from congress over his refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the election. Reporter overnight, President Trump on the campaign trail in florida. Im working my [ bleep ] off, im in texas. Im in ohio. [ cheers and applause ] im in north carolina. Reporter rallying supporters in jacksonville. Were unified. Reporter looking ahead to tuesday nights debate with joe biden and targeting the former Vice President s stamina. Give him a big shot of something and hell go out there. Hell have a a lot of energy. Hell have energy. Hell be, like, superman for about 15 minutes. Reporter but in washington, Unanswered Questions and growing concern after the president refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the election. His press secretary was asked for a clarification. Its a very direct and very simple question. If the president loses this election, will this white house will this president assure us that there will be a peaceful transfer of power . Its a very simple question. The president the president will accept the results of a free and fair election. Reporter the white house chief of staff with a similar explanation. If every ballot is counted and if its a fair election, we have a history of a peaceful transition of power. Reporter but President Trump once again stoking doubt about the fairness of the election. We want to make sure the election is honest, and im not sure that it can be. I dont know that it can be. We have to be very careful with the ballots. The ballots, thats a whole big scam. Reporter democrats on the attack. That may be what his friend, putin, does in russia. You are not in north korea. You are not in turkey. You are in the United States of america. It is a democracy. Reporter republicans also speaking out. I can assure you it will be peaceful. Reporter the Senate Unanimously passing a resolution thursday reaffirming his commitment to a peaceful transition after the election. We have had transfer of power every four years since washington was selected for a second term in 1792. Reporter earlier in the day the fbi director told congress theres been no evidence of widespread voter fraud. We have not seen historically any kind of coordinated National Voter fraud effort in a major election, whether its by mail or otherwise. Reporter but this morning, questions are being raised in pennsylvania where the fbi is investigating the mishandling of nine military ballots that were mailed in, and were eventually thrown away in a dumpster. Officials say at least seven of the nine votes were for trump. While the investigation is ongoing, theres been no indication of any widespread problem. Those ballots were in envoe lopes which had been opened even though the law requires them to remain sealed until election day. Investigators are trying to determine why they were opened. Today, Supreme CourtJustice Ruth Bader ginsburg will become the first woman in u. S. History to lie in state at the u. S. Capitol. Thousands of mourners paid their respects as she lay in repose at the Supreme Court over the last two days. Tomorrow, President Trump will announce his choice to replace ginsburg. He was booed by the crowd while paying her respects at the court yesterday. [ booing ] [ chanting ] because of the pandemic, todays ceremony at the capitol will be only for invited guests. Hes another reminder of how ginsburg inspired generations of americans. A mother and her children paid their respects, each wearing a replica of her signature collar. For the second night, protesters hit the streets of louisville demanding justice for Breonna Taylor. They defied a curfew gathering downtown chanting taylors name. Some took refuge inside a church hoping to avoid arrest. Police in riot gear moved in taking at least two dozen people into custody. The curfew has been extended through the weekend. The only officer charged in the case is accused of endangering other tenants in Breonna Taylors build, but critics are asking, what about her safety . There was no wanton endangerment charge for bullets that went into breonnas apartment, nor were there any charges of wanton murders that murder for the bullets that went into Breonna Taylors body. Nor were there wanton endangerment charges for breonnas black neighbors who had bullets go into their apartment above her. Breonna taylors family is set to speak publicly for the First Time Since the grand jury decision. Breaking overnight, a car drove through crowds in hollywood protesting Breonna Taylors killing. At least one person was killed in a similar incident involving a truck. Police caught up with both drivers. And new video from portland, oregon shows at least two molotov cocktails being thrown as police who declared a riot. This was during wednesday nights demonstrations. We turn now to the coronavirus. Several states including texas and washington are seeing a big jump in new cases. Dr. Anthony fauci is promising to defend government scientists if the political process interferes with the development of a vaccine. It comes as the cdc issues a new fantastic. Heres abcs alex preis a. Reporter this morning, the cdc warning of a potential uptick in daily coronavirus deaths, now forecasting up to 23,000 deaths in the next three weeks. That would average out to more than 1,000 deaths per day. We see the numbers going up and up and up. So something has to change. Reporter numbers now on the rise in 33 states. Missouri is reporting its deadliest day this week. A new study now suggesting young people are driving the spread. Theyre walking around, seeing their family members, doing all the activities but theyre positive and hence theyre passing it onto others. Reporter boulder, colorado is now banning 18 to 22yearolds from gathering anywhere in the city regardless of location or group size. Nearly 80 of recent cases in the city have been connected to students at the university of colorado, and the university of virginia is now implementing new restrictions on student travel and visitors. Its not fair. Either get everyone or get no one. Reporter meanwhile, concerns yom kipp yom kippur celebrations this weekend. Health officials this weekend say theyre monitoring clusters with large Orthodox Jewish populations. Overseas, france now reporting a record increase in the number of daily cases while britain is seeing an alltime high in the number of new infections, and in finland, officials are now using dogs at airports to sniff out passengers who might be affected. Were starting to look at if dogs can detect an odor associated with covidis the. Reporter doctors in the u. S. Are now looking at that method to see just how accurate these dogs are at sniffing out covid. Although american doctors are monitoring that program, the tsa says it has no plans right now to train canines to detect covid. Kenneth and mona . Thank you, alex. Investigators are blaming a propane leak in this home explosion that killed a 14yearold in oklahoma city. Authorities say a log lighter in a fireplace was leaking gas. Neighbors helped the man search for his daughter after the explosion. The dad just kept repeating over and over again that, i plugged in the coffee pot, and i got electrocuted and the house blew up. Just the nicest people. Im heartbroken for them. The girls parents and brother were seriously injured. A fiery plane crash in Central Texas sent two people to the hospital. Officials say two planes slammed into each other while trying to land at san marcos airport. One plane burst into flames. The other flipped over. None of the injuries appear to be lifethreatening. Time now for a look at your friday morning weather. Some heavy rain today along the eastern sea board. Most of it from the remnants of Tropical Storm beta. Some flash flooding is possible in parts of georgia and the carolinas, and more heavy rain in the Pacific Northwest today. Parts of washington and oregon could get 2 inches. Checking todays high temperatures, seattle and portland will get into the low 60s. Many cities from coast to coast will be in the low 80s. 86 degrees in miami and dallas today, and even warmer in denver. About 90 in albuquerque. Coming up, cashing in. The apartment where 18 million in cash was found inside the walls. Also ahead, how doctors say a man died from eating too much of a popular candy in the span of just days. 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A new warning about the risk of overeating candy. This morning, a massachusetts man has died after indulging on licorice. Abcs andrea fujii reports on what doctors are blaming for the mans death. Reporter this morning, a new warning about a popular candy after one mans affinity for black licorice may have cost him his life. Remember, dont each large amounts of black licorice at one time. Reporter according to doctors in massachusetts, a construction worker who ate bags of licorice every day suddenly collapsed at a restaurant and died. The cause, an imbalance in nutrient levels. Licorice when consumed in large quantities can lead to a really low potassium level, and leading to cardiac arrests like in this case. Reporter weeks before his death, doctors say the 54yearold switched from red to black licorice. The deadly difference, doctors say came down to a compound, known to be in licorice. Doctors acknowledge this mans death is an extreme case, but dr. Bbutala, who treated the ma, says for some people, even small amounts of the candy can add up over time. Even consuming smaller quantities, licorice can lead to slight increases in your Blood Pressure, which if you have underlying high Blood Pressure or heart failure, or heart rhythm problems, it can lead to longterm heart problems. Reporter it can also be found in teas, beer and other soft candy. The maker of the licorice tells abc news all of our products are safe to eat and formulated in full compliance with fda regulations. All foods including confectionary should be enjoyed in moderation and as part of a complete and balanced diet. The exact amount of this compound isnt disclosed on packaging, but fda Officials Say eating as little as two ounces of black licorice every day for two weeks can cause heart rhythm problems. Kenneth, mona . Andrea, thank you. Coming up, President Trumps new executive orders on health care and preexisting conditions. What they mean. 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It shows boseman in the Wakanda Forever pose along with a child in a hospital gown, wearing a black panther mask. The mural was painted in a shopping area of disneyland. Boseman died last month after battling colon cancer. An ohio woman was tased by police and is facing criminal charges after a confrontation with an officer during an incident over a mask. She was at her sons Football Game where spectators are required to wear face masks. After repeated warnings by police to put on a face mask, she still refused so that woman was arrested. Stop it. Stop it. Let go of my wrist tased somebody over a mask. Tasing this lady over not wearing a mask. Police insist that woman was arrested for trespassing, not for not wearing a mask. President trump signs an executive order on health care. It comes as a new poll shows a tight race in florida. Earlier, i spoke to Alex Thompson, a reporter at politico. Alex thompson, good morning. Thank you for joining us. Lets begin with the new executive orders on health care that President Trump just signed. Hes promising to protect people with preexisting conditions and hes promising to crack down on surprise medical bills. Its all comes as the Supreme Court prepares to take up obamacare in november, but do these executive orders from the president have any teeth . No. These executive orders are definitely part of campaign season. Donald trump has struggled with what to replace obamacare with since the beginning of his presidency. What youre seeing is that democrats and joe biden in particular are trying to hammer donald trump on this issue, and this is really just an attempt of, you know, i think election fall tactic. Alex, lets turn to the fight for florida. The president holding a rally there last night days after imposing new sanctions on cuba and putting a cubanamerican on his short list to the Supreme Court. Hes trying to appeal to voters there in florida. Meanwhile, joe biden is getting some financial help from michael bloomberg. We know polls in florida are deadlocked right now. What are your thoughts on the Campaign Strategies . I mean, florida, florida, florida. It came down to florida in 2000, and it might come down to florida in 2020. So florida is going to be a huge part of the republican strategy, and joe bidens strategy these next few weeks. And lastly, a lot of people are talking right now about a new piece in the atlantic magazine about how complicated things could get after the election. How lawsuits over counting ballots could drag on and state legislatures could have to take action. Its very complicated, but what is your take on what Elec