right now on "america this morning," history and the race for president. joe biden chooses kamala harris as his running mate. we go behind the decision. the pros and cons. how she helps biden and how she could hurt him. >> her past as a prosecutor. her previous ties to the bidens. and the trump campaign overnight laying out its argument, how it's going on the attack. quarantine expansion. more students in isolation as the coronavirus outbreak in school grows larger. is this a warning sign of what's to come this fall? plus, more crowded parties caught on camera. this one taking over a city bus and this morning, what we're learning about the college football season and what may lie ahead. dramatic new video of a deadly crash. this suv careening into a hospital emergency room.

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how she could benefit biden. >> of course, this is front page news around the world. one tabloid headline saying, yes, we kam. >> abc's ines de la cuetara begins our coverage. >> reporter: this morning, from rivals to running mates, joe biden and kamala harris set to hold their first event together in delaware today just hours after biden called on the california senator to be his vice president. the groundbreaking announcement making harris the first black and asian-american woman on a major party's ticket. biden previously saying trust would be a major factor in his decision. >> one of the things i learned is that no president in the 21st century can handle the job all by themselves. >> reporter: for biden and harris that must may have been established due to a family connection. they first met through biden's late son beau who was attorney general of delaware when harris was ag in california. analysts say harris' experience campaigning, winning multiple statewide races also differentiated her from the

other vp contenders. >> this is well within our power. >> reporter: her growing appeal among suburban women could be crucial. >> women, especially older women, are going to be very drawn to having her as a part of this ticket. >> reporter: but critics say harris' record as a prosecutor could be a sticking point. >> she put over 1,500 people in jail for marijuana violations then laughed about it when asked if she ever smoked marijuana. >> reporter: hawaii congresswoman tulsi gabbard referring to this interview from 2019. >> have you ever smoked? >> i have. >> okay. >> and i >> reporter: and with racial justice dominating the headlines, harris' pro-police track record will be in focus. but supporters say even with her tough on crime past, harris has recently spearheaded the push for police reform. >> that will also energize the black community because she has really been out there talking about how important police reform is. >> reporter: president trump tuesday attacking harris within minutes of the announcement.

>> the most horrible, most disrespectful of anybody in the u.s. senate. >> reporter: claiming she is the most liberal senator and calling out her performance during the brett kavanaugh hearings. >> can you think of any laws that give government the power to make decisions about the male body? >> i'm happy to answer a more specific question. >> male versus female? >> there are medical procedures. >> justice kavanaugh, she was nasty to a level that was just a horrible thing the way she was. >> reporter: but records show before he was president, trump actually contributed to harris' campaigns in california. the trump campaign responding this morning saying, the fact that the president donated to harris' campaigns in the past shows he's not a racist as some of his critics have claimed. as for that event today with biden and harris in delaware, we're told they'll be discussing how they plan to work together to, quote, restore the soul of the nation and fight for working families.

kenneth and mona. >> ines, thank you. biden's announcement comes after weeks of vetting potential candidates. we asked our political director rick klein for his thoughts on biden's choice. >> kenneth and mona, it may look like the obvious choice but it was by no means an inevitable choice. a long process that included a lot of tuitions and turns results in kamala harris being chosen is an important signal biden is sending not to the democratic party but to the base of the country about where the country stands at this moment recognizing that we are at a time of racial turmoil where you're looking for some stability. he finds someone who is a generation younger, very experienced on the national level having run her own presidential campaign and i think critically at this moment representing so many of the ideals that need more elevation at this moment. joe biden recognizing the weaknesses that he brings to the american people. as he has said, he considers himself a bridge to another generation of leaders and now first and foremost among those leaders would appear to be kamala harris. kenneth and mona. >> our thanks to rick there. as for the impact on this

race, one study found the vice presidential nominee only sways about 2% of voters. turning now to the coronavirus, more than 1,000 students are now being quarantined in georgia, which just set a reported record number of daily deaths from the virus. president trump says the government is now buying 100 million doses of a vaccine candidate from moderna, which is in phase 3 of testing. meanwhile, reaction is pouring in after the big ten and pac-12 conferences postponed their college football seasons. the big question now is will other conferences follow suit? more on that coming up but first megan tevrizian has the overnight developments. >> reporter: this morning, quarantine numbers in one georgia school district on the rise. more than 1,000 students now forced to stay home after dozens tested positive during the first few days of class. recent photos show students sitting and walking closely together, even taking part in a fire drill with no social distancing. the decision to re-open classrooms igniting debate across the country. one school district in new

jersey going all remote due to a lack of teachers. 375 teachers now saying they won't return because of covid fears. the same anxiety felt in texas. >> please go by science. >> reporter: middle school teacher rebecca asher quitting at a school board meeting. >> i just didn't feel the district had adequate plans to keep both students and teachers safe. >> reporter: but in this detroit suburb where the school district is leaning toward virtual learning, parents are demanding in-person classes. >> it's just too hard. it's too hard for adults that understand it and do it daily. >> reporter: a similar scene in phoenix, arizona. >> nobody wants to put anybody at risk here, but we also have to think about the whole health of the child. >> reporter: in florida, officials tuesday reporting the deadliest day yet with at least 277 virus-related fatalities. neighboring georgia also hitting a record. but nationwide some encouraging news. new covid infections and deaths are down week over week.

and monday marked the first day since june with no records set. but scenes like this prompting concerns about people letting their guard down. a so-called pop-up party in new york city, people taking over a city bus dancing and smoking. no one wearing a mask. and this video showing 1,500 people partying at a rave in brooklyn. no social distancing in sight. overseas a possible lesson to learn from new zealand, which went more than 100 days without any new infections. these long lines forming outside a supermarket in auckland. the city now under lockdown orders because of new covid cases popping up again. back in this country one more encouraging sign. president trump's testing czar saying turnaround time for covid-19 tests have seen

significant improvement estimating 90% of all tests are now being completed within three days. kenneth, mona. >> all right, megan, thank you. russia is facing skepticism after becoming the first country to approve a vaccine for the coronavirus. clinical trials were not completed, and no scientific data for the vaccine has been released. a far cry from the approval process here in the u.s. >> we have half a dozen or more vaccines so if we wanted to take the chance of hurting a lot of people while giving them something that doesn't work, we could start doing this, you know, next week if we wanted to, but that's not the way it works. so i hope, but i haven't heard any evidence to make me feel that's the case, i hope that the russians have actually definitively proven that the vaccine is safe and effective. i seriously doubt that they've done that. >> dr. anthony fauci spoke with national geographic for an interview airing tomorrow. time now for a look at your wednesday morning weather.

hot and windy conditions are fueling a wildfire in western colorado that burned 3,200 acres and crews had to close parts of interstate 70. meanwhile in the midwest cleanup crews are busy after a monday storm that packed 100-mile-per-hour winds damaged stretches from south dakota to ohio. power could be out for days in some areas. looking at today's weather, 86 in chicago. similar readings along with some storms from new york to washington, d.c. dallas and phoenix both in triple digits today. coming up, first it was toilet paper, but now something else is in short supply that lots of people need. but first are we paying too much for eggs during this pandemic? the new lawsuit this morning. and a bizarre and deadly crash as this suv plows into a hospital emergency room lobby. we hear from a woman who was right there.

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new york is joining texas going after the egg industry for allegedly price gouging during the coronavirus pandemic. hillandale farms, one of the country's top egg producers, is accused of hiking prices by as much as 400% in the spring. new york's attorney general says the company used the high demand during the spring lockdown to make $4 million in profits. we turn now to that deadly crash that sent this suv driving through a hospital in georgia. one of the survivors is speaking out demanding to know why the driver hasn't been charged. this morning, new images of a deadly crash in june at this atlanta hospital. police say the driver of that gray mercedes suv somehow lost control, hit that red suv and continued driving through the emergency room lobby. >> no sooner did i look up from my phone, there was a red suv coming towards me.

>> reporter: a 55-year-old woman was killed, but kai bailey was one of four victims who survived. she was sitting outside the er waiting for a friend. >> there was nothing in front of me to stop the car from coming towards me, so i was running initially from the red suv not knowing that the mercedes was going to then go into the hospital as i'm running into the hospital. i'm then hit from behind and taken down through the hospital. i don't even think i was thinking at that time. i just closed my eyes. when i opened them, i was on the ground. >> reporter: bailey says she broke her hips and pelvis and needed 30 days in a rehab facility to walk again. >> i've never endured so much pain in my life, not even -- as i said, i'm a mother. not even childbirth could compare to the pain that i felt every single day. >> reporter: no charges have been filed against the 75-year-old driver who was not hurt. police have said the crash was not deliberate but have not said what caused the woman to lose control. bailey says she plans to sue the

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we may be able to help. . action for those violating the health orders. good morning, it is wednesday, august 12. let's check in with mike nicco for a look at our day ahead. how are you? >> i'm doing well. i want to know how you're doing after especially what happened yesterday. >> definitely historic day. so we'll have to see what

happens. even no matter what happens, it is just a historic moment. >> it is fascinating. i can't wait to learn more and more as we get deeper and deeper to november. and so let's switch to weather then. hi, everybody. welcome to wednesday. and here is a look at live doppler 7. you can seef the cloud covcan sr pretty of the same as yesterday. and you can see there that it is pretty cloudy out there. drizzle along the coast and already we've had measurable drizzle in the east bay hills. so could be a little damp in those areas during the morning commute. mid to upper 60s in san francisco, around 71 to 80 for the bay. we'll have hhav mid to upper 80 north bay and the 90s are back, and several 100 degree dares are comi co days coming up in the accuweather 7 day forecast. and kamala harris waking up this morning one step closer to the white house. she is making history as

democrat joe biden's running mate. the east bay native is the first woman of color on a major party's presidential ticket and if elected she would be the first woman to become vice president. harris sharply criticized biden during the democratic primaries, but he says all of that has been pushed aside. this morning the two will appear togethering for the first time as running mates. amy hollyfield is live in san francisco where harris served as district attorney. >> reporter: yeah, kamala harris' politial career started here in san francisco and now a lot of people here in the city are coming out in support of her and reacting tokamaserveds the district attorney in san francisco. she then went on to become the california attorney general and then of course u.s. senator representing california where she is from. she was raised in oakland and in berkeley. plenty of people here in the bay area have come out with high praise once it was announced that they would be joe biden's

running mate. >> i've seen her grow and om e to appear together later today in wilmington, delaware. president trump was asked to reacts and he said that he was surprised calling her mean and nasty. harris has not responded. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. abc 7 news spoke with former san francisco mayor willie brown about harris and he has much bigger aspirations for her. >> i want to see kamala harris as the president of these united states in whatever route it takes. and i'm pleased that she is going to generate attention that she may very well be the deciding factor that beats trump. >> brown says