covid-19. this morning the names are out for biden's new task force calling on top doctors in the bay area to tackle the crisis. and the next big step, finding a covid-19 vaccine. one top company saying its version should be ready for review by the end of the month. good morning. it is monday, november 9th. hi, my friends. first of all, we are waking up to cold weather this morning. >> yes. >> it's not just me. it really is cold. >> it is. it really is cold. it's a nice change. it will be around for the better part of the week. maybe not frosty every morning like we're seeing up in the north bay where the national weather service issued a frost advisory, meaning to protect the pets and plants through 9:00. we have freezing cold temperatures in other areas, too. so the next time one of those is issued, maybe we'll try to protect other people also.

here's a look at your surface winds. they are calming down a bit. they're fast enough out there. we have some windchills. we're talking about feels like 31 in santa rosa and also in san ramon right now, feels like 32 in san jose. also in half moon bay, 32 in concord. so you definitely want to dress for that. all right. this afternoon a mix of high clouds and a lot of sunshine. temperatures around 58 to 61, except along the coast where we'll have mid to upper 50s. >> thank you. let's look at in video from overnight. this is new video in of flames from a huge fire at the georgia-pacific packaging warehouse in san leandro. you can see how big those flames are. with winds expected to get strocke stronger, firefighters are worried that winds could spark other fires. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is joining us live from san leandro with what it looks like now.

>> the big issue now is the smoke. we pulled into san leandro and wondered what on earth is going on. i think this is something people will notice today. there's not a building on fire here. there are boxes burning here. this is at the georgia-pacific building in san leandro. firefighters got the call around 10:45 last night. they say it was windy at the time and they were worried that the wind would push this fire to the building or carry embers away and start other fires. it's calm now. they got it under control. this is the georgia-pacific company on alvarado street in san leandro. firefighters say the vegetable boxes that the company manufacturers caught fire. several pallets of them. those are waxy on the inside, large and thick. so they're expected to burn all day. no injuries have been reported. no structural damage, no vehicles caught fire, just these

boxes, but so much smoke coming out of here. they don't know what started this fire. they do think that they are going to be out here all day.th while. live in san leandro, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. this morning president trump'ses leg legal team is heao court to allege voter fraud in the election. that is not preventing joe biden from getting to work. overnight joe biden announced a coronavirus task force. three doctors from ucsf are on that task force including dr. david kessler. he's been named one of three co-chairs. kessler served as fda commissioner from 1990 to 1997. two other ucsf doctors, robert rodriguez and eric goosby are on the board. >> we can trust a science driven

coronavirus task force to not spread mixed or rumors about unvalidated studies or unfound cures or treatments that might get peoples hope up for no reason. then that leads to bad outcomes. >> joe biden says he will rely on science when it comes to containing the virus. this morning the biden team is responding to a big announcement before pfizer's covid vaccine. data released overnight shows that the vaccine could be 90% effective in fighting the virus. >> pfizer says it is on track to file an emergency use application with u.s. regulators this month. they are encouraged by the study and found the vaccine effective in covid-19 without prior evidence of infection. officials have repeatedly said it's unlikely any vaccine will arrive before the end of the year. initial supplies will be limited.

joe biden released a statement reading in part that america is still losing over 1,000 people a day from covid-19 and that number is rising and will continue to get worse unless we make progress on masking and other immediate actions. that's the reality for now and for the next few months. today's announcement promises tto change that next year. pfizer's vaccine is one of ten possible candidates in late-stage testing around the world. moderna also hopes to file an application with the fda this month. >> thanks. today governor newsom set to give another update on the state's response to covid-19 as the number of cases continues to rise across the state. last week the governor skipped the update because of the election. he will speak at noon today and you can watch his update on abc7 and streaming on our news apps and abc7news.com. as temperatures drop covid cases are on the rise.

the struggling restaurant industry faces another challenge, how to keep diners warm and safe. the impact on the economy is just one of the key things we're focused on as part of our effort to building a better bay area. most restaurants are still at limited capacity so there's plenty of social distancing. >> we have heaters coming on the way that will keep this whole, like, area right here. >> we also have more heat lamps on order. >> if you do plan to dine indoors, here's what a ucsf doctor suggests for best tips. >> you want a restaurant that's kind of in a new office building where there are a lot of air exchanges per hour. if you want to dine indoors, try to wear your mask as much as possible. reduce the duration of time. dine with your pod. if you go to the bathroom, make sure you keep your mask on. >> restaurants are pleading with diners to bundle up and come inside to help the restaurant business get through what may be their toughest winter yet.

now to the loss felt around the country. we continue seeing alex trebek on "jeopardy" through christmas day. over the weekend he died of pancreatic cancer. the show's executive producer says trebek was working until about a week and a half ago. he served as the show's host for 36 years. for the man who had all the answers, trebek admitted he learned a lot about life in his final days. >> try to be aware of when you leave this earth, that you've made a difference in the lives of other people, a positive difference. >> i learned english because of you, and so my grandfather, who raised me -- i'm going to get tears right now -- i used to sit on his lap and watch you every day, so it's a pretty special moment for me now. >> alex trebek was 80 years old. ahead, it is being declared as a huge break through in the fight against hiv/aids. what researchers have just announced this morning and how it will change lives for

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oh, my goodness. take a look at that. you got fall foliage color and then snow, not many more beautiful sights than this. yosemite blanketed yesterday with the fresh snow. the first snowfall of the season is always so exciting. look at those folks. so jealous they were there. we have freezing cold temperatures in places like redwood city and menlo park right now. our usual cool spots on the peninsula, everybody else in the upper 30s to low 40s until you get to san bruno and daly city.

44 degrees there. 36 at san jose and fremont. 31 up in santa rosa. let's talk about your activities today. heater will be working in just about all buildings as our highs will only reach the upper 50s to low 60s. it will be brighter and drier if you're going to be out doing any exercising or walking the dog or taking a break from work. whether you're at home or remote learning. we do have a chance of some wet weather, unsettled conditions for thursday night, friday, saturday. right now friday looks like our best chance of wet weather. it's a 1en the storm impact scale. more on that coming up. here's jobina. >> thank you, mike. a few things to get to. starting off with a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. the metering lights are on. you can see that it's slow for people making their way into san francisco, that's because we have a crash on westbound 80 right on the fremont street off-ramp. injuries have been reported. sensors picking that up. i'll track the speeds in the next hit. over to the sigalert we're

following in martinez, westbound 4 before mcewen road. multiple cars involved in this crash. one lane is blocked. caltrans is talking about doing a hard closure. speeds down to 9 to 30 miles per hour. lastly, a live showing you san jose, 101. the south bay for the most part is looking clear. happening today, oakland will start enforcing street cleaning days again. that means you need to start paying attention to those signs on your street. the city stopped enforcing no parking laws because of the shelter in place order back in march. if you forget you will get one no-penalty warning through the end of the year. kumasi? >> thank you. we know there is no disneyland open for us right now, but a man in the north bay is showing some serious creativity at home. >> this is the best story of the day according to me. you'll have to see how he set up his backyard version of the matta homa ma

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a big break through in the prevention of hiv in women. a shot has reportedly been proven to be more effective than a pill. t the injected shot would need to be administered by a medical professional every two months. i should note this is already proven effective in men who have s.e.c. wi sex with men. women and girls account for half of all new hiv infections last year. president-elect joe biden thanked many people for supporting him during his victory on saturday and many in the bay area trans community are praising biden for running an inclusive campaign. >> the broadest and most diverse coalition in history, democrats, republicans, independents, progressives, moderates,

conservatives, young, old, urban, suburban, rural, gay, straight, transgender, white, latino, asian. >> his words resonated with transgender activist hon mahogany. >> his first speech as president-elect of this country was incredibly powerful because it was a repudiation of what the trump administration has been doing over the last four years. >> the trans community specifically points to a policy that essentially banned trans individuals from serving in the u.s. military. two german shepherds, champ and major are bringing a long tradition of dogs to the white house. president trump did not have pets. major will make history because he's the first shelter dog in the white house. the bidens adopted him from the delaware humane association in 2018 after fostering him for months. he's not the first rescue dog. that title belongs to uke, a stray mutt that president lyndon

b. johnson adopted after his daughter found him wandering at a texas gas station on thanksgiving day in 1966. with amusement parks still closed, a napa man created a piece of disneyland at his home. look at this. this is his backyard version of the famous matterhorn. sean larochelle says he started building the two-story coaster in march. he finished it in july. he tried to get every detail right down to the yeti. >> i always wanted to build a ride and disney rides are special to me because they're themed. they tell a unique story. and never really had the know-how or time. and, you know, they talk about all the negatives of covid, one of the benefits of covid is that you have all this time. you realize what could i be doing with this time? >> sean got a lot of help from his brother and now they're thinking of building another ride. sean is currently going to grad school for architecture, he says this is a way to build his

portfolio. >> if i weren't already married, i would get down on one knee to this man. >> un-huh. >> because this is everyone i want. >> it spoke to you. the key to your heart. >> it's incredible. i can't even believe -- the part that got me was the fountains at the end. as everyone knows at the end of the matterhorn, there's a splashdown moment in alpine lake. he got that. sean, you're everything. obviously. >> does phil know this? >> what did you say? >> no. phil's asleep right now. i can say anything during this show. he wakes up at 7:01. so we're good. >> oh. that makes a lot of sense right now. that is impressive. that family doesn't have an hoa to deal with especially if they're building another one. he charges tickets, money.

east bay hills, 42 degrees right now as you look back towards a clean and cool air mass. it's chilly this morning. windchills down in the 20s. most of us in the 20s and 30s. this afternoon, passing high clouds from time to time. temperatures below average. calm and chilly tonight with ads the national weather service issues that, we'll let you know. you can follow me on social media. unsettled friday into saturday. temperatures today, 55 at half moon bay. that's the cool spot. upper 50s. 58, san francisco. san mateo, 59 along with lake port and concord. everyone else around 60 to 62 degrees. tonight we're back to 29 in santa rosa. the rest of us in the 30s and 40s. this is the european model -- excuse me, this is the united states model. at 7:00 thursday morning we're looking cloudy. as we head into the evening hours, there's our first chance across the north bay of light rain, wake up saturday morning

should be quiet.quiet.quiet. then friday evening another chance then it goes away. right now the european model is showing heavier rain but also shows it hitting friday. it's something we'll have to keep an eye on. look at that. a quarter to a half inch of rain. that's the lesser of the two mods. i'll take that. chilly mornings coming up with cool afternoons, below average with increasing clouds all week. ginger zee has a look at what's coming up on "gma." hi, ginger. >> nice to be with everybody this morning. coming up on "gma," president-elect joe biden hitting the ground running after that historic victory, gearing up to fight the coronavirus crisis. and then announcing a new task force as covid cases in the u.s. surge towards 10 million. this morning dr. richard besser and andrew cuomo will join us live to discuss. then kamala harris taking

her place in history. i know you've been covering tons of this. elected as vice president of the united states, this morning we'll talk to some of the people who know her best. her howard university classmates and sorority sisters that will join us live with personal stories from her journey. we'll celebrate the life of alex trebek. the "jeopardy" host passing away after his public battle with pancreatic cancer. tributes are still pouring in. this morning we'll talk to "jeopardy" champions about his legacy. that's coming up on "good morning america." >> we're tight for time, but i can't escape this without saying i liked your tribute to alex trebek on instagram. you said you were starstruck by him? >> he was so magnetic. he really had something special. most was the class and elegance. >> i love hearing that. all right. we'll see you at 7:00. thank you very much. >> mm-hmm. new at 6:00, the hit single "party in the usa" by miley

cyrus is reentering the charts after joe biden's presidential win. it started when the news broke saturday morning. that's when a nonofficial twitter account popped up under joe biden's name. the tweet said go celebrate, listen to miley cyrus's party in the usa. cyrus responded on twitter showing people out on the streets singing and dancing along to the track. >> that's genius promotion. >> no kidding. elon musk says that it is what is going to take us one step closer to the future. what this creation looks like as passengers are stepping on board for the first time. plus baby yoda's cocktail creation. the new adult beverage that's being whipped up in his honor and the celebrity already buying in. as you get your day started at 6:22, okay. everyone just stop and look at the screen. look at where wef liv live and at this sunrise. we'll be right back. if there's anything that this year has taught us, it's the things that matter:

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all right. welcome back. a quick reminder we have that frost advisory for the north bay with temperatures around 29 to 36. we also have freezing cold temperatures on the peninsula, down in the south bay and also in the san ramon valley this morning. plants and pets need to be protected in all of our neighborhoods. this afternoon, such a cold start means such a cool afternoon. temperatures 6 to 7 degrees below average around 60. kumasi? >> thank you. general motors is recalling about 190,000 vehicles because of loose or missing bolts in their automatic transmission. gm's recall affects 12 different models from its buick, cadillac, gmc brands from the 2018, 2019 and 2020 years. owners will get notified by gm and dealers can repair the defect. virgin hyperloop says it conducted its first human test in the nevada desert on its high-speed levitating pod system.

two people went in and rode it yesterday reaching speeds of 107 miles per hour. the goal is to go 600 miles per hour. the company hopes to have it ready for commercial use by 2030. here in the bay area businesses and civic leaders in cupertino floated the idea around saying it could help with road congestion and help people get to their jobs faster. fans of the mandalorian and baby yoda can enjoy a new cocktail based on the cute characte character. >> oh. >> yoda! >> that's how he eats? i didn't know that. the new cocktail is winning friends across social media. look at this. jennifer aniston helped the drink go viral after posting it on instagram. a restaurant in ireland first created the drink made of vodka, kiwi, sugar syrup and bitters. the mandalorian is streaming on disney plus. >> okay. so that drink was cute. this part here, not so much.

what is baby yoda doing? >> he eats food alive. i guess. >> but he's so cute. >> it's still cute. still into it. wie cocoming up next at 6:3 president trump staying mostly silent over the weekend, see how he's trying to win back the election as the legal challenges are set to launch today. now that the race for the white house is over, there's a race to fill now vice president-elect kamala harris's senate seat. who will it be? governor newsom has the task. i'm julian glover learning about who could be on the short list. and a major grocery store limiting some items because of the pandemic. and see if you like this, a robot army making up a quarter of the military. we'll tell you what u.s. ally says it could be adding these fighting machines to its ranks by the next decade. first as we head to break at 6:27, a live look at the bay

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i wanted to represent, this campaign to represent and look like america and give everybody in this country a fair shot. >> democracy is not a state, it is an act. >> joe biden and kamala harris building their vision for the future. making history in the process. president trump's supporters saying this is far from over and now a new question emerges, who will replace kamala harris in the senate? who is on governor newsom's short list. and the country celebrating a cultural icon. >> who is the greatest game show host of all time, alex trebek.

>> local contestants who competed on the show sharing their stories this morning as others reflect on the magical legacy of the late alex trebek. first we are waking up cold this morning in parts of the bay area. look at this. hail coming down in milpitas yesterday. we also had reports of thunder in the east bay, but we got some much-needed rain. good morning. if you're snuggled under the blanket this morning, i do not blame you. welcome to monday, november 9th. but also get up. >> it was tough this morning. we swapped out the summer comforter for the winter comforter, and i still didn't want to get up. it was 64 when i woke up this morning in our house. all right. let's look at the frost advisory. it's only for the north bay right now, it's until 9:00. the national weather service issuing that. they're also likely to issue one tonight. we're not only seeing freezing

temperatures in the north bay, look at these 20s in rohnert park. 27, 28 in petaluma, seeing freezing cold temperatures in places like lafayette and also san ramon. some of my friends on twitter are saying we're scraping our windshields down in san jose. so neighborhoods down there it's obviously below freezing. not in san francisco, it's 49. temperatures today with a few high clouds and sunshine. 58 to 62 for the bay and inland neighborhoods. we'll talk more about the freezing cold temperatures and i found another chance of rain coming up in the accuweather 7-day forecast. >> all right. thank you. this morning president-elect joe biden is focusing on what's next after a contentious battle for the presidency, he's now looking at how to best tackle coronavirus. abc news reporter alex bresher has more. >> reporter: with the election behind him, joe biden is setting his focus on what will be the biggest early challenges of his presidency, the coronavirus.

he's set to announce his covid task force this morning. biden expected to name vivek murthy and david kessler among those to lead the group with plans to double the number of testing sites and invest in at-home tests, create a nationwide dashboard to allow residents to monitor the virus by zip code. and call on governors to mandate masks. jubilant and jogging joe biden addressed the country for the first time as president-elect on saturday. >> i will work as hard for those who didn't for me as for those who did. >> reporter: biden spent sunday visiting the grave site of his late son beau. back in washington president trump is refusing to concede, he spent the weekend golfing and tweeting, but not speaking publicly. his allies did that for him. >> i believe president trump still has a path to victory.

>> if republicans don't challenge and change the u.s. election system there will never be another republican president-elected again. president trump should not concede. >> reporter: without presenting evidence of widespread voter fraud, the president's attorneys continued to launch legal challenges in the hopes of taking their fight to the supreme court. some of those cases have been dismissed. in pennsylvania, georgia and nevada, they're expecting to launch more legal challenges this week. but democrats and republicans want to see proof. >> if you can't show us, we can't do this. we can't back you blindly without evidence. >> reporter: president trump has no items on his schedule right now. joe biden is expected to deliver remarks again later today. alex presha, abc news, williams, delaware. president-elect biden's covid-19 advisory board includes three doctors from ucsf. dr. david kessler will serve as one of the three co-chairs. kessler was the fda commissioner in the '90s first appointed by president george h.w. bush. dr. eric goosby is an internationally recognized

expert on infectious diseases during the obama administration he was the founding director of the largest federally funded hiv/aids program and dr. robert rodriguez is professor of emergency medicine at ucsf where he works on the front line in the emergency department and the icu of two major trauma centers. former democratic presidential hopeful andrew yang tweeted over the weekend that he is moving to georgia to support democrats trying to win two u.s. senate runoffs in january. yang currently lives in new york. the 45-year-old ent ra nreprene says the best way to help joe biden is to secure a democrat a majority in the senate. kamala harris leaves open a senate seat for us and governor newsom is set to replace

some wonder if he'll go with another bay area leader. julian glover is live with this political chess game. hi, julian. >> yeah. there is quite the power vacuum that's been created in california now that the vice president-elect kamala harris is leaving the senate and heading to the white house. now governor governor newsom has a tough job of selecting a replacement now. names of prominent politicians, local names, well known in the bay area to statewide elected officials are being floated. a recent poll surveying california voters suggested bay area congresswoman barbara lee and congressman ro khanna were favorites. both are familiar faces in the bay area and they would be a strong alley for newsom in the senate. others are suggesting he might suggest a rising star in california like robert garcia who would make the first openly gay latino senator from the state or freshman rep katie porter known for grilling ceos in congress. according to a political article, bay area mayors libby schaaf and london breed of san francisco are also in the mix. >> the main thing you should look for politically is someone

who has been with you in the past and someone you think is going to be with you in the future. in other words, an ally and a voice in washington that you can go to when you need help. and help in your re-election down the line as well. >> something else to consider, newsom may appoint someone who currently has statewide office like secretary of state alex padilla or attorney general javier basera because that were allow him to name the next senator and statewide coveted office holder. the lobbying has already started with a flurry of calls and texts to the governor. newsom recently joking that people have been offering to pick up groceries for him, maybe even go grocery shopping for him. whoever it is will hold that senate seat until 2022. reporting live this morning, julian glover, abc7 news. >> thank you. it's time for millions of californians to start thinking about getting medical insurance for 2021, there is that case

before the supreme court that could alter government assisted programs like cover california. >> open enrollment is kicking off for covered california. individuals and families can shine up to be covered for health insurance next year. some state health officials think there will be a surge in applications this year because so many people are unemployed due to the pandemic. applicants may receive from the state and federal government to cover some and possibly all of their premiums. this comes while the u.s. supreme court gets ready to hear a case tomorrow that could end programs like covered california that exist under the affordable care act. that case challenges the constitutionality of the law. a decision should come by june. the california attorney general will hold a press conference this morning reconfirming his commitment to keep the affordable care act intact.

kamala harris breaking barriers in more ways than one. how she's making history and making so many people proud. and how the markets are reacting to a joe biden presidency. a live look now at the new york stock exchange. the big board there, you can see we're up significantly. almost 1,400 points. we'll have a full morning money report coming up next. first, checking in with mike. mike, i have to -- >> wow. >> that is wow. why do you freeze out your family? it's cold this morning. you said you woke up and it was 64. what? >> the heater is set to have the house up to 68 degrees by 5:30. my wife wakes up about 6:15. so, yes, the heat goes off at about 10:00, not off, but it drops significantly. then it comes back on in the morning. it's just to save energy. it's not to freeze the family out. we switched out the summer

comforter for the winter comforter. it's all good. oreo is up there snuggled with her, keeping her warm. it's all good. >> they're cold. they're cold, mike. i'm just saying. team barbara and oreo over here. >> we'll see what she says when she comes down. might have to adjust that. >> just trying to save some energy. the winds are dropping considerably in their speed. we had windchills in the 20s earlier in the north bay. right now 28 in ukiah is our coolest windchill. everyone else in the 30s and 40s. your commute this morning, a bit of froz. we're getting reports of people having to get out the credit card, if you don't have an actual ice scraper this morning or just get the car turned on and get it warmed up. wind chilly this morning for our mass transit stops. be aware of that.

our best chance for wet weather will be unsettled thursday, friday, to a lesser extent saturday. friday is our best chance of heavier showers. widespread across the entie brey area. on thursday, we'll get side swiped in the north bay by a storm. it's mainly the north bay. then you can see coming down from the north, heading southeast across the neighborhoods, friday and saturday another storm. the rainfall amounts will be most impressive in the north bay and taper for the south bay. we will tweak that as we get closer and the high resolution models get ahold of it. you may need an umbrella for a couple days later on in the week. let's talk about the morning commute with jobina. >> thank you. good morning. so, metering lights came on at 5:47 this morning, taking a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. i want to bring in the map and show you the sensors. we have a crash on westbound 80 at the fremont street off-ramp

that is slowing you down. speeds down to around 24 miles per hour. in martinez, this has been a problem all morning long on westbound 4 before mcewen road. multiple cars involved in this crash. speeds down to 9 and 30 miles per hour. lastly as we head to break, a live look showing you the san mateo bridge. beginning to get

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mother nature helping our ski resorts by providing snow so they don't have to make as much. the snow is piling up at tahoe ski resorts like this one. alpine meadows says they have nine inches at the top of the mountain. squaw valley resort showed a time lapse video of its tram on a test run. they're so stoked up there. you can see how the snow is covering the valley below. congratulations to those folks. we need a good ski season if we can get out there and do it.

here's the look from the east bay, you can see it's 43 up there. we're in the 30s this morning. barely mid 50s at noon. mid 50s at 4:00. back into the 40s at 7:00. we're not the only ones freezing cold. about half the state under a freeze warning or a frost advisory. look at the afternoon temperatures, 50s until you get to southern california in the 60s. 30s and 40s, we just had record highs a few days ago of 70 in the mountains and 100 in palm springs. more snow for friday, saturday, sunday in the sierra. love to see that. >> thank you. developing news, firefighters have been busy overnight fighting a large fire that broke out in the east bay. we want to show you this new video. this is what firefighters have been up against. the fire is the at georgia-pacific building in san leandro. that's where we find amy hollyfield live with what we're learning this morning. amy? >> look how much smoke we're

dealing with out here. eight hours after this fire started they're still putting water on it. still an active scene here. people in san leandro and oakland expect to see smoke today. there's a lot of it. this looks worse than it eo of firefighters saw when they arrived last night. a huge fire happening at the georgia-pacific company on alvarado street in san leandro. the building was not on fire, it was boxes the company manufacturers. several pallets of them. those are waxy on the inside, large and thick. so they're expected to burn all day. they were very concerned about the wind happening at the time. they were worried that the wind was going to carry some embers and start other fires. it's calm now and they have gotten it under control. it's just a lot of smoke still. no injuries have been reported. no structures were damaged. no vehicles were burned. they don't know the cause of this fire.

they just know it's going to be a long fight. they're expecting these to burn all day. so they think they'll be out here, firefighters, all day long. live in san leandro, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. now to meeting the new first and second families. both joe biden and kamala harris are embracing their blended families. the president-elect introducing him as jill's husband. dr. jill biden will be america's next first lady and the first to have a full-time job while serving in that role. she's got a doctorate in education and they worked as a community college professor for many years. vice president-elect kamala harris came to know joe biden through his late son beau. during that time she met her husband, douglas emhoff on a blind date. with his wife on the ticket, emhoff is making history as america's first second gentlemen. though harris is cementing her name in history as the first woman of color to serve as vp, to emhoff's two children she is

known as mamala. >> vice president will be great, but mamala will always be the one that means the most. >> harris also inspiring the nation in this video telling her 4-year-old niece that she could be president. this morning we are hearing from vice president-elect kamala harris's sorority sisters. we know she was born in oakland but graduated from howard university. jobina has more. >> alpha kappa alpha was founded at howard university where kamala harris went to school and is a part of. three of her friends talked about the woman they know and how she made history. one of her friends said watching her on stay after joe biden was announced was a huge moment for them. for her and her daughter. she said it showed them there are no limbs to what they can do. they also talked about what

destined harris to be in this position of leadership. >> reflecting on our time at howard university, the activities she was involved in clearly, you know, just transcend where she's at today. it's overwhelming and just so amazing and we're so proud of kamala harris. >> and coming up on "gma," you will hear more from harris' sorority sisters and how howard shaped her life and career and i also graduated from howard and i'll be working on a story here about bay area alum. reggie? >> so proud. thank you. now your morning money report. many eyes have been locked on wall street to see how markets are reacting to a joe biden presidency. so far investors are reacting positively. taking a live look at the new york stock exchange. we're up about 1,200 points. now a lot of this has to do with

pre-market trading this morning after pfizer released positive data about that covid-19 vaccine. world markets also up overnight. just like the start of the pandemic kroger says they're limiting customers to two items per trip for certain products to make sure everyone has access to what they need. in the bay area kroger owns stores like food for less and foodsco. the british army is adding fighting machines to its ranks. the head of the uk's armed forces says a quarter of its soldiers could be robots in the 2030s. he said machines could serve near the front lines during conflicts. the british army has only 73,000 trained soldiers of its expected 82,000. the robots could fill those holes or even expand the military and they won't have to depend on humans.

>> these robots are getting into every part of our lives. >> they are. >> kumasi, i want you to know something since you just dragged me. >> is the heat up? >> i heard the shower go on. >> is it heated? i just checked the temperature, it's a perfect 73 in the house. >> does she get water? >> as much as she wants. she's the hot shower taker. >> i'm the one who took a shower when it was 64 in the house. >> sacrifices. >> absolutely. is it going to be the battle of the thermostat in the nicco house? we'll see. sutro tower, 47 degrees right now. gorgeous sunshine starting to pop up. watch out, we do have a little

bit of wind out there. it's not as windey as it was earlier. below average temperatures the entire seven-day forecast. and a healthy storm is looking likely thursday into friday. keep our fingers crossed what we had yesterday was a couple hundredths, even though it was impressive with the hail and the lightning and the thunder. with the frost advisory, keep everything protected through 9:00. the national weather service says they will likely issue another one. will they include the east bay valleys, the south bay, parts of the peninsula experiencing freezing temperatures now? it's something we'll have to see. if you have frost this morning, expect to have frost the next couple of mornings. >> temperatures this afternoon, 58 to 72 degrees. mid to upper 50s along the coast. temperatures tonight, 29 in santa rosa. that sticks out. as does the 46 in san francisco. obviously you don't have to worry about frost here. here's my accuweather 7-day forecast, we're pretty much in the mid to upper 50s at the

coast. low to mid 60s every single day with our best chance of frost tomorrow morning, and to a lesser extent on wednesday. heading into the weekend, there's a couple chances of wet weather. >> okay. mike just mentioned the sunrise. do you see it on my face? >> i sure do. you look like morning >> where i'm sitting in the newsroom, the sunrise is lined up to my face is this a good omen or a bad omen? >> it's good, friend. >> jason, you can close the window shade now. we'll fix this. jeopardy fans are mourning the loss of host alex trebek who passed away yesterday. >> a lot of view eshs felt a connection to trebek. some "jeopardy" fans say they felt like they shared dinner with trebek while watching from their homes. bruce low said tra deebek was m

than just a face on tv, but a beloved fixture in millions of homes. >> so when he walks onto the stage, i'm like, he's a real person, you know. he's not just like a figure on-screen. >> so smooth and professional. he knew every contestant was nervous and it was a dream come true for so many of us. >> incredibly lucky that i got to be on the show during alex trebek's era. >> trebek hosted "jeopardy" for nearly 40 years making friends across generations of viewers. >> this has been one of our top stories online since we got word that he passed. right now we have plenty of other reactions pouring in on social media. you can see those as well as how two of trebek's closest friends are remembering their final conversations. it's on our website, abc7news.com and our free abc7

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trump's team says they will start prosecuting their case in court today. that includes a federal suit to be filed alleging voter fraud throughout pennsylvania. number four, in san leandro tons of cardboard is still burning after a fire broke out last night at a box fire onnal v alvarado street. >> keep the pets and plants protected through 9:00, we have freezing temperatures in the 20s for lafayette, sebastopol, and skr scraping ice off our windshields in parts of the area. this is a live look at the sigalert on westbound 4 before mcewen road. you can check out the backup that extends more than three miles. all lanes are closed. several cars were involved in the crash. injuries have been reported. thank you for that. let's look at number seven. a napa man has recreated -- or created a replica of disneyland's matterhorn on his

north bay property. sean larochelle says he started building the two-story coaster in march. he finished it in july. he tried to get every detail right down to the yeti. mike, reggie, how did he do, friends? >> this is amazing. i did a deep dive. >> a deep dive. >> i found out they worked on this every day for four months. they were able to build that yeti by doing a 3-d -- or have be a 3-d printer create it. here's the little flaw, which could be fatal for me. if you are of a certain height you have to duck a couple of times because they didn't make the archways quite tall enough. >> nope. >> we can't go. we can't risk it. >> no way. >> i thought you were going to say it wasn't bumpy enough to be the -- >> now mike. what should they make next? he wants to make another one.

>> this is your department. >> space mountain? >> i say haunted mansion. >> let's do it. >> yeah. good morning, america. president-elect joe biden hits the ground running after his historic victory. >> this is the time to heal in america. >> gearing up to fight the covid crisis, announcing a new task force to tackle the pandemic. >> i will spare no effort, none, or any commitment to turn around this pandemic. >> as covid cases in the u.s. surge to 10 million, texas hit with a tidal wave of hospitalizations. 6,000 in one day. this morning, former acting director of the cdc dr. richard besser and new york governor andrew cuomo join us live. defiant. president trump refuses to concede defeat saying the election is far from over and vowing to take the results to court with 72 days until the inauguration.