>> thanks, will. right now on "america this morning" lockdown 2.0, the new shut downs being imposed today as coronavirus cases surge and the new records set overnight. plus, what we're learning about a crucial meeting this week to decide who gets the vaccine first. president-elect joe biden injured playing with his dog. what doctors are now recommending. meanwhile president trump causing confusion in georgia. will his unfounded election fraud claims hurt republican's chances in the georgia senate races? racetrack inferno. we hear from the driver who survived this wild crash. >> the track! that's certainly damage. a big fire there. >> the safety device he once resisted that likely saved his life. survival at sea. this man spotted clinging to

what's left of his boat. just the hull sticking out of the water in the open atlantic. what happened next. it's cyber monday. expected to be the biggest ever. the best items to buy today and how software programs are scooping up the hottest items long before you can. the real deal. why demand is soaring for real christmas trees this year. why demand is soaring for real christmas tre good monday morning, everyone. we begin with a new record in the coronavirus emergency. >> the number of people in the hospital hit another all-time high. now after the busiest air travel day since the pandemic began doctors are worried that we'll be facing a surge within a surge of covid infections. >> americans gathered from coast to coast over the holiday weekend. this party with nearly 400 people busted in new york city. >> more cities and states imposing shutdowns hoping to

help the health care system from being overwhelmed. this morning harsher restrictions are about to take effect for more americans as health officials brace for another deadly surge in coronavirus cases. >> i believe the next 6 to 12 weeks will be the darkest weeks in modern american medical history. >> reporter: a three-week stay-at-home order begins today in los angeles county. people in the county are being urged not to gather with anyone outside hetheir household, evenf it's outdoors. >> still have to go out and get the things we need, but say at home as much as we can. >> i think people aren't taking it seriously enough. i think the restrictions need to be tighter. that's the only way we'll get rid of this. >> reporter: across the country this morning nearly 100,000 people are hospitalized with the virus. in november alone more than 4 million people have been infected, more than twice the number in october.

experts warn the holiday could have been a superspreader event. >> if you're young and you gathered, you need to be tested about five to ten days later. you need to assume you're affected and not go near your grandparents without a mask. >> reporter: the tsa screening more than 8 million people over the holiday weekend. tens of millions also hit the road. dr. anthony fauci says restrictions and travel advisories will be necessary for the christmas holiday. >> what we expect unfortunately as we go for the next couple weeks into december, that we might see a surge superimposed upon the surge we're already in. when i give that message, i don't want to frighten people except to say it's not too late for us to do something about this. >> reporter: in the meantime the country's largest school system is relying on testing to get back to class. new york city's mayor's saying public el mentally schools will re-open for in-person learning next week. >> there's less concern about

the spread when it comes to younger kids. also the demands are parnents ae going through -- i feel for our parents experiencing so many challenges right now. >> reporter: with potential vaccines right around the corner preparations are under way. united airlines are practicing delivering the vaccine. hospitals in england have been told they could receive the first doses of pfizer's vaccine as early as next week. moderna is expected to follow pfizer in applying for emergency use for its vaccine. the assassination of iran's top nuclear scientist is raising tensions across the middle east. iran is vowing to get revenge. the iranian president said iran will respond at a proper time. the killing is expected to complicate nuclear talks with iran. >> by attacking their nuclear scientist, by really escalating this effort, the iranians are going to be more compelled to get a bomb quicker. this will complicate a president biden's diplomatic efforts.

>> intelligence officials told "the new york times" israel was likely behind the attack. the killing was reportedly carried out by a 62-member hit squad. news about the injury that president-elect suffered. as the biden transition team plans more staff announcements, president trump is on attack taking aim at "60 minutes." abc's elizabeth schulze has the latest from washington. >> reporter: the president-elect is recovering from a fractured foot and president trump appears to be wishing him a speedy recovery. president-elect joe biden leaving a doctor's office after a fracture was discovered in his foot. his doctor said biden suffered the injury while playing with his dog and will likely need to wear a boot for several weeks. president trump writing get well soon. the president instead focusing his anger towards "60 minutes" after the program interviewed his former cyber security chief. >> there was no indication or

evidence that there was any sort of hacking or compromise of election systems. >> reporter: trump fired chris krebs this month after he said the election was the most secure in american history. >> there was no manipulation of the vote on the machine count side. that in my opinion debunked some of the sensational claims out there that i've called nonsense. >> reporter: trump claiming "60 minutes" never asked us for a comment about their ridiculous one-sided story on election security, which is an international joke. the president and his allies have now lost 31 cases alleging fraud in five states. in wisconsin a recount paid for the trump campaign only expanded biden's lead. trump called into fox news sunday for his first interview since losing the election. speaking for 45 minutes, his string of unfounded claims went largely unchallenged by the host. >> this election was rigged. this election was a total fraud. >> reporter: the biden administration carried on.

announcing an all women white house communication team and reports say biden selected brian deis to be his top economic adviser. biden is expected to announce his economic team this week with janet yellen expected to be named treasury secretary. she would be the first woman to hold that job. kenneth? >> elizabeth schulze, thank you. republican leaders are scrambling to make sure president trump's election fraud claims don't backfire. republican national chair woman rona mcdaniels was in georgia rallying support for candidates in the upcoming run offs. she faced voters who questioned why they should vote if it's already, quote, decided. >> it's not decided. it's not decided. if you lose your faith and don't vote, that will decide it. >> the president plans to travel to georgia despite calling the

system fraudulent. the supreme court plans to hear arguments today about president trump's plan to exclude undocumented immigrants from the census. that means the allocation of political power and billions of dollars in funds are at stake. if the president wins the case, some congressional seats in liberal areas could shift to conservative areas. we have new pictures of a rescue 86 miles off the coast of florida. that's 62-year-old stewart beak clinging to the hull of his boat in the atlantic. only about four feet of the boat was left above water when another boat rescued him. he was reported missing friday and picked up the following morning. he was not injured. no word yet on why his boat sank. time for a look at your monday morning weather. a strong storm system is making today a washout for most of the east coast. it's charging into the north east and dumping up to three inches of rain. winds up to 50 miles an hour are expected from the d.c. to

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billion. some of the g biggest discounts will be on alec stelectronics a bedding. beats head phones are going for nearly half the price. 75-inch tvs can be found for under $500. playstation 5s have been impossible to find because of bots. >> there are bots that are designed to break through all of the other thousands of people trying to get on that website and they're able to place a bunch of orders simultaneously for a bunch of different consoles. >> the consoles are then resold for up to four times the price. one man in california waited 36 hours in line for a play station. now to that stunning crash during a formula 1 race being called the worst in years. the driver hit a wall, his car burst into flames.

megan tevrizian show us how he was able to survive to tell his story. >> just wanted to say i'm okay. sort of okay. >> reporter: this morning a race car driver speaking from his hospital bed after escaping this dramatic fiery crash. one writer calling it a stunning escape that harry houdini would have struggled to match. >> it's lights out and away we go. >> reporter: during the first lap of the grand prix romain grosjean's car was sent into the barrier after clipping another car. the collision at 125 miles per hour, splitting the car in half. the vehicle instantly exploding in flames. >> that's certainly damage and a big fire there. >> reporter: grosjean spent 28 seconds trapped inside the burning car. he did not panic. he was finally able to jump through the flames in his fire-proof suit and with the

help of emergency crews he walked away from the scene with only minor burns on his hands and ankles. he didn't even break a bone. experts say he may be alive because of this safety feature called the halo which protects the driver's head during the crash. the component added only a few years ago was met with resistance from some drivers, including grosjean. this morning he's expressing gratitude for the new safety feature. >> i wasn't for the halo in the beginning, but i think it's the greatest thing we brought to formula 1. >> reporter: this is all that's left of his car after the fire. grosjean is 34. he recently announced he's leaving his team and there are rumors he'll retire from formula 1. one driver called the crash the worst in over a decade. kenneth, mona. >> glad he's okay.

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in that group. what do you believe are the pros and cons? >> less than 1% of americans are in long-term care facilities. they account for 39% of coronavirus deaths. it's necessary to include elderly patients living in nursing homes as a priority. as far as health care workers, it will likely be a tiered system distributing first to those at highest risk for covid-19. >> dr. sutton, a lot of people are returning back to work after this holiday weekend and after traveling for thanksgiving. people who gathered outside their immediate households are urged to get tested for coronavirus. what do people need to know about testing timelines and the challenges we're seeing around testing right now? we've seen the lines at testing sites growing. >> this could be very confusing. if you're recently returning from travel, the cdc recommendations are you get tested three to five days after you return. the thought process is if you're positive, your viral load would

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checking the top stories, president-elect joe biden is recovering from hairline fractures in his foot after he fell while playing with his dog. he's expected to wear a walking boot for several weeks. biden just named an all female white house communication team. today he gets his first presidential briefing. nearly 100,000 people in the u.s. are in the hospital with covid-19 right now, a new record. los angeles begins a three-week stay-at-home order today. residents are be told not to gather with anyone outside their household. overseas, 110 people are dead in nigeria who apparently refused to pay extortion money. heavy rain along the east coast and snow around the great

lakes, a cold blast across the middle of the country. showers and mountain snow in the pacific northwest. and one little girl's special friendship with a turkey. >> that friendship kept the turkey off the table. will ganss explains. >> the plan is we were going to hatch them, raise them and then they were going to be dinner. >> reporter: no foul play for via the turkey this thanksgiving. >> it was nighttime. we heard a crack. it was via's egg. >> reporter: macy knew from the moment via was born in march they would be baste friends -- i mean, best friends. >> it started out with snuggles on the coach when she was tiny. i don't know. their little relationship -- they just bonded. >> reporter: what does a 6-year-old girl do with an 8 month old turkey? >> i gobble with her sometimes. >> reporter: as one does. >> gobble, gobble. >> reporter: they stuff as much quality time into each day as

they can. >> they lay on the couch and watch tv. isn't very normal. >> reporter: tv time is tame compared to playing with barbies. >> she doesn't know how to get the toys. you kind of throw them to her. she'll get used to it. you have to give her some dolls. she loves dolls. >> reporter: teaching macy some important life lessons. >> she's learned responsibility. she's learned kindness, respect of animals. for my daughter something really great came out of that pandemic and she built this awesome relationship with her pet. >> reporter: so the family did have turkey on thanksgiving, but it wasn't via. the family was decorating for christmas yesterday. macy wasn't able to play with via as much as she likes. she kept laying on macy's feet >> via couldn't move. >> via

>> thanks, will. right now on "america this morning" lockdown 2.0, the new shut downs being imposed today as coronavirus cases surge and the new records set overnight. plus, what we're learning about a crucial meeting this week to decide who gets the vaccine first. president-elect joe biden injured playing with his dog. what doctors are now recommending. meanwhile president trump causing confusion in georgia. will his unfounded election fraud claims hurt republican's chances in the georgia senate races? racetrack inferno. we hear from the driver who survived this wild crash. >> the track! that's certainly damage. a big fire there. >> the safety device he once resisted that likely saved his life.