school. >> no. good morning, america. second dose of hope. the fda set to authorize moderna's vaccine as soon as tomorrow as the pfizer vaccine is distributed to hundreds of locations around the country. all this as hard-hit california hospitals are overrun with the virus. the state preparing for what might be its darkest day activating its mass fatality program. l.a. county, the home to more than 10 million people, has fewer than 100 icu beds left. dr. jha here with the latest. monster winter storm. 60 million americans on alert for the dangerous nor'easter taking aim. already wreaking havoc on highways, the possible blizzard set to slam the country from georgia to new england. some cities bracing for a blast of more than a foot of snow and how the massive storm is threatening to delay vaccines

and holiday deliveries. our team is tracking the very latest. one-on-one with vice president-elect kamala harris. weeks away from being sworn in as the first woman and first person of color to become vice president after a contentious election. >> president trump, what are your thoughts on his reluctance to acknowledge the election? >> how she says she and president-elect biden plan to unite and bring relief to the american people. >> the people here in washington, d.c., have got to stop living in a bubble. also this morning, safari showdown. a giraffe charging a car full of tourists coming face-to-face with the animal as it chases them down. how the scary adventure ends. ♪ and cruise control. "mission: impossible" superstar tom cruise explodes on the set of his new blockbuster. >> i don't ever want to see it again, ever.

>> threatening to fire the crew over covid-19 safety violations. the fallout this morning. good morning, america. thank you for joining us on this wednesday morning. robin, i know you went back to school yesterday. >> i did. >> howard university. >> well, it was my parents' school but also the alma mater of vice president-elect kamala harris, and so we met there which is so close to the capitol, where she is going to be sworn in as vice president next month and she told me who will be on her mind that morning. >> i can take a guess. i cannot wait to hear more of it. thank you, robin. we'll start with the coronavirus emergency. as we near authorization of a second vaccine, this time from moderna. the fda official review found it highly effective and tomorrow an independent panel will meet and decide whether to recommend it for an emergency use authorization. if it does and the fda agrees we could see the moderna vaccine

authorized as early as friday that could mean 6 million doses rolling out early next week. millions of people starting to receive it. >> victor oquendo starts us off in miami live inside a hotel that's been converted into a vaccination center. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, robin. momenting ago here they received that first shipment of the pfizer coronavirus vaccine. you can see these pharmacists here, they are hard at work and they'll walk them right across the hallway here, into a ballroom used as a vaccination site, 500 frontline workers today. this morning, reinforcements are around the corner with an fda advisory committee set to discuss moderna's vaccine tomorrow. there's hope it will be approved as early as the end of the week. in briefing documents posted tuesday, the fda did not identify any safety concerns or reasons to doubt the vaccine, noting some people showed minor

reactions similar to pfizer's like injection site pain, fatigue, headache and chills. they said like pfizer's it still needs to be studied in children, pregnant and breast-feeding women, and immunocompromised pfizer's vaccine crisscrossing the country all week in nearly 600 locations, that number expected to grow to more than 1,200 sites by the end of the weekend. but for millions, a vaccine can't come soon enough. in california, 60 morgue trucks ordered on standby. the state activating its mass fatality program preparing for what officials think might be the worst days yet. >> we're going through perhaps the most intense and urgent moment since the beginning of this pandemic. >> reporter: hospitals across the state are now being overrun. l.a. county, home to more than 10 million people, now has fewer than 100 icu beds available. >> the capacity for intensive care unit beds is down to as of yesterday, 1.4% of bed availability. e.r.s are full.

patients are waiting outside. >> reporter: in oklahoma, john and joyce both battled covid in the hospital. joyce lost her fight, she died hooked up to a ventilator as her family had to say good-bye through video chat. now back home, john, her husband of 58 years regrets doubting the deadly virus. >> obviously i have a different opinion now. >> reporter: and in grand prairie, texas, paul and rosemary blackwell, both beloved longtime teachers, contracted covid and took a turn for the worse in the hospital. >> they were holding hands before they started to remove them from the intubation. they died within one minute of each other. i will miss everything about them, everything. >> reporter: vaccinations are under way here. moderna, some 6 million doses ready to go to more than 3,000 locations. george? >> okay, victor.

thanks very much. let's take a closer look at the comparison between the pfizer and moderna vaccines. chief national correspondent tom llamas here with that. tom, walk us through how they stack up on the key question of effectiveness. >> all right, george, let's start with the big news of the day, moderna, they are on deck. the graph, looking vertically is the rate of covid-19 infection, horizontally this is over time, so the blue line is the placebo, essentially a dummy shot, people who didn't get the vaccine in this study, and you can see they progressively get infected with covid-19 over time. but people who took two doses of the moderna vaccine, this is the red line, almost nobody catches covid. it's 94.1% effective according to moderna so that's great news. so how are pfizer and moderna similar? let's take a look over here. both vaccines you need two doses, pfizer, the two doses are 21 days apart. moderna, it's 28 days apart. they both have messenger rna, the mrna is the secret sauce, essentially the blueprint to create those antibodies without infecting you with covid-19. both were found effective across genders and race and both up to

95% effective even with people with underlying conditions. so how are they different? first both are stored -- pfizer's stored at negative 94 degrees. moderna, it can be stored in a regular freezer, negative 4 degrees. pfizer, they have authorization for americans 16 and up, and moderna, they're asking for authorization 18 and up. george? >> and what more do we know about side effects? >> everyone wants to know about the side effects. the good news is, the side effects are temporary and they're minor. pain at the site of injection, just like the flu shot, headache, fever, fatigue, chills, muscle and joint pain, all very common and temporary. what about severe side effects? they are very rare. moderna -- this is interesting. the minor side effects from moderna happen after the second shot so they are advising some people to take the day off work if you get that second dose of the moderna vaccine. finally, what do we still need to know? first, we need more data on children. we heard that from victor.

more data on pregnant women, and can you decide which one you get? our team says you can't decide. it depends where you live and what your hospital has. >> tom, thanks very much. michael. >> thank you, george. joining us now is dr. ashish jha, dean of the brown university school of public health. dr. jha, thank you for joining us this morning, and there's so much excitement around the pfizer vaccine this week but looks like moderna's vaccine could be authorized this week as well. you've looked at the data so far. how hopeful are you? >> good morning, michael. thanks for having me on. i'm very hopeful. look, every time i look at the data and see new data i am more and more impressed at both of these vaccines, the efficacy as well as the safety profile. so i'm pretty excited about where the moderna vaccine is going to end up landing. >> and we know more vaccines are in the pipeline like astrazeneca's. but that one is a lot different than the others. what do we know about how it works and its effectiveness? >> yeah, there are several vaccines in the works and the next two that we're probably going to hear about in january are astrazeneca and johnson & johnson. they work totally differently. they don't use mrna.

they use a viral vector but that's a pretty standard technology for vaccines. we just don't know how effective they're going to end up being. i hope they'll be in the same 90% range but we don't know yet. >> we're both hoping for that, and there have been reported side effects with pfizer and moderna, but do you have any concerns about those? >> i don't. you know, as you heard in the last report, they're temporary. they can last 24 hours. i'm also telling folks that after their second dose they may just want to take that next day off, or at least be ready to take the next day off, and that's going to be important just because people often feel feverish and a headache, but it lasts about 24 hours, and occasionally up to 48, but everybody gets better after that. >> what do we know about a person's ability of spreading a virus once given the vaccine? >> if you were talking to me two days ago i would have said i don't know but even one shot reduces that two-thirds.

we haven't seen the full data on what happens after two shots but i'm pretty optimistic that it will end up reducing people's ability to spread the virus as well. >> we don't have much data on children and the vaccine so what do you recommend? what do parents need to know before you get your kids vaccinated? >> most kids right now are not going to be eligible because there's not enough vaccine. i'm a dad. i've got three kids, and what i'm thinking about is i want to get them all vaccinated, but i want to see a little bit of data from children, and i also want to see recommendations from the american academy of pediatrics. hold tight i'm telling parents. when children's turn comes up we'll have data and guidance from pediatricians and we can make decisions based on that. >> as a parent i'm listening to you on that. thanks for joining us, dr. jha. >> thank you. >> all right, michael. now to our other major story, that winter storm bearing down here on the east coast. it's set to deliver up to a foot of snow or more. rob marciano is in east hartford, connecticut, tracking the very latest for us. good morning, rob.

>> hey, good morning, robin. as you remember, last year not a huge year for snow. the good news is, there's plenty of salt left over. this barn holds over a thousand tons of salt and there are dozens of these across the state alone. heavy equipment like this front loader loading up salt like that into trucks like this, and they'll use the entire fleet here, and not only in this state, but states across the u.s. as this is turning out to be a beast of a december snowstorm. this morning, millions are dealing with the impact of a winter storm blanketing parts of the country with heavy snow. this storm turning deadly overnight in odessa, nebraska. this semi sliding down this snow-covered highway. you can see the red cab barrelling past other trucks already stopped on the road. in oklahoma, road conditions slick with ten inches of snow there. this semi jackknifing and slamming into another truck, shutting down the highway. one of the drivers rushed to the hospital.

and in texas, this same storm system brought up to five inches of snow to the panhandle. now winter storm alerts are up from georgia to maine, and boston expecting 6 to 12 inches, new york could see a foot. with new york city implementing stricter restrictions on restaurant, this storm forcing to restaurants shutter outside as well. >> people need to take it seriously and make adjustments right now. this could be the biggest storm in several years. >> reporter: a potentially crippling snowstorm that could cause major travel disruptions, school closings and power outages. and actually with so many kids homeschooling, it won't be a true snow day, but we expect about a foot here in hartford. a lot will come down quickly. a hard time keeping up. this is a double plow hooked up to a third tow plow back there that juts out, it's able to clear 2 1/2 lanes of highway. that plus salt and brine and use every piece of arsenal they have. every arrow in their quiver to beat back the storm. george?

>> okay, rob, thanks. let's go to ginger. i know you're at the new york department of sanitation getting ready there right now. what more do we know about where the storm is going next, how hard it's going to hit? >> yeah, i mean, new york city has 2,000 plowable vehicles ready and raring for this storm. which could be the biggest we've seen and a single snowstorm in almost five years. let's go ahead and dive in. anywhere from georgia to maine on alert. the icier side is the southern side, the heaviest snow in pink and focus on what's going to happen here. it's not just snow but wind. washington, d.c., has a brief snow, but it changes to a mix, then rain that will cut totals to near nothing. philadelphia starts 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. heaviest into the dinnertime hours. you may get close to that. new york city to hartford, as we were saying, worcester, massachusetts, poconos getting the heaviest snow, one to two feet if you go right off the coast. it'll be a big snowstorm and and again, gusts up to 50 miles per hour. by tomorrow morning, we're done with it by thursday night, michael.

>> cannot wait for thursday night, ginger. the storm is coming at a particularly bad time. it's set to wreak havoc on holiday shopping, which was already under pressure because of heavy demands, but more importantly, it could impact the delivery of the coronavirus vaccine. transportation correspondent gio benitez is on the tarmac at laguardia airport this morning for us. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, michael. good morning. yeah, these are some of the flights trying to get out of here before this storm moves in. american airlines already canceling a handful of flights but the real question right now is how will this storm affect vaccine deliveries here in the northeast? here's what u.p.s. is telling us. they say they have a dedicated team of full-time meteorologists monitoring weather around the clock. should roadways or airports be closed we will observe all closures and u.p.s. will be ready to deliver as soon as it is safe. fedex and the u.s. postal service say they have contingency plans in place as well. what does this mean for holiday shipping? well, it's now too late to use ground shipping to deliver your gifts in time for christmas.

you're going to have to pay for that price here, air shipping option. even so, don't be surprised if your packages arrive late. 3 billion packages are expected to ship this year. that is much more than the 2.2 billion last year. now, if you are traveling today or tomorrow, the major airlines like american, they've already issued travel waivers so you can change or cancel that flight, george. >> okay, gio, thanks very much. we're going to washington now where senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has finally acknowledged joe biden's victory, and we have the reaction from vp-elect kamala harris in robin's exclusive interview. cecilia vega is tracking all the latest. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: hey, george, good morning to you. mitch mcconnell finally saying the words out loud, and publicly, president-elect biden. it only took more than a month to get here. 42 days after the election senate majority leader mitch mcconnell finally acknowledging what has been reality ever since the race was called for joe biden more than a month ago. >> today i want to congratulate president-elect joe biden.

i also want to congratulate the vice president-elect, our colleague from california, senator harris. beyond our differences, all americans can take pride that our nation has a female vice president-elect for the very first time. >> reporter: and now, vice president-elect kamala harris telling robin, better late than never. >> i think it's critically important. would have been better if it were earlier but it happened and that's what's most important and so let's move forward. let's move forward, and where we can find common purpose and common ground, let's do that. let that be our priority. >> reporter: but president trump still defiant, rage tweeting in the middle of the night lashing out at mcconnell saying, it's too soon to give up. even though the president has reached the end of the road. the electoral college certified the election. his legal team and allies lost more than 50 challenges. some of the president's staunchest allies now vowing to mount a last-ditch effort when congress officially ratifies the election next month. behind the scenes mcconnell

saying this would divide the party warning republicans not to go there. and by all accounts this amounts to political theater. house republicans would need a senator to sign onto this effort. so far no senator has stepped forward to help them on this front. there is some progress on that much needed covid relief funding on capitol hill. leaders have met face-to-face for the first time in months, they're vowing to stay and work through the holiday in order to reach a deal. they're scheduled to meet again today. >> that aid is needed so much. okay, cecilia. thanks very much. we'll see a lot more of your interview in the next half hour. >> i asked the vice president-elect about that and that need for a stimulus package, and that will be in our next half hour. now, we have an update on college basketball player keyontae johnson. after that frightening on-court collapse, remember that, his parents saying he is in stable condition. thank goodness for that. he is breathing on his own speaking. he even facetimed his university of florida teammates. the cause of that have collapse

is still unknown at this time. >> thank goodness. yes. we're following a lot of other headlines this morning including much more on my one-on-one with vice president-elect kamala harris. how she and president-elect biden will fight the pandemic and unite the country. and why tom cruise exploded on the set of his new "mission: impossible" movie. first back to ginger. the cold behind this storm is no joke. it will keep the snow in some places and cause black ice in others. i've got to get to the rainy cities sponsored by state farm. good morning. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco.

we'll see a little sunshine this morning before the clouds increase ahead of some scattered showers in the north bay and the rest of us light-to-moderate steady rain for several hours tonight, even some downpours that could wake you up. then mostly sunny and warmer than average as we head into the weekend. today, mid- to upper 50s north bay along the coast. the rest of us 60 to 62, mild tonight, mid-40s to low 5 5 5 55 again, my sons are going to be very jealous of me. i am surrounded by giant vehicles. 19,000 miles of roadway, guys, that's what these guys will be covering just in new york. >> wow. it is coming. >> it is coming. stay right there. we're coming back too. o. ♪ the americans who drive our trucks and ambulances, who put fear aside and run toward the flames.

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good morning. i'm reggie aqui from abc 7 mornings. for the -- excuse me, for the third time since the pandemic began, the u.s. surpassed 3,000 deaths in a single day yesterday. that's according to new data from johns hopkins university. and it comes as california sets its own record. more than 14,000 people are now hospitalized. that's the most since the pandemic began. 3,000 are in the icu. so if you put that in perspective, visually, you'll see this graph that charts out the number of icu patients going back to march. as you can see at the current trend, it's just going straight up. icu availabilities monitored in five separate regions statewide, dropping under 15% means extra restrictions, like no gyms, salons, or any on-site restaurant dining. the bay area is on the brink of dropping under that threshold,

like three other regions already have. but 7 of the 11 counties making up our region chose to adopt those rules early. only san mateo, napa, solano, and santa cruz have not. we're going to check in wit

welcome back. enjoy our morning sunshine. i have increasing clouds out ahead of our next system and temperatures in the mid-50s to low 60s this afternoon. we're going to have light-to-moderate rain for several hours tonight, embedded downpours, and some hazardous surf at our coast until at least 3:00 this afternoon. here we are at noon, and our best chance of showers will be up in the north bay, sonoma, and mendocino counties moving down into marin county as we head into afternoon hours. but from 11:00 to 5:00 is our window for the heaviest rain. reggie? >> mike, thank you. coming up on "gma," an abc news

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[ [ playing the theme to "mission: impossible" ] oh, yeah, we know that, michael. >> yes, we do. >> back here on "gma," tom cruise pulling off another epic stunt -- that will leave a mark. coming up, why he is not happy, he is not happy with his crew on the set of the seventh "mission: impossible" blockbuster. >> that is coming up. we're following a lot of headlines right now, the coronavirus crisis. an fda advisory panel set to vote on moderna's vaccine. 6 million doses could start rolling out early next week as the pfizer vaccine is distributed to hundreds of locations around the country and california is preparing for what might be its darkest days activating its mass fatality program.

also right now, tens of millions bracing for a storm in the east. more than a foot of snow expected in some areas that could cause trouble for vaccine distributions and holiday packages as well. in our next hour, an exclusive from amazon will shipping deadlines this year. plus, pete buttigieg about to break a barrier. president-elect joe biden has nominated his former rival as transportation secretary. he will be the first openly gay cabinet secretary in u.s. history. take a look at this. a giraffe chasing a car coming face-to-face with a group of tourists on safari in kenya. finally, the vehicle is able to pass them and let the giraffes go their way. >> have you ever been on safari? >> yes. >> it's scary. >> i know, but the giraffe is like you're in my neighborhood. >> pay a lot of money to possibly die on vacation. i never figured that one out. that was scary footage right there. we'll continue, robin, we have a big exclusive with vice president-elect kamala harris. robin and vice president-elect kamala harris had a chance to

talk yesterday and she and president-elect biden will take office just five weeks from today. >> it's just five weeks away and we sat down at her alma mater, howard university, just a short distance away from the capitol, where she will be sworn in on january 20th. howard university. >> yeah. >> just a short distance, of course, the capitol, the white house, as a student could you have imagined being just days away from such a historic moment? >> no. and i really feel quite emotional about it. >> reporter: in just a few short weeks kamala harris will make history when she is worn in. but following a contentious and extended election season bringing the country together remains a major challenge. president trump, what are your thoughts on his reluctance to acknowledge the election? >> in this democracy of ours as americans, which is our democracy is stronger than any one man or woman, it is about

the people and the people spoke. >> reporter: and as the country reels from a raging pandemic that has led to more than 300,000 american lives lost and caused unemployment to soar, questions remain about how the new administration will work with congress to bring relief to the american people. the stimulus package. >> yeah. >> when you're talking about how to work together and come together knowing there are people in need, what needs to be done or assured to make sure that it gets passed? >> robin, i'll tell you, i don't understand the hesitation. the people are suffering. >> yeah. >> you know, the numbers i saw, one in six families in america are describing their children as being hungry. the number of small businesses that have had to permanently close, or are in fear of

permanently closing, the moratoriums on evictions and foreclosures are about to end. the people here in washington, d.c., have got to stop living in a bubble. the people have a right to expect that their leaders in congress see them and act in their best interests. you know, i can speak for joe and me, we were elected to do a job and we intend to bring everybody along who wants to do the job with us. >> he has said 100-day mask mandate. other than that, what specifically will this administration do to turn this pandemic around? >> yeah, and the 100 days of the mask, he's urging. like there's no punishment. they don't have to, but he is saying as a leader, please, everybody, work with me here for the first 100 days. let's everybody just wear a mask and see the outcomes there because, of course, scientists and the public health officials tell us they'll be really great outcomes if everyone does wear a mask when in public. it is about getting through the

pandemic around making sure that everyone has access to the vaccine and that they take it. >> how do you go about doing that when you know there's so much mistrust, especially in the community of color? >> that means about listening to the people, it means about remembering history and why people feel the way they do, and then also reminding folks, this vaccine is just about one thing and one thing only, saving lives. >> leaders on both sides when it comes to the pandemic, they will put down strict guidelines. >> yeah. >> and even your colleague in california, strict guidelines but yet they don't follow through. what kind of message does that send to the american public? >> i think we all have to understand that right now this is a moment for everyone to sacrifice, and if we're going to get through this together as a country, then we all have to do it. >> reporter: and while harris stands on the cusp of history not only are there new

challenges but a recent reminder that old ones still exist. a controversial op-ed calling for dr. jill biden to drop "doctor" from her title because her doctorate is in education, not medicine. what was your reaction when you read that, when you heard that? >> i was deeply disappointed that in 2020 that kind of approach would be given any legitimacy because let's be clear about it, she worked hard. she raised her kids. she went to school. she went to night school. she got degrees. she earned everything she has. that's the american way. that's the american spirit. so when there's anyone who tries to diminish the significance of people who work hard, i think it's just not the american way, frankly. >> reporter: now, the vice president-elect and her husband, doug emhoff, are both preparing to shatter gender norms. how do you think he will put a stamp -- he's making history as well. >> he is. he is making history. he will be the first second

gentleman of the united states of america. and he is very excited about it, and i will tell you, he has this sweatshirt that says girl dad that he -- it's almost in tatters but he's very proud of being the father of a daughter, you know, and, of course, proud to be a father of a son, but he's aware that, you know, we still have so much work to do to remind our children of every gender that they should not be confined by the limited perception that some might have of who they are and what they can be. and this is where we are, i think, advancing as a society with each one of these moments. it says to everyone, don't let anyone put you in a box because of your gender and i think that's important. >> what is going to be going through your mind when you take that oath of office?

>> i'll be thinking about my mother, but i feel a very big sense of responsibility. as i said recently, that i will be the first, but i will not be the last, you know, i was raised by a mother who said that to me all the time, kamala, you may be the first to do many things but make sure you're not the last and that's how i feel about this moment. >> she's really navigating the weight of responsibility of -- that goes along with being a first. >> just seeing her take that oath is going to be such a huge moment in our history. >> very historic, but yet, george and michael, she gets beyond that in saying that when i asked her as other vps in history that once they are in office that they have special initiatives that they want to be a part of and they want to push

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we are back with tom cruise tearing into the "mission: impossible 7" crew over coronavirus protocol violations on set. t.j. holmes here with the details. >> you're about to hear leaked audio here from the set of "mission: impossible 7." this is a movie that is months behind in production because of the pandemic. this is a movie that even after they got going again with production had to shut down again last month because some people tested positive so with all that you're about to hear now why tom cruise has no patience for any violation of safety protocols. [ playing the theme to "mission: impossible" ] he's known for doing his own death-defying stunts. cruise's six installments of the "mission: impossible" franchise.

but on the set of "mission: impossible 7", there was one risk tom cruise reportedly wasn't willing to take. >> we are not shutting this [ bleep ] movie down! >> reporter: in this recording the hollywood superstar heard berating crew members for reportedly violating coronavirus safety protocols. >> i don't ever want to see it again, ever. and if you don't do it you're fired and if i see you do it again, you're [ bleep ] gone. >> tom encountered two crew members standing together looking at a computer screen obviously violating uk protocols that all crew must stand at least two meters apart and apparently just became incensed. >> reporter: the tirade echoing the passion he's portrayed in many of his on-screen characters. >> i will massacre you. i will [ bleep ] you up. >> should we or should we not follow the advice. >> show me the money! >> reporter: but real money and

livelihoods are on the line. for thousands of film workers. you can hear cruise making that point. >> that's it. no apologies. you can tell it to the people that are losing their [ bleep ] homes because our industry is shut down. >> reporter: with the film industry nearly shuttered schedules delayed and big budget movies released straight to streaming there's a lot riding on the success of a major film like "mission: impossible 7." >> yeah, unfortunately, you can't punch covid in the face or throw it out of a plane but i think that, you know, tom knows what's at stake for this industry and this really vulnerable moment. >> reporter: so the film industry was completely shut down. we're talking about hundreds of thousands of jobs estimated to be lost, billions of dollars in wages. you might not agree with the methods but for the frustration with this industry trying to get it back and a lot keeping their eyes on how "mission: impossible 7," a big production will handle it. a lot of eyes on them getting it

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>> mike, thank you. coming up, a "gma" exclusive. bachelorette host chris harrison on the most unprecedented season of the chauffeushow ever. the hometown dates and a ♪ ♪ digital transformation has failed to take off. because it hasn't removed the endless mundane work we all hate. ♪ ♪

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. second dose of hope. the fda set to authorize moderna's vaccine as soon as tomorrow as the pfizer vaccine is distributed to hundreds of locations. this morning, how the two vaccines stack up against each other and what "operation warp speed" is saying about the massive moderna rollout that could start as soon as next week. here comes the snowmaker. 60 million americans in the path of a monster storm on the move. the winter storm watch at this hour, up and down the east coast. major cities bracing for more than a foot of snow, the delays that could be looming for those all-important vaccine and holiday deliveries. we're tracking the latest from the storm zone. from the palace to podcasts. harry and meghan go global with a massive new spotify deal and

the moment oprah endorsed the brand-new wellness coffee meghan is investing in. signed, sealed, delivered? amazon exclusively revealing their shipping cutoffs for the holiday, just nine days until christmas. ♪ hometown heartbreak. after a "bachelorette" hometown episode unlike any other, it's down to three. chris harrison talking exclusively to "gma" about tayshia's journey. ♪ a lovely day and celebrating our frontline heroes. the woman who set up a facebook group to help out her mom, a nurse in a covid unit, it's called adopt a health care worker and it's spreading holiday joy. three weeks later more than 18,000 people joining in. how they're doing it and how you can be a part of it as we say good morning, america. ♪ always think of you, michael, when this song is being played even on thrivership awards show, i gave you a

shoutout and you weren't even watching. >> i was in bed. >> of course, you were. good morning, america. thanks for being with us on this wednesday morning. we are really looking forward about adopt a health care worker. what a great idea. with so many heroes as they continue to fight the pandemic this holiday season. >> keep their spirits up through such a hard year. look at how they did it at the boston medical center, they're celebrating the arrival of the first doses of the covid vaccine. >> got some moves. george and i are going to do that when we get ours, right, george? no, it won't happen. >> nice try. >> i tried. i have to try. you know, we have a lot of news to get to this morning, starting with tens of millions bracing for that monster snowstorm that is taking aim at the east coast. we're going to go back to rob marciano in east hartford, connecticut, with more. good morning again, rob. >> good morning, michael. driving up here, i saw the brian on the road and it's pretty

impressive to watch these guys work inside this facility in east hartford. over a thousand tons of salt and these front loaders come in and scoop it up and back it up and put it in trucks like this and they can hold 6,000 tons of salt and they're using all the weapons they have in this arsenal, this triple plow. two up front, one in the back here and a salt brine mixture. they'll do everything they can to keep the snow off the road and they had a hard time going to this in oklahoma, and kansas, where this snow has been. this storm has dumped up to ten inches of snow in oklahoma. eight, nine inches in kansas already become a fatal storm because of that. and it's only going to intensify as it gets up here in the northeast, and with the snow coming down so fast, ginger, as you know it's going to be difficult to keep up with and keep the roadways clear. the guys here telling me, please stay off the road, these guys say, when there's traffic on the road it takes twice as long to clear these highways. ginger? >> good tip. thank you, rob. yes, new york city says they are brined and ready and raring to

go for this snowstorm which could be the biggest in almost five years that we've seen here. i want to take you to the maps. it's very important to know it's georgia to maine that's on alert. you also have philadelphia starting in this snow after about 2:00 p.m. it gets heavy at times. you'll ride right along that line, so big-time differences in philadelphia. south jersey could end up with all rain. new york city to the north, hartford, worcester, hudson valley, poconos, one to two feet of snow in some spots and, george, i have to say power lines are a concern, heavy wet snow and 30 to 60-mile-per-hour gusts. >> okay, ginger, thanks very much. we'll get the latest on coronavirus emergency nearing the authorization of a second vaccine this time for moderna and the fda released its review and found it highly effective. back to victor oquendo inside a miami hotel that's been converted into a vaccination center. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, george. vaccinations are now under way. this is a doctor about to receive his first doctor. what is this moment like.

>> really happy to get this vaccine. and we can hopefully move forward in this pandemic. >> reporter: some 500 frontline workers today. this morning, reinforcements are around the corner with an fda advisory committee set to discuss moderna's vaccine tomorrow. there's hope it will be approved as early as the end of the week. in briefing documents posted tuesday, the fda did not identify any safety concerns or reasons to doubt the vaccine. noting some people showed minor reactions similar to pfizer's like injection site pain, fatigue, headache and chills. they said like pfizer's, it still needs to be studied in children, pregnant and breast-feeding women and immunocompromised individuals. michael spoke with dr. jha. on what he recommends for parents. >> what do parents need to know before you get your kids vaccinated? >> i'm a dad. i got three kids. what i'm thinking about i want

to get them all vaccinated but want to see some data on children and see recommendations from the american academy of pediatrics. hold tight when children's turn comes up we'll have a lot more data and guidance from the pediatricians and can make decisions based on that. >> reporter: pfizer's vaccine crisscrossing the country all week, now in nearly 600 locations. that number expected to grow to more than 1,200 sites by the end of this weekend. but for millions, a vaccine can't come soon enough. if given the green light moderna's rollout will be on a much larger scale, some 6 million doses ready to go to more than 3,000 locations, george. >> okay, victor, thanks very much. george, now to the big celebration for women's basketball coach tara vanderveer. surpassing pat summitt for the most victories in division i women's basketball, 1,099. 1,099, wow. that many wins. the stanford coach celebrated with her team getting the game ball and a new jacket with her name on the back of it. t-dog.

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♪ good morning ♪ good morning welcome back to "gma." the calm before the storm here in times square. it is coming. tomorrow big day for us. we hear from jamie foxx, he's starring in the new movie "soul." first, time for "pop news." let's go to lara. >> yep. hey, thank you so much, george. we're going to begin with whitney houston. you hear the music, this, of course, one of her biggest hits, there it is. the biggest hits of her career and now "i wanna dance with somebody," the name of her movie and the biopic's leading lady was cast in naomi ackie. the british actress had her big break in 2019 in "star wars: the rise of skywalker," as a stormtrooper turned resistance fighter and will take on the iconic singer. the director stella mcgee

explaining the choice of ackie stating, quote, we spent the better part of the last year in an exhaustive search for an actress who could embody whitney houston, and naomi impressed us at every stage of the process, and i was moved by her ability to capture the stage presence of a global icon while bringing humanity to her life. it's set to hit theaters november 2022. also in "pop news" this morning, jack black is leading a group of celebrities and raising money for st. jude's and other children's charities doing virtual readings. he is delivering some grinch-tastic christmas cheer in the process. take a look. >> but the grinch who lived just north of whoville did not. the grinch hated christmas, the whole christmas season. now please do not ask why, no one quite knows the reason. it could be his head wasn't screwed on just right. it could be perhaps that his shoes were too tight, but i think that the most likely reason of all may have been that his heart was two sizes too

small. >> jack and his friend red there, also joined by chase stokes from "outer banks," and michael j. fox. there are also musical performances from jewel, among many others. all proceeds benefits st. jude's children's research hospital and the ronald mcdonald houses in new york and los angeles. you can still watch or contribute to them. just go to merry&bright.brightcove.com. until december 21st. there it is, on your screen. an entertaining moment for you. then finally we'd like to you meet a little entrepreneur named camille. opening her first restaurant and her first customer naturally is mom, and while camille's place, it looks very nice and even has a menu to look at, she hasn't quite mastered the whole ordering process. take a look. >> hi. are you open?

>> yes. what do you want? >> i would like a hamburger please. >> a hamburger. >> yes. >> okay, what else you like -- >> i just said i want a hamburger please. >> a hamburg, okay. >> excuse me. excuse me. may i have a hamburger? >> a ham bugger? >> yes. >> okay. what do you need? >> i just -- can i get -- can i get a hamburger? >> a hamburger. okay. want to see a menu? >> ah. >> can the woman get a hamburger please? mom finally got her burger. and the video has gotten over 15 million views on tiktok. camille, remember, the customer is king. guys, back to you in the studio. >> very cute. >> thank you, that was cute. we move to our "gma" cover story. harry and meghan just signed a megadeal with spotify that will

pay millions for a new podcast. deborah roberts has more on what this will mean for their relationship with the palace. good morning, deb. >> reporter: good morning, george. when they walked away from royal life the duke and duchess of sussex vowed to chart their own path and pave their own way, which apparently won't be a problem with these new ventures. while the deal is well paying, harry and meghan say it's about sparking hope and compassion. >> should we start? no? ladies first. >> i think it sounds nice with your accent. >> reporter: those voices unmistakable, meghan and harry now adding podcasters to their resumes with that mega spotify deal reportedly said to be worth up to $40 million. >> happy holidays. >> cheers. >> reporter: that deal coming just days after word that meghan invested in a brand called clever, a california-based women-led wellness latte company, which prompted a shoutout from oprah who noted that my new neighbor "m" sent me a basket of deliciousness. yes, that m. >> we have this lovely christmas basket. nice decorations from my neighbor m.

>> reporter: harry and meghan clearly on a path to entrepreneurship. don't forget, they also inked a giant netflix deal estimated at about $200 million. >> this was the plan all along for harry and meghan. having a podcast series as well as their netflix deal is part of what the legacy will look like. >> reporter: their new titles coming about a year after shedding their old ones, the duke and duchess trading their royal world for a more common one with a big bank account of course. >> there really was no other option, what i want to make clear is we're not walking away, and we certainly aren't walking away from you. >> reporter: after a stint in canada, the family with baby archie now settling into california life. >> it's good to be home. >> reporter: their last memories as working royals, a strained affair last spring. there was talk that harry and meghan would return to the uk in the coming months to reassess whether they're truly done with royal life. so far no word from the palace on whether that's still in the cards. and as harry and meghan move

forward, no comments from buckingham palace. robin. >> no comment. all right, there, deb, thank you. we have a "gma" exclusive for you now. a big announcement from amazon about its shipping cutoff date for the holidays. rebecca jarvis joins us with details and the big gift for procrastinators this season, do tell, rebecca. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. it is a holiday unlike any other, but once a procrastinator, always a procrastinator. it is getting down to the wire and amazon is finally revealing those cutoff dates to get your gift there by christmas. this morning, the clock is ticking on shipping with just nine days until christmas amazon exclusively telling "gma" its holiday deadlines. amazon is later than it was in the past with announcing these deadlines. why is that? >> i think we were -- wanted to see what the world was going to come to. how demand was going and how our capacity was going, and making

sure we were successful. >> reporter: so what are the cutoffs? december 23rd for one-day delivery. december 24th for same day delivery and for prime members in select cities, two-hour grocery delivery. the company assuring customers their gifts will arrive on time. what happens to the procrastinators this year? will their gifts get there on time? >> their gifts will get there on time. we're delivering up until the 24th. we've been hiring for the event and increasing our capacity and we've got lots of options for all types of customers and for sure the procrastinators. >> reporter: other major retailers also gearing up for the final stretch. walmart offering free two-day delivery for orders placed by december 19th until 2:00 p.m. and free next day delivery until december 21st by 2:00 p.m. plus, if you're shipping gifts yourself, usps cutoffs begin december 18th for first class deliveries while u.p.s. start the 21st for three-day select shipping. and remember, if you are shopping online to look at those

deliver by dates when you are at the checkout. target isn't publishing overall delivery dates and deadlines so you have to look individually at the items and, robin, of course, remember those small businesses out there, they are doing everything in their power so check their websites too. they are pushing the deadlines as far as they can. >> they are. they are. thank you for all those reminders, rebecca, thank you. and you can get a breakdown of last-minute shipping deadlines on our website, goodmorningamerica.com. michael. >> thank you, robin. now, we're going to go to that stunning "bachelorette" elimination and we spoke exclusively to host chris harrison about tayshia's hometown dates and if she was sure she made the right call on who she said good-bye to. mona kosar abdi has more. good morning, mona. >> reporter: michael, good morning. it was a hometown episode like we've never seen before. instead of tayshia hitting the road to meet with the families of the final four men, it was her suitors who brought a slice of home to her but this morning,

host chris harrison tells us there's still some red flags tayshia needs to look out for. it's the most unprecedented season of "the bachelorette" bringing plenty of face-offs and heartbreaks. now we're catching up with the man at the center of it all in an exclusive interview with chris harrison. >> we just had this great group of guys after clare and they were a little bit cheated out of their experience in finding love too, and it's been an extraordinary season. >> reporter: after a tumultuous journey the group of guys down to four -- brendan, ben, zac and ivan. >> she's ready for a man to get down on one knee and propose to her. >> reporter: meeting the families for the first time. >> are you kidding me? >> reporter: the families tough on tayshia. >> is he asking you where you're at with your other relationships? >> no. >> zac has been through it. his family is less worried about tayshia, more worried about him. is zac ready for this? is he pushing this too hard too far too fast? >> reporter: but families also giving their blessings despite

growing concerns with the guys themselves. >> each of these guys are all amazing in their own ways but also some red flags and some things that maybe tayshia needs to watch out for heading into this final week. >> reporter: army vet ben's heart to heart with family realizing he's in love with tayshia. the confession coming too late, and going home. >> tayshia has one final week to figure this out and she has some things she needs to get and this is not going to be easy. >> reporter: and next week brings the two-day finale, and the answer to the question we've all been waiting for. who will tayshia choose? michael? >> yep, we are waiting for it for sure. be sure to tune in to "the bachelorette." it's next monday and tuesday at 8:00, 7:00 central. now back to ginger. hey, ginger. michael, you ever wonder where the snow goes if it doesn't melt naturally? well, right behind me, something called snow melters. they may be using those.

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mom, a nurse in omaha, nebraska, in a covid unit and her co-workers. >> i just thought, wow, like, there has to be something we can do to kind of show them support and show them that, you know, we're behind them. >> reporter: so the 43-year-old makeup artist set up a facebook page hoping a few friends would sign up to fulfill amazon wish lists made by her mom's colleagues. three weeks later adopt a health care worker has more than 18,000 members and is lifting the spirits of frontline workers across the u.s. >> you know, you come home from work and there's an amazon box on your porch and you have a little smile from somebody across the country. >> reporter: it's easy. any worker in a hospital system introduces themselves and posts an amazon wish list. kind strangers then send them gifts from their list. >> i've put my heart and soul into this job and -- it's so hard, they say to leave work at work, but it's so hard to leave work at work because these are people's lives. >> reporter: icu nurse kelsey langel cared for christine's grandmother before she lost her

life to covid earlier this year. when kelsey joined the group, christine's other grandmother adopted kelsey, sending her a box of lovely gifts. >> so, if anything, it just reminded what a small world it is and how good people can be despite everything going on in the world. >> reporter: olivia works in a long-term care facility in indiana. she and her nursing assistant were adopted by a woman named kathy who lost her daughter this year. >> what she told me and my friend kim, it's going to make my heart so happy if you girls let me buy this and do this for you because my daughter is not here for me to do that, and it just completely blew us away. this lady not only went on our list and bought just like a couple things, like she bought the entire list. >> every day i open my phone and i get messages every night from nurses that come home from work and it's not even so much about

the gifting part. it's because it is -- they're getting messages of support. we see you, we love you, we appreciate you. >> what a fantastic -- >> really, really is. >> you can tell us how you're supporting health care workers by submitting their photo and their story to our website. use the #gmahealthcarehero. we'll be right back. visit the chick-fil-a website to share a message of hope this holiday. and share a message of hope this holiday.

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mainly sunshine during the afternoon. >> another abc 7 news update in about 30 minutes, but you can ♪ deck the halls with boughs of holly ♪ welcome back to "gma." we are counting down to christmas, just nine days left. so many people are getting into the holiday spirit with their decked out trees. >> they are and we asked to you share your photos using #gmaseeyourtree. take a look at this tree from alice, she's from florida. tapped into her inner artist decorating her tree to match the van gogh print behind it. >> very creative. >> yeah. heck this one out, fran from -- check this one out. fran from shelby, ohio. she topped her tree with a top hat. i like it, fran. keep it up and everyone else, keep sending us your creative photos using #gmaseeyourtree. >> and now to our 12 days of christmas cookies. i was supposed to walk over but michael is such a gentleman he volunteered. strut on over with his bad self.

we have cinnamon eggnog toffee crunch cookies. >> eddie has been staring at it all morning. socially distant cookies. >> thank you for doing that. i got a bad hip. these heels. to show us how to make it we have food network chef david rose. he's joining us from atlanta. good morning. how are you? >> good morning, robin, good morning, michael. i am joining you from the monogram appliance showroom here in sandy springs, atlanta, georgia, it is a beautiful day in atlanta. how are you doing today? >> we're doing great. ♪ eight maids a milking eight maids a milking ♪ >> excellent. >> that's where we are? >> beautiful singing voice. >> thank you very much. >> music to my ears. >> take it away. >> so what ingredients -- >> essentially -- first things first, when you think of

christmas to me eggnog, delicious, synonymous, pie, cobbler. you have your cookies, and you dip it in the eggnog, and it's about time you level it up, so today this year we're doing like you said, a cinnamon eggnog toffee crunch cookie. say that five times fast so we have the ingredients, you want to have your dry and your wet ingredients separate. so we got flour, baking powder and a little bit of salt. and you want to sift that, now, what sifting will do is make sure all the ingredients are nice and incorporated so every bite of that cookie is delicious, and it's snowing here in atlanta. all right. look at that. to the right over here, i have my kitchenaid cordless hand mixer. no cord, no outlet and freedom in the kitchen as you can see. you want to always make sure to mix on low, but you can start out fast in the beginning. what you want to do is cream your sugar and your butter together. and essentially creaming that is a fancy word for just combining them.

and, again, you want to start low, you want to preserve the snazziness of that turtleneck so low on that right there. to that i'll add a little bit of molasses and as you can see it is slow as molasses, what the molasses going to do, is it's going to give it a nice, bittersweet, smoky note, and incorporate that together. you put your eggs, egg folk, give it that nice velvety lusciousness, this is an eggnog cookie so why not add more eggnog so you work that till it's nice and incorporated. remember, michael and robin, i said slowly. bring that speed down and we very gingerly, s.a.t. word, write it down, gingerly, slowly put the dry ingredients into that. when it's nice and incorporated you will wind up with something a little bit like that. wait, wait, wait.

i did say to have seffee, so we this amazing chocolate toffee candy bar. we mix that, take our hang di -- handy dandy spatula and start to work that together, put it into the oven. about 15 minutes, 350 degrees and through the power of tv we have these delicious crispy buttery soft chewy cookies but wait, wait, wait. we're not done yet. all about adding flavors here. you got to decorate, mike. you got to decorate so what i have here is a mixture of eggnog, powdered sugar and cinnamon and you just take that and you just glaze the cookie, go ahead and pick it up and glaze it. make sure the cookies get nice and cool first and then you want to use the sprinkles so i have green, gold and red. very festive but you got to coordinate. i'll add some of the red sprinkles just like that. and there you have it. cinnamon eggnog toffee crunch cookies. glass of eggnog which might or might not have bourbon in there

and i'll dip it. >> we won't ask you. i already finished my cookie, it was so good. i'm done. it's like a race to finish it. but what about those who don't do dairy? do you have a substitute for that? >> if you don't, just if you don't do dairy, feel free to use coconut milk. that's right. coconut milk eggnog and that will get rid of dairy, whatever problems you might have with dairy use that coconut milk will solve you. >> they're good as are you. thank you, thank you. representing the atl as you are. >> you're welcome. season's greetings. >> you can get it on our website at goodmorningamerica.com and tomorrow cookbook author clair saffvitz joins us. coming up, the very talent

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♪ welcome back to "gma." time now to put a little soul in your morning. that's right. our next guest is a grammy and tony winner. he lit up the stage as both thomas jefferson and marquis de lafayette in "hamilton" and now he's bringing his musical magic to pixar's new fi film "soul." say good morning to daveed diggs. thank you for joining us, my friend. >> good morning, sir. >> doing great.

i can't wait to talk about "soul" but first this incredible rap song that you wrote for hanukkah that some say rivals adam sandler's classic. >> yeah. ♪ ♪ name you monica, weird name for a dog but it rhymes with hanukkah ♪ ♪ >> yeah. this is what we came up with. >> you wrote a hanukkah song and that's what you came up with. everyone seems to love it. it's like the talk of maybe the new hanukkah song for the season. we'll talk about "soul." this movie is about finding what makes you you and the joy of getting lost in the music. what are some songs on your playlist that define who you are? >> my favorite band of all time is parliament funkadelic.

i used to study those albums as a kid. so those are all still on my playlist, and then, you know, i'm from the bay area, so anything euphoria. >> i'm a big george clinton fan and we'll look at a clip right now from your new movie "soul." put a little soul in everybody's morning. let's check it out. >> no hard feelings, right? just friends. all right. >> that is a fascinating -- >> good-bye, paul. come. >> got you. thought you could cheat the universe? well, you thought wrong. i'm here to bring you -- oh, you're not -- my mistake. we'll get you back in. there you go. no harm, no foul. >> and you know this movie is a star-studded cast, jamie foxx, tina fey, angela bassett, you

just to name a few and you say one of the things that "soul" does is celebrates how important it is to be a good member of your community, and you have a really easy way to do that. what is that? >> well, you know, it's wild and stressful times right now and i have found very valuable the people who have just asked me how i'm doing and then held me to actually answering that question. normally when somebody asks how are you, i say, i'm working on this tv show and, you know, doing all this writing every day, and i had someone say, great, that's what you're doing. but how are you doing? i've had a few friends check me on that lately and make space for feeling however i'm feeling and i have found that to be useful and not particularly difficult to do. so i try to do that for other people too. >> you have good friends.

i think that's something we can all learn about, the person who cares about what you're doing, and it's about you as an individual. you're starring in disney's upcoming live action remake of "the little mermaid." you're our favorite crab of all time. you're playing sebastian. what can you tell us about the film? >> it's going to be beautiful. yeah, i mean, it's such a wild production being out there on the stage and working with that incredible cast and i think it's going to be unlike anything anyone has ever seen before and, yooe -- yeah. hall ha halley bailey is absolutely incredible in this so i'm very excited for everyone to see it. i'm excited to see it too. all i've done is record the music so, you know. >> you're a busy man. we're always excited to see what you're working on. cannot wait to see "soul" and we appreciate your time, my friend. >> appreciate it. >> daveed diggs. disney and pixar's

"soul" will be available on disney plus beginning on christmas day. something fun to watch with the family. now back to ginger. michael, anybody getting snow might be asking, well, is it going to melt right away? the answer the no. it looks like it's going to stay cold for at least a couple of days. if you get any melting that could refreeze because the windchills are single digits or even teens or 20s down to d.c., by friday watch for black ice too. good morning. after a gorgeous sunrise, we'll see increasing clouds today and temperatures in the mid-50s to low 60s. we'll have a few showers in the north bay during the day, but the heaviest rain is going to fall tonight with now to our "gma" december now to our "gma" december book club pick, the instant "the new york times" best-seller. "this time next year" by sophie cousens perfect for fans of "love actually." you got a chance to sit down with the author.

how was that, deb? >> reporter: she's so cool. what a heck of a christmas gift. "the new york times" best-seller right out of the gate. she is a former tv producer and big fan of those rom-coms and thought she'd try her hand at writing books to see if she's got what it takes. well, apparently she does. sophie cousens offers up a cozy romantic holiday escape in her debut novel "this time next year." what was going on in your life when you conceived "this time next year"? >> well, i always wanted to be a writer. i was a tv producer for 12 years, and in that time, i loved my job, but i found that i was often telling other people's stories, and then i hit a certain point in my life where i had young children and i thought if i'm ever going to tell my stories, this is the time to do it. >> you have two characters, minnie and quinn, born at the same hospital. their mothers were in labor at the same time on new year's eve. their lives eventually crisscross over the years although they don't find out

until they're 30 years old. how did you come up with this idea? >> well, i just love the idea of seeing these glimpses of when two people almost run into each other, and the book kind of spans, but it has these flashbacks to new year's eves in the past. >> reporter: she explores hope, forgiveness and self-discovery especially for many a lovable pie maker. >> minnie comes from a working class lower middle class background. quinn is from a wealthy background. by all appearances, he's got it all. so you really sort of look at that idea that you can't judge a book by its cover. >> exactly. quinn has a lot of his own issues because of dealing with a mother who has mental health issues while minnie is also dealing with her own lack of self-esteem, was an important journey in the book that each of them address those problems. there's a line in the book, you know, you have to be a me before you can be a we. >> reporter: set in 2020 cousens wrote her book before the pandemic.

was it strange once the book came out and now you realize what 2020 is and it's very different from the 2020 world that your characters inhabit? >> yeah, absolutely. it was very date specific and so there was no getting around the fact that this is now an alternate universe to the one that exists. >> reporter: now on to her second book, cousens is dreaming of a hollywood ending for her first. who would play mini and who would play quinn? >> yes, emilia clarke would make a good minnie. >> reporter: one is obsessed with jennifer aniston who reached out to jennifer on her instagram and tagged her. are you hoping maybe jennifer aniston might be interested? >> one of my friends saw it had and said it's a sign because jennifer aniston is in "the morning show." she said, it's a sign. she's in

you're on "good morning america." you just need to tag her and ask her to make the movie. if you never ask it's never going to happen. jennifer, i'm on the phone. >>. >> reporter: one of the characters with a fabulous name, lela, loves to ask people where do you see yourselves a year from now? i would say someplace warm. where do you see yourself this time next year? >> somewhere warm. i agree with you on that, deb. thank you so very, very much. manifesting it putting it out there to the universe, you never know. it could happen. all right, as always be sure to follow us on instagram @gmabookclub. coming up, oh my goodness. it's the "deck the hallmark" guys. they're going to join us with their holiday favorite. you have been warned, people. >> before we even get started. ♪

♪ little saint nick how is that hot chocolate? >> so good. >> wash down that cookie from earlier. >> yes, i got to enjoy mine in a minute. we're back with some of our favorite holiday guests helping us to count down to christmas. guys from deck the hallmark

podcast here with what to watch and what to eat and how to keep the season merry and bright with your family this season from near and far. let's say good morning to our favorite guy, dan, bran and panda, good morning, fellas. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> oh, man. >> merry christmas. >> excited to be here. >> we're excited to have you. first of all we'll catch up with because every year you watch all the new christmas movies that are coming out during the season. bran, how many of you watched so far and what do you think of this year's batch? >> yeah, it's 40, 40 new ones just from hallmark. i'm still loving them. dan is still hating them. nothing has changed there, but what has changed how many there are across networks. we got lifetime in the mix. netflix doing it. hulu, b.e.t., everybody is at it. over 115 new christmas movies just this year during a

pandemic. it's amazing and i think that means a couple of thing, one more diverse which is wonderful. two, more inclusive which is great and, three, dan might actually like a movie. >> what? >> which happened with netflix's "jingle jangle." he loved that. panda liked one called "five-star christmas" which was great. but if you are asking me, the lover of christmas, i am santa claus' next in line so i will say if i'm going to give you one it will be "deliver by christmas." hallmark channel movie. i absolutely adored it. i laughed, i cried, i loved it. that's the movie to watch. >> we'll have to check it out. dan, something that helped us get through this difficult time, food. and you created something that is just as much fun to make as it is to eat. it's called, a hot chocolate bomb? >> i'd love to take credit for inventing this, robin, if you want to give me that, i'll take it.

i love a good cup of hot cocoa. you can't watch a hallmark movie without a half empty one. kids on tiktok have hot chocolate bombs. these things are cocoa spheres. they're filled with goodies like marshmallows and sprinkles and you pour hot milk over the chocolate bomb, and it explodes and creating the best tasting hot chocolate we've ever ever tasted in our life. here's the thing, there's some professional -- they look amazing, right? now, you would think a professional baker has to do this. if you want it to look like that or like this, yes, but these three boys from south carolina -- >> we did it. >> we took a silicone muffin tin and went home and tried it ourselves and it came out just fine. stuffed it with marshmallows and sprinkles and absolutely delicious. look, we got some -- one opening up. it opens up and the marshmallows pour out. it is everything you want in a cup. melty, christmassy, just deliciousness and you got some you'll share with us. we got some. cheers, everybody.

>> cheers. >> cheers, you guys. >> we kind of run out of time and we know, panda, ugly sweaters. >> oh, yeah. absolutely. >> just show it off. >> you made it here. >> we made it here. >> take a look. >> we made it. >> you make a virtual ugly christmas sweater right here, guys. do it. big party. >> i can tell you from where we're sitting you did a good job. because that sweater is ugly, my friend. we appreciate you three. always fun to talk to you guys and happy holidays, you guys. you can stream "deck the hallmark." you can stream "deck the hallmark" wherever you listen to your podcast. stay right there.

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good morning, everyone. i'm kamasi aaron from abc 7 mornings. today, marin county will get its first shipment of pfizer's covid-19 vaccine. and it comes as the county faces zero icu capacity. the county will get nearly 2,000 doses and will start giving the shots tomorrow. county officials plan to send half of the doses they get to the county's three hospitals and the other half will go to the 13 skilled nursing facilities in marin. here's mike with our forecast. >> thank you, kamasi. a good soaking coming tonight. hi, everybody. here's a look at our storm impact scale and where the storm is. light-to-moderate steady rain for several hours, even some downpours are going to hit us. here we are, throughout the day, up in the north bay, we'll have some scattered showers and look at the yellows, oranges, and reds during the overnight hours and up to the beginning of tomorrow's morning commute. >> thank you, mike. now it's time for live"liveh

kelly & ryan" and we'll be back at 11:00 >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, legendary football quarterback peyton manning. and where making snowball fights. what are they? fascinating, delicious treats. a new york family takes us to the north bulk, giving us our "good news story of the day." and award-winning journalist anderson cooper joins kelly at the cohost desk. all next on "live!" ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and anderson cooper! >> anderson: all right. >> kelly: i know, it's weird. hi. hi. hi, everybody. welcome, welcome here and i