and prayers for her success in the town where her grandfather lived. harris' uncle in new delhi says he and other relatives will attend the inauguration in washington. harris' late mother was born in india before moving to the united states at age 19 to study at uc berkeley. as many of us were watching and waiting by the tv for election results last week, doordash was in full swing. it says people were flooding with orders on election day and the top food items ordered nationwide were french fries, chicken fingers and cheeseburgers and among the red and blue states one of the highest trending items, cheese pizza. >> a lot of comfort food there. breaking news we're following, a fire spreading smoke for miles. the fight under way right now to contain those flames and the look at the damage done. >> president-elect joe biden launches his transition team. our washington insider and what biden plans to focus on over the days and weeks ahead and the

changes he'll make starting on day one. and the latest signs of the growing covid surge across the u.s. as hopeful new information comes in about a leading candidate in the search for a vaccine. and a very good monday morning, a chilly start to our day. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. we have to start with these cold temperatures. kari, will it be cold throughout the day? >> yes, and we're looking at well below normal temperatures setting records for lows this morning. we're going to have more of these frosty mornings and cool afternoons over the next few days and we're also tracking some more rain set to move in by the end of the week. i want to show you what you're going to feel as you step out the door. check out concord, now 32 degrees. freezing in a lot of spots.

we'll talk about what's ahead in the forecast. that's coming up in a few minute. mike, how is it looking getting throughout the commute around the bay area? >> kari, i'm worried about folks heading across the bay bridge into san francisco as it's right there on the map. the bay bridge toll plaza west 80. slowed things down for the metering lights. it's already starting to recover getting into san francisco. i think that crash has cleared but the metering lights will be on for the rest of the morning commute. slowing has cleared but smaller crashes. we'll check on each of those. over to you. >> just north of there, mike, some breaking news this morning. a live look at san leandro where firefighters are in the midst of battling a fire at the georgia pacific paper plant. you see there still smoking. firefighters still on the scene. firefighters tell us that new

cardboard boxes are on fire. no structures are burning. firefighters should be out there all day and drivers may be able to see the smoke or even the glow from the fire during the morning commute. our bob redell is there and will have a live report at the bottom of the hours. and happening today the hard work begins for joe biden and kamala harris as they launch the presidential transition team. nbc projected biden's win in pennsylvania early saturday. the count now has biden with more than nine electoral votes, that's more than the 270 that he needs. his margin of victory could further widen as the final votes are counted. biden continues to hold the lead over president trump in georgia and arizona. >> joe biden and vice president-elected kamala harris starting with the highest

priority, the coronavirus pandemic. "today in the bay's" tracie potts joins us live with a look at some of the challenges that they're facing. good morning, tracie? >> reporter: hi, good morning. well, one will be to fill this administration with people. we're told by an official with the biden transition that they have identified thousands of people to fill federal jobs, many do not need senate confirmation. also the new coronavirus task force to advise the president elect the chairs named just this morning. the biden transition starts with a coronavirus briefing this morning. >> he'll be making announcements to the american people about how he's going to make good on these campaign promises. >> reporter: president-elect biden naming new members to his task force making remarks on the

virus and the economy, working on a plan to begin january 20th. >> that plan will be built on bedrock science, constructed out of compassion, empathy and concern. >> reporter: the trump campaign is promising a new round of lawsuits today challenging election results. in nevada they claim dead people voted and machines could not verify signatures. >> the voter rolls had a lot of improper voters and we pointed out that the signature verification process were simply not going to protect the system. >> reporter: president trump tweeting since when does the lame stream media determine who our next president will be. >> candidates have the ability to reflect a recount after the election. we are preparing for that. >> reporter: some republicans are warning the president to tone down his language. >> when you say that the election was corrupt or stolen

or rigged, that's unfortunately, rhetoric that gets picked up by authoritarians around the world. >> reporter: republicans pressing the president to back up allegations. >> show us. until you show us, we can't do this. we can't back you blindly without evidence. >> reporter: so far there's not much. let's talk about the trump team. the campaign team that's now focusing on these battleground states. they are trying to raise money for the lawsuit, more again expected to be announced today and also officials tell us they will be putting together row count rallies in several of these battleground states. back to you. >> thank you, tracie. >> always a busy time in washington. former president george w. bush has congratulated president-elected joe biden and kamala harris. the only former living

republican president appears to be breaking with his party's line releasing a statement reading in part, though we have political differences, i know joe biden to be a good man who has won his opportunity to lead and unify our country. the president elect reiterated while he ran as a democrat he will govern for all americans. i offered him the same thing. i offered president trump and obama my prayers for his success and my pledge to help in any way i can, unquote. >> just head to nbcbayarea.com and click on decision 2020 news in our trending bar. state health leaders rolling out new expanded technology to control the spread of the coronavirus. the mobile app ca notify started in mid-september at two uc campuses. it notifies the user who has been exposed to someone with covid-19. the project will now cover seven

campuses, google and apple designed the app. ten days is all it took for the u.s. to move from 9 million to 10 million cases. the u.s. passed the new threshold overnight. 240,000 americans have died. the number of deaths approaching 18,000 in california. new this morning, big news in the race for a vaccine. drug maker pfizer says its vaccine is more than 90% effective and plans to ask the food and drug administration for emergency authorization of the two dose vaccine later this month saying it's seen no serious safety and health concerns and plans to have enough vaccine to immunize 15 million to 20 million poem. 11 vaccines in the late stage trials including four in the united states. 6:08 right now. bundle up. as kari has been talking about this wintry blast. it was expected but, still,

certainly wakes you up this morning. this is going to make it hard for a lot of businesses. they're trying to get going again after all the covid shutdowns. who wants to eat outside when it's so cold. >> kris sanchez has a look at how restaurants are handling it. it is very tough. you want to support them but it's chilly out there. >> reporter: it is. we should rename it al fresco to al frigid. i had to dig out my gloves and make sure i was wearing a warmer coat this morning. a lot of businesses are doing what they can to adjust to the changing weather as well. they are working to do things like add heaters and having to track those down. a shortage of and reinforcing outdoor dining tents against the wind so they don't lose them when the wind gusts pick up.

diners will have to decide whether it's better to expose themselves to the elements outside or potentially expose themselves to more covid risk by dining inside. >> i definitely won't be standing or eating outside for sure. >> our choice is to go in because of the weather. >> reporter: salons and gyms are dealing with the same challenges as restaurants. limited indoor capacity and also they're trying to show their clients that they can meet their needs in the outdoor setting even as the weather starts to turn. the head of the white house coronavirus task force, dr. anthony fauci, is warning that cold weather could bring spikes of coronavirus cases nationwide as people start to gather indoors. we've certainly already seen that in the colder climates like on the east coast. last week and here in santa clara county, 358 new infections were added. and six more people died of covid.

kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> certainly the cold weather will keep a lot of people indoors today. the best choice for you today. sunshine will help make it feel better. kids home schooling, you're looking for those chances to get outside the mid to upper 50s. about the best we'll do today in san jose. tracking the temperatures in the forecast coming up. let's head over to you. >> one of the crashes in san jose is causing slowing. the bottom of the map north 101 around alum rock.

the exit there is causing slowing there. i'll get lane information but a smooth drive aside from that crash. slow still. caltrans is on scene so that will cause more slowing until they can clear all that debris. a smooth drive on the approach. the span itself we have some slowing as you head off the fremont exit. the good news is no injuries. it should clear. back to you. >> thanks, mike. 6:12. up next on "today in the bay" tropical storm eta batters south florida overnight. the latest on the damage done ahead. laura told you about the vaccine news. wall street is just thrilled. let's go out to the futures. even the dogs are excited this morning. they're howling. look at the dow futures. that's just amazing.

plus, just in time for christmas, oprah's favorite things list is out. the bay area product making the cut.

right now at 6:15, a live look at the drive through dublin and our morning commute starting out very chilly.

we're needing to turn on the heater and to make sure you're bundled up. we're going to see temperatures in the mid-30s to start. we're only going to make it into the upper 50s here today. we'll talk about what's ahead in our forecast and more rain coming up in a few minutes. traffic is moving smoothly past it. sounds like they're on the shoulder. the bay bridge toll plaza, we see traffic shifting in lanes. the middle lane moving well. and good morning. a very happy and chilly monday to you as well. even if you don't have a retirement account, stop and take a look. the futures, the bet on how the markets will do on the open,

there's a comma in it. you will not see that very often. now all of this news, the reason behind this is pfizer this morning says its trial vaccine prevents infection in more than 90% of the patients studied. it is not clear how long it will last. fizzer says they could give the first two doses by next month. even president trump was tweeting about it saying such great news. now to his credit it must be frustrating that the news came out almost exactly a week too late for his campaign. he the vaccine was not part of the government's warp speed effort. pfizer chose not to take federal money and participate in that program. now the pandemic, of course, hit airlines very hard.

norwegian air says its future is uncertain. it's flying 21 airplanes now having grounded more than 100. it used to fly out of the bay area with really low fares but now concentrates on europe. tracking all the things joe biden will need to do this monday morning until he's sworn in as the next president. he's talking about getting a coronavirus stimulus passed. in some ways it may be easier that he seems to have stopped getting involved in that effort. republicans and democrats still seem far apart on that issue. and virgin hyper loop has successfully tested its hyper loop technology with human passengers and employees. it went about a third of a mile in a few seconds because that's how long the tube they were traveling in was built. this thing reminds me, i don't know, i've been a californian for 25 years, something like

that. i grew up in the midwest and i don't know if they have them out here, remember the tubes you used to use in the bank? >> yeah. we used to have them here. they would give you little dolls. >> and a good interest rate. >> remember gas stations when they would come and pump your gas? >> for sure, check your oil. >> when i was 15 -- >> exactly. >> thanks, scott. >> we're dating ourselves. let's move on. i don't remember any of that. 6:19 right now. bay area businesses certainly worried about the pandemic's impact on the bottom line this holiday season. a new study published finds nearly seven in ten people have no plans to increase their spending at local merchants. half don't plan to change

holiday spending habits at all. just 9% plan to slightly increase some of their spending. if you're looking for a gift over the holidays look no further than oprah's favorite things list which the magazine just released. two bay area businesses made that list. the first one is motherland gift collection which is coffee beans from an oakland-based red bay coffee company. the second is a cast iron dutch oven. i bet if you go to the coffee company today. you could get something nice and warm. laura has that idea. >> i'm working on my second cup of coffee. >> me, too. >> trying to stay warm. even inside the house it is very cold. let's take a look at our live view in san francisco as the sun rises and it's such a beautiful start to our morning. all the colorful hues in the sky. temperatures in the 30s and 40s.

this is where we're headed today. it's going to be pretty cool. jacket weather even into the afternoon. it will feel nice and sunshine that we're going to see throughout the day and some lighter winds. as we go to the end of the week i'll be tracking more rain. really excited to see these storm systems move in because e bewe are in an extreme doubt. the first round but then another one moving in between friday night and saturday. and this one looks to bring in some pretty decent amounts of rainfall and as it moves through from north to south some of the highest rain chances and rain totals will be in the north bay. so i just wanted to give you early estimates of what the computer models are showing and this may change as the week goes along and we get closer to the event but as of right now it's showing the possibility throughout the weekend of over an inch of rain for the north bay. you head south and we can see close to half an inch of rain,

so that looks good there. we are also looking forward to some more sierra snow. we went straight from summer to winter here in the sierra because now we're looking at some snowfall totals that may reach over a foot of snow. just in case you're wondering what to expect over the next couple of weeks we could see some above normal rainfall and some below normal temperatures for the bay area going into the next two weeks so not seeing a pretty big warm-up here. we're going to stay nice and cool with highs mostly in the 60s. we can see that as we go into the next seven days and some off and on rain chances. right now, mike, getting out the door it's all about cranking up the heaters. a look at the bay bridge toll plaza, the metering lights are on. over on the san francisco side, the map shows you slowing from treasure island down into the fremont exit as well. an earlier crash has activity there.

a car hit a guardrail. no injuries but a distraction. no problem for the east shore freeway but getting there technically an alert from martinez, gravel and sand across lanes. caltrans trying to clear that from time to time. they do have lanes accessible to get across. the rest of the bay shows a smooth drive. the earlier crash in san jose, 101 is clear on the shoulder. back to you. thank you very much, mike. it is 6:23 right now. gone but never forgotten, up next remembering the life and legacy of iconic "jeopardy" host alex trebek.

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producers say episodes taped will continue to air through christmas day. he spent his last day in the studio just on october 29th, ten days before his death. >> he will be missed. happening now for you tropical storm eta still gaining strength. this is after making landfall in the florida keys overnight. a look at where that storm is right now. a live look in miami for you. forecasters warn eta could bring a lot more rain and strong strength because it could become a hurricane. overnight parts of the state bringing some strong winds and heavy rains, even triggering rescues along some of those roadways. coming up next, waiting to see how wall street will react to pfizer's new vaccine. dow futures have skyrocketed nearly 6%. a look at the opening bell next. fire breaks out at an east bay paper plant. a live report coming up for you on what's causing firefighters the most problems battling those flames.

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big news from pfizer this morning. let's see, the dow jones industrial index up about 1,500, 1,600 already and have only been open a minute. we've been with you since 4:30 this morning. a very good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. the cool, chilly start to our day. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. mike is keeping an eye on the commute. a cold start to the day, kari. not only outside but we're also feeling that inside. i had to crank on the heat. i thought about doing that for a little bit but just to knock out the chill out of the air. we are going to see our frosty mornings continue with some cool afternoons and then as we go through rest of the week we're going to see some dry weather until that rain returns on thursday. still watching out for frost advisories and cool temperatures that we're seeing as you get

ready to head out the door. we'll talk more about what's ahead coming up. mike, how is it looking for the morning commute? well, kari, the bay bridge toll plaza, a familiar site, folks are gathered together but not for warmth or the fun of it. the metering lights are on. the good news we look at the maps, an earlier crash on the san francisco side of the bay bridge has cleared. we should see good recovery and while the morning commute it will hold steady. i've circled the issue for highway 4 through martinez. a lot of sand and debris. we'll talk more about that coming up. you have distraction through the east bay. >> yeah, very much could be because there's a lot of smoke in the air. firefighters still at the scene of an overnight fired in an east bay paper plant. understandable how those flames could get so high. "today in the bay's" bob redell live with an update of what's going on there. bob?

>> reporter: this is what you might see driving up and down 880 in san leandro. a fire a few hundred yards in the background. you see the alameda county fire department. those are cardboard boxes that were brand-new, that were going to be sent out for shipping behind the georgia pacific paper facility here in san leandro. this is what the fire looked like closer after it started. started around 10:40. you can see very flammable, a lot of flames. the fire department had a call out for a second alarm for reinforcements to help fight this. if you're not familiar this is about southeast of the marina boulevard off of 880 here in san leandro. the fire department doesn't know what caused the fire. georgia pacific tells us what's burning are cardboard box that is were ready to be shipped out

and they're corrugated and have that waxy coating on them so are very flammable. the fire department tells us they will probably be out here for most of the day because it's so flammable and so hard to get this put out. if you're driving up and down 580 but definitely 880 and wondering it's cardboard boxes. the fire department does not yet know what caused this fire. reporting live here in san leandro, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks for the update there, bob. 6:34. continuing our pandemic coverage looking at new bay area cases. santa clara county yesterday reported the most cases in a single day since mid august. alameda county saw a spike as well. the counties you see with dashes did not put out weekend numbers. and governor newsom provides

an skrup date on the state's covid crisis today at noon. nbc bay area will live stream it once it begins. the dodgers continue to celebrate their world series win. having to deal with a covid outbreak. it is now affecting at least nine employees. the identities of those infected has not been released. dodgers third baseman justin turner was removed during the deciding game for testing positive. but he then returned to the field to celebrate with teammates. the league has since cleared him of all penalties. b.a.r.t. leaders briefed riders on new safety public measures including the expansion of the community ambassador program. b.a.r.t.'s board agreed to the crisis intervention team. today's virtual hearing covers service around fremont and hayward. the agency is conducting similar outbreak programs in each district. be sure to check out our

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the upcoming ski season. a welcome sight for many. it's full winter. >> reporter: good morning. i'm cierra johnson in san francisco. president-elect joe biden naming the people that will be on his covid transition team and some of them are here in the bay area. i'll introduce you to them coming up. plus, is the white house ready to transition? tear legally required to be ready. we'll take a look at that. we'll take you out to the big board. speaking of ready we are close to being ready with a vaccine and the dow has jumped enormously with a comma in it. you're watching "today in the bay."

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at 6:40 a look at our drive through dublin on 580 and that morning commute starting out very busy and we've seen chilly temperatures dropping down to 34 degrees. make sure you're dressed nice and warm. it's going to be a cool day. we'll talk about this and rain in the forecast coming up. and a quick look at san jose shows a smooth drive. we will be seeing some slowing in the next few minutes. we'll check on that and i'll show you the map as well. another live look out shows you the bay bridge toll plaza. this is showing some

improvement. look at the lanes closest to us showing very little backup there. >> it's good to know, thank you, mike. the u.s. supreme court today will hear arguments surrounding the stop time rule, a provision in the immigration and nationality act centered around deportation. tomorrow justices will hear arguments to strike down the affordable care act which may ultimately lead to at least 23 million americans losing health insurance. health policy experts warn the consequences may be felt well beyond those who lose their insurance. 6:41 right now. american leadership now under transition. just a few more than 70 days until the inauguration. >> president-elect joe biden has a lot of work ahead of him. yes, all presidents do. good morning. for instance, there are about 4,000 high-level jobs that need to be filled by joe biden, need to be staffed. that's from secretary of state to deputy undersecretary for

food safety or the u.s. ambassador to bolivia. it's worth noting president trump didn't fill many of those slots throughout his entire presidency. we don't have a u.s. ambassador to bolivia. the smooth transition from one administration to another is not just good for the united states, it's also the law. president trump had to appoint a head of white house transition even ahead of the election, as did president obama, just in case he lost, which in president trump's case, he did. that he's not accepting it makes no difference to the law. a former presidential candidate mitt romney speaking sunday morning on "meet the press." >> in a setting like this we want to preserve something which is far more important than ourselves or even our party and that is preserve the cause of freedom and democracy here and around the world. for the president to do what he has traditionally done and what he's doing now i don't think will be a surprise to anybody. >> the trump campaign not ready

to admit defeat holding this press conference over the weekend in the back of a landscaping business at an industrial park in philadelphia. now how this was chosen as the location remains a mystery but a "washington post" columnist says, quote, literally anywhere else would have conveyed more legitimacy on the enterprise. the president's attorney rudy giuliani was said the race was not over. >> they don't decide the election. the call for joe biden -- who was it called by? oh, my goodness, all of the networks, wow! all of the networks! we have to forget about the law. >> this is very similar to what president trump said in a tweet. since when does the lame stream media call who our next president will be? we have learned a lot over the last two weeks. now if you're using this verb to call in the sense of a judgment or prediction, the mainstream media has been calling elections

for decades. if you using the verb to call as the word like determine or decide, the media does not decide who the president is. the votes do. and you can make your own judgment. the election results are published by each state, publicly available. you can go over the raw numbers in states and decide who won for yourself. if the state is not done counting you can look at the raw count and make your own judgment. kari hall says it's going to be cool but sunny today. the data she uses, barometric pressure, wind speed, are all publicly available data points and you can make your own decision on the forecast as well if you wish. giuliani said the trump administration would file a lawsuit in pennsylvania today. we have not seen it yet. the campaign also held a press conference in nevada promising a lawsuit not filed there. we've seen several suits fail to go forward in court as judges ruled the evidence was not compelling enough or didn't exist. this was a hearing in michigan last week aired on zoom because of the coronavirus.

as these attempts fail more world leaders are offering congratulations to the new president elect. >> i join with other nations and other nations' leaders, mr. speaker, and say on behalf of the australian government and the australiian people i congratulate president-elect joe biden and vice president-elect kamala harris on their election. >> notably the biden team says it's not heard from vladimir putin. putin called then president-elect trump the day after the election. on twitter we're talking about all kinds of things including the blockbuster news coming out of pfizer. you can find me @scottmcgrew. >> scott, thank you. two days after becoming president elect, joe biden is ready to move forward with the top priorities, assembling a pandemic task force. cierra johnson is live for us. this is where local connections to this all-important team were just announced. cierra? >> reporter: yes, good morning.

throughout the election president-elect joe biden emphasized covid-19 is one of the biggest challenges the administration had to face. so he said he would face it with science and expertise and that comes in from ucsf bay area hospital, some physicians there. take a look at who these physicians are. three locals have been named to the biden/harris transition team advisory board that will advise the president elect and vice president elect. dr. david kessler was named co-chair on the task force and professor of pediatrics and biostatistics, dr. kessler served as fda commissioner from 1990 to 1997. he was appointed by president h.w. bush and reappointed by president bill clinton. dr. robert rodriguez served as a professor of emergency medicine at ucsf school of medicine where he works on the frontline in the

emergency department and icu of two major trauma centers. and an expert on infectious disease at the school of medicine during clinton administration was the founding director of the ryan white care act, the largest federally funded hiv/aids act. he was in the obama administration. and as new cases continue to rise across the nation, local epidemiology experts say the next administration's task force is crucial in not only coordinating the nation's latest medical innovations and vaccines but getting the public to buy into their plan. take a listen to what experts had to say. >> everybody has to get on the same page and if we are hearing different things from different groups, it's just going to confuse everyone and we're not going to on january 21st or the

day after we're not going to be where we want to be. >> reporter: so president-elect joe biden is expected to officially announce these three positions along with several others that will join that team, that covid transitional team later this morning. we're live in san francisco. cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> thanks so much, cierra. 6:48. students in the east bay headed back to the classroom. starting today three elementary schools in berkeley will welcome back a small group of students. the district says students will come back in groups of eight. middle and high schools can reopen if they have a safety plan ready. in alameda county grades 7 through 12 allowed to return as soon as today. schools have safety plans also in place. nearly 60 schools have submitted requests to reopen. if cleared it's up to schools is to decide on those return dates. trending this morning a joe biden presidency means pets will

be returning to the white house. the bidens' two german shepherds will be the first dogs there since the obamas' pets left. major will make history as the white house's first shelter dog or rescue. meantime, madam tussauds' london museum redressing president trump's wax work. they clothed him in golfing attire to reflect the fact he'll have some time on his hands in 2021 after losing the election. that iconic red hat. >> getting on the greens today, you'll need a coat if you want to get out there and be comfortable. meteorologist kari hall talking about the temperatures and a cold one indeed, kari. yes, but at least we don't have the high winds. the sunshine may make it feel nicer. let's get a live look outside in walnut creek as you get ready to head out the door. what we're going to feel as we

go into the day. it's only 36 degrees. but then check out our temperatures for today. we're going from the cool temperatures this morning as you make plans for the kids to head outside for a little bit of some outdoor time, maybe later this morning it's going to feel nicer especially in san jose as we head into the mid to upper 50s. the upper 50s in a lot of spots with a few of us making it up to about 60 degrees, up to 60 in palo alto. napa and livermore will reach into the upper 50s in the tri-valley we're looking at some cool air and we're going to have some quiet weather throughout the week with no storm systems up until about thursday and then another round of rain coming in between friday night and saturday. and that one looks like a slightly stronger storm that may bring in some more widespread rain as well as another round of some cool temperatures. we'll be watching out for that that could bring us decent shots of rain. i want to show you what the models are putting down for now. now this may change as we go

through the week but it's looking pretty good here throughout the course of the weekend. some of our models are showing the possibility of getting over an inch of rain so that will be really great to see areas south of the golden gate could see up to half an inch in tote . for the sierra another round of snow with the possibility there of at least a foot of snow in some of the upper elevations. we'll be watching that throughout the week. meantime it's just going to be dry and cool. highs reaching into the lower 60s. morning temperatures still in the low 40s and not much of a warm-up here as we go through the forecast. only coming up a few degrees between now and sunday. mike, getting out the door for work, how is it looking for the commute? pretty good, kari. over the weekend needed those chains to get through the sierra. locally everything looks good as we take a look at the mams. the bottom of the screen northbound 101 had a series of

crashes. they're all cleared now and expected light slowing. cold out there but a smooth, easy, crisp drive. no slowing and no distractions for the drivers for san leandro. still have this issue for highway 4. back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now for you hospitals in italy are struggling to contain the new wave of covid cases overwhelming icus. the country hit a new daily record of 38,000 cases. doctors and nurses are working nonstop to treat the infected and find new beds for incoming patients. the country now in its second lockdown. also coming up next, a quick look at our top stories including an overnight fire in the east bay. a paper plant. a live report on the difficulties that firefighters are facing. plus sweater weather if you go outside. why that's leading to new concerns for bay area businesses. the more these temperatures keep

dropping. we'll have a look at the forecast as well. you're watching "today in the bay."

6:55 for you this morning. breaking news for you this morning. firefighters on the scene in an east bay paper plant. let's check in with "today in the bay's" bob redell live in san leandro this morning.

firefighters have been out all morning. making any headway? >> reporter: they expect to be out here for much of the day. it's hard to tell from our vantage point. it's a good thing, this is behind the georgia pacific paper, not far from the exit of marina boulevard. this is not burning any structures. we're burning pallets of cardboard boxes used for fruits and vegetables. you can see how dangerous from the video provided by the fire department. the material is very flammable and that's why it's taking so long to put this out. at one point they did have a bulldozer out here. the fire department trying to push debris away and to spread it out but, again, because we're dealing with cardboard and it's really going, they do expect to be out here through much of the day so, again, this is smoke you might be able to see if you're driving up and down 880 and 580 in the san leandro area. they don't know the cause. no one has been hurt, no

structures burned. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." all right, thank you very much, bob. 6:56 right now. new this morning big news in the race for a vaccine. drug maker pfizer says its coronavirus vaccine is more than 90% effective. pfizer plans to ask the food and drug administration for emergency authorization of the two dose vaccine later this month saying it's seen no serious safety and health concerns. it also initially plans to have enough vaccine to immunize 15 million to 20 million people. a live look at the big board for you this morning where we could see the dow is up more than 1,100 points right now. investors excited over the report of pfizer's covid-19 vaccine. over 90% effective. let's take a peek outside this morning. the sun is coming up. is it really warming things up across the bay area? it would be nice. it's been near freezing in some spots out there. a really chilly start to our week and that cold weather may

be hitting some businesses especially hard. let's check in with "today in the bay's" kris sanchez. these restaurants need people to come out but they'd better bundle up. >> reporter: they're, they're doing what they can to convince customers to continue buying into the outdoor experience even as the weather starts to turn a little bit colder. restaurants we talked with a adding heaters if they can find them. they are in short supply. they're reinforcing outdoor dining tents against the wind so that they don't fly away when we get the gusty winds like we saw over the weekend. kari did tell us to expect the change. our temperature swings are still pretty remarkable. >> it's definitely a big switch. i was in shorts a few days ago. >> reporter: salons and gyms dealing with the same challenges as restaurants with that limited indoor capacity and trying to make that outdoor experience comfortable but we do have to weigh the benefits of going

indoors because we know that as we move indoors we lose some of the social distancing so folks will have to decide for themselves and businesses will have to hope they can attract customers. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> bundle up. let's get a look at the forecast. a cold one today, kari, indeed. it's been near record low temperatures as we flip from the warm weather to really cold temperatures. and we're only going to reach to about 60 degrees today for the inland areas. not much of a warm-up. i guess we'd better get used to it. it will be nice to have more rain towards the end of the week. mike, how is it looking for the morning commute? >> westbound out of martinez and the east shore freeway. cal tran and chp are helping clean up and also doing traffic control. backup at the bay bridge getting

lighter. the lanes off to the right have a backup. all right, stay warm. that's going to do it for us this morning. >> the "today" show is up next. a live lock for you at the bay bridge. that sun is coming up. beautiful. good morning, president-elect team biden moves into high gear launching today on first step to the new administration, including a new covid task force and turns the page on a new era. >> it's time to put away the harsh rhetoric, lower the te harsh rhetoric, lower the teerature, see each other >> this morning the pres again. ident >> this morning the president le loss, but world leaders still refusing to accept the including key trump allies move loss, but world leaders on, andi including key trump allies move sound the alar on, and some key republicans >> the eyes of the world sound the alarm. a >> the eyes of the world are on us us. the eyes of hi the eyes of history are on us. . >> this morning, state by state, why the election results are >> this morning, state by state, clear and what, if any, le