Reporter the president has suggested that maybe this news had been held back until after the election. Again, no evidence of that. The president elect, the biden transition team, is actually meeting with some of the drug makers this week to talk about these vaccines but what theyre not doing is meeting with the trump team, the government officials, to talk about distributing the vaccine. Developing it is one thing but getting it out to you, your neighborhood, your familiar si, your Doctors Office a differently. That cooperation is not happening while the president continues to challenge the results and not direct his administration to work with the biden team. Joe biden not getting intelligence briefs as the situation gets worse, we now know more than 11 Million People have contracted the virus. We are in a dangerous period, the most dangerous since 1918. We need to be talking to them as quickly as possible. Its great to have a vaccine but vaccines dont save lives. Vaccinations save lives. Reporter we are now hearing that the trump team in pennsylvania, the legal challenge there, theyre shifting a bit, dropping the claim that hundreds of thousands of ballots were process the while their people were not able to watch. That lawsuit will continue, but it will continue with other claims. This was one of the key claims and theyve now back off. Well hear from jackie ward about the struggling Small Businesses. I want to talk about getting another stimulus bill. Where are we on that . Reporter nowhere different than we were months ago when the talks broke up last summer. Now we have the biden team putting pressure on Mitch Mcconnell to open up talks and move things along. Its not happening and tit will happen without the biden team. Every time we get close to a deal, senator mcconnell says no. He has become the dr. No of covid just like he has been the dr. No of all the bills in the senate over the last several years. Reporter now its republicans who point fingers and say democrats are being unreasonable in terms of the amount and some of the things the country needs. Again, we have covitt and the vaccine on one hand and the impact on the economy. Thats what this money is about. Thats what well talk about next here, the economic crisis at hand. Jackie ward joins us with many bases saying they are not going to be able to survive if theres another round of closures. Reporter good morning, laura, this is where some of the strictest rules across the entire region will take effect starting tomorrow and gym owners are very frustrated because gyms starting tomorrow have to close their indoor operations as well as Indoor Dining and theater concessions and will have to stop to reduce the spike in cases. Many say theyre being treated unfa unfairly without having the Contact Tracing data to prove the people going to the gym are helping the virus spread. They say theyre tired of being blamed for part of the problem and look at fighting the county order tightening restrictions. Basically we are working to find a lawyer to file an injust so we can stay open. Were going back into the red which should allow gyms to operate at 10 which is what weve been complying with. Reporter and the pandemic is forcing another beloved local business to shut down in San Francisco, one of the worlds first cross fit gyms held its last workout yesterday. They say loss of membership and limits placed upon them were just too difficult to overcome. An infection disease expert is also criticizing the restriction process saying that it doesnt address where the actual catalysts are coming from. Jackie ward, today in the bay. Thanks, jackie. Now to the coronavirus by the numbers. A look by county yesterday. Santa clara county led the way. The bay area has passed 130,000 confirmed cases. More than 80 of states are experiencing a surge with more than 11 million confirmed across the nation. Governors are urging people to reconsider spending thanksgiving with people outside of their families. In michigan a new order will limit indoor residential gatherings to two people from two households. Bars and restaurants can only open outdoors. Washington state banning Indoor Dining. Wisconsins supreme court, there was an argument on the challenge of the states mask mandate. The governor issued that order in augment napa county has a message to residents as they deal with the recent surge. The county added more than 2,000 positive cases and while its in the states orange tier last week Health Leaders warn that could change when the state updates its guidelines tomorrow. They are urging residents to take more steps and take full advantage of testing. In San FranciscoTesting Capacity is near its limit. The embarcadero testing facility is fully booked two weeks out even though it can do 1,500 a day. Now small neighborhood sites are stretching their limits. They are hoping to cut down on the backlog. Lets switch things up and check out Rockaway Beach on a beautiful sunday afternoon. The changes are coming. Meteorologist kari hall. King tides and rain in the works later in the week. Yes, well see some rain by tomorrow. Late this morning the tides come up extremely high due to the alignment of the sun, moon and earth. The coastal Flood Warning continues until 2 00. Right now we can see a lot of that light rain extending across the pacific northwest. A cold front that will be here tomorrow bringing us some rain mostly during the morning for the north bay. Ill talk more about the time line and how much rain you may see coming up in a few minutes. Mike, how is it looking for the commute . Its looking slow for the trivalley. A number of issues. On the screen south 680 its jammed up. It is still a distraction and more traffic merges in than off the merge with 680. Now the arrows show you the spots. You see where things build. Things are complicated a bit but they are blocking one lane at most. So just a distraction. The bay bridge toll plaza does have the backup. The latest costco deal selling for near ly 18,000. It is not a brandnew car. Well talk about it plus wall street excited about the moderna news. And take a look at what we found caught off guard in the november snow in yoet mice. A california bear. What a sight. A little Winter Wonder land from bing crosby. Youre watching today in the bay. Come experience floor and decors grand opening in san leandro safely shop our wide aisles and be amazed with our even wider selection. Discover the perfect floor at the perfect price in whatever way is perfect for you. Floor and decors newest location is now open. Also open in milpitas and burlingame. Right now at 6 12 we continue to monitor whats happening with hurricane iota moving closer to honduras and nicaragua, the category 4 hurricane thats set to make landfall later on today as it continues on its westward track. More on this as well as our bay area rain in the forecast coming up in a few minutes. And, folks, i forgot to mention this crash on the peninsula north 101 at peninsula. Your left two lanes blocked by a crash. Speeds are improving there. Were tracking that. The backup is there as you expect. Metering lights are on. Good morning. A very happy monday to you as well. Lets get right out to the futures board because it looks like another great day on the markets. Wall street, the dow in particular, moving much higher on a round of good news about vaccines. We expect money to come out of tech and go into airlines. Moderna says its nearly 95 effective, and that is indeed wonderful news. Do understand were talking about long time lines on this. The coinventor of the Pfizer Vaccine told the bbc he thinks if they can get their vaccine out in the next month or so life could return to normal worldwide perhaps in the winter of 2021 to 2022. The big countries that make up the Asian Pacific region signed the largest trade pact in history over the weekend similar to the Transpacific Partnership we decided not to sign. Ours didnt include china. Theirs does. Its a big win for china. Laura and marcus have been giving you the updates on the space capsule by spacex. President trump tweeting about the successful launch on sunday saying a great launch. Nasa was a closed up disaster when we took over. Now its, again, the hottest, most advance the space center in the world by far. Thats not true in a lot of ways. Nasa has done Amazing Things before trump arrived including the missions of the spirit and rovers on mars. He claims his administration was responsible for the success of spacexs launch. It was george w. Bushs program that created the Public Private commercial Spacecraft Program that made all this possible. It just took that many years to develop. Mostly luck that President Trump was president when the vision ended up paying off. Thanks so much, scott. Americans are missing out on tremendous savings. 80 have not refinanced despite record low interest rates. Financial andalysts say they could be missing out on tens of millions. Most said they didnt think refinancing would save them money. Got to do the math on it. Its time to fly high with costco if you can afford it. A 12month membership with wheels up. More than 17,000. Members can book personal flights in as little as 24 hours ahead of time any day of the year. It includes a costco card for shopping and a 4,000 flight credit. If you do the math on it, you take the credit and lets say you take a couple 500 roundtrip flights its about 1,000 a month. If you are an avid traveler it could be a good deal. It could work for you. Like you said, with the refinancing, do the math. Also, its costco. You get the big, huge bag of peanuts, too, its great. Like nine pounds. Leave it to mike inouye to bring it all to you. He does a lot but he does not do our forecast. Meteorologist kari hall, how is it looking for the park forecast today . Its going to be a great day. Were being safe with sanitizer and the mask and all of that stuff going to the park. Its going to be a day to enjoy as we start out temperatures mostly in the 50s but look at where we are as we go into late morning and the afternoon. During the middle of november and we do see some changes ahead, of course. Some rain will be moving in tomorrow. It will bring us more clouds. This is a fairly quick moving system so lets time it out for you as we go hour by hour. Clouds increasing early tomorrow morning. By 10 00 that rain racing on through. Some pockets may be quite heavy for parts of the north bay as it moves into the peninsula and parts of the east bay. That solid line of rain breaks up and becomes more scattered. Here we are at 2 00 and seeing the rain clearing from the north bay but moving into part of the east bay and the south bay. We are looking at the possibility of getting beneficial rain here. These are the systems that dont bring a lot of problems and dont weaken as much as last week. Napa over half an inch of rain and we may see decent amounts of rainfall in the east bay. San jose up to a quarter inch of rain. Thats the possibility there. Up to 10 to 11 inches. 21 in king veil and kirkwood. That will be great for those resorts. The rest of the week clears out. Sighs in the 60s throughout the week and more opportunities to get outside but just not as warm as it will be today. Mike, how is it looking right now as a lot of commuters head out the door. Exactly. So folks on the peninsula, first of all, a warning for you. We usually have a light volume. 101 has been a problem just north of 92. Word from chp is the lanes were temporarily blocked. All lanes. Still says all lanes are blocked for the next couple minutes over there as you travel north. No major injuries. These vehicles did clear to the shoulder. Thats the merge, things are still slow through the area. A new crash slows things down. Thats a tough latitude. The bay bridge only has metering lights. Back to you. Thank you very much, mike. Marcus, i dont think i could pull off this next one but how about some beer with your breakfast this morning . One restaurants chain to provide its own beer with a twist. Something better for your tomorrow coming up. Nbc bay area responsibilities. Reporter lousy, slow, tone deaf, Customer Service in 2020. Im consumer investigator chris chmura. Well have results from our new national Customer Service survey next. 6 23 this morning the fares wont be going up at the golden gate bridge. District leaders made the tough decision to lay off nearly 150 employees instead. Drivers have been using the bridge less during the pandemic. Cuts will help cover a projected budget shortfall of close to 50 million. Nbc bay area has asked to you sound off about the state of the Customer Service in 2020 these past few weeks. Chris chmura tabulated the results of a big Customer Service survey. Good morning. We teamed up with telemundo and nbc sister stations around the country and more than 1,000 people warranted. Anjority says Customer Service has declined. They are delivering out of their homes now am. They may not have the answers at their fingertips. Reporter how many times have you been on hold. Were still going through the results. At 11 clock well answer the questions and look at the one piece of Technology Companies are using to improve. Please share and choose the responds option from the main menu. Or call us. Ill join you again tonight at 11 00. Worlds are colliding at waffle house as breakfast is meeting happy hour with a new beer that smells like bacon. It comes in a black and yellow can. Its said to pair well with breakfast food which is good news. Right now its only being sold in georgia. Breakfast for dinner sometimes, that might be a better match. I thought, too, when youre over 21 and out real late having fun with friends. You go to a waffle house hair of the dog . Before going hope. That might work. Might. All right. Up next, back to our top story, moderna says its covid19 vaccine is nearly 95 effective. Our Team Coverage continues. Reporter and that vaccines effectiveness is revealed just days after pfizer revealed a highly effective vaccine. Coming up well break down the differences and hear from dr. Fauci on what we need to do to keep ourselves safe from covid. Reporter and all of that big talk ending up at our breakfast tables as we talk about what to do with our kids for the next semester, distance learning. Theres no bad time to start at amazon. I like the flexibility. It also allows for picking up shifts. Safety comes first, speed comes second. Safety. Safety. Safety. Were making sure that somebody is getting their very important items. It makes me very happy. How can i, when you wont take it from me you can go your own way xfinity mobiles fast nationwide 5g network meets the first iphone with 5g. Get the new iphone 12 on xfinity mobile. And right now get 250 off. Learn more at an xfinity store today. Right now at 6 30, the market is opening in moments. Reacting to breaking news overnight. Moderna says its covid19 vaccine is nearly 95 effective. Futures were up overnight. The race for a vaccine including reaction from americas top doctor as today in the bay continues right now. Good monday morning to you. I hope you had a great weekend. Im laura garcia. And im marcus washington. Meteorologist kari hall, its something to smile about. We enjoyed sunshine over the weekend. Tomorrow a cold front brings rain north to south and more seasonable weather. Back to the 60s for highs and well see a mostly sunny sky. As we look at our radar and satellite the rain to the north. The storm system approaches for tomorrow. Mike, how is it looking right now for the morning commute. It looks the same on the map but the report is better. Traveling north through san mateo, northbound 101 jammed up toward peninsula from 92. We have two middle lanes open. Better news. The other side of the bay the trivalley commute has been riddled through dublin and livermore. Blocking one lane each. Ill talk about it more coming up. Thanks, mike. Today in the bays kris sanchez is following the reopening of schools. Cierra johnson, modernas vaccine nearly 95 effective. Whats dr. Anthony fauci saying this morning . Reporter good morning. Dr. Anthony fauci is saying this is indeed promising but not to let up on some of the practices weve been doing like washing our hand and practicing social distancing. The ceo of moderna calling this revelation a game changer in the fight against covid. As it stands there are two potential vaccines with high efficacy rates both in late stage trials. Dr. Anthony fauci was live about an hour ago on the today show. He says there is a chance there could be several vaccines from several drug makers given results weve already seen and discussed that dark winter weve been discussing for months and what we can do to protect ourselves. Im afraid it can be but we can do something about it, savannah. Its a very serious situation. We know that this covid fatigue, that people are tired of the restrictions but there are fundamental things that ive discussed with you many times, the physical distancing, the universal wearing of masks. If we do that we dont have to accept major surges. Reporter as you can imagine the update on another vaccine as the nation hits a milestone, the u. S. Passed 11 million covid cases. Many cities and states tighten restrictions. The goal to slow the spread. So where does the golden state stand . Covid hospitalizations reached more than 3,600 since saturday. That number reflects a surge the week before hospitalizations were closer to 2,900. Thats a 27 increase week to week. The last time we hit numbers this high was back on september 1st. Back to the two vaccines weve been discussing there are some big differences. One of the biggest, moderna, is how the temperature that you need to keep the vaccine safe. Moderna at 36 to 46 degrees fahrenheit, a lot higher than the Pfizer Vaccine. Moderna vaccine can be held in a standard refrigerator and doesnt require any special refrigeration. Were live in San Francisco, Cierra Johnson for nbc bay area news. Its a rate to get it done but get it done right. To the reopening of schools. Kris sanchez, we know you and your