To wear a Face Covering for 100 days. Biden also asking dr. Fauci to stay on as a top medical advisee plus, his promise when the vaccine is safe, he will get it on camera and the remarkable pledge from three former president s. Out of control. Extreme wildfire dangers erupting in california fueled by those fierce winds. Strong enough to knock over a tractor trailer. The explosive flames forcing thousands to flee. Were live in the fire zone this morning. Blindsided. A Texas Football player suddenly tackling the ref after he was ejected from the game. The latest on the foul play. Tiger terror. A big cat at Carole Baskins sanctuary viciously attacking a volunteer and nearly ripping off her arm. What the tiger king star is saying about the horrifying incident. An abc news exclusive. Celebrating the line of selena. The iconic superstar as popular as ever 25 years after her passing. This morning, her family speaking out on the eve of a new series about her life only on gma. And movies to the max. What did you do . Warner brothers raises stakes in hollywood, the gamechanging blockbuster announcement. Where are all these 2021 movies headed . And why some theaters arent thrilled with the new heights. We got a lot in common good morning, america. Good to be with cecilia and george on this friday morning and it alsos great to be with you as well. And what a way to kick off the weekend with the music from in the heights, and its from the mind of hamiltons linmanuel miranda, the genius. Im very excited about the prospect of sitting at home in our jammies and streaming new movies. We have a lot of news to get to. Take a live look, everybody, inside that United Airlines plane. It will carry more than 1 million doses of the vaccine in just one flight. Well have much more on how theyre making sure the vaccine stays frozen and safe. Everything is falling into place. Everyone is who is shipping and administering the vaccines is gearing up for the most important treks of their careers. This as more than cases are reported, continuing to set records. Matt gutman starts us off at a hospital in phoenix where Health Care Workers are preparing for a dry run of getting the vaccine to patients. Good morning, matt. Reporter hey, michael. That dry run happens later this morning. Now this is the first time in the history of medicine that anyone has dealt with this mrna vaccine. Thats why hospitals like these have purchased industrial freezers to keep it at minus 80 degrees. Ill open it up and into this compartment is where theyll put those pizza boxes of doses. This process has to be done quickly or they can use precious doses which is why there are so many eyes on the dry run especially with that death toll soaring. This morning, the cdc estimating up to 329,000 americans could be dead by the day after christmas from covid since the start of the pandemic. Experts are saying the darkest days of the pandemic are ahead with the u. S. Shattering records in the number of covid cases, hospitalizations and deaths. On thursday, as l. A. County posted a new Record Number of cases, the highest since the pandemic began, californias governor warning the states 40 million residents to expect another lockdown. We do not anticipate having to do this once again, but we really all need to step up. Reporter the state divided into five regions and if remaining icu capacity falls below 15 , it would trigger a threeweek stayathome order in that section of the state which would mean closing bars, wineries, nail and hair salons, barber shops again. If we dont act now well continue to see a death rate climb, more lives lost. Reporter this as plans for distribution of the vaccine across the country kick into high gear starting with those first 20 million doses. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo unpacking a sample box of the vaccine showing the packaging and shipment required for ultra cold storage. The box can only be open for 60 to 90 seconds. This is the weapon that is going to win the war, and that is the light at the end of the tunnel, right . Reporter the Honor Health Hospital system will be the first in the phoenix area to distribute the vaccine and theyre doing a major dry run today. Practicing the vaccination of up to 1,500 people a day but many uncertainties. How many doses were going to get and what day theyll get here and then what will be at available staffing at that point in time. Reporter those precious freezers purchased just for this vaccine. Wow. So its like this crazy precision relay. Were going to try to simulate the event with timing, dosage, movement. We dont have the vaccine here yet, but we will time it. We will do trial runs. We will practice that. Reporter and its all being done under incredibly tight security. The freezers, the vaccine will be kept in a secured room which is within a secured building, which is on a secured location, which also includes other surveillance measures. Reporter now, its worth noting pretty much everyone ive spoken to here says this is the most important project of their career. Now, additionally across the country hundreds of doctors and nurses in many states are appealing directly to their governors. This is unprecedented. Begging them for tighter restrictions saying that their hospitals are on the brink of collapse, and its worth noting also that there are still nine states without a mask mandate. Cecilia . Frontline workers are doing heros work. One of the most Important Missions u. S. Airlines have ever undertaken shipping the vaccines around the country. Our cameras going behind the scenes at United Airlines to see the extraordinary measures under way to make sure the vaccines get to the American People. Gio benitez joins us from inside the united facility in chicago. Good morning, gio. Reporter hey, cecilia, good morning. We are inside the belly of a 777, and united tells us in each plane theyre going to be able to fit more than a million doses of vaccine but the challenge here is to keep them cold enough. So take a look at this because we actually got a tour of that cold Storage Facility here in chicago. United is going to be using this facility to sort the vaccines and theyll be transported in refrigerated shipping containers. At up to 94 degrees negative. If they have to be stored theyll be kept in even larger refrigerators. Now, this is an operation unlike any other in American History and keep in mind right now we are inside a passenger plane, okay. The seats are just above us but when the vaccines are in here, this plane is going to be empty. Theres not going to be any passengers on board to get these vaccines across the country as soon as possible, cecilia, if the fda gives them that green light. I was surprised to hear you were telling us that this is not the first time these airlines have transported medicines at this temperature. Reporter yeah, its really incredible because united says that they do this all the time. They transport pharmaceuticals at ultra cold temperatures. Now, the difference here is the scale. We are talking about millions of vaccines. So really the race is on to get more freezers here. Okay, thanks so much. George . Well go to the transition and president elect biden laying out more plans to fight the pandemic, calling on all americans to wear masks for his first 100 days and announcing hell keep dr. Fauci as a top adviser. Mary bruce is in washington with the very latest. Good morning, mary. Reporter good morning, george. Well, joe bidens top priority is developing a strategy to tackle this pandemic and now hes starting to spell out the steps he will take on day one while still acknowledging the very long road ahead. This morning, as the nation grapples with the resurgent coronavirus crisis, president elect joe biden says when he takes office hell ask all americans to do one simple thing to stay safe. Im going to ask the public for 100 days to mask. Just 100 days, to mask. Not forever. Reporter Vice President elect Kamala Harris saying their administrations strategy for confronting the pandemic is just one of the many changes to come. There couldnt be a more extreme exercise in stark contrast between the current occupant of the white house and the next occupant of the white house. Reporter but biden is asking one member of the Trump White HouseCoronavirus Task force the stay on the job, dr. Anthony fauci. Biden extending the invitation during their first meeting since the election and offering fauci a promotion. I asked him to stay on in the exact same role hes had for the past several president s, and i asked him to be the chief medical adviser to me as well. Reporter biden is looking to build confidence in a vaccine. Three former president s, clinton, bush and obama, all say theyre all willing to be vaccinated on camera before the American People. Biden now promising to do the same. When dr. Fauci says we have a vaccine that is safe, thats the moment in which i will stand before the public and its important to communicate to the American People its safe. Its safe to do this. Reporter but biden is stressing that the rollout will be a monumental challenge and says his administration cant do it alone. Its an incredibly expensive proposition and an incredibly expensive proposition. Thats why were continuing to hope that the senate does something and responds to the immediate need to provide dollars. Reporter biden is now backing this new 900 billion bipartisan compromise bill to finally provide some covid relief funding. But he is going to want to Push Congress to do more and like the rest of his agenda that will hinge on who controls the senate. George . We know President Trump is heading to georgia tomorrow to campaign for the republican candidates for that senate in the runoff on january 5th and it comes as a lot of his allies are worried that the attacks hes made on the election system in georgia is going to make it harder for those candidates. Reporter george, there is real concern the president s false claims of voter fraud could suppress voter turnout among republicans. The president is basically trying to have it both ways. On one hand saying the system falsely saying the system was rigged against him while also going to be out urging people to get out and vote. Democrats are also well aware of whats on the line here sending out their heavy hitters, former president obama expected to try to get the vote out as well. Mary bruce, thanks very much. Cecelia . We turn to politicians behaving badly. A case of do as i say, not as i do, so to speak. The mayor of austin is under fire right now after telling his constituents to stay home and he went on a vacation to mexico. T. J. Holmes is here with more. Hes not the only one out there. The austin mayor didnt tell people to stay home and then go on vacation. He told people to stay home while he was on vacation, chilling in mexico, and he is not the only one here. The only politician who says to one of us do one thing and getting caught doing another. Growing outrage this morning over one texas politicians decision to defy his own advice to stay home. As covid19 cases rise across the country austin mayor steve adler has urged residents not to travel. We need to, you know, stay home if you can. Do everything you can to try to keep the numbers down. This is not the time to relax. Reporter turns out he sent that message not from home, but while vacationing with his family in cabo san lucas. He and his family traveled to mexico following his daughters wedding in austin. This all happened last month, and the trip was only learned about earlier this week. The mayor issued this apology wednesday. I regret that travel. I wouldnt travel now. It was a lapse in judgment. And i want you to know that i apologize. Reporter online the mayor met with anger and mockery. And now for an emergency announcement from the mayor. Reporter with some pointing out that like many things in 2020, the simpsons aired this. Because of the epidemic i have canceled my vacation to the bahamas. I shall not leave the city. Hey, you, get that steel drum out of the mayors office. Reporter for those who live or work in austin like this teacher, the mayors actions are nothing to laugh about. I cant leave my home. My immune system is compromised. Id like a vacation. Id like a vacation from this nightmare. Reporter adler isnt the only one. California governor gavin newsom called out for violating his own guidelines by attending a Birthday Party maskless and not social distancing. As soon as i sat down at the larger table, i realized it was a little larger group than i had anticipated. Reporter denvers mayor also apologized for jumping on a plane to mississippi just 30 minutes after urging people not to travel for thanksgiving. Later tweeting, i humbly ask you to forgive decisions borne out of my heart and not my head. And, guys, austin, texas, travis county, while the mayor was on vacation the month of november their covid cases quadrupled. Wow, all right. Just going to shake my head at this story, yikes. Thanks. Thank you, t. J. You got it. Now we go to the dangerous wildfires erupting in southern california, fueled by up to 95mileperhour winds. Thousands of people forced to evacuate with the coronavirus also surging. Will carr has the latest. Reporter overnight with flames burning out of control, families are fleeing from the safety of their homes in the middle of the pandemic. I didnt know what to do, so i just saw a fire truck go through it and then i followed them through the fire too. I could see the red sky and the smoke, and of course, there was fire trucks and sheriffs cars all over the place. Reporter extreme fire conditions are fueling the bonfire in Orange County injuring two firefighters. A lot of this brush hasnt burned in years. You can hear just how hot it is burning through that vegetation. It is essentially jet fuel for this fire. The flames at times pushed by 90mileperhour winds. We are surrounded by flames and choking smoke. These flames, you can feel it on your skin, and you can see just how quickly this wind is whipping through this area. Reporter winds so strong, they knocked over this tractor trailer in san diego county. This has already been a recordsetting wildfire season, and veteran firefighters say theres no end in sight. Flat out scary. I have never seen it this dry for this long. 4 million acres in the state of california plus setting all records. Reporter at this point firefighters in california are exhausted. This has been a historic fire season. Were expecting more bad weather into next week. George . Will carr, thanks very much. We turn to a major change for the movie business. Well soon be watching more of the biggest blockbusters from home. Will reeve is outside a Movie Theater in manhattan with the details as well. Good morning, will. Reporter good morning, george. They say its temporary but could be a huge shift in hollywoods core business model. Everything will be different. Reporter this morning, the battle lines are drawn. Warner bros. Pulling off an unprecedented move in the pandemic, announcing all 17 of its films for 2021 will be released in theaters and on time warners hbo Max Streaming Service simultaneously for no extra charge to subscribers. The exact same day. Reporter that means wonder woman 1984, in the heights and dune starring Timothy Chalamet will be available to watch from your couch at home, benefitting consumers, but some Movie Theaters arent happy. Amcs ceo and president issuing a blistering statement saying, while they agreed to an exception for wonder woman, vaccines are right around the corner and they will aggressively pursue economic terms that preserve our business. Put my pennies in my piggy bank. Reporter the move also raising the stakes for streaming. This announcement is going to change how every other studio releases their movies. Theres no doubt about it. Reporter abcs Parent Company disney has previously announced that the highly anticipated pixar film soul starring jamie foxx will premiere on disney plus on christmas. You know what that is going to say, joe gardner. Reporter now this move from warner bros. Taking the streaming wars to a new level. If this goes on for a year it will be really hard to put that genie back in the bottle. Reporter in a statement warner bros. Acknowledged, quote, the reality that most theaters in the u. S. Will likely operate at reduced capacity throughout 2021 due to the pandemic. They called their strategy a unique oneyear plan. So homemade popcorn for 2021 i guess, guys. I guess. Its easy to watch from home. Hard to see those theaters boarded up. Yeah, it is. We have a lot more coming up including a tiger attack at Carole Baskins big cat rescue. What shes saying after a volunteers arm was nearly ripped off. And masking up for winter. Is wearing a scarf just as good as wearing a mask . First, lets head over to rob. Hey, cecilia, weve got ourselves a noreaster coming this way. Its starting in the southeast. Here it is in georgia and alabama and carolinas look for heavy rain and off coast of delaware and tomorrow morning, i95 will be heavy rain and some snow. Winter storm watches for some of new england. The weekend forecast now brought to you by dicks sporting goods. Good morning, im meteorologist mike nicco. We made it to friday. We have hazy sunshine and mild temperatures. A chance of sprinkles saturday night and then that moderate to high fire concern sunday night into monday. Average highs, upper 50s this time of year. 64 to 70 today. And look at this. 35 to about 45 tonight. My sevenday forecast, cool thes weekend. Well be right back. Well be right back. Rich indulgent chocolate with a luscious caramel filling with love from san francisco. Ghirardelli caramel squares. Try new White Chocolate caramel squares. At target, order today ghiraand get it today uares. 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