tonight, and a "washington post" spokesperson said that when their reporters tried to enter the door, they were denied entry. the moore campaign didn't say why they have declined to give them credentials to cover this event tonight, but it certainly could have something to do with how "the washington post" was the first ones to report on these sexual assault allegations made against roy moore, and we have seen the candidate be highly critical of them in the weeks since that was first reported. >> guilty of practicing journalism, caitlin collins, thank you so much. let's go to alex marquardt. he's at doug jones' headquarters, the democrat in birmingham, alabama. alex. >> reporter: hi, there, jake. doug jones has had a pretty busy day, after voting early this morning on the outskirts of birmingham, he went around to different polling stations, shaging hands with the voters. now with less than an hour before the polls close, he's doing the same. once the polls close, he will come here to this hotel which is serving as his election headquarters. the campaign has a suite for him. he will be watching the returns