Watching to washington dc people pouring into the streets saturday to celebrate the victory of now president elect joe biden but now its time for the Incoming Administration to begin the hard work of dealing with a wide range of issues theyll be inheriting. From a surging pandemic to a fragile economy and a nation demanding racial justice. Its not going to be easy. Good morning. Everybody, thank you for joining us. It is sunday november 8th im Marty Gonzales will begin this morning with a look at how the new administration celebrated its historic win and what comes next, alexander le mon is live in wilmington delaware with that part of our coverage this morning. Hi alexandra. Good morning and it was a big celebration here at the chase center last night a celebration that president elect joe biden supporters waited for 4 days, but that fight and waited for for 32 years biden first ran for president in 1988. Joe biden addressed his supporters for the first time as the president elect of
Early, its made things a little smoother today, but still expecting a big turnout. If you havent voted, avoid the long lines later today. Thats a message i expect youll make at did beginning and end of our segment. How are things going in california . Its been fairly smooth in the bay area. Tell us in terms of the voting and ballot counting how its going. Theres a fewishes here issues here. There are the two big steps weve taken. Every active registered voter in california received a vote by mail in advance. 22 million voters on the rolls, more than 12 million ballots cast as of midnight last night. Great return. That means theres nearly 10 Million People who play be voting today. Maybe they were returning it by mail, a great first choice, but voting in person, bring your mask to keep voters and poll workers safe. The polls are open until 8 00 p. M. Its been light. We havent seen too many huge lines. We know its always busiest within the last couple of hours. Tell us if you expect to h
President trump still insisting the election is far from over taking his fight to the court. Supporters also protesting the ballot count. What happens next. And the Biden Harris Team laying out their plans for the nation dealing with a pandemic and a struggling economy. I sought this office to restore the soul of america, to rebuild the backbone of this nation. The challenges ahead as joe biden gets ready to lead america. Good morning. President elect biden with a message to the country overnight saying its time to heal. Yeah, with a country deeply and bitterly divided and a pandemic raging, those words especially relevant at this time. His speech overnight focusing on unity, a theme of his campaign and that came as thousands of biden supporters flooded the streets of several major cities as soon as the news broke of bidens projected win, and the celebrations continued well into the night as biden delivered his victory speech. Abc news characterized biden as the apparent winner of his
The numbers tell us it is clear. Joe biden gives a friday night speech. His message as the nation waits for results. If biden wins who will be appointed to take over Kamala Harris seat. Tense moments become visible between officers in brentwood. The second night of outrage after a resident hangs an effigy from his roof. Your weekend weather is coming up. Abc 7 news at 11 00 starts right now. Your voice, your vote, this is abc 7 news. You dont have a final declaration or victory yet, but the numbers tell us it is clear. Joe biden tonight with senator Kamala Harris by his side saying he expects to declare soon he has won the presidency. President trump doesnt speak tonight but through tweets on the dates one other big headline out of the trump administration, the president s chief of staff tested positive for covid19. He was just at Campaign Headquarters tuesday. Here is a look at where the Electoral College stands right now. 270 votes are needed to win. Biden has 253. Trump has 214. Six
Announced. Ray bothan has more on how theyre spending their elect day. Reporter two New Hampshire towns counted their ballots after election day at midnight. It could be what could be a dayslong battle for the presidency. For president , joe biden. Reporter after midnight, the towns of Dixville Notch and millsville, New Hampshire, tallied votes in an e election day tradition. The democratic nominee joe biden won dibsville notch and President Trump won mill feel, 16 votes to five. The former Vice President began his day with a visit to church and then a trip to his childhood home in scranton. Hes spending the day making his final pitch to voters. I want to that would be melodramatic. I want to restore basic decency and honor to the white house. Reporter President Trump spent election eve in grand rapids, michigan. He will spend part of today at the white house after holding 14 rallies over three days. The president said he is confident he will bring home a win. I did this once before an