Cbs news projects former Vice President joe biden winning michigan. Cbs news also projects biden as the presumptive winner in wisconsin. Now after a long night of counting its clear that were winning enough states to reach 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency. Reporter in pennsylvania, more than a million mailin ballots still have to be counted. Officials say it could take days before the winner is known. Well be done as soon as were done. We want to make sure that every vote that is legitimately cast and is good. Reporter the former Vice President gave his perspective on the state of the race here in delaware as President Trump continues to undermine confidence in the integrity of the election. The president tweeted this afternoon, theyre working hard to make the 500,000 vote advantage in pennsylvania disappear, likewise michigan and others. His campaign challenged the vote count in pennsylvania and asked the u. S. Supreme court to get involved. This is absolute fraud. Wev
Voters also coming up all street in mourning the chancellor Sebastian Cordes condemning what he calls a repulsive terror attack 4 people shot dead by a supporter of socalled Islamic State and germanys intensive care units freezing for a 2nd wave of coded 19 patients hospitals say they have enough beds but its infections keep climbing they may not have enough nurses to care for patients. Im burnt off to our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and to all of you around the world welcome well tonight millions of americans are casting their votes in one of the most polarized president ial contests in u. S. History turnout is set to shatter all records around 100000000 had already voted before polling began today. Well thats nearly 3 quarters of the total number who voted in 2016 today long lines have formed in many states democratic hopeful joe biden made a last Minute Campaign stop in his childhood home of scranton pennsylvania thats that crucial swing state hes ahead in National Poll
Win the election. Now, specifically, lets go to georgia where the race is getting closer by the hour. Donald trump only leads there now by 23,000 votes. A democrat hasnt carried georgia since bill clinton back in 1992. This afternoon, Election Officials said they had about 200,000 votes left to count. Theyre expected to announce more results tomorrow morning. Georgia has 16 electoral votes. 20 electoral votes are at stake in pennsylvania. Election Officials Say it could be days until we have a final count there. There is a mustwin for President Trump, but his lead has been shrinking throughout the day. In the upper midwest, it was Mission Accomplished for joe biden. He won two of the crystal states today including michigan with its 16 electoral votes. The other blue wall state biden picked up, wisconsin. President trump a lead in that state disappeared overnight as votes from milwaukee turned the numbers. Today, the Trump Campaign laid the ground work for contesting the election launch
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Lets do the right thing and lets do it the right way. With that i will yield the floor. I come to the floor today in opposition to the nomination of judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. I am truly disappointed my republican colleagues have chosen to grandma through this aminee in the middle of pandemic when an election is underway and tens of millions of americans have already cast their ballot. The senate should be focused on a bipartisan relief package to help americans across the country who are struggling to pay the b bills and put food on the table during the pandemic. Instead, the only priority has been to push through a nominee who will alter the balance of the court and affect the lives of generations of americans days before the ballots will be counted to decide the next president of the United States and the makeup of this very body. The stakes in the nomination couldnt be higher. I want to read an excerpt from tuan email i received from a constituent this is from da