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
Thanks so much for being here tonight for one of the most contentious consequential and closely watched u. S. Elections in history thats right Democrat Joe Biden is fighting to unseat republican President Donald Trump and the world has its eyes on america tonight and well be following every twist and turn with our team of correspondents and experts and ill be keeping you up to date with all the results as they come in and this of course is an election played out with america in crisis mode the cold food pandemic is surging and theres a stark political divide and thats raising fears of unrest but turnout is set to shatter all records lets take a look now at deadline day for American Voters. This is what us to mock crissy looks like today huge lines at many polling stations in one of the worlds oldest and largest democracies from chile wisconsin in the north. Through the city that never sleeps. To tropical florida and the south voters seem to have shown up in massive numbers even during
President ial election years, on saturday, President Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court with less than 40 days left in the president ial election. The senate has never, never confirmed a nominee to the Supreme Court this close to a president ial election. In fact, the election is already under way. But President Trump gets to play by different rules under this republican majority. By nominating judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, President Trump has once again put Americans Health care in the crosshairs. President trump has promised to nominate Supreme Court justices who will, quote, terminate his words our Health Care Law. In judge barrett, President Trump has found the deciding vote. Judge barrett strongly criticized the ruling to uphold the Affordable Care act, claiming that if justices read the law the way she does, they would have, quote, have had to invalidate, unquote, the entire Health Care Law. Let me repeat that. Judge barrett strongly criticized
202 7488001. Democrats, 202 7488000. Independents, 202 7488002. That michigang story yesterday, a special line for michigan residents, 202 7488003. That is also the number that you morning. Us a text this if you do, please include your name and where you are from. Otherwise, catch up with us on social media, on twitter cspanwj, and on facebook facebook. Com cspan. Good friday morning to you. More on that Governor Gretchen Whitmer and michigan story. Today storya yesterday about a yougov poll. 7 ,d that nearly half, 40 disagreed with the idea that the election is likely to be fair and honest and significantly more than half, 51 , will not generally agree with on who is a legitimately elected president of the United States. That online poll conducted october 1 through second. It also noted that another found poll of 1500 voters that 56 found they expected the an increased in violence as a result of the election. Those results by yougov published in usa today. A politico, this focusing on
Congressional coverage here to you can watch that online at cspan. Org. We will take you live now to the senate for where lawmakers will see about extending federal spending past october 30. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, sovereign, source of wisdom, hear our prayers. Listen as we lift our hearts to you in our times of distress, answer us quickly. Strengthen our lawmakers. Keep them restless until they find rest in you. Keep them dissatisfied until they find their satisfaction in you. Lord, give them the wisdom to make wise choices that will glorify your name. Help them to keep their hearts and minds responsive to you, enabling them to help make a better nation and world. Remind them that you keep a protective eye on the godly so that they may be surrounded with the shield of your divine favor. May our senators, with faith, expect you to provide them with strength for each task. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of