Of cross border raids. Hello, and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Today, the American People must choose a new president. After months of a bitter brutal campaign, millions of citizens are heading to the polls. Over 100 million of them have voted already, and that means we may have to wait longer than usual to get a firm result. Its a contest that the democrats have framed as a battle for the soul of the nation. Republicans are holding out the promise of a return to economic prosperity, to make America Great again. Our north america editorjon sopel has more from washington. A pandemic, a president hospitalised in the midst of the campaign, racial unrest, an economic shutdown, billions of dollars spent by the two candidates and now today, finally, the sun is rising on polling day. Americas exhausting, seemingly endless election has reached its climax. Unprecedented numbers. Nearly 100
Critical battleground a state no democratic president ial candidate has won since bill clinton did in 1992. Meanwhile, early ballots are pouring in nationwide. A record 66 million have already been cast with seven days left in the campaign. We are also following breaking pandemic news. More than 226,000 americans have now lost their lives to covid19. The country is facing tonight more than 8. 7 million cases as the daily average of new cases hits yet another record high. Lets begin our coverage this hour over at the white house. Our chief White House Correspondent jim acosta is joining us. A full day of campaigning by the president yet again. Reporter President Trump is claiming he has done, quote, a great job on the coronavirus and he is holding rallies that could be future superspreader events. Mr. Trump is complaining that fox news should not be airing joe bidens speeches in support of joe biden and the president is demanding the lex Election Results be finalized on november 3rd eve
Being small. Does he Nothing Better to worry about in. Thats the former president. The current president blaming the Supreme Court for leaving in place decisions that allow pennsylvania and North Carolina to count votes for several days after election day. This is a terrible thing theyve done to our country. And thats the United States Supreme Court im talking about thats a terrible political, horrible decision that they made. Were going to be waiting november 3rd, its going to come and go and were not going to know. He said it again, and again, today, sarcastically thanking the court. If we win, if we win on tuesday, or thank you vmp, Supreme Court, shortly thereafter. So, listen, your vote is one of the most sacred rights that you have as an american, joe biden fired up about that tonight in detroit. The power to change the country is in your hands. I dont care how hard donald trump tries, theres nothing nothing hes going to stop the people of america from voting. Some brandnew polls
A few of them are looking really very, very strong. Florida looking very, very strong. If you will me, im going to be an american no red state, no blue state, if the United States the uk governments scientific advisers face tough questioning over their predictions of a steep rise in coronavirus cases unless action is taken as england prepares for a second lockdown. A story of survival and rescue against the odds the young girl pulled from the rubble 90 hours after turkeys deadly earthquake. The chancellor of austria has descibed last nights attack in the countrys capital, vienna, as an act of barbarism. Four people were killed and nearly two dozen injured when a gunman, described as an islamist terrorist by the authorities, fired into crowds of people in six different locations. Austrian police have made 1a arrests in connection with the attack, including two this evening in switzerland. The attack took place in the centre of vienna outside the citys main synagogue. People were enjoyin
Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Today is the last chance to vote in the us president ial election and it seems its caught the attention of the American People in unprecedented numbers. Latest figures suggest that just over 100 Million People had already cast their vote before election day. But we may have to wait longer than usual, to get a firm result. Its a contest that the democrats have framed as a battle for the soul of the nation republicans are holding out the promise of a return to economic prosperity, to make America Great again. This report from our north america editorjon sopel. If you are a lover of democracy, its hard not to celebrate the fact that so many people want to line up to go and vote. It is extraordinary the level of turnout. But the joy of voting is also being matched by a serious trepidation about what might come next. It is a fragile moment, a Pivota