Being closely watched as the clock ticks down on the ballot count clicks up before we go any further lets go to come out has the latest on the numbers come up thank you adrian yes so 300 hours g. M. T. It is now which means 10 pm on the u. S. East coast and these are the polls that are closing at this hour 4 of them for you montana nevada utah and iowa im not going to go through any projections just now because we dont have any at the moment too early to call in all 4 of those states the one swing state will be keeping an eye on is iowa in the midwest so with that in mind its a good chance just to step back and have a look at some of our swing states as well so lets start in ohio with nearly 60 percent of precincts reporting donald trump is edging further and further away from joe biden his latest 130000 out of 4. 4 almost 4400000 votes counted so its close but the gap widening for donald trump in ohio lets move on to michigan one of the important ones that donald trump picked up. 4 ye
Are trying to cast ballots that others are trying to vote twice but theres no history of that happening just to be clear entrust no voting weve been doing a very very long time and United States. Voter fraud is extremely rare in the United States the rules for mail and voting depend on where you live in the u. S. This year 9 states and washington d. C. Sent ballots to voters automatically this is what the president has railed against. In more than 30 states voters could apply for a ballot to send in by mail in these 5 states in order to vote by mail if you have to give a reason why you couldnt vote in person and the pandemic alone was not reason enough. Mail and voting can be complicated for anyone doing it for the 1st time some forget to sign the ballot others dont seal it exactly right this year around 30 states have allowed voters to curate their ballots they contacted voters letting them know there was a mistake and allow them to correct it as america gets more and more used to mai
Probably are wondering what is the state of the race so far and what are we still waiting to get in . To get more on that we have Anthony Salvanto. Hes our director of election surveys here at cbs news. Runs the Battleground Tracker polls. Hes been following the race all night. Also Major Garrett still in coat and tie. Wondering if you were going to take that off. Salvanto has already gone down to the Shirt Sleeves and the tie is loosened a little. Good evening. Good morning to the two of you. Where are we at this hour . Okay. So tony, let me take you through first the five states that we at this moment consider tossups. And thats wisconsin, michigan, pennsylvania, North Carolina and georgia. All the others projected or in the case of nevada and arizona as of this moment, leading to joe biden. The issue here is that, let me walk you through. In wisconsin, we estimate at least almost 700,000, 672,000 ballots still remaining to be counted. Theyve been cast. Not yet counted. And we can do
It was politically stupid. This is not law. This is not politics, this is an attempt to end the election illegitimately so that he can maintain power. What we know right now and what we dont. How the results impact you and your family and the generations to come. Its anxiety producing. Im definitely nervous. Surprises, the hopes and disappointments. The issues that matter most, health care, taxes, energy, climate, the military, the markets. All eyes on the Electoral College, the path to 270. The mailin and absentee vote totals still coming in. Its your voice, your vote, our all night all morning coverage continues right now on abcs america this morning. Good morning, welcome back to continuing coverage of the 2020 election. The day after. At this hour we still dont know who the next president will be. The race is too close to call but President Trump is falsely claiming victory and blasting the election as a fraud and joe biden is currently leading in popular and electoral votes as we
It was politically stupid. This is not law. This is not politics, this is an attempt to end the election illegitimately so that he can maintain power. What we know right now and what we dont. How the results impact you and your family and the generations to come. Its anxiety producing. Im definitely nervous. But i guess we can only wait and watch, hope and pray. The surprises, the hopes and disappointments. The issues that matter most, health care, taxes, energy, climate, the military, the markets. All eyes on the Electoral College, the path to 270. The mailin and the absentee vote totals still coming in. Its your voice, your vote, our all night all morning coverage continues right now on abcs america this morning. Good morning, everyone. Welcome back to continuing coverage of the 2020 election. It is the day after the election day. At this hour we still dont know who the next president will be. The race is too close to call but President Trump is falsely claiming victory and blasting