Your voice, your vote. This is abc 7 news. I said at the outset i wanted this campaign to represent and look like america. The battle to restore decency, defend democracy, and give everybody in this country a fair shot. Democracy is not a state. It is an act. It takes sacrifice. But there is joy in it. And there is progress. Because we, the people, have the power to build a better future. A vision of unity as president elect joe biden and his running mate, vp elect Kamala Harris, echoing the words of the late john lewis, welcoming everyone together as americans and laying out their vision for the next four years. Good morning, im jobina fortson. Im sure many of you all heard the celebrations inside your home. Well have much more on this historicmaking ticket. But first, lisa argen. Good morning, jobina. The rain is out over the ocean. We have a wind advisory in the coast and upper elevations. Its windy where we live as well. The wind gusts above a thousand feet could be in excess of 50
Called for Democrat John hickenlooper. Republican, former head football coach of auburn flipped alabama. Republican erst won in iowa. Graham won in South Carolina and Mitch Mcconnell won in kentucky. Several seats, though, still need to be decided before the night is out. Meantime, democrats are expected to keep control of the house and possibly add to their advantage but there are still dozens of races left to be decided tonight. Our political reporter greg lee has been watching all of this for us tonight. Greg what is happening in those crucial states. It is clear it will come down to the swing states. Likely to be very close. It will take time to count all of those ballots. Much of the attention like we talked about. President trump flip inside 2016. The socalled blue wall he broke through. Michigan so far, 65 reporting. President trump leading 54 to 5 . They received a historic number of absentee ballots. Election officials have said it could take days to count. In wisconsin we go.
To the fight for the senate. Mitch mcconnell in the state of kentucky has been reelected. Grateful to live where the people vote. Group by group, state by state, coast to coast. Going forward we need to keep the economy steadfast. We have a family. We have values and you want something for the future. Our powerhouse poltiical team with the key takeaways. What we learned and whats to come in the days and week as head. Votes are still being counted. Stepping in right now and saying, lets stop counting votes, its just not the way the rules work. Its your voice, your vote, our all night all morning coverage continues right now on america this morning. The race for the white house is still too close to call but President Trump is already challenging the results. Overnight the president called the election a fraud and falsely claimed he won. But were still awaiting results in several states including the crucial midwest battlegrounds of pennsylvania, michigan and wisconsin. Former Vice Presi
And not only is the community happy, but Santa Clara Countys registrar of voters say they believe this kind of turnout may have them hoping for a 90 turnout. The record here in Santa Clara County is 86 in 2008, boosted by a large early vote. And of course late turnouts like this one. Thats it from the mexican Heritage Plaza. Back to you. It is an Election Night tradition, watch parties across the bay area, across the country. A little different tonight. With covid not as many parties and people, but still a hot spot for democrats. Mannys in San Francisco, ian, what are we seeing . Reporter mannys is the spot to be if you are in San Francisco. The loudest cheers of the entire night. It has been anxious, it has been calm. But the loudest cheers of the night just happened when one of the networks called california for biden. A lot of people here say theyve been very nervous watching these returns come in, in states where they thought biden possibly could have done a little bit better. Thi
To the fight for the senate. Mitch mcconnell in the state of kentucky has been reelected to the senate. Im grateful to live in a democratic republic where the voters choose. What theyre saying group by group, state by state, coast to coast. Going forward we need to keep the economy steadfast. All because you have a family, you have values and you want something for the future. Our powerhouse poltiical team with the Key Takeaways on this historic night. What we learned and whats to come in the days and week as head. Votes are still being counted. Stepping in right now and saying, lets stop counting votes, its just not the way the rules work. Its your voice, your vote, our all night, all morning coverage continues right now on abcs america this morning. Good morning, everyone. The race for the white house is still too close to call but President Trump is already challenging the results. Overnight the president called the election a fraud and falsely claimed he won. But were still awaitin