Numbers. More than 8 million votes have already been cast here in california and across the u. S. More than a 3rd of americas registered voters have already cast their ballot and the south bay in fact the sorting verifying and counting of ballots has begun. And almost half of the ballots that were mailed out to voters have already been returned. Offers rob fladeboe joins us now live from the register voters in san jose with the latest numbers, rob thats right vicki and grant else and again 5 days to go in election is already into record territory as you say a Million People registered to vote here in Santa Clara County almost half of those ballots have already been returned im here outside the Registrars Office in san jose been watching and talking with people as they come by to drop off their ballots and so has the registrar of voters here who says its all systems go for this record breaking historic voter turnout. Heres a closer look. Again no youre good 3 can i just make sure you sh
With abcs rachel scott who is patience as his lead grows over President Trump and three key battleground states. Your vote will be counted. I dont care how hard people try to stop it. I will not let it happen. The people will be heard. Reporter just hours before large crowds gathered outside the Philadelphia Center calling for every vote to be counted. The former Vice President is just 17 electoral votes shy of locking up the election. Hes now leading by about 20,000 votes in the critical state of pennsylvania, which could decide it all, and he has an edge in nevada, arizona, and notably georgia, a democrat hasnt won there since 1992. Biden supporters are already preparing for one last drivein style rally expecting a victory speech is imminent. His campaign also eager to celebrate. This as President Trump remains defiant falsely accusing democrats of trying to steal the election. Theyre trying to rig an election and we cant let that happen. Reporter now his party is divided. Some inclu
Lets get you a live look right now from philadelphia where abc news expects the first drop of the morning there to come any minute now. Between now and 10 00 our time. Joe biden still holds nearly a 29,000 vote lead in pennsylvania. If he holds on, hed be the president elect of the United States. Lets zoom out to show you where the race to 270 currently stands, its been in hold for the past 48 hours, biden still with 253 electoral votes, the president with 214. Both campaigns are taking different approaches to the count. Abc 7 News Reporter matt boone starts us off with why the biden camp is feeling confident. Reporter all eyes were on wilmington, delaware as joe biden took the stage, still confident in his chances. Were going to win this race with a clear majority with the nation behind us. Reporter though he made it clear it was not his call to make. Never forget, the tallies arent numbers. They represent votes and voters. Men and women who exercise their fundamental right to have th
The swing state of pennsylvania. How will voters react one week from the election . Its the final sprint to november 3, joe biden will leave his house to attend to events in georgia and when questioned about his relaxed schedule, he said every day is a 12 hour day. The president keeps up eight torrid pace heading to three states today pulling in huge crowds with tens of thousands attending the three events in pennsylvania yesterday and by the way, 62 million have already voted, 20 million in person and 40 million by mail. To the markets, way down yesterday, closing down 650 with the most modest of bounces this morning no bounce at all actually the dow jones will be down a couple points. Lots of corporate profit reports, they remain strong and we will bring in the highlighted a moment. The big earning report comes as afternoon. Microsoft reports and that may set the tone for the markets. As always, a big show for you with the president on the campaign. Rachel campos who wants her nine k
Twhar the deadlines . We clear up confusion to make sure your vote counts. Outrage involving Silicon Valleys Largest Chamber of commerce. Some are calling them racist. This photo and the caption do you really want to sign on to this was posted on the homepage of the Silicon Valley organizations website and part of a Facebook Ad Campaign attacking a City Council Candidate that supports defund the police. But it struck a nerve for many people. I was disgusted, disappointed and angered immediately. The Controversial Photo is not in san jose. It is unclear where it was taken. Words and images are powerful. The last thing that i want is for people to be deceived thinking low income families will hurt them or that black people are dangerous. The Silicon Valley naacp called for the dismissal of the president. The entire staff page has been removed. The executive committee has issued an apology. We are horrified by the images. During an afternoon event at city hall, they called on candidates t