U. S. Almost 100000. 00 new infections in a single day as some states theyre running out of intensive care beds. Hello im terry martin welcome to the program there is still no winner in the u. S. Election but there are some encouraging signs for democratic challenger joe biden the former Vice President has picked up wins in some closely fought states president meanwhile is facing an increasingly difficult to win reelection hes launched legal challenges aimed to stop vote counting in several tight races a call echoed by his supporters in arizona a group of supporters have been gathering to protest the ongoing vote counting there that race is neck and neck. News outlets have reported joe biden has flipped the battleground state trump has made unfounded allegations of voter fraud and on wednesday accused democrats of trying to steal the election. So heres a look at the results so far with some closer attention given to states that have yet to declare a winter winner are a figure showed bi
Supporters protest the vote counted as his campaign mounts legal challenges in several states also coming up a Record Number of fresh coronavirus cases before to the u. S. Almost 100000 new infections are registered in a single day as some states warmth theyre running out of intensive care for us. Alone terry martin good to have you with us theres still no winner in the u. S. Election but there are some encouraging signs for democratic challenger joe biden the former Vice President has picked up wins in some closely fought states President Trump meanwhile is facing an increasingly difficult path to win reelection hes launched legal challenges aimed to stop vote counting in several tight races a call echoed by his supporters in arizona. Trump supporters have been gathering to protest the ongoing vote counting there that race is neck and neck though several news outlets have reported joe biden has flipped the battleground state truck has made unfounded allegations of voter fraud and on w
Several crucial swing states also coming up a Record Number of fresh coronavirus cases reported in the u. S. Almost 100000 new infections are registered in a single day though some states warn theyre running out of intensive care of. Hello im terry barton good to have you with us boats are still being counted in several key states but in a tense u. S. Election at this hour democratic challenger joe biden is leading the questions secure 270 Electoral College votes that would take him to the white house the social to press agency says biden has taken arizona and that puts him at 264 votes although other News Agencies have not. Cold it still trumps potential path back to the white house narrows hes claiming fraud and has launched legal action in 3 states to the boat. That. Frustration spilling out onto the streets in new york and to trump protesters demanding every vote be counted. In other cities like here in seattle a similar story. In portland a sign that many here have had enough of u
I am bernard shaw of cnn. Cable news network. My colleagues are ann compton, of abc news. Margaret warner of newsweek magazine. And andrew mitchell, of nbc news. The candidates are Vice President george bush, republican nominee and governor michael dukakis. For the next 90 minutes we will be questioning the candidates by representatives of the two campaigns, however there are no restrictions on the questions that my colleague and i can ask this evening and the candidates have no prior knowledge of our questions. By agreement between the candidates, the first question goes to governor jackies. You have two minutes to respond. Governor if Kitty Dukakis were raped and murdered, which you favored and irrevocably Death Penalty for the killer. No i dont, bernard. And i think you know that i post Death Penalty, all of my life. I dont see any evidence, and i think there are better and more effective ways to deal with crime. We have done so in my own state, and its one of the reasons why we hav
[ cheers and applause ] for the next 90 minutes we will be questioning the candidates following a format designed and agreed to by representatives of the two campaigns. However, there are no restrictions in the questions that my colleagues and i can ask this evening, and the candidates have no prior knowledge of our questions. By agreement between the candidates, the first question goes to governor dukakis. You have two minutes to respond. Governor, if Kitty Dukakis were raped and murdered, would you favor an irrevocable Death Penalty for the killer . No, i dont. I think you know i opposed the Death Penalty during all of my life. I dont see any evidence that its a deterrent. I think there are per and more effective ways to deal with violent crime. We have down so in my own state. Its one of the reasons why we have had the biggest drop in crime of any industrial state in america, why we have the lowest murder rate in any industrial state in america. But we have work to do this nation. W