Independently called. With the last battleground ballots being counted and the electoral map coming into focus, joe biden pulled ahead of President Trump early today in pennsylvania as the mailin ballots democrats preferred in this pandemic tilted heavily toward biden. It was the same story overnight in georgia, where biden edged past the president with a razorthin lead. With a margin that small, there will be a recount in georgia. Reporter biden had a second potential path to victory leading through nevada and arizona, where the margins were also tight. In flagged tweets and unfounded comments from the white house, President Trump claimed fraud without offering any evidence and vowed to continue his fight in the courts. We were winning in all the key locations by a lot actually, and then our numbers started miraculously getting whittled away. Reporter while some allies still stand by the president , others including pennsylvanias republican senator pushing back. The president s allega
Years before women had the right to vote fashlly and in a way shes really a bridge from the suffrage movement, to women attaining full political rights. She was active in a National Womens suffrage organization, and she helped women get the right to vote not only in montana, but a couple of states west of the mississippi and she runs in 1916. Shes elected to one of montanas two at large districts and part of her platform is that shes a pacifist. Well, shes sworn into the house on april 2, 1917, and the house has come into a special session, extraordinary session because the president that night, Woodrow Wilson delivers a message to Congress Asking for a declaration of war against germany. Its the u. S. Entry into world war i and rankin, when that vote is held is one of a group of about 50 members who votes against u. S. Intervention in world war i. She served a term in the house. She was on the womens suffrage committee. She was on the Public Lands Committee which was an important assi
Announced. Ray bothan has more on how theyre spending their elect day. Reporter two New Hampshire towns counted their ballots after election day at midnight. It could be what could be a dayslong battle for the presidency. For president , joe biden. Reporter after midnight, the towns of Dixville Notch and millsville, New Hampshire, tallied votes in an e election day tradition. The democratic nominee joe biden won dibsville notch and President Trump won mill feel, 16 votes to five. The former Vice President began his day with a visit to church and then a trip to his childhood home in scranton. Hes spending the day making his final pitch to voters. I want to that would be melodramatic. I want to restore basic decency and honor to the white house. Reporter President Trump spent election eve in grand rapids, michigan. He will spend part of today at the white house after holding 14 rallies over three days. The president said he is confident he will bring home a win. I did this once before an
Ill track that until a crew gets on scene there. A great drive and an easy start, marcus. Back over to you. Thanks, mike. Now to the race to the white house unlike any election ever held, the finish line now in site. The first ballots were cast in dixville notch, new hampshire, and it was a clean sweep for joe biden. The democratic candidate picked up all five votes. So far nearly 100 million americans have voted early and President Trump will hold an Election Night event at the white house. Joe biden will continue campaigning in pennsylvania. Today in the bays tracie potts is live in wilmington, delaware, where biden will watch the results come in tonight. Tracie . Reporter laura and marcus, he does have events happening in pennsylvania today making lastminute stops. First in his birthplace of scranton and then were told at least two local stops in philadelphia. No big rallies as we start to see people line up as the polls open in philadelphia. They are putting in security for Preside
News at 3. I ask everyone to stay calm. All the people to stay calm. The process is working. The count is being completed. Will know very soon. Now with 3 former Vice President joe biden is urging patients with the American People as we anxiously await the results for the next president of the United States. Thank you so much for joining us here on kron 4 your local election headquarters. Im Justine Waldman were also just getting word right now that President Trump plans to speak at around 3. 30 this afternoon as soon as that happens well bring it to you live. Right here on kron 4. Meanwhile, were just 2 days after the election. And all eyes are still on the race to 270 electoral votes, joe biden is still leading at this hour with 264 its been stuck there for about 24 hours now. Lets take a look now at the Electoral College vote map provided by the Associated Press. We see joe biden still sticking at 264. President donald trump a 214. 270 is whats needed to win the battleground states