A full lunar eclipse and blood moon will take place over the central Pacific with a partial eclipse for most of the USA. Here is what you may see tonight.
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to wait for days possibly for final results? jonathan karl on that part of the story tonight. reporter: president trump keeps insisting we must know the results of the presidential election by election night. today he tweeted, the election should end on november 3rd. we could know who won by late tuesday night, but it could also take several days before a winner is declared. to manage expectations, three governors of minnesota, a democrat, a republican, and an independent, have joined together to urge people to be patient. with so many of us voting by mail, it may take a little longer to verify a winner. and that s okay. it s by design. a delay just means our system is working and that we re counting every single ballot. reporter: the key factor here is the massive increase in mail-in and absentee voting due to the covid-19 pandemic. those mailed ballots take time to process. local officials must compare names to voter rolls to make sure everyone is eligible to
migrants allowing troops to use force if needed to protect border patrol agents. yesterday, defense secretary james mattis says that the defense hasn t changed. it is not an unreasonable concern on the part of the president that we may have to back up border patrol. alicia acuna s live in denver with the latest on this. hi, good morning, rick. the troops that are currently at the border are actually armed. that is a point that was made by the defense secretary yesterday at the pentagon when he was talking to reporters on this latest authorization. secretary mattis said we received, late tuesday night, additional instruction authorizing to implement additional measures. we are sizing up with those are. i have talked with folks at the hs. we will keep you posted on any new missions and numbers of troops as those decisions are made. right now, mattis explained that
military to secure our border between mexico and the united states. we have a meeting in a little while with general mattis and everybody. i think it s something we have to do. reporter: late tuesday night, the white house confirmed that the president had taken part in a briefing where having national guard troops sent to help bolster protection at the border was brought up. we understand that certain numbers have been discussed in terms of how many personnel are going to be sent. the white house doesn t have an official figure just yet. something to keep an eye on moving forward. this clearly showcases that the president is frustrated that what he sees as a crisis he has not been able to fulfill long-held promises on. thanks. at his luncheon with the baltic leaders, the president declared we ll find out whether vladimir putin is a friend or foe and raised eyebrows with this remark about u.s.-russia relations. how do you see vladimir putin? is he a friend or a foe?