Reporter good morning. This morning millions of ballots are still being counted all across the country and it looks like this race is going to be decided in three key battleground states. Overnight former Vice President joe biden in wilmington, delaware, energizing a car rally of supporters. We believe were on track to win this election. Reporter biden performing as expected, as vote counts roll in across the country. It aint over until every vote is counted, every ballot is counted. Were feeling good about where we are. Reporter the former Vice President boosted by wins in Traditional Democratic strongholds, in the pacific west coast, taking california, oregon and washington. And in a surprise outcome, biden now leading in arizona. The state of florida has 29 electoral votes and it will go to donald trump. Reporter trump winning the biggest prize so far, taking all of floridas 29 electoral votes and performing well in rural areas. As votes are still being counted, trump in an Early Mo
President trump saying we should know the results of the election on november 3rd but some states dont open mailin ballots until election day. Looking at the white house, in anticipation of protests, federal Law Enforcement sources tell abc news theres more plans to add more nonscalable fencing around the white house. Businesses in the area are boarding up in anticipation of protests. You can share your experience voting by mail, dropping off your ballot or voting in person through a form we posted on our website, abc7news. Com election. Developing news on the covid19 emergency. Cases are rising in 48 states. The exceptions are delaware and nebraska. Yesterday more than 4,500 new cases of coronavirus were reported. Thats higher than the 14day average, which is 4,200 cases. Europe is dealing with a second lockdown. A sixmonth state of emergency in spain has triggered riots in the country. You can see here crowds clashing with police breaking windows, throwing fireworks, and in england P
And fox news called wisconsin and joe biden wins the state President Trump won four years ago and with it its ten key electoral volts. Looking at the electoral vote total at this point and with that wisconsin win, joe biden leads 248 to 213. You need 270. The key number here to win the white house. At this point, some swing states, were talking about michigan and pennsylvania and when it comes to the popular vote, joe biden won the popular vote over President Trump by a good 2 to 3 million votes. Four years ago, Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by 3 million votes. Biden in this turn around has broken president obamas record for the most votes ever cast for a u. S. President ial candidate. Late last night out west or early this morning, back on the east coast, President Trump was declaring victory after getting some big wins in the state of texas, the state of florida as well as ohio. But joe biden was also ensuring the nation that every vote would be counted and in the overnight ho
And a very tight one to a handful of states cant be called at this point just because the tally is to close the margin. Is too close and yet so going to be tracking for. Well east today for sure and least a few days to come as we take a look at the big wall and you can see that biden has a lead in the Electoral College to 38 to to 13. James even talking about how this count is far from done in their 60s talk a little bit more about also the battle for power in the senate which also is. Up for grabs still at this hour. It is and it seems like a lot of these senate. Voting down ballot sort of follow it follow along party lines to right from the top of the ticket places that democrats thought theyd make inroads turns out voted in line with pretty much how the president ial election has been going so far so lets give you a quick look on the National Scene democrats were able to flip one seat. And that was in the state of arizona, they also got colorado, but them last, alabama so that kind
She explains why. But first we have a microclimate weather alert. After a beef break, dangerous fire conditions are back. Jeff, a red flag warning just went into effect for certain parts of the bay area. What are you seeing . Thats exactly right. And its not going to be nonstop wind here over the next couple of days. Itll be these on and off wind gusts for these Higher Elevations of the north bay. I really want you to know the top risk is going to be 2,000 to 3,000 feet. So those highest mountain levels for the wind gusts 15 to 40 Miles Per Hour, a steady gust of 5 to 15. Any fire weather watch a little bit lower on the danger scale for the east and south bay. Not that gusty here. Winds of 12 Miles Per Hour st. Helena currently, and mt. Diablo at 10. The overall gustiest conditions i see coming our way this week would happen on thursday morning. That red to magenta color, those are those wind gusts around 40 Miles Per Hour that will begin to move into the north bay mountains and real c