Thank you. Thank you. [ cheers and applause ] thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you so much. You just have no idea how warmi warming, how generous, your affection and im gratified by it. Im sorry we got here a little bit late and a little bit short. Earlier today i spoke to president bush and i offered him and laura our congratulations on their victory. We had a good conversation. We talked about the danger of division in our country and the ne need, desperate need finding Common Ground and coming together. Today i hope that we can begin the healing. In america it is vital that every vote count and every vote be counted. But the outcome should be decided by voters, not a protracted legal process. I would not give up this fight if there was a chance that we would prevail but it is now clear that even when all the provisional ballots are counted, which they will be, there wont be enough outstanding votes for us to be able to win ohio. Therefore, we cannot win this election. My friends,
It was politically stupid. This is not law. This is not politics, this is an attempt to end the election illegitimately so that he can maintain power. What we know right now and what we dont. How the results impact you and your family and the generations to come. Its anxiety producing. Im definitely nervous. But i guess we can only wait and watch, hope and pray. The surprises, the hopes and disappointments. The issues that matter most, health care, taxes, energy, climate, the military, the markets. All eyes on the Electoral College, the path to 270. The mailin and the absentee vote totals still coming in. Its your voice, your vote, our all night all morning coverage continues right now on abcs america this morning. Good morning, everyone. Welcome back to continuing coverage of the 2020 election. It is the day after the election day. At this hour we still dont know who the next president will be. The race is too close to call but President Trump is falsely claiming victory and blasting
Well in many states. Businesses are holding back from spending amid the pandemic and stimulus talks appear to be at a standstill once again with leaders from both sides accusing one another of moving the goal posts in the negotiations. Unlikely we will get a stimulus before the election. 59 minutes to go, dow down 2. 2 . Lets get to the stories we are watching right now as stocks fall sharply mike santoli is tracking the market selloff for us. Which parts he is watching in particular meg tirrell digging into the latest covid numbers mike, whats the broader take on what is happening today average bit of a rethink on a mull pent fronts the idea that covid might cause more business disruption last week the s p 500 was skirting this boundary between this sort of breakout level we had and around 3,400 we are actually below that right now. Did a little bit of damage s p and the nasdaq fell below the 50day average the s. A. P. Warning probably evented the nasdaq from doing a better job of sup
William barr held a News Conference in chicago today the federal response to protest across the country. It is what he had to say. Good morning and thank you all for being here. In the u. S. Attorney for the district of illinois. Id like to start this morning but taking it to introduce you to my Law Enforcement colleagu colleagues, some of whom you will hear from in a few moments. We are honored to have attorney general william barr with us today. We have acting director, regina and the special agent, kristin here as well. We also have from the fbi, deputy director, dave. We also have special agent in charge of the fbi here in chicago. The dea special agent in charge, robert u. S. Marshal sargent, david and chief inspector, diego. Also are two other u. S. Attorneys. My counterpart of the Northern District of illinois, tom. Tom sat in my office and worked together frequently on combating illegal trafficking of firearms across our common border between indiana and illinois. My colleague,
Good morning, and thank you for being here. Im the United States attorney for the Northern District of illinois. I would like to start this morning by taking a moment to introduce you to my Law Enforcement colleagues, some of them you will hear from in a few moments. We are honored to have attorney general william barr here with us today. From the atf we have acting director Regina Lombardo and a special agent in charge in chicago is here as well. Dave. E Deputy Director we also have the special agent in charge of the fbi here in chicago present as well. From the dea, special agent in charge is present. We have chief deputy u. S. Arshal and the chief inspector also up here are two other United States attorneys. We have my counterpart from the Northern District of illinois. And my office, we Work Together frequently combating illegal trafficking of firearms across our common border between indiana and illinois. And my colleague justin, who is the u. S. Attorney in cleveland, the Norther