And outside the white house. Donald trump and his supporters are defined the president s showing no signs of conceding as he prepares to challenge a ballot counts in several states. And that hasnt stopped leaders from around the world d applauding joe biden including many who rocky relations with trump. 100 hours g. M. T. 8 pm in washington d. C. And after days of anxious waiting the United States has reached a fateful moment in its history. Democratic Party Candidate joe biden is now president elect having obtained 2 of 90 electoral votes so far he of course needed 270 to take the white house and he and Vice President elect come about to address the nation well this is what finally put joe biden across the finish line projected victory in pennsylvania with its 20 Electoral College votes and nevada with 6 hes also leading in georgia but that race is still too close to call the current President Donald Trump past 214 electoral votes or together joe biden is expected to address the natio
8002. U are unsure, 202748 you can text us at 2027488903. On twitter it is cspan. Wj. And facebook. It is republicans only for that question. We will open it up tomorrow for democrats only in our first hour of the program as well. Good morning and welcome to washington journal. One of those former supporters and fox opinion commentator opinion writer in the wall street journal. Bases his peace. The headline, this election result will not be overturned. Occasionally change margins in the hundreds but not in the tens of thousands. It has been an unsettling year, at deadly virus claimed almost a quarter million lives, a lockdown demolished personal routines and left us gasping for normality, a sudden deep depression snatched newfound prosperity for families, so why not finish out with a miscast election as the finale . Trump is that mr. Pursuing legal challenges in pennsylvania, wisconsin, michigan, arizona, nevada, and there will be an automatic recount in georgia given bidens. 29 lead.
A state of emergency ethiopias president moves to replace the Regional Government and the trouble. And ivory coasts Opposition Leader is a rested for forming a rival government challenging the president s reelection for a. While it is now 1600 g. M. T. Thats 11 oclock in the morning on the u. S. East coast and President Donald Trump has begun his day with new accusations of voting irregularities without giving any evidence in a series of tweets hes demanded the counting be stopped in pennsylvania a battleground state where democratic nominee joe bidens lead a steadily rising meanwhile lets take a look at where we stand by been is also ahead in nevada and in georgia he is projected to have won 264 Electoral College votes by the Associated Press trump has 214 the number acquired is 270 that all means that biden needs to win and only one of these 3 undecided states to get over the line now in an address to the nation lays on friday evening the former Vice President called for calm and for
Eventually secured more than enough Electoral College votes to clear his past to the white house or biden supporters are gathering at rallies across the u. S. Celebrating the democrats victory one of the biggest celebrations is this one just in front of the white house thousands of people have poured onto black lives matter plaza in the capital chanting cheering and the singing lets speak to our White House Correspondent kimberly how could she joins us in washington d. C. Its quite a change isnt it looking at those pictures of black lives matter matter plaza for months you and i have been discussing the protests that took place there and now were seeing thousands of people rejoicing at the election of joe biden but that doesnt reflect the full picture in the United States doesnt. Know it doesnt and we have to remind our viewers that the United States is is divided and its divided along world urban lines so naturally in washington d. C. In cities all across the United States you are see
President trump leading 51 to 47 and here are some numbers that miami dade already reporting 97 percent broward at 100 percent and Palm Beach County 95 percent and that especially broward is where youre looking at that democratic stronghold and you were hoping to get that turnout and that could actually if you were on the left thats where youre hoping to see that number pulled up lets go to michigan and see where theyre reporting now were not seeing huge numbers yet 35 percent reporting and its give you this 55 percent to President Trump 42 percent to Vice President biden and remember when we talk about michigan they had they were going to be a little bit slower they were seeing day of voting reporting now and its about mail in voting is going to come a little bit later and wayne county and Oakland County in the detroit area were not seeing big numbers reported yet so this could be very wide open 43 percent in wayne 28 percent in Oakland County as of now and then lets move to ohio wher