Employees. Weve got those details. But first we start with some breaking news. The electoral vote count stands right now at 227 for mr. Biden and 213 for mr. Trump. And we still have eight uncalled races. In wisconsin, which is still too close to call, biden holds a narrow lead of just 20,000 votes. Well within the margin of error there. Well within the drift that lets the president call for a recount. The Campaign Says they will immediately do so, request a recount. Another place biden holds a narrow lead, thats michigan thats where we find Brian Sullivan in grand rapids any update on this very close race reporter yes, and no how do you like that im like an economist on the air. Im going to give it to you both ways heres where we stand right now. Heres the reason i answered that way number one, heres the count 94 of michigan has come in. Its that last 6 that is the issue. Now, youve got joe biden who is up by about 45,000 votes right now. To your point, there are far more outstanding
From the president for being inaccurate or misleading. While twitter makes it impossible to retweet the flagged post, trump posts on facebook are being spread. We will get to that and more this hour. Meantime, in the last halfhour, we got word that michigan has gone to former Vice President joe biden according to cnn and nbc and at this point, if he wins nevada and holds arizona, where some boats are still being counted, he will win the president ial election, but there are legal challenges a foot. President Trumps Campaign threatening to sue over vote counts. Michigan says it is declaring victory in pennsylvania where votes are still being counted, but first, i want to talk about the market which kicked off one of the biggest postelection rallies in history. Its best day since june. The nasdaq had its best day in months. With so much uncertainty, why are the markets outperforming . Abigail it is pretty incredible because it does not make sense on an intuitive level initially. Investor
1. 30. Immunereally, it seems, in the pound crosses to the brexit headlines. You get a little bit of movement, but not very much on the headlines being generated out of brussels. Crude down 0. 6 . A cautious outlook coming from opec . The virus story front and center. Alix virus cases. Leaders virus cases surging across europe. Leaders weighing options. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is holding a press conference right now, saying they cannot take the same measures as in the first wave of the virus. Joining us with more from roane bloombergs is alessandro. Ndro the milan area has requested a curfew from 11 00 p. M. To 5 00 a. M. To stop the activity, to stop people mingling together and going out for a drink in the evening. This is not enough to stop the spread of the virus. We had almost around 10,000 cases per day daily, below the european average, but still higher than what we have seen just a few weeks ago. We are expecting new numbers for today any minute now. Guy when you
I stand before you without a single pledge or promise or understanding of any kind except for the advancement of your cause and the preservation of american democracy. And as your nominee i expect to conduct by crusading an aggressive, fighting campaign. The republicans in we want willkie, Wendell Willkie ran for president in 1940. And as we watch some of the images of him on the campaign trail were joined here in rushville, indiana with david willkie. I want you to introduce our audience to some of the fervor were seeing from these Iconic Images of the 1940 campaign that really surrounded your grandfather as he ran for president and tried to defeat franklin dellanor roosevelt, who was seeking a third term. What an exciting time in the country. Here wed come out of entering into the great depression, the end of the hoover administration, eight years of the roosevelt administration, roosevelt was president , right at the height of his power and that opened up a time for a dark horse can
We want to think the candidates for being with us tonight. Yes, they are socially distanced and following all protocols. Both are being tested regularly. A quick reminder about the rules for the debate. Candidates will have 60 seconds to answer most questions, 30 seconds to answer followup questions. We will ask specific yes and no questions throughout the debate. And we are asking that both candidates please refrain from interrupting one another. We have a lot of territory to get through tonight, so we must start with the pandemic. We have seen the consequences, economic devastation, especially for the lowest wage workers, people of color hit disproportionately, people struggling with Mental Health and suicides climbing. On monday, the president tweeted do not be afraid of covid, do not let it dominate your life. 2,000 in colorado have died, 75,000 in colorado have been diagnosed with the coronavirus. As a member of the senate, are you proud of the way that the republican majority is