Judges will have to rule. Each ballot must be counted, and thats what were going to see going through now, and thats how it should be. From cbs news election headquarters in times square, this is a cbs news election update, 2020 america decides. Reporting tonight, Norah Odonnell. Odonnell youre looking live at times square in new york as the counting continues across the country. Good evening, im Norah Odonnell. Here at what has become our home away from home this week. And tonight, the race for the white house is down to the wire, and who will become the next dresident could soon be decided by thousands of votes. As we come on the air tonight, only 1900 votes now separate President Trump and former Vice President joe biden in the state of georgia. In four other states, votes are still being counted, too. In fact, we want to show you live pictures of poll workers in tallying ballots right now. Joe bidens lead in that state has shrunk to 46,000 votes. Also, pennsylvanias vote count is c
Thispast summer in their arguments. Will you then respond to Maxine Waters with a number of other Democrat Officials not speaking out against the antifa and otherextremist rallies over the last summer . I think, you can count on that. The my if my eyes look a little red to the viewers, its because i have been looking at a lot of video, the last several days. Plus, congresswoman Marjorie Taylor greene says shes been freed to push the Republican Party further to the right. This, amid growing divisions within the gop. Exactly one month, after the Capitol Insurrection, the New York Times releasing a breakdown of who has been arrested. Including, at least 22 current members or former members of the military. And health officials, warning super bowl watch parties could spark a coronavirus explosion. Even worse than holiday gatherings. Good, saturday morning. Happy to be with you. Im lindsey reiser. And im kendis gibson. We have a big hour ahead for you. We have a team of correspondents and a
Ahead, we are joined by the chief Congressional Correspondent from the Washington Examiner, great to have you with us. Guest good morning. Host lets leap ahead to january and the two runoff races in georgia, the race against the incumbent senator david perdue any other race with senator Kelly Loeffler. Have we ever seen to Senate Runoff races in any state before . Guest not my history of covering congress. Its really unusual. Its also unusual in georgia that the race has ended up in runoff territory. Georgia had been traditionally a very red state where republicans could usually count on an easy win in the statewide races. That was the last few election cycles. There has been a shift in the electorate in georgia over the areas ande the urban their suburban surroundings have gotten more blue, more democratic in their electorate. That has led to some close races where republicans cannot be assured of an easy win. Thats one reason you are seeing runoffs. I think people had thought david p
Morning. Biden leading the vote talley in both pennsylvania and georgia. And as carl mention ad new arizona count will be coming out of Maricopa County shortly heres where things stand in pennsylvania biden now with nearly 7,000 vote edge a winning for biden in pennsylvania which carries 20 Electoral College votes along with arizona should he hold that would secure him the election. In georgia, biden now holds a more than 1500 vote edge Georgia Election officials announcing in the last half hour that there will be a runoff in senate election. Well see about a recount. Well see where the vote talley ends as we await the latest the from arizona, its worth noting that President Trump has been closing the gap with each round of new vote counts. The question is by what proportion is it enough to catch up to biden. In terms of the Electoral College the race stands at 753 sorry, 253 for biden and 214 for President Trump. That according to nbc. Frank holland is in philadelphia with the latest
Accounts to fill colorado and louisiana saw voters weigh in on the controversy surrounding abortion laws in a womans right to choose as we discussed on our election fallout show just a few days ago you also had a slew of voters in states across the nation including washington d. C. Vote to decriminalize various Illegal Drugs like marijuana magic mushrooms you even had voters in mississippi deciding on giving the Southern State a brand new flag which was i think long overdue given that their original state flag up until tuesday night featured the confederate battle cross of civil war era fame. But while the initiatives across the country covered a wide range of important subject it was 20 twentieths most notorious Party Crasher cope with 19 who kept many important issues off of the ballots in this years elections the New York Times reported that if ever there was a doubt about the coronaviruses impact on american democracy look no further than the sharp decline on so this initiative was