And here to help us with that throughout the morning is john. Good morning, pedro, viewers should know were going to be using the Associated Press numbers for calls and results. So viewers may hear about different numbers being reported but were always going to be coming back to the Associated Press numbers. So lets start off with where the president ial contest stands this morning. The key state of wisconsin there on your screen, a state thats being watched closely this morning, its 49. 4 for joe biden, President Trump, 49. 1 . That number has been flipping back and forth throughout the day. That is just one of six key states were watching this morning. The other one, michigan this morning in the wolverine state. The numbers in michigan, President Trump 49. 8 , joe iden, 48. 6 . And then the third state in the Northern Industrial midwest area , once known as the blue wall for democrats. That blue wall that President Donald Trump broke through, pennsylvania, the other key state, 55. 7
The county is urging citizens to eat only at restaurants for an orange check. If you see any violations anywhere about anything, report them to scc Covid Concerns website. I know we are talking a lot but this is not anything we can do alone but we are asking everybody in the community to get a little more, digging a little longer and get us across the finish line. Connor watson is okay with dialing back thanksgiving. They are going to be more safe and it will be better for us. They have levied 600,000 worth of fines against violators. Trustee dr. Cody has an elderly mother, she says shes going to bring her outside , wrap her up in blankets and im going to eat thanksgiving together feet apart. We brought to the Santa Clara County update live here are the latest headlines for you, the state reported within 7200 new cases, which is higher than the seven day average of 5800. The Positivity Rate now nearly 4 , hospitalization icu rates also up nearly 30 over the last 14 days. I am 3. 7 14 d
President has narrowed advantages in North Carolina and ohio. Biden leads in florida, pennsylvania, michigan and arizona. We begin our coverage with what to expect as the votes are tallied tomorrow. Reporter nearly 100 million votes have already been cast. With the pandemic prompting a lot of mail in ballots, experts say there is a good chance that we will not know a winner on Election Night. President trump and joe biden focus on midwestern battleground states. Both holding rallies in pennsylvania where the race is tight. Biden urged voters in his native state to get their ballots in. The power to change this country is in your hands. I dont care how hard President Donald Trump tries, there is nothing, nothing that will stop the people of this nation from voting. Reporter about 700,000 of the 3. 1 mailin ballots requested in pennsylvania are outstanding. President trump stump near scranton on a tour with rallies in North Carolina michigan and wisconsin. I think we will do well in wisc
Committee held a news conference. Making various absence unsubstantiated claims about fraud. We are going to pursue all of this. It would be enough . No it is going to take time. Yes it is going to take time. President trump has so far refused to concede a Bipartisan Group from the last three administrations is calling on the Trump Administration to move forward. Immediately begin the postelection transition process. The General Services administration has yet to formally recognize joe biden as the president elect. That is necessary to free up money for the biden transition team. President trump personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani is planning on filing and Election Fraud lawsuits. Tom baker has been looking into those and the kind of claims, potential outcomes we might see with these legal challenges. Tom. Forest a little bit of breaking news. Despite little evidence, and very little evidence of fraud. Attorney general barr has authorized what he calls substantial allegations of voting ir
Im here to share some sobering news. Our case count in Santa Clara County are starting to surge. Health officials across the bay area issued a new safety guidance. Warning against getting indoors for think giving and on other holidays. Recommending people keep the gathering outdoors, social distance with the masks, limit to three hassles and two hours maximum. And nonessential travel districts. We are training ourselves right into the red and potentially the tier of the states framework. Which means a lot more restrictions. This disease continues to be deadly. A vaccine will come. It is not going to come soon enough. She is not sure what is bad the local surge possibly it is halloween and pandemic fatigue. She will be spent in getting with her out of the mother, sitting 10 feet apart, outdoors with their blankets. For those of you who do travel outside the bay area, Health Officers are strongly recommending a 14 day self quarantine upon returning home. They suggest getting tested befor