We may be opponents but we are not enemies. We are americans. The message from joe biden this morning as he gets closer to winning the president ial race. A close aide of the president tested positive for the coronavirus. Chief of staff mark meadows is the latest to become infected after a string of outbreaks at the white house. A high case of covid19 cases three days running and a surge showing no sign of slowing down. Good morning. I am emily turner. Spare the air alert to. Joe biden is on the brink of winning the presidency. There are several key battleground states and bidens leading in pennsylvania with nearly 29,000 vote margin. In georgia separated by thousands of votes for the two candidates. In georgia had by 30,000 votes in a nevada a 22,000 vote advantage. If joe biden wins pennsylvania or any two of the other remaining states, he would surpass 270 electoral votes, the number needed to weigh the presidency. Lets get the latest from cbs Laura Podesta oh from washington. We wi
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
Dont ask me to asked to say that i think the president or his followers to do anything different than Hillary Clintons follow through if youre talking about. Big business when theyre talking about big tax on hollywood they from day one said that the President Trumps presidency and the election was illegitimate and as a journalist you know that we watched this play out before yours if i could just so you have no special to talk to his people about accepting the result he will model i am sure but he right now doesnt believe. That there is the you know they mistreated evidence. Hes lost this race let me add that theres nothing one state to certify the vote theyre going to be several states that will have canvassing and recount and cannot there wont be giving what are you think that will have. Judicial decisions that will impact and in spite of that we have to see it in but give me 300 in this bill i tell you that despite of it despite that in the past hour as we have seen many messages fr
Eventually secured more than enough Electoral College votes to clear his path to the white house or biden supporters are gathering a rallies across the u. S. Celebrating the democrats victory one of the biggest celebrations is just in front of the white house thousands of people have poured on to black lives matter plaza in the capital chanting cheering and singing. Lets speak to a White House Correspondent kimberly how kid who is in washington d. C. For us says so kimberly it is being contested by the Trump Campaign but it does seem that joe biden after 4 days of painstaking counting and wafer thin majorities in some places is now the president elect of the United States. Yes in his cell or his his supporters are celebrating on black lives matter plaza outside the white house as the president returned from one of his weekend golf games he had to weave his motorcade through these crowds to get back to the white house were watching carefully to see if well hear from the president but ju
United states while the announcement has sparked celebrations across the country large crowds have gathered in washington d. C. As well as new york city and philadelphia well lets go live now to alan fischer in washington d. C. Yes so allan we know that the Trump Campaign is contesting this vote but it has been called so joe biden is now finally i guess after days since the election president elect of the United States. Well here is when the states can from the Election Results of the still a few steps but the convention is that when the media call and the data points in that direction then there is a call on who is the president elect in this time of the United States theyve decided that joe biden is well enough states enough elect a College Coach that would mean that he cannot be defeated therefore he is the president elect and will be sworn in on january the 20th 2021 it was saturday the day after the last inauguration that hundreds of thousands of people gathered in washington d. C