Of the one by the way i dont even know if the white house. So. I dont think. About that and then i recall. That. Oh man. Oh man one of. The 6. Greetings and sell you take shims here in the United States the air is thick my friends it is thick with the anticipation as we wait for the final counts to come in and we finally get a new president crowned but while that American Idol section of the u. S. Version of democracy is yet to be concluded that wasnt the only big decision made by u. S. Citizens on tuesday night that will affect the future of lives across this great country some 32 states as well as the district of columbia am puerto rico had 124 Ballot Initiatives spread out amongst them this year according to the folks at the National Conference of state legislatures. These Ballot Initiatives initiatives included california as that involves oberon lifts multimillion dollar fight to keep their drivers labeled as independent contractors rather than employees because you know hey i mean
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
Protests and demonstrations that at times have gotten violent and destructive. Local Police Departments say theyre worried the violence might surface again on Election Night regardless of the outcome bay area businesses are either boarding up again or simply staying boarded up kron fours dan thorn is live in berkeley tonight, he joins us with more on what police have plan and what the residents are expecting to dan. Well ken and pam some bay area Police Departments say they are increasing staffing on election day and the following days and theyre also canceling any discretionary time off its been said before that this is likely going to be an election unlike any other and police are not taking any chances. Businesses throughout the bay area are boarding up or are continuing to stay that way as election day nears depending on which way the elections go police in Berkeley Oakland and San Francisco are also preparing for potential unrest by increasing staffing to help keep the peace open
Suit in multiple states to stop vote counting. Heres a look at where things stand that hour. In the race to the 270 electoral votes to win the white house, according to nbc, Vice President biden has 253, President Trump as 214 we continue to await results from five critical states, pennsylvania, north carolina, georgia, nevada, and michigan. President Trump Holding on to the lead it is continuing to narrow as mail ballots are being counted the pennsylvania secretary of state will have an update next hour in arizona, President Trump narrowed the gap but biden is holding on to a 68,000 vote lead were still awaiting several hundred thousand votes in maricopa county, the most populous and diverse area in the state. A new count there expected to come later tonight and in georgia, Vice President biden has significantly narrowed the gap which recently stood at about 18,000 votes and more than 60,000 votes Outstanding New numbers from democrat leaning Fulton County coming any munn a minute and