President ial race. Thanks for being with us at 9 oclock everybody im grant lotus and im Vicki Liviakis boy tight is son under lets go and get. Right to it the results in georgia the state of North Carolina pennsylvania and nevada will determine whether Democrat Joe Biden or President Donald Trump wins the waiting game will be over soon grant is at the big wall to break it all down for us, heres where things stand right now the 2 states have you had to pick 2 that everybodys focus on right now over on the east coast pennsylvania, and georgia. Both states have poll workers diligently counting votes as we speak well start with georgia click in their zoom in here and slide over 16 electoral votes are at stake and donald trump right now is clinging to a lead that is now fewer than 2000 votes. You see the numbers right here, 99 of the vote has been counted so his trend hes been chipping away chipping away at trumps lead there that if he wins georgia. That ends it. He gets it to 71st eclipse
News at 3. I ask everyone to stay calm. All the people to stay calm. The process is working. The count is being completed. Will know very soon. Now with 3 former Vice President joe biden is urging patients with the American People as we anxiously await the results for the next president of the United States. Thank you so much for joining us here on kron 4 your local election headquarters. Im Justine Waldman were also just getting word right now that President Trump plans to speak at around 3. 30 this afternoon as soon as that happens well bring it to you live. Right here on kron 4. Meanwhile, were just 2 days after the election. And all eyes are still on the race to 270 electoral votes, joe biden is still leading at this hour with 264 its been stuck there for about 24 hours now. Lets take a look now at the Electoral College vote map provided by the Associated Press. We see joe biden still sticking at 264. President donald trump a 214. 270 is whats needed to win the battleground states
Florida, georgia, iowa, michigan, nevada, north carolina, pennsylvania, ohio, texas, and wisconsin. Our Team Coverage begins with our political reporter greg lee, who has been tracking the results. Greg, any surprises so far . I dont think so, frank some of the results were seeing kind of what we expected. States that both parties held in 2016. Arizona certainly one that were waiting to see the results of after polls just closed there. Were watching a number of those swing states, like you said, that could very well determine which direction this goes. A reminder we, it is very early in many of these states. So lets start in the midwest. States President Trump flipped in 2016 that democrats want and need to get a clear path back to the white house. Pennsylvania very, very early. Joe biden leading 72 to 24 . Just 9 reporting. Now we want to go to michigan. A close state in 2016. You can see there 6 reporting. President trump leading 57 to 41 . This is the case of maybe that red mirage,
Court to try to overturn election results. Thats where we begin tonight on kron 4 news at 5 oclock im ken wayne and im pam moore right now the election is still too close to call according to the Associated Press democratic candidate joe biden has 264 electoral votes President Trump has to 14 the number to secure the white house is 2 7000s of thousands of votes still have to be counted in as they come in were keeping an eye on the. Ever changing electoral map we share or kron fours grant lotus has been tracking the numbers since election day on tuesday, he joins us now with latest grant pam ken, the colors are changing much but the numbers are and you know incrementally ever so slowly. Youre seeing trends develop into night, everyones eyes or on georgia traditionally a reliable republican stronghold, but this year with this election style so many absentee ballots georgia is in the cross hairs right now it light red the associated broadcast partners have not called and that is why it is
I usually win. If you count the illegal votes. They can try to steal. Election from us we have no doubt. And when the count is surely senator harris and i will be declared the winners i ask everyone to stay calm. All the people to stay calm. The process is working. Now its 6 president ial race is still undecided was pressure mounting on a handful of key battleground states still tallying the votes. Thanks for joining us tonight, im ken wayne and im pam moore democratic president ial nominee joe biden has 264 electoral votes to Donald Trumps 214 of the necessary. 2. 70 to win about 2 hours ago, President Trump held a news briefing where he made unsubstantiated claims that democrats are trying to steal the election. We want to go now live to our washington dc correspondent Raquel Martin has the latest on the race as well as trumps claims of the election being stolen from him raquel. Thats right the messaging from these 2 campaigns couldnt be more opposite were hearing from the president