Politicians as we travel the nation in search of their stories. Coming up first. U. S. Congressman and senator, former wisconsin senator, and i20 for Progressive Party william bob elephant. It is a glorious service. The call comes to every citizen. It is an unending struggle to make and keep government representative. Bob lafollett is probably the most important political figure in Wisconsin History and one of the most important in the history of the 20th century of the United States. He was a reforming governor. He defined what,. Senator who is ready nice by his peers in the 1950s as one of the five greatest senators in american history. He was an opponent of world war i, stood his ground advocating for free speech. Above all Bob Lafollett was about the people. After the civil war america changed radically from a nation of Small Farmers and small producers and small manufacturers and by the 1870s and 1880s, 1890s we had concentrations of wealth. We had growing inequality had we had co
A recount in one crucial battleground state. And the military escalation in northern ethiopia d as tensions between the government and local groups threaten to spill across the border. Its 19 g. M. T. Thats 2 pm in the eastern United States and the race for the white house is still too close to call the results from 7 states are still outstanding and most could go either way while counting polls for the night in some states wisconsin has continued thats where we are expecting results to come from next in the last hour the Trump Campaign announced it will request the recount there were also expecting to hear from trumps democratic challenger joe biden soon hes urging his supporters to be patient insisting he is on track for victory well this is how the race is stands at the moment a winner will only be confirmed when they reach 270. 00 Electoral College votes hundreds of thousands of ballots still need to be counted with results unclear in the key battleground states of michigan georgia
Florida by 3. 4 . He said that he would have won the election legally right now Vice President biden leads President Trump in the total votes counted by 3. 9 million he said he will not allow the corruption to steal the election there is no indication of any corruption to steal the election and no evidence thereof has been offered. He said that they dont want anyone watching as they count the ballots. This is categoric false in each case observers are allowed from both sides of the political aisle to watch the county the counting happen he said that they are trying to commit election fraud. Categorically false. In the state of georgia, the secretary of state was asked if there had been any voter fraud investigations of yet and the secretary of state in the state of georgia said, there have been no complaints of voter fraud by democrats or republicans and as a result, there have been no investigations of voter fraud. The truth is the count continues. The vote ended at different times as
We were over the fire. You can see fire crews trying to knock down the blaze. This happened near marywood drive. About 40 worked to put out the flames. Windy conditions and low humidity were a major concern. The hills are under a red flag warning for critical wildfire weather through 5 00 p. M. This is still a grave concern to us. We want to make sure that all residents are taking precautions. We are in the peak of fire season. This continues to be considered the high fire zone. Power has been shut off in the area. We are not super concerned about any Additional Fire that would come from fallen wires or downed trees. Citizen app video shows the smoke rising from above the hills. Crews will stay on scene putting water on hot spots and checking for other exposures. As for a cause firefighters zeroing in on this generator found in a carport. No injuries were reported. For breaking news like this be sure to download the new app. It gives you 247 access to cbsn bay area. Lets check in with
Tonight, we will get the majority of the results. At the white house, President Trump and Vice President pence are hosting 400 supporters. The president is expected to talk later tonight. At the chase center in wilmington, delaware, a party for the biden harris ticket. The former Vice President is at home with his wife jill. They have been joined by senator , harris and her husband. The che center is where they spoke at the conclusion of the Democratic National attention. Thank you for joining us. We will be here all night with and concessiony speeches and most importantly, your voices. We want to hear from you about this election cycle, about your experience voting. The issues that are important. Here is how you can participate in our program. 202 is our area code. 748 if you are supporting vice there is biden, another number. If you are supporting a thirdparty, did not vote, or neither candidate appealed to you and you did not vote for either one, here is the number for you to call.