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A michael ok welcome to the program joe biden is edging closer to the white house says the final votes are still being counted 3 days after the u. S. Election most tallies in the remaining undeclared states have swung in favor of president Donald Trumps democratic challenger. The latest figures show biden with 264 Electoral College votes ahead of President Trump with 214 in georgia where 16 electoral votes are up for grabs its an extremely tight tight tight race biden has pulled ahead of trump by just over a 1000 votes with 99 percent of votes counted at this point pennsylvania is the biggest prize yet to be decided with 20 electoral votes at stake here joe biden has just overtaken trump and is leading by a tiny margin 98 percent of votes there have now been counted in arizona votes are still being counted as we speak the a. P. News agency has called for the state for biden but most other Media Outlets have not called it yet 11 Electoral College votes are at stake there which were incl
This as the United States is seen a rise in the number of covid cases. Joining in the 8 a. M. Hour this morning all be speaking with health an human secretaries alex azar and markets this morning look like a mixed story attack a look after treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin said he would not extend most of the emergency legending programs that run in tandem with Federal Reserve dow industrials down 55 and nasdaq up 14 but the s p 500 lower by 4 points. Markets yesterday shrugging off lockdown to finish in the green when all said and done dow industrials up 45 points and nasdaq up 103 and the s p higher by 14 at 4 00 on wall street yesterday. To the president for trade and Manufacturing Policy peter joining me to talk all they thinks economy and china coming up. And then do nothing for nothing. How you can score a get away to hawaii for free. The morning buzz coming up mornings with maria is live right now. All right here we go european markets take look inching higher european indices h
Now 5 days away from the november 3rd election and kron 4 is your local election headquarters this election season. With a Record Number of people voting early this election season, there are already concerns tonight about missing ballots in the east bay, dozens of voters reported not receiving confirmation that their ballot was received by the Contra Costa County elections division. Kron fours justine waltman here now with details and whether or not foul play is believed to be involved justine. Well Contra Costa County has 37 drop off ballot boxes. But theres one question tonight, and thats the box thats right outside of Richmond City hall, dozens of voters say they dropped off their ballots there on october 12 and the county has not been able to confirm receipt of those ballots so theyre lost and the county doesnt know where they are tonight. The county is telling us this according to the Contra Costa County Elections Office the ballot box and Richmond City all has been inspected by
Mrs. Trump warmed up the large crowd for President Donald Trump outside Raymond James stadium she used her time in the spotlight to echo her husbands push to downplay the coronavirus pandemic which has killed 228,000 americans. Everybody seemed day. To move this country forward. President trump took the stage celebrating a new federal estimate that the economy grew at a stunning 33. 1 to an annual rate in the July September quarter. We are doing great to see the number today, 33. 1 g d p. Now to Broward County which includes Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale rather where president ial candidate, joe biden appeared for a drive in raleigh. Broward is the blue is county in florida and home to a sizable population of black voters biden used his moment on stage today to slam the president on racial issues. You have to vote got the ball because while donald trump fails to contend white supremacy. We could deliver on racial justice. Donald trump. Players access and systemic racism as a problem