Presidency. President trump turns to the courts to try to slow down bidens momentum as hundreds of thousands of votes still have not been counted. Good evening, everybody. Thanks for being with us on kron 4 news at 9 oclock, im grant lotus and im Vicki Liviakis the Trump Campaign says it is filed lawsuits in pennsylvania, michigan. And georgia laying the groundwork for contesting battleground states today, joe biden was awarded wisconsin and michigan. He now has 264 electoral votes. We said he is inching closer to victory and that number leaves him 6 shy of the magic number 2. 70. Well take a look here at the map it is filling out the states that have still not been called broadcast partners with the Associated Press, pennsylvania, which we dont expect a result from until maybe friday as they just started counting all those male and covid ballots if you will yesterday North Carolina has a big called georgia has it been called and nevada hasnt been called the easiest path to victory for
Win the election. Now, specifically, lets go to georgia where the race is getting closer by the hour. Donald trump only leads there now by 23,000 votes. A democrat hasnt carried georgia since bill clinton back in 1992. This afternoon, Election Officials said they had about 200,000 votes left to count. Theyre expected to announce more results tomorrow morning. Georgia has 16 electoral votes. 20 electoral votes are at stake in pennsylvania. Election Officials Say it could be days until we have a final count there. There is a mustwin for President Trump, but his lead has been shrinking throughout the day. In the upper midwest, it was Mission Accomplished for joe biden. He won two of the crystal states today including michigan with its 16 electoral votes. The other blue wall state biden picked up, wisconsin. President trump a lead in that state disappeared overnight as votes from milwaukee turned the numbers. Today, the Trump Campaign laid the ground work for contesting the election launch
Despite. President trump prematurely claimed victory of the great lakes state on twitter the other key state biden flipped to earn a lector ul votes, wisconsin. The president s campaign has requested a recount there and that leaves nevada and pennsylvania looming large tonight grant thats right want to take a look at the results and where things stand here on our trusty electoral map. Again the Associated Press, calling the states in dark blue and dark red, its the race to 2. 70 right joe biden much closer hes up to 2. 64 President Trump currently standing at 2. 14. And when you do the math. What do you need to get to 2. 70 if youre at to 64 6 and nevada here happens to have 6 electoral votes at stake and where do things stand right now joe biden currently leading President Trump. By about 8,000 votes to see. Biden there with 588,000 in change donald trump with just over 580,000. So that is close to 75 of the vote here has been counted so still a quarter of the votes yet to be counted
Counts continue across the country. Demonstrators were out Holding Signs in major cities including vegas, philadelphia, new york and here in the bay, San Francisco oakland and san jose among others. Thank you for being with us on this night after election day, im grant lotus hand im okay with kuz yeah its been more than 24 hours since the polls closed across the country in. Theres still no winner. Releasing the president ial race. So heres where the electoral vote stands as of right now out of the 270 needed to win President Trump has 214 joe biden has 264. This means that biden needs to win one more state to get 270. All right well here is where things look right now on the big board the big map vicki weve been looking at this rate for too feels to 64 for biden to 14 for trump, the goal obviously who can get to 2 71st the path is much easier for biden when nevada right here and the 6 Electoral College votes that you have in nevada and all the sudden. It is victory time joe biden right
270 is needed to win the presidency. Our political reporter greg lee here now with where things stand as of tonight. Good evening. The outcome of this election hinging on just a few remaining states that are steadily counting thousands of ballots. Nevada could give joe biden the votes he needs to win, but it is very close and we wont have any new numbers until tomorrow morning. But another state were watching closely and maybe surprisingly so is georgia. A democrat hasnt carried this state since 92. Election officials said they had about 200,000 votes left to count this afternoon. Heres where we stand. Just the narrowest of margins between President Trump and joe biden. President Trump Holding that very small lead. That state and its 16 Electoral College votes, just too close to call. Pennsylvania is often at the center of the election universe. 20 electoral votes at stake. Election officials said it could be days before we had a final count. This is a mustwin for President Trump and r