Pbs newshour special. Woodruff good evening and welcome to this pbs newshour special, on the night joe biden has been declared the next president of the United States. Im judy woodruff. In just a moment, president elect biden and Vice President elt Kamala Harris will appear before cameras in their first remarks since the winn was called. Its been four days since the nation gathered at tv sets and smart phones to watch election returns, only to discover the vote count would take longer. Weve been waiting patiently nce then, and late this morning, the Associated Press called the state of pennsylvania for biden, putting biden above to become president. Tes needed his running mate Kamala Harris is breaking three glass ceilings at once becoming the firstwo n, the first black american, and the first Asian American to serve as Vice President. We expect both of them to speak shortly in wiln and to see some of the celebration to follow. Well talk with analysts and with our correspondents, inclu
Im allen martin and vicki for joining us on the special election edition of kpix 5 news. Voters are turning out in droves. Here is a live look at the coliseum. One voter we spoke to shared what motivated him to vote in person on election day. I believe there are people in this world that wish that they could. And there are those that walk hundreds of miles in order to cast a vote. I believe doing it in person, for me, is a personal mission. Spoke with a good amount of voters in alameda, as well as richmond. And the santa clara registrar had people lined up for the doors opened. The Alameda County registrar is coming up with creative ways to get people to the polls. As you can see we are using tongs to grab the ballots and we had back the i voted sticker. Election officials in the south bay estimate 85 to 95 total turnout by the time polling places close. Kpix 5 reporter Andrea Nakano is at the coliseum. Reporter no crazy, long lines to report. We are at the coliseum and have in here al
Elected lawmakers. As elected administrators, we are the referees. We have to follow the rules we have anse obligation to show you how we are doing that. To that end i wanted to answer questions we have been receiving in our office the last few days and updates. Namely, lets discuss the unofficial turnout numbers, election day registration, and the mechanics of a recount. We have put out a press release with this information and encourage you to share the facts with others who may have questions or concerns about the election process. Unofficially, wisconsin voters 300 74 ,920 6000, votes for president. That is the most ever in the state of wisconsin, exceeding 71,434evious record of 3,0 set in 2012. That makes the unofficial turnout percentage of wisconsin, which has a voting age 417 voters of 4,536, the unofficial turnout 72. 67 . Ge is it is important to note an effort questions about this that some jurisdictions choose to report their unofficial turnout as a percentage of registere
Process and went through the mechanics of how a potential recount would work. Election law is complex. Its our job to not just understand and implement the law with precision, but its also our job to explain the nuances of election to the public at a way thats approachable. As administrators, we cant change the law, the process. That can only be done by your elected lawmakers. As election administrators, we are the referees. We have to follow the rules prescribed by those you elect and we have an obligation to show you how we are doing that. So to that end, i wanted to answer questions weve been receiving in our office the last few days and provide you with updates, namely, lets discuss the unofficial turnout numbers, election day registration, and the mechanics of a recount. We have also put out a press release with this information and encourage you to share the facts with others who may have questions or concerns about the election process. So when it comes to voter unofficially, wi
That it inflicted. First, the latest numbers for california. Joe biden and california state senator winning big taking all of the states 55electoral votes as expected. The biggest haul in the Electoral College by a predictable victory. Here is where the poplar vote stands. Biden with a slight edge in the poplar vote. Those votes are still being counted. The key is the Electoral College. Right now biden leads with 237electoral votes and trump has 213. 270 votes are needed to win. You can see neither candidate has reached that threshold with some swing states still too close to call. Our political reporter, greg lee, has been watching it all. What is happening in the critical swing states . Reporter good evening. It is clear this race will come down to the swing states. Likely to be close. Frankly it will take time to count the ballots. Lets look first at the midwest where much of the attention is the three states President Trump flip inside 2016. The blue wall that he broke through in m