occasional issues as well. you are taking a live look at where more than 40 million americans voted early, and as always, it s the turnout today that will make all of the difference. steve kornacki will look at the early clues with how this vote could go. our reporters are spread out across the country talking with folks at the polls as well with control of congress and the leadership of several states on the line, it could be weeks before we know the final results, supporters, candidates and allies all dialing up the urgency of this election with quite the range of closing messages. take a listen. they will be shaped by what happens in the next year to three years. if the people of georgia show up, i win. runoff? are you talking about a runoff? no, we re winning this. i believe in democracy, and i believe in a fair election. we are going to take back america, and in 2024, most importantly, we are going to take back our magnificent white house. quite a day we have a
this is it. the final big push to the first name right, because the casting of ballots is almost over. the counting of ballots, that s getting ready to start in most places. in some places, they re doing it, but you ve got control of congress, the direction of the country on the line. the five things we have to be watching for over the next hours and days, plural, with our campaign reporters live across the country. we re also live in washington with the mood inside the white house. publicly confident, privately, maybe not so much. also this hour, our team is watching the polls. lawsuits popping up. some precincts reporting issues counting. we ve got our team standing by with that. i m hallie jackson from election headquarters here in new york with our reporters out covering races including in pennsylvania. a lot of talk about there where dasha burns is. guad is in nevada. jesse in youngstown, ohio. there are some question on everybody s minds, right, as we are getting close
violence, and law enforcement agencies around the country are geared up to respond to reports of intimidation or violence at the polls. the fbi set up an election security command post at its washington headquarters where it s foreign influence task force is watching for that activity by foreign adversaries, and agents are ready to respond to complaints about possible voting rights violations or potential violence in cooperation with the doj civil rights division. one senior official told me federal agencies are about as prepared as they possibly could be, and despite months of planning and table top exercises, people of anxious and on edge. as always, thank you. coming up, everybody, potential sleeper senate races? could there be upsets in states not getting as much attention as
offices. the good news is law enforcement sources are telling us they are not aware of any specific plots but say the heightened threat extends well past election day as votes are counted. we ve also heard nothing significant about another major election threat, which is foreign interference. the fbi set up an election security command post at its washington headquarters where it has a foreign influence task force. it also has separate command centers in its 56 field offices where agents are ready to respond to cyber attacks, disinformation, violence and complaints about possible voting rights violations. so a comprehensive approach, but so far, no major threats. ken dilanian, thank you for staying on top of it. appreciate it. still ahead, we re taking you live to the one district that could be the big early bellwether for tonight. plus, our teams in states all
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