Im way and welcome to the program joe biden is edging closer to the white house as final votes are being counted 3 days after the u. S. Election the democratic challenger is narrowly ahead in key states which have yet to declare their final results lets have a look at some of those results and the big picture hasnt changed for a while now joe biden still being called to have 264 Electoral College votes to Donald Trumps 214 thats according to Associated Press now remember you need 270 Electoral College votes to win the presidency now where are those votes coming from pennsylvania the big prize 20 electoral votes joe bidens taking the lead there its currently almost 17000 votes up on donald trump with 98 percent of the vote count. More ballots coming in there as well as in georgia with its nearly 16 electoral those an extremely tight race biden has pulled ahead of trump but the difference is just over 4000. 00 votes and officials there say there is very likely to be a recount now and zoo
And at 9 00f truth a. M. , biographer and president ial historian Craig Shirley Discusses Campaign 2020 and the history of postconvention president ial campaigns. Host three months until election day, the candidates and issues come under more intense scrutiny. Joe biden making his First Campaign speech since the convention accusing the president of stoking violence in our cities and that the president forfeited any leadership in our country. Welcome to washington journal for this tuesday, september 1. We will spend the first hour getting your thoughts and reaction to joe bidens speech and we will hear from joe biden, play you this speech and reaction from President Trump. Here is how we are breaking the lines up. If you support joe biden and Kamala Harris that line is 202 7488000. The president and Vice President mike pence, 202 7488001. If you are undecided or supporting another candidate the line is 202 7488002. You can always send us a text, 202 7488003. Make sure that you tell us y
Fox news alert, Israels Defense Ministry launching retaliatory airstrike attacks hamas islamic targets along the gaza strip. This after israeli Prime Minister declared war. Just groups of latent across the border on motorcycles and pickup trucks. Officials call this their 9 11 when artist attacks the jewish state in 75 years. United states stands for the people of israel. And loaded into ambulances here along the border. Military bringing your troops here severely injured Wounded Soldiers are being evacuated. Civilians dragging to the streets executing them and grabbing women and children and caring them into gaza through the tunnels. It horrific. Welcome to one nation, i am crime committed. We are doing this unprecedented attack special hour. An invasion on this country and it was unfounded Firing Thousands of Rockets Infiltrating israels territory. He saw some of the video israels territory has been reached and its not clear if they taken Military Bases back of the lost. Many are dea
Hamas Militant Group intensifying as lebanons hezbollah Militant Group joins in on the action. Hezbollah claiming responsibility for Firing Dozens of rockets and shells at three israeli positions in a disputed area Sunday Morning along the countrys border with syria. Hezbollah says it was in solidarity with the palestinian resistance, as the group says, israeli positions were directly hit. Israel reportedly fired back at lebanese areas. Still not clear if anyone there was hurt or killed. Shebaa farms was captured by israel from syria during the 1967 mideast war, but lebanon considers it, and the nearby Kfar Shuba Hills as lebanese territory. This is all coming just one day after hamas unleashed a barrage of rockets and a violent Ground Assault into israel. At least 300 civilians were killed in that attack, including at least 26 Israeli Soldiers. Dozens of israelis were also reportedly taken hostage into gaza as tensions continued to intensify by israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyah
Elections. But states are still counting votes at which party will take lead in Congress Remains up in the air plus more than 4 years after the murder of saudi journalists jamal. Shoghi is finance tell those plaint fiance tells the w of her determination to keep hold is killers accountable and keep his memory alive. Ah hello em, terry martin, good to have you with us. Russian troops have started withdrawing from the strategic city of hassan in southern ukraine. Cason was the 1st major city to fall after the russian invasion and the only regional capital under russian control. The move is being called a major setback for moscow with some analysts saying it could be a turning point in the war. Kia, however, is urging caution ukrainian troops slowly advance on house on the city has been held by russia since early on in the war. Ukrainian president followed me, zalinski has urged caution and these soldiers, a wary of possible traps left behind by the retreating russian army for service, wa