All of their mailin ballots, so we are were seeing big tranches of numbers being released. With 50 reported. Look at that. It is a dead heat. For more on the i were importance of florida, we spoke to correspondent joe. They may count their ballots early, early as in terms of our time in the evening. If trump loses florida, its pretty much game over. You know, theres ways to get a win, but it would take a lot of gymnastics. So thats the one to watch. Now, its super close, so, you know, theres no guarantee either way. Now, again, there was a big push from both campaigns to reach out to black and latinx voters in florida, and looks like right now President Trump is doing well in counties with large latin communities. If it is close like it is now, they still have a lot of ballots to count, and it could bleed into tomorrow morning. What about the early vote . We know that typically goes to democrats. A lot of it for President Trump had to be turnout today in person on election day, when republicans typically like to come out. Do you think that republicans will be enough to sway todays vote, given so many people voted so early . Sure, and without predicting too much, julie, the way we want to look at this, this idea of the red mirage versus the blue mirage, meaning so Many Democrats went out and voted early. They mailed in their votes. They went to polling places early. So they could make their votes count. Many republicans, base on some of the president s rhetoric were expected to go to the polls today. As soon as states count their votes, depending on what they count first, if they count mail in ballots first, it will look like joe biden is leading. But i have to caution people to have patience, because as more numbers cop out, like day of votes, those will like liver more republican. Like you said. The goal was turn out, turn out, and turnout, and President Trump his campaign in florida is saying they got record turnout in florida. Now theres no way to know that yet, but certainly we are seeing historic turnout in many areas across the country right now. North carolina and georgia, those results could fall early tonight. Can joe biden lose any of those states and still find a bath to victory . What is key in florida, is if President Trump wins florida, we are in for a dog fight. In joe biden wins florida, President Trumps path to 270 becomes very narrow. I think some of the states that democrats are certainly focusing on are those states they condition the blue wall until 2016, until President Trump broke through them. Thats michigan, wisconsin, and pennsylvania. Those are states that it could take days to count the number of absentee ballots they have received, but those are three states in President Trump is to recreate his win in 2016, that me needs to win, but the democrats certainly would like to turn those states for joe biden. Yeah, and it could all come down to pennsylvania. Well watch through the night with all of you. Greg, thank you. Democratic president ial nominee joe biden started off election day with a visit to his childhood home in scranton, pennsylvania. The former Vice President went there with two of his granddaughters, and while he was there, he signed a wall on the home saying quote from this house to the white house with the grace of god. Joe biden 1132020. Biden also made a stop in florida before heading home to delaware to watch the returns. Vice president nominee Kamala Harris will join him there. Institute trump had only one appearance today so far. He visited his Campaign Headquarters in virginia this morning, thanking dozens of staffers for their work. Hell spend the evening watching returns at the white house. He is also hosting an Election Night party there. First Lady Melania Trump cast her ballot in palm beach, . There, today. Its not clear if theyll return to washington d. C. Tonight. With early voting breaking reports across the country, and historic voter turnout is expected. This election is very important. Its bigger than politics. Its about social issues, its about humanity. Its about disparity and healthcare. There are a lot of things we need to make sure are protected, and this is a really important election, so if youre watching, you need to get flout and vote. Millions of people exercising early voting option. Means that is a chance we may not know the outcome of the president ial rarity later tonight. You may not know it for days. In mesa, arizona, voters cape out in droves to weigh in on the tight senate race between incumbent martha mcvalley and her democratic challenger retired astronaut mark kelly, and people in wilmington, delaware, are braving the cold, standing in line to cast their votes on key races. In new york city, 4800 additional poll workers are a signed to line management, and long lines in hawaii, as they see a Record Number of voters this election season. Voters have been coming into the Marin Convention center today to cast their ballots. Tom is there tonight. Tom, whats the turnout been like . Reporter well, the turnout has been slow and steady, and the reason for that is as of last night 57 of all of martins voters, 75 , had already voted. This is traditional one of the highest voting counties in the entire state of california. Here in marin, it turns out that about 60 of the registered voters call themselves democrats. 27 of the registered vote irs call themselves nonpartisan, and the 13 , just 13 , call themselves republicans. So no question about how this is going to go. But it has been a very big turnout historically. In fact, here is what the registrar had to say about that. The numbers of registered voter ins and the numberst ballots coming back, theyre break records. Well see watt the actual turnout is, but its going to be high, i would say one of our highest. Reporter and so as more people show up, and this is just one of many voting places here in the martin civic center, this is just one. This is where the votes will be counted. This is where well get the tabulations, which may take as long as two weeks. Well know a lot tonight, but as long as two weeks to get all of the ballots count, and maybe longer than that. Election officials in Santa Clara County say so far more than 650,000 early ballots have been cast. Thats an historic high with tense of thousands of more people votes in person today. Elections Officials Say they are encouraged by the level of turnout. Really been excited and encouraged by all of the voters that ive seen get out and vote. This is probably one of the best elections ive experienced in my 25 years working in this department. Election Officials Say the usual 60 voter turnout in Santa Clara County is sure to be broken this year. Many businesses are board up around the bay area, bracing for the possibility of civil unrest due to the outcome of the election. In downtown walnut creek, stores and restaurants are taking precautions, and the Police Department says it is on high alert. There have not been any yesterday be threats of violence in walnut creek or any other bay area city, but many businesses are worried that no matter who wins this election, there will be civil unrest. There are lots of questions surrounding when well know who our next president is. When californias secretary of state expects all of the ballots to be counted in california. Between the election, coronavirus, and the civil unrest, people have been on edge for the past few months. How voters are coping with the added anxiety on this election day. Thats coming up next. Whole 15 minutes thing. That came from me. Really. My first idea was in one quarter of an hour, your savings will tower. Over you. Figuratively speaking. But thats not catchy, is it . Thats not going to swim about in your brain. So i thought, what about. 15 minutes. 15 percent. Serendipity. 15 minutes could save you 15 or more on car insurance. 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States like florida, georgia, and North Carolina, theyre actually allowed to count the mailin ballots or absentee ballots head of election day, so we can expect to see more ballots counted early there, which means well get the ruts a little faster. Now four polling locations in North Carolina stayed open a little later today, and thats because there were some issues surrounding printers and also some poll workers just arrived late, but the state still has to wait until all of the polls are closed before the in person counting can actually begin. Now michigan and pennsylvania have expanded vote by mail this year, indicating it took take more time before votes are all tab late inspected fact those two states along with wisconsin, all of those states, both candidates really need tonight. They arent allowed to start counting mailin ballots until election day or after the polls close today. In fact, they are allowed to start counting those after the polls close, but prior to today, more than 102 Million People voted early. Some states count ballots as they come in. Others count todays votes first, and then the mailin ballots later. All of this means we may not have a definitive winner in the coming hours. You know, its been such an intense political environment that were all living in. Everybody is anxious to get final results as soon as possible. Election tonight is not results night. In california, we know that on Election Night we have a pretty good sense of how most contests are going to shake out, but for close contests, and for final numbers, it can take a few days, maybe even a couple of weeks to finish processing ballots, counting the votes, even auditing the results, before cities final results. So if that happens, not just in da a, but a lot of battleground states for the president ial contest, its not the time to panic. Its time to be patient, trust the process. Its a very transparent one. Election officials would rather get it right than get it fast. And Elections Officials in several swing states have said they intent to count the majority of ballots tonight. Those states include florida, georgia, North Carolina, ohio, and texas. And one thing to keep in mind, each and every state has its own rules regarding mailin voting. So in california, for example, as long as you get your ballot in today, have it post marked today, it can show up at the county Registrars Office as late as november 20th, and it will still be counted, frank. If you have anxiety over this election, you are not alone. Many people are saying this political season has them stressed out. Rob roth talked with a psychology professor who joins now live. Rob . Julie, there is actually Scientific Data that shows this election is causing great amounts of anxiety and that feeling is not likely to go away anytime soon. We elect a president every four years, but this time it feels different, way different. Just ask this voter who dropped off her ballot in alameda tuesday morning. Tensions are high even without the election, so, yeah, theres definitely high anxiety. Reporter election anxiety. Its a real condition says Santa Clara University psychology professor dr. Thomas plant. People are very stressed out, anxious, you know, upset, discombobulated. Whatever word you want to use, and i think theres no question that whether you lean left or right, republican, or democrat, theres just a lot of stress out there associated with this election. Reporter and there is Scientific Evidence to back it up. The American Psychological association released a study recently that found that 68 of those surveyed consider the election a significant source of stress. Compare that to four years ago when it was just 52 . Of course the election that year did not take place during a pandemic. The survey also showed temperatures were more stressed out than republicans by 9 points. This woman runs a Religious School in oakland where the teachers do not bring up the election to the students. But i dont know for which children, particularly the younger ones, the anxiety has to do with the election, and i dont want to create anxiety around that, if they are blissful friday oblivious. Reporter but those waiting for the election to be over will quite possibly have to wait longer as final tallies could drag on for days if not weeks, extending that anxiety that much longer. That kind of chronic stress is really hard for people. Without knowing, having parameters, and it becomes a day after day thing, thats really sufficient tough for people. Reporter the experts advise talking to family or friends, or get involved in a Healthy Activity to take your mind off of it for a while. To try to take that deep breath, and remind yourself that the sun will come up tomorrow. Theres that old saying that this, too, shall pass, it just may take longer than anyone may want. Julie . Yeah, i like that reminder, the sun will come up tomorrow. Rob, thank you. There are a lot of questions about what will happen if the election is not decided tonight. Sonoma state Political Science protester david mcewen said counties in the battleground states are feeling a lot of pressure. Early voting has been so large, and whether we see a spike up, for example, of last minute voters that will tend to be republican in this election, are you running the ballots now today, you running the ballots after the polls closed . And how often are you announcing those results and processing those . The professor said despite the pressure on counties to report quickly, most have 30 days to certify the results. On wall street, stocks rallied. The dow jumped 554 points, more than 2 . Nasdaq rose 202, and the s p was up 58. We want to give you look now at the e. R. A. Map, showing which states have been called so far. Polls have closed in a number of states back east. President trump wins oklahoma, mississippi, alabama, tennessee, and missouri, kentucky, and west virginia. Joe biden has won illinois, virginia, vermont, massachusetts, rhode island, connecticut, new jersey, delaware, maryland, and the district of columbia. So right now joe biden has 88 electoral votes. President trump has 56 electoral votes. You need 270 electoral votes to win. Right now all eyes are on florida. If President Trump loses florida, a lot of people say he will lose the election. All right. More election coverage coming up. How people in San Francisco are gathering to watch the Election Results as they roll in. beeping sound San Franciscos director of elections said more than 60 of the ballots sent out have already been returned. So far the turnout is 66 , which is really good for this stage in the election cycle. The turnout today has been light, but thats, at the same time, we know that were going to have a surge. The combination of the president ial cycle, high interest, and universal mailin ballots could mean San Francisco sets a record for voter turnout. Mannys in San Franciscos Mission District hosting an Election Watch Party tonight. Masks are required, and social distancing rules are being enforced. Amber lee joins us now live from mannys to give us a look at what is going on. Amber . Reporter julie, this is a Democratic Watch Party that is just Getting Started right now. It is an all outdoor event here in the Mission District. 20th street is closed off between 15th and 6th street by special perm it to host this event. There was a large inflatable screen. We have 30 large tables set up to accommodate from 2 to 6 people each. Everyone is required to wear mask. This is a ticketed event. I asked the owner of mannys cafe why he is doing this during a pandemic. We need to come together in person in moments like these, when the seams of our country are straining, and we need to keep it together, right . Tonight will have shock waves for the rest of my life. And when you are anxious, it is important to come together and to see each other, to actually look into each others eyes and say its going to be okay, and it is going to be okay, but i didnt want to is tonight us sitting alone in our living rooms, thats why were doing this. Reporter youre looking at a live picture of mannys cafes watch party. How long this petition lasts will depend on tonights results. Im told up to 200 people could be attending tonight. It is a ticketed event, and theyre keeping an eye on how many people they