good evening everyone and welcome to the special election coverage. >> all eyes are on the presidential race, president donald trump and democrat joe biden made one final push for votes today wrapping up what has been an incredibly contentious battle for the white house. polls are just closing moments ago in iowa, montana, nevada, and utah. >> here is a look at that map. this is from fox and it is updating at all times. estates in blue have gone to joe biden, biden has one colorado, illinois, virginia, maryland, the district of columbia, delaware, new jersey, connecticut, rhode island, massachusetts, new york, vermont, and a portion of maine, for a total of 129 electoral votes. president trump has one wyoming, north and south dakota, part of nebraska, kansas, missouri, oklahoma, louisiana, arkansas, mississippi, alabama, tennessee, kentucky, indiana, and west virginia, and also just lay there, south carolina for a total of 109 electoral college votes. 270 is the magic number needed to win for the latest let's get to our political reporter greg lee who has more. >> reporter: what we are seeing so far, when you look at that electoral college map in the states that have been called, republicans with president trump are whizzing winning the state. they are expecting these states. democrats with biden, winning the same. we are not seeing any major upset yet but we are certainly paying a lot of attention to the swing states and a couple of states that are in play that may you would not expect them to be in play. texas being one of them. the last time a democrat won texas was 19 76. so far 51% reporting, president trump a razor thin lead. 51% to 48%. let's go to two states. many pundits have said are crucial for these two have president trump to win for the white house. north carolina 77% reporting, joe biden a tiny margin. 50% over president trump's 49%. in ohio, ohio is a state that no republican president has won the presidency without carrying ohio. 58% reporting, president trump leading joe biden 51% to 48%. let's go to those states in the midwest that many democrats believe is crucial for them to take back from 2016 in order to have a path with 25% reporting very early, president trump leading joe biden 55% to 43%. president trump one the state in 2016. looking at pennsylvania, the official results of their experts have said could take days to count but 26% reporting just the closest of races, or 9% in favor of president trump to joe biden's 48. to florida, major price, 98% reporting we have said throughout the night florida is very good at counting their early votes in their absentee ballots. president trump right now is comfortable, 51% to joe biden's 48%. but we should say, it is very important tonight for people not to get too excited with these early returns. here is joe foley from the san francisco chronicle. >> don't leave it the first thing you see. if you see the early numbers and early returns and that's what we will be hearing over the next couple of days or i shouldn't say the next day, just wait until a state has been called and not called by president trump or joe biden. wait until the officials call it. >> that certainly goes for all the states we talked about maybe barring florida because 98% reporting but that date has not yet been called. of course the presidential race is not the only highly significant race on the ballot. democrats and republicans are fighting for power in congress. in the house, before election day, democrats had the edge. 232 to 197. we have already seen one -- several results call. all of the seats called in the house. in the senate, a number of key races. 35 seats up for grabs. this is what it looked like before election day. republicans with that 53-47 edge. we saw the benefit of them for that as they moved to confirm justice amy cody barrett. a couple of senate races to update you on, a couple of the results. senator lindsey graham in south carolina hold on to beat jamie harrison who put up a good fight. the first flip for democrats so far, former colorado governor john hickenlooper defeated incumbent republican cory gardner. this is a seat that many democrats believed were key for them to win in order to win the senate but again it is just one seat so far. >> from this point what do you think we will be watching the next couple of hours? we have pennsylvania that is really narrowed in just the last few minutes. pennsylvania is now almost the can's neck which many people thought would come down perhaps to pennsylvania. ohio is now neck and neck with president trump slightly in the lead. michigan, president trump is in the lead. what do you watch for with these states because it is so early as we move into the next couple of hours? >> i think the bottom line is if florida eventually goes to president trump, which it looks like it is in good shape for him, this will be a very tight race that could potentially come down to pennsylvania. we should, again point out that election officials have said there that they likely won't count absentee ballots until tomorrow morning. if it truly does come down to pennsylvania which we have seen it do before, we could be waiting for quite some time. a couple of the other races that you mentioned, north carolina and ohio, we did not necessarily think that those races would be terribly close because those are states that president trump carried in 2016. if joe biden wins those states, the path to 270 it's a little more difficult, incredibly difficult for president trump to get there so we will be watching those very very closely throughout the night. >> once again, the electoral map as it stands right now, 129 electoral college votes for joe biden, president trump with 109. 270 is the magic number. greg, thank you. mail-in ballots have been one of the big stories of the selection in the midst of the pandemic. we are live in martinez for you, with a look at how all those votes are being county counted. >> reporter: frank, we are at a church in downtown martinez right across from the elections office and in this last hour of voting we are noticing every station occupied. contra costa has set records for registration, for early turnout, and hopes to set a record for results in about an hour. ballots are being scanned in the elections department running full tilt so that when they hit the tally button at 8 pm the batches that are already processed will pop up as a big number, perhaps half the vote in the initial account alone. contra costa encouraged early voting, made it easy with abundant drop boxes, and those ballots are still flowing in. the county clerk tells me some boxes were crammed full and emptied several times today. lines in the polling places have been lighter than in past years, of course with 65% of the vote in before today there is no need for many people to go stand in line. despite all the early efficiencies, by law the county has 30 days to finalize the results. >> no one gets elected on election night. we have series of audits and we have to process all the rest of the ballots in our provisional ballots and hour conditional registrations and those ballots. it is a methodical process we go through and we have until december 3. it would be nice if we could get done earlier, takes the stress off, but we are not going to have it in a hurry rather than doing it the right way. >> election officials say civic engagement is definitely a winner today. contra costa for example now has a record 700,000 registered voters, that is out of the county of just over 1 million people. as we can see, people are still coming out after casting their ballots in this highly charged election. >> deborah vela live for us tonight, thank you. elections officials in santa clara county say so far more than 650,000 early ballots have been cast. that is an historic high with tens of thousands more people voting in persons today. election officials say they are encouraged by this level of participation. >> we have been excited and encouraged by all of the voters that have seen it out and vote. this is probably one of the best elections i have experienced in my 25 years working in this department. >> elections officials say the usual 60% voter turnout in santa clara county is sure to be broken this year. voters in california have a number of propositions to decide on. props 22 would make at base drivers independent contractors. that would include drivers for companies like jordan ash, uber, and lyft. those companies along with others poured $200 million to support the measure. it would make those drivers exempt from assembly bill five which would require them to be reclassified as employees. >> proposition 15 would raise taxes on some commercial and industrial property owners. the increase would be on commercial and industrial real estate worth more than $3 million based on their current value. the taxes collected would go to schools and local governments. text rakes would remain in place for homeowners. proposition 16 would reinstate affirmative action in california. it would allow race, ethnicity, and gender to once again be considered in admissions to state colleges and universities , state contracts, and public jobs. prop 16 repeals prop 209 that was passed back in 1999 which band affirmative action. still ahead, we will check to see how voting has been going in san francisco and why the city is setting a record. ♪ 100% beef and hearty chili. try my $5.99 chili cheeseburger combo. it's pretty delicious. voting center throughout senegal and i county. is the first time that the stadium has served as a polling place. some voters said they stadium today for this purpose. divide county shattered record turnout. as of this morning 642,000 ballots had already been turned in. voter turnout has toured in a number of bay area counties. christian captain tells us the voter turnout in san francisco is expected to be 80% or more. >> reporter: the combination of the presidential cycle, high interest and universal mail-in ballots could mean san francisco will set a record for voter turnout. voters say they are motivated. >> if you are not going to vote today, if it's not important today, when else will it be? was more important today? >> san francisco's director of elections said more than 60% of ballots sent out have already been returned. >> so far, the turnout says 66% for the selection which is good. the activity this morning has been a little bit light compared to other presidential elections that we experienced recently but at the same time we know that we will have a surge. >> politics professor james taylor from the university of san francisco said interest this year is understandably high. >> reply responding to the covid crisis, speaking to the national elections with their votes. is showing up in the local pattern. >> dust doctor jason mcdaniel from san francisco state university said voter turnout will depend how the balance between high voter interest and an outflow of people from the city plays out.'s i think we might see a few thousand at least of those kind of voters that may not be voting because they are not here, i think that might impact some of the board of supervisors races. >> the election with propositions and the board of supervisors races on the ballot are expected to have a major impact on city hall. >> i expected to be close, all of these races, it really is important. it could be a nice edge on who wins or loses and how that shifts the board going through the next few years. >> some things may shift but taylor says the more things change, the more they stay the same. >> this goes back 30 or 40 years, we are talking about what he brown and every administration since has been a democratic liberal and they have been challenged by a progressive more or less progressive board of supervisors that voters continue to give them. >> at this point there is no estimate on when the vote count will be completed. the county has 30 days to certify the election results. ktvu fox 2 news. a quick check on the weather on this election day, we have a big change coming. we charted chatted about it last night. by friday cold front moves through the bay area. it will cool off quickly, might see a few sprinkles. here is the major cooling on friday, some sierra snow but look at the zone right here from about certainly from similarly county north some of the rainfall could be a inch and are inch and a half. north of the bay area but that -- there are fires up there and there is concern for fire. we will see rain accumulations and snow accumulations in this northeast quadrant as well. you look where we are and you see right in here, the bay area, i would say trace amounts , light at best, but everywhere you see those greens that's good. a lot can change between now and then as you know. that is friday, in the meantime, as we get ready to go from really warm to really cool, we are going to have enough a couple of nice days continue. today cooled off a little bit. temperatures tomorrow will be about the same as they were today and then as you get into thursday about the same a little cooler and then friday, bang, it's like somebody turned on the switch. it gets cool and it will feel kind of late fall early winter. that is good stuff, good for the fire danger. when i come back we will have the five day forecast. it has been a stressful election on top of the coronavirus pandemic. how people are coping with the anxiety of everything that is going on. election day clashes in the battleground state of north carolina. how police were forced to intervene. here's a look at the fox map showing the latest numbers and the result in the presidential race, actually it's the board right here from north carolina, you can see donald trump with a razor thin lead at this hour in north carolina. back with more in just a moment. tensions flared in north carolina today during a second march to the polls. 1 march last weekend ended in chaos and police using pepper spray. today, supporters of president trump got into a shouting match with some of the marchers. many businesses are boarding up or have boarded 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 as you can see. the police department says it is on high alert. there have not been any credible threats of violence in walnut creek or in any other bay area city but many businesses worry no matter who wins this election there may be civil unrest. if you have anxiety over this election you are certainly not alone. many people are saying this political season has stressed them out to the max. rob roth talked to a psychology professor about how the stress impacts people in different ways. >> reporter: we elect a president every four years but this time it feels different. just asked this voter who dropped off her ballot in alameda tuesday morning. >> tensions are high even without the election so yes there is definitely high anxiety. >> election anxiety, it's a real condition says santa clara university psychology professor doctor thomas plant. >> people are very stressed out, ages, upset, whatever word you want to use. i think that those are questions , whether you lean left or right, republican or democrat, there is just a lot of stress out there. >> 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 as 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 democrats were more stressed out than republicans by nine points. this woman runs a religious school in oakland with where the teachers do not bring up the election to the students. >> i don't know for which children particularly, the younger ones, the anxiety has to do with the election. i don't want to create anxiety around that if they are wistfully oblivious. >> those wishing for the election to be over quite possibly will have to wait even longer while court challenges and 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, it becomes a day after day thing, that is really tough for people. to really that anxiety the experts advise talking to family or friends or get involved in a healthy activity to take your mind off it for a while. >> to try to take that deep breath and remind yourself that the sun will come up tomorrow. >> there is that old saying that this too shall pass, it just might take longer than many people waved me one rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. tonight, as the results come in, we will be given you several options to 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it. geico motorcycle. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. polls have closed in much of the country. here's a look at the date latest fox map. numbers are changing by the minute. the states and blue have gone to joe biden. he has no one colorado, illinois, virginia, maryland, the district of columbia, delaware, new jersey, connecticut, rhode island, massachusetts, new york, vermont, and a portion of main for a total of 129 electoral votes. president trump has one wyoming, north and south dakota, part of nebraska, kansas, missouri, oklahoma, louisiana, arkansas, mississippi, alabama, tennessee, kentucky, indiana, west virginia, and south carolina, for a total of 109 electoral college votes. 270 is that magic number needed to win. you can also follow along on this map on ktvu.com. we have the map again, this map from fox, it's constantly being updated with the latest numbers. good evening again everyone i am julie haener, welcome back to a special election edition of the 7:00 news. >> results are continuing to trickle in our political reporter greg lee is monitoring all of this. think the polls have closed now in much of the country so where do we stand? >> before we get to some of those states, i want to show you an update some key senate races. we told you about john hickenlooper flipping a seat for democrats in the last half hour. former college football auburn coach tommy to prevail has done the same for the gop in alabama defeating incumbent doug jones. now our first look at arizona. this is a state democrats would like to flip thanks to shifting demographics with just 4% reporting joe biden leading 54% to 45%. this would be a big prize for democrats and certainly a state that donald trump wants to hold. now, to texas, predictably with 55% reporting, president trump has not only closed that early gap to joe biden but has taken the lead, 51% to 48%, much of those first results that we saw at the top of this hour with a result of just record shattering early voting and mail-in ballots. a couple of states that are very crucial to the president. north carolina, 86% reporting holding a slim lead 50% to 49% now to ohio we have been saying throughout no republican president has won the presidency without holding ohio. 72% reporting, president trump leading 52% to 46%. we go to the midwest, in michigan 30% reporting. president trump leading 55% to 43%. again, this is a state that counts much of their in person day of voting first. pennsylvania, a state that election officials have said could take days, especially if it is close to finalize any sort of results there. 33% reporting, president trump holding a 52 to 45% lead. to florida, 97% reporting, president trump with a 3% lead. 51% to 48% for florida, we can talk about miami-dade county and that is the result of president trump and his team with a lot of outreach to gladden ask voters to cuban voters, he closed the gap in miami-dade county. hillary clinton carried that county by a lot of votes but resident trump close the gap, looking good so far for president trump in the state of florida. >> what do you think looking at the states that are really close right now, pennsylvania, ohio, michigan, and wisconsin, they all, right now as it stands or leading a little bit in favor of donald trump. what would be the states that the biden team cannot afford to lose tonight? >> i think you just said it, michigan, pennsylvania, wisconsin, those of the states that president trump flipped in 2016. we should say that many of these states have said it could take time to get through a massive amount of mail-in and absentee balloting so we could again see those numbers shifting back and forth but a lot of attention was paid by both campaigns in those midwest states because they are so crucial for both of the past for president trump re-creating 2016 and for joe biden creating a path from 2016 and building on taking those dates back in order to create a clear path to 270. think i will just throw this one in, we are watching arizona very closely as those results come in because that has been a reliably bread and republican state for a very long time but they saw record turnout especially amongst young people as the demographics change in that state. >> right now, arizona, joe biden's leading 53% to 45% at this hour in arizona. of course, it is still early there. what do you make of the strategy, the messaging, with these two campaigns in the week leading up to this election. we saw donald trump out on the campaign trail rally after rally and the huge crowds that he attracted, thousands of people turning out. joe biden was for the most part at home but then in the later days did get out on the campaign trail. we talk about voter enthusiasm donald trump definitely had voter enthusiasm on his side. do think that is translating into votes for him today? >> i think it is too early to tell. i think we saw early enthusiasm for democrats getting to the polls early and much of the polling early on showed that the reason they were getting out was not necessarily a vote for biden but a vote against trump. obviously president trump has a lot of excitement, you can tell by those rallies that he has had in a number of states. he hit four states over the weekend. we have seen their ground game knocking on doors doing traditional voter outreach. again, we have talked about the importance of the selection many saying it's the most important of their lifetime, both candidates have said that. you could not have two more different campaigns running because you look at the coronavirus precautions that joe biden and his team have taken with these drive-in events and president trump having these large rallies traditional rallies with a lot of excitement. i think what we are seeing is in the day of voting, republicans are seeing good numbers for the people who went to the polls today but democrats going with those melon voting so we will see where the balance comes at the end. >> i want to caution in take things slow, it is still early and things are changing. we will check back with you in a bit. one way to go, thank you. many states have expanded their vote by mail process and it has raised questions about ballot security. tallying the votes and how quickly results come in. we are here with a look at how different states are handling all of those millions of mail- in ballots. >> reporter: some of those states count those mail-in ballots days, even weeks ahead of time before election day, but other states are not allowed to tally those votes until election day arrives and in some cases after the polls close. those include battleground states like michigan, pennsylvania, and wisconsin. in california, as long as your ballad is postmarked by today, election day, your vote will be counted. it has to arrive at the county registrar's office by november 20, that is in california. we have talked a lot about tracking your ballad with the states new where is my ballot tool. we have learned that there is actually a lag, sometimes by several days. before you are notified that your ballad has arrived, it may take a few days before you get that alert. the secretary of state says don't panic. he has also advised other states to be honest and open about counting those mail-in ballots. >> my best advice has been to be very transparent and outspoken as to the process. what exactly is going on behind the scenes, whether it is the verification process and why it's timely, whether it's the valid auditing process and why it is important and to the best of our ability keep updating the numbers or at least to the estimates of how many ballots remain to be processed. >> a little perspective here, it takes more time to count a mail-in ballot. what do i mean? the outer envelope first has to be removed. then the signature has to be verified, a picture is taken and then it is cross checked and then the ballot is officially put into the machines where it is counted and tabulated. some states are counting their vote by mail ballots first. others are adding up the in person votes first. why does that matter? that could determine which party may lead in a given state so we just have to wait and see. >> so, do all states allow mail- in ballots to arrive after election day? >> every state is different. some actually need that ballot to arrive by today, election day. others give you a couple of days grace period. others give you weeks of time. typically in most states, certification does take several weeks before result are made official. >> again, as julie mentioned a few minutes ago, take it slow tonight because the results could change. brooks, thank you. in wall street stocks rallied on hopes that the u.s. election will and some of the uncertainty that is weighed on the market. the dow is up 554 points, more than 2% for the nasdaq was up 202 points and the s&p 500 was up 58. the u.s. postal service has declined to follow a federal judge's order that called for postal inspectors to search processing centers to make sure that all mail-in ballots were sent off to be counted. the order came after the postal service revealed that more than 300,000 ballots in 15 states could not be traced. instead, the postal service said it would stick to its own inspection scheduled for the judges order came after national delivery delays leading up to the election and concerns that the agency would not be able to deliver ballots on time. the coronavirus outbreak is playing a big role in today's presidential election. roughly 100 million americans already voted early or by mail. many say to avoid big crowds and the chance of becoming infected. election officials advise people who did choose to vote in person to follow cdc guidelines including wearing a mask and using hand sanitizer before and after voting. >> of course, encouraging voters to just go ahead, drop their mail ballot off. we sanitize every pen, every voting booth, every boating voting tablet, every secrecy sleeve. >> the cdc also advised parents to leave their kids at home this year. they say bringing them along to vote could increase the chance of them becoming infected. new cases of coronavirus are spiking in the bay area. there were 867 new cases reported yesterday. that is the most in a single day in the bay area since 926 cases were reported. that was back on september 5. the rolling seven day average of new cases throughout october was around 480 with a marked upswing in the second half of the month. still ahead, we go live to san francisco where this watch party is still underway. how the pandemic is changing this election night tradition. bubbles at this price? is this for real? oh, it's real... believe me. i mean this is upexpected. you would say... remarkable? absolutly. a remarkable deal. thanks. i get that all the time. wait... what?! ♪grocrey outlet jingle voter turnout in rowan county is traditionally one of the highest in the state but this election season the county is likely going to break even on its own records. >> the numbers of registered voters and ballots are coming back they are breaking all kinds of records. we will see at the end of the day with the actual turnout is but it's going to be high i would say one of our highest. >> as of last night, 75% of marion county registered voters had already cast ballots and roberts predicts that number to jump to about 90% when the polls close tonight. >> in san francisco people are getting together at manny's tonight for an election watch party. public health guidelines are being enforced including mask and social distancing. amber lee is live from manners to tell us what is going on. >> reporter: frank, this is a democratic watch party but we have here about 200 people who support former vice president joe biden. people are here having dinner while watching the results on a large screen. this event is on valencia street in the mission -- valencia street is closed off between 15th and 16th street. it is a ticketed event. people tell me it was important for them to be here tonight despite the pandemic. >> i am anxious, really anxious. i'm not taking anything for granted. after last time, i am just waiting, i am waiting and trying not to lose myself. >> feeling pretty stressed out but seeing everybody else here feels good. it feels good to be in community. >> the election is something that everybody in the united states is involved in and i want to be with people who feel like i do so i want to be with people, even if it's a 6 foot distance and mask. >> you are looking at a live picture of this outdoor party hosted by manny's cafc we have is a subdued crowd, everyone is telling me that they are not ready to celebrate at this point, not until the official results are final. >> thank you. earlier this evening, governor newsom was at manny's for he and a group of bay area is the leaders phone bank for joe biden and kamala harris. newsom was joined by lieutenant governor also. representatives barbara lee and jackie spear and mears london breed and libby schaaf. the many phone bankers say their goal was to make 100,000 calls and text messages to mobilize voters around the country to defeat donald trump. >> this is unprecedented and we have long said this, let's test the theory or the assertion that when democrats vote, when people vote broadly, democrats win. we, i think will prove that theory, not just tested tonight. i have real confidence. >> in addition to phone calls and text messages the manny's phone bankers also wrote more than 25,000 letters to swing state voters. we have some updated numbers now on the race for president. utah was just called for president trump. new hampshire was just called for joe biden. the updated numbers now have joe biden at 133 electoral votes, president trump at 115. this is according to fox news. you need 270 electoral votes to win. if you look at this map, light blue indicates where biden is currently leading. pink indicates where president trump is currently leading. the key states to look at right here are texas, florida, georgia, north carolina, pennsylvania, ohio, wisconsin, and michigan. right now in all of those states , president trump is leading. he is doing exactly what he needed to do. vice president biden has to win at least one of those states up in the rustbelt, wisconsin, michigan, ohio, or pennsylvania, or he will potentially lose the election. again, the updated numbers, vice president biden 133 electoral votes as of this moment. president trump 115. you need 270 two win. a bit of a break from all the election coverage, we have some temperatures to look at that are from today. it was warm in fairfield, 85, but then antioch was 79 and 73 in vallejo. temperatures much cooler as you get closer to the bay. tomorrow as we head into wednesday, you can see the fogbank out there. we will have a mild day again. we do have major changes coming as we head into this bay area weekend, as we head into friday, saturday, and sunday. what is the plan for tomorrow? more of the same. what is the plan for friday? this rain up in seattle, they are getting real rain. that whole area is going to drop down as we head into friday , saturday, and we could in some of our northern california areas from sonoma county north we could see in inch of rain which would be great. i think in the bay area it's going to be a 10th of an inch at most. trace amounts to a 10th of an inch something like that. we have fog on the coast, you have current temperatures that are like that running cooler than yesterday. overnight lows, like last night, if you clouds and fog tomorrow morning and a nice day. there is the model that shows the fog and shows it at the coast and then it's not at the coast but it's cool at the coast because you see the greens and you see the yellows representing devotees. there will be a bunch of 70s tomorrow. there will be a couple of low 80s and it will show up here on the isotherm map. i suspect a couple of 81's are 82. that is tomorrow and of course you get into thursday which will be very similar and friday, it's a plummet. temperatures just plummet. we drop down as that cold front comes through. it feels like early winter. it should be great because it will help the fire danger. there is the five-day forecast. you can see saturday, sunday, still kind of unsettled in that range for friday, saturday, sunday, you need a jacket. we will be back here at 11:00. our election coverage continues. we will check how voting in santa clare county is going with only a few minutes to go before the polls close. did you know that geico's 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 that's not catchy, is it? that's 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. the polls are getting ready to close in the western states and here in california we want to check in with andre senior. he is at a polling station in santa clara county. andre, how is it going? >> reporter: julie, pretty well. there isn't much of a line to speak of. the polls close in a couple of minutes but if you are in line before 8:00 you can stay here the entire time until you get a chance to vote. that won't be a problem right now. take a look over here real quick, this is the group once the ballots are coming in from the other locations around seller santa clara county they will be putting these baskets and inside. take a look at the video what happens after they are brought inside of the building. the ballots are cross checked to verify they are signed and if the signature matches on file they are sent to this room. the registrars office reports that countywide early voting 53% of eligible voters have cast their ballots. the top issues for people is checking the signature. >> hours before the polls close in sarah santa clara county is a study stream of voters made their way to vote. in a sign of the times, those here today had to first get in line to get personal protective equipment for making their way to the voting booths. others who had already filled out their ballots simply stopped by to drop them off in the ballot box. for others like this man the process was more involved and that is because it is his very first time dissipating in the us election in fact, we spoke to him hours after he became a citizen. >> i am excited. >> he was born in mexico and had to register to vote after which he could cast a provisional ballot. >> i am trying to take advantage of this benefit as a citizen of the united states. >> this man also came to the registrars office to register but for different reasons. the reason very familiar to so many people and families across the bay area. >> recently i ended up becoming homeless so coming in here today i had to go from one side to the other to update the address using the cross streets and zip code of where i am staying at in san jose. >> he tells me that regardless of his living situation his vote impacted life. >> i think it's important so we can still participate in our government, that we are not just thrown out because we are going through hard times. >> he is one of more than 43,000 people who the santa kluwer clara registrar says have registered to vote. the process is moving along steadily but there have been some issues. >> the top issues is the signature are missing. the signatures don't match or the ballot came into late. >> among the key items that are being voted on are the seats and santa clara supervisor. among the ballot measures is measure g in san jose. it would expand if approved the police oversight to revealing officer involved shooting that result in death or bodily injuries. to some of the key senate races that we are following tonight as democrats try to win control of the republican party. fox news is projecting that longtime senator lindsey graham will hold on to his seat in southern california against a very strong challenge by democrat jamie harrison. graham is ahead by about 10% in south carolina with more than 40% of the vote counted. harrison raised $57 million during the final quarter of the campaign. that is the largest amount in senate history. polls have also closed in kentucky were fox news project that senate majority leader mitch mcconnell will win reelection. he has about a 10 point lead over former marine fighter pilot amy mcgrath. in arizona former astronaut mark kelly is leading in the senate race there. the democrat is running against incumbent republican martha mc sally. right now, kelly has an 11 point lead with 70% of the vote in. mc sally was appointed to the post following the death of senator john mccain. let's talk to greg lee one more time for an update on where things stand in the presidential race. >> reporter: closing thoughts here as you look at the electoral college map about some of the races that have been called, frank said this earlier but president trump is doing everything he needed to do early on in many of these states the democrats had hoped to contest. he is doing well in florida, he picked up all the states that he did in 2016, at least so far. i think as the night goes on, certainly much of our attention as it always is and will continue to be our on many of those swing states. we're talking michigan, pennsylvania, wisconsin, north carolina, ohio, in addition to the fact that i think we should keep a very close i on arizona. this is a state that has continued to be reliably read for a very long time and a state that democrats are hoping to flip with an injection of high turnout with early voting. in addition to the fact that demographics are changing. younger people moving to arizona, arizona demographics have been changing for a long time. there are several states on the map that we will continue to watch. again, i cannot stress that enough for our viewers that we may not know who the winner is tonight. it may not be clear depending on how these projections look, but again, president trump has begun to build the map as he did in 2016 but very important, are those states in the midwest , certainly pennsylvania and pennsylvania has said, it could be days until they have a final count especially with the absentee ballots they are expecting. remember, this is all in the shadow of the coronavirus because so many people have voted by mail that we could really see some major shifts as the days go one >> and both candidates really hoping on a pennsylvania win. joe biden has been to pennsylvania something like 19 times during his campaign swings there. president trump putting a lot and really trying to sway the vote in pennsylvania. do you think the issue of fracking, when joe biden said in the last debate, that he would transition from oil and gas and would not ban fracking, that that became an issue in pennsylvania? >> it was certainly an issue that president trump pushed on and as in pennsylvania. they will spend a lot of time and money. we will have to see. >> it will come down to it, i think you. polls in california are just about to close. we will stream local results on ktvu.com and our news app , but up next is special national coverage of the presidential election and we will have full election results coming up on the 10:00 news. ♪ >> sandra: welcome back to another hour of our special coverage on this historic election night. i am sandra smith, and the paper piles are growing as the hours go on. good evening, everyone. >> trace: i am trace gallagher, 11:00 p.m. in the east. polls have closed in four states, including some big traditional democratic strongholds. our decision desk is ready to make some more calls. ♪ >> sandra: fox news alert. the fox news decision desk can now project that former vice president joe biden will decisively beat president trump in california. it does represent

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